Another action-packed tour of the Dota Pro Circuit is drawing to a close. Now the top teams in Division I will gather in Stockholm to square off against fellow competitors from around the world. Congratulations to the teams that have earned the right to attend:



Region
Teams


Western Europe
OG, Gaimin Gladiators, Team Liquid, Tundra Esports


China
PSG.LGD, Xtreme Gaming, Team Aster, Royal Never Give Up


Southeast Asia
Fnatic, BOOM Esports, T1


North America
Evil Geniuses, TSM FTX


South America
Thunder Awaken, beastcoast



The end of the tour also features a shift in divisional power, as the two lowest Division I teams in each region are relegated to Division II, and the two strongest teams in the lower ranks are invited to join the Division I contenders for the upcoming summer tour.



Region
Teams Promoted
Teams Relegated


Western Europe
goonsquad, Alliance
Brame, Nigma Galaxy


China
Dandelion Esport Club, Aster.Aries
Team MagMa, LBZS


Southeast Asia
RSG, Talon Esports
Neon Esports, Execration


North America
5RATFORCESTAFF, felt
Team DogChamp, simply TOOBASED


South America
SG Esports, Wolf Team
APU King of Kings, Balrogs



The Stockholm Major hosted by ESL One kicks off on May 12, and tickets for the Main Event May 20 - May 22 are still available at www.esl-one.com/dpc — join the crowd and reserve yours today.

Eastern Europe Qualifier Tournament
Due to the terrible events of the war in Ukraine, we were forced to postpone the EEU DPC tour. Throughout this time, we've been talking directly with the affected teams to see if we can find a safe and fair way to resume DPC play for the EEU region.

As the result of these discussions, we've determined that we can run an EEU qualifier tournament, and the winners will be able to join their peers in Stockholm for the Major. The tournament will begin on Wednesday, April 27th, using a double-elimination bracket, and DPC points will be distributed in a similar way to what would have come from the league.

Supporters Club Sale

The challenges of the season have revealed the top contenders, and the Major that awaits them is nearly set to begin. Show support for all your favorite teams by joining their Supporters Clubs — now on sale for 50% off through the remainder of the tour. As always, 50% of every Supporters Club sale goes directly to the team.

Supporters Clubs are also a great way to load up on Fantasy player card packs — so you can ensure extra depth for your rosters before Fantasy unlocks for the Major.

Fantasy Preparation
During the League portion of the DPC Spring Tour, Fantasy was divided per-region so that players could primarily follow their favorite region to earn rewards. In the upcoming Major, teams from all regions will be coming together for international play, which may put participants that only have cards for a single region at a disadvantage.

To help avoid this, we've temporarily disabled opening card packs until the EEU tournament finishes and we know all teams slated to play at the Major. After that, any card packs opened will contain cards from all teams qualified to the Major instead of only a specific region.

Full details about Fantasy for the Major will be revealed after the EEU tournament is complete.

There's nothing creeps enjoy more than swapping out swords for brooms and sweeping up the barracks. Fortunately for us, that means it's time to enjoy the fruits of their janitorial efforts as today's patch opens the windows and doors of Dota for the Spring Cleaning Update for 2022 — focused on bug fixes and a passel of quality-of-life improvements.

You can head over to the Spring Cleaning Update page to peruse some featured highlights — like improvements to Aghanim's tooltips, Muting Controls, Shop Searches, and Demo Hero mode — or dig into the full list of changes.

Plus, don't miss all the other springtime action unfolding as the DPC Tour continues the march towards the next Major. Tune in daily for high-level Dota that showcases established powerhouses along with future stars competing around the globe.

- Game State Integration now requires the command-line option "-gamestateintegration" to function. This is because there can be a per-frame performance impact to using game state integration.

The brief interlude following last season's Regional Finals introduced both Primal Beast and the 7.31 Gameplay update to the world, and while players are still exploring the new-meta landscape, it's time for Dota's top talent to face off and show the rest of us how it's truly done.

Tune in as the DPC Spring Tour kicks off on March 14, sparking action across the globe as teams battle through Regional Leagues to earn their spot in the Spring Major. All are eager to reach the next leg of the Tour on a high note, with budding dreams of qualifying for The International, which looms further beyond.

Spring Tour Fantasy Lineups
Fantasy for the DPC Spring Tour is now available, ready to help plug you directly into the pro scene from the Spring Tour's very first game. Featuring a new distribution of rewards, this season guarantees you’ll haul something home just by playing — so open your first card packs today and set to planning your preferred regional rosters in preparation for next week's start of play.

Fantasy Reward Changes

Instead of 1/2/3 Fantasy Levels going to the top 50%/25%/10% percent in each period, now players will earn 1/2/3/4 Fantasy Levels if they're in the top 100%/50%/25%/10%. Every 4th Fantasy Level will earn you a new DPC Lineage treasure (coming soon), and all other levels reward you with shards. Make sure to set your roster each week for guaranteed rewards.

Fantasy Rules Recap
If you're new to Fantasy or just need a refresher, here's a recap before you unpack your cards and play. You can also check the How to Play breakdown in the FANTASY section of the client for full details.

The Basics
For each weeklong period, fans set a Fantasy roster made up of two Core Player Cards, one Mid Player Card, and two Support Player Cards. Player Cards on a roster score Fantasy points based on how well they perform in that period's matches. Silver & Gold Cards have stat bonuses that earn more points.

Player Card Packs
All players have been granted 10 starter packs claimable on the DPC menu under the Watch tab. Additional Player Card Packs can be earned daily by winning a game of Dota. Team Packs will be available for purchase directly from the PLAYER CARDS tab in the WATCH section as teams submit their Supporters Club bundles in the near future.

When you open a pack you'll receive player cards from the specific region you have selected.

Regional Fantasy
Each DPC region is its own Fantasy league with its own player cards and unique lineup. You may choose to participate in multiple regional leagues, and you will earn Fantasy Levels based on your best fantasy league performance for the period. For instance, if you place in the top 10% of one league and the top 50% of another, you will receive the points for the top 10% placement. Region rewards do not stack.

At the end of each period, you will earn levels based on the Fantasy points for that period. Rewards will be unlocked based on your current overall Fantasy Level.

Scoring Matches
All Division I matches during the Spring 2022 Tour are eligible for Fantasy play. The highest scoring two games of a best-of-three count towards a player's score. If a team plays more than one series during a period, only their highest-scoring series will count.

EEU Regional Tour Postponement
As the terrible suffering caused by the war in Ukraine unfolds, we do not see a way that the Eastern European DPC league can happen as envisioned for the foreseeable future, and it was with much regret that we recently had to postpone the Spring Tour in one of the community's most vibrant and storied regions. Given these circumstances, Epic Esports Events proactively reached out to us to give up their rights to the EEU DPC so that players, teams, and the community can focus on safety and security.

Some EEU players have also recently contacted us asking for the league to continue. At this time, we don't believe that is possible; however, we are engaging directly with all of the teams and players in the league to see what their individual situations are and whether there might be ways that we could proceed.

Dota is inextricably a global game. The very name of The International itself is testament to a shared celebration of sport that connects people of every nation into a singular community of passionate fans. Our goals with the tournament and the DPC as a whole have always been focused on showcasing the enormous power of this human connection that thrives on participation from all parts of Dota fandom.

We sincerely hope that we will be able to go back to bringing an international audience together again in the future and more than all we wish for our friends in the affected regions to be safe.

As spring winds arrive to help break winter's final grip, it's time to welcome a new seasonal Dota Plus update — ushering with it new Plus features arriving from the latest Battle Pass, updated seasonal quests and guild rewards, and an all-new treasure to explore.

Assistant Features
Joining stack and pull timers, Dota Plus now includes a Rune Spawn Indicator, which you can see when pressing Alt. In addition, the Plus Neutral Item Upgrade Recommendations have also been promoted to a core Plus feature, helping you keep track of neutral items in your team's stash that might better fit your hero than your current choice.

Dota Plus Seasonal Treasure
The Spring 2022 Seasonal Treasure is here and available for purchase with shards. Exclusive to Dota Plus members, this treasure features all new sets for Axe, Omniknight, Lion, Anti-Mage, Grimstroke, Kunkka, Death Prophet, and Winter Wyvern. There's also a chance to unlock Leafy the Seadragon courier, who swims in bearing random prismatic and kinetic gems.

Updated Seasonal Quests & Guild Rewards
Today’s update also comes with a new set of Dota Plus quests to shore up your shard stash for new relics and the Seasonal Treasure — offering up to 115,200 shards over the course of the season. Guild rewards have also been updated, making new emoticons, sprays, and chat wheels available to high-scoring guilds.



Guild Tier
Rewards


Silver

• Emoticon - rapier
  
• Emoticon - spin
  
• Emoticon - whoahahah
  

Gold

• Spray - Legion Commander Winner
  
• Spray - Mireska Wow
  
• Spray - Tidehunter Thumbs Up
  

Platinum

• Chat Wheel - "There is nothing that can stop this man!"
  
• Chat Wheel - "А ну-ка иди-ка сюда. А вот все. Все."
  
• Chat Wheel - "再见了宝贝儿！"
  

GENERAL

• Mana cost reduction now stacks diminishingly
  

NEUTRAL ITEMS

• Brigand's Blade: Bonus Damage per missing HP is now physical instead of magical
  

ITEMS

• Boots of Bearing: Endurance unslowable duration reduced from 2s to 1.5s
  
• Orchid Malevolence: Now requires a 300 gold recipe (Bloodthorn total cost also increased by 300)
  

HEROES

• Batrider: Sticky Napalm Shard now has a 50% chance of applying Sticky Napalm on attack
  
• Batrider: Flaming Lasso Mana Cost decreased from 175/200/225 to 150/175/200
  
• Batrider: Movement Speed increased from 300 to 310
  
• Batrider: Level 15 talent +25 Movement Speed reduced to +20
  
  
• Huskar: Agility reduced from 13 + 1.6 to 10 + 1.5
  
• Huskar: Inner Fire Cooldown increased from 14/13/12/11 to 17/15/13/11
  
• Huskar: Level 15 Talent +5 Burning Spears DPS reduced to +4
  
  
• Lina: Agility Growth increased from 2.1 to 2.4
  
• Lina: Intelligence Growth increased from 3.7 to 3.8
  
• Lina: Light Strike Array Damage increased from 80/130/180/230 to 100/150/200/250
  
• Lina: Laguna blade manacost reduced from 250/400/550 to 150/300/450
  
  
• Lone Druid: Spirit Link attack speed bonus decreased from 16/34/52/70 to 16/32/48/64
  
• Lone Druid: Spirit Link Shared Armor reduced from 10/15/20/25% to 8/12/16/20%
  
• Lone Druid: Level 15 talent -10s Savage Roar Cooldown decreased to -8s
  
  
• Lycan: Summon Wolves damage reduced from 24-28/32-36/40-44/48-52 to 17-20/23-26/29-32/35-38
  
• Lycan: Summon Wolves Shard wolf damage reduced from 48-52 to 35-38
  
  
• Meepo: Agility Growth decreased from 2.4 to 2.2
  
• Meepo: Level 10 Talent +6 Strength no longer applies twice to Clones
  
  
• Morphling: Base Move Speed increased from 280 to 285
  
• Morphling: Turn Rate improved from 0.6 to 0.7
  
  
• Naga Siren: Rip Tide hit threshold increased from 5 to 6
  
• Naga Siren: Rip Tide now triggers on Naga and all of her illusions every 6 attacks from Naga and her illusions combined (enemies hit by multiple rip tides only receive 1 instance of damage)
  
• Naga Siren: Rip Tide Damage decreased from 40/50/60/70 to 40/45/50/55
  
• Naga Siren: Level 10 Talent +20 Rip Tide Damage increased to +30
  
  
• Puck: Base Mana Regen increased from 0 to 0.5
  
• Puck: Turn Rate increased from 0.8 to 0.9
  
• Puck: Waning Rift Max Distance increased from 300 to 400
  
  
• Pudge: Flesh Heap is no longer Dispellable
  
• Pudge: Flesh Heap cooldown decreased from 30/25/20/15 to 20/18/16/14
  
• Pudge: Flesh Heap duration rescaled from 7 to 5/6/7/8
  
• Pudge: Flesh Heap mana cost decreased from 50 to 35/40/45/50
  
• Pudge: Level 25 Talent +1.5 Flesh Heap Stack Str replaced with 1.6x Flesh Heap Stack Str and Damage Block bonuses
  
  
• Riki: Blink Strike mana cost increased from 50 to 50/55/60/65
  
• Riki: Base Move Speed reduced from 320 to 315
  
• Riki: Sleeping Dart Shard Sleep duration reduced from 4s to 3s
  
  
• Storm Spirit: Electric Vortex Cooldown reduced from 22/20/18/16s to 20/18/16/14s
  
  
• Terrorblade: Metamorphosis cooldown reduced from 155s to 150s
  
• Terrorblade: Reflection radius increased from 475 to 500
  
• Terrorblade: Conjure Image Illusion Damage taken reduced from 320% to 300%
  
  
• Tiny: Grow bonus armor reduced from 12/18/24 to 10/15/20
  
• Tiny: Grow Tree Bonus Damage decreased from 50% to 40/45/50%
  
• Tiny: Level 15 talent decreased from +50% Grow Bonus Damage With Tree to +40%
  
  
• Undying: Tombstone Zombie Damage reduced from 44-48 to 33-36
  
  
• Techies: Blast Off! now deals self damage based on Techies' current HP, rather than max HP
  
• Techies: Blast Off! self damage decreased from 50/45/40/35% to 35/30/25/20%
  
• Techies: Blast Off! enemy damage decreased from 275/350/425/500 to 200/300/400/500
  
• Techies: Blast Off! cooldown decreased from 45/40/35/30 to 39/36/33/30
  
• Techies: Sticky Bomb explosion now slows enemies within the explosion radius by 15/25/35/45% for 2 seconds
  
• Techies: Level 20 talent +100 Sticky Bomb Damage replaced with +125 Sticky Bomb Latch/Explosion Radius
  
• Techies: Reactive Tazer Disarm duration rescaled from 3 to 2.4/2.7/3.0/3.3s
  
  
• Zeus: Heavenly Jump now deals 20/50/75/100 damage
  
• Zeus: Heavenly Jump now grants vision before applying the slow/damage
  

• Primal Beast turn rate increased from 0.5 to 0.6
  
• Onslaught run speed increased from 1150 to 1200
  
• Trample mana cost decreased from 90/95/100/105 to 90/85/80/75
  
• Trample cooldown decreased from 30/28/26/24 to 30/27/24/21
  
• Trample base damage increased from 20/30/40/50 to 20/35/50/65
  
• Trample now has correct dispel rules
  
• Uproar stack duration increased from 15s to 20s
  
• Pulverize now works with items that increase cast range
  
• Primal Beast Level 20 Trample damage talent increased from +20% to +30%
  

Freed from captivity by the unknowable machinations of the Continuum Device, an ageless hunger now stalks the lanes — as the new hero Primal Beast stomps his way into action along with the 7.31 Gameplay patch in today's update.

Following on the Beast’s savage trail, the jungle has awoken. A horde of new and updated creeps are ready to inflict retribution on heroes that have terrorized them for so long. To meet these upstart dangers, new items of power have been discovered, and others have been reworked. The multiverse ripples from within the Continuum Vault have wrought shocking changes to Techies and ample alterations to other heroes. With so much made anew, there are powder kegs full of things to investigate and explore.

Get started by smashing the list of changes directly into your brain over at The Primal Beast Update page. From there, it's just a short tromp into battle to discover all the possible things you can now pulverize with joy.

Today's update features the new Winter Lineage Fantasy Treasure, here to recognize strategic excellence in Fantasy play for the DPC 2021-2022 Winter Tour. Filled with a special selection of sets re-themed for the DPC season, players will receive one of these treasures for every 3 Fantasy Levels they've earned.

To cap off the season, Regional Finals will take place in Western Europe, Southeast Asia, & South America on February 11-13, and in China, Eastern Europe, and North America on February 18-20, offering one last chance to earn Fantasy Levels. In addition, we've boosted the rewards for the upcoming period to a whopping 12 Fantasy Levels for the top 10% of performers, 9 Fantasy Levels for the top 25%, and 6 Fantasy Levels for the top 50%. Prove your Fantasy prowess, and scoop up a handful of treasures.

The schedule for matches is now available on the Dota esports portal, and the deadline to lock in your lineups is fast approaching: Thursday, February 10th 4:00pm PST. Make sure to finalize your selections now.

To aid the community's relentless quest of restoring order to the multiverse, Aghanim the magnanimous would like to present his very own Battle Level Bundle — available this weekend only and packed with a hefty level boost and treasure rewards. Each bundle purchase contains 60 levels, 3 Immortal Treasures, 3 Continuum Collection Treasures, and 3 Ageless Heirloom Treasures. At $14.99 each, they offer 70% savings on the combined value of levels and treasures, and each Battle Pass owner is able to buy up to two bundles.

Aghanim's Battle Level Bundle is a great way to push you over the line on a host of Battle Pass rewards like the custom lane and siege creeps at level 94; Mirana Persona at level 135; custom towers at level 200; Hoodwink Prestige set at level 277; Drow Ranger Arcana at level 333, and even more. With the bundle only available for a limited time — sales end on Wednesday, February 9th — there's no better time to multiply your rewards from the multiverse.

Looking further ahead, Gameplay Patch 7.31 is slated to arrive on February 23, 2022, once the effects of Aghanim's adventures have been mitigated and the Battle Pass has come to an end.