- Gamepedia Wiki

19,403 articles and 117,550 media files - ToC ^

• Heroes : Spells, strategy, and lot of numbers for each Hero.
• Brief Heroes Lore : Their stories and reason of their spells or personality
• Items : All items: basics, those made with them, and neutrals
• Mechanics : A huge list or sub-categories with the games components

- Liquipedia Wiki

All about the game, plus Strategy, Players and Tournaments - ToC ^

• Heroes : Pretty much the same as Gamepedia, with other side-notes
• Items : Same info as Gamepedia, different presentation
• Mechanics : Again the big chunk of information about the core mechanics

- General guidelines and Tips

Before even going further, or about a specific hero - ToC ^

• DotaFix - Heroes: Item Build, Counters, synergy and more, for each Hero.
• Howdoiplay.com: You'll just love it. Tips & Counters for each hero.
• DotA for LoL players: A great starting point, tips and tools, by Dotabuff

- YouTube Channels

Some useful YouTube channels you can consider following - ToC ^

Check all the channels on AwesomeDota Youtube channel.

- YouTube Playlists

Curated content on AwesomeDota channel, to help you jump into the game. - ToC ^

• Hero Guides: The basics. Starting with the 1/3 complexity Heroes
• Hero Gameplay: Full successful games, from the hero perspective
• Concepts & mechanics: Some of the fundamentals of the game
• Thematic Series: Grab a snack and some drinks, get comfy and enjoy

- Show me the numbers

A gold mine to follow the trends, see what good players do. - ToC ^

• Dotabuff: The main go-to source of insights, based on public profiles data
• Stratz: Complete, clear, and some interesting stuffs like Leaderboards
• OpenDota: Beyond the classic game-stats, you can write custom database query
• Dota2 SteamCharts: See the evolution of the players-base over the years

- Matchups

Find replays of games or lanes with specific heroes. - ToC ^

• OpenDota Combo: Chose the teams compositions, get a game ID, download in DotA
• DOTA Laning: One or two heroes and lanes by team, searching App using OpenDota

- Discord Servers & Communities

Beginners friendly, or specialized Discord channels - ToC ^

• Dota From Zero: Free coaching for new players, private games, friendly community
• Dota University: Originating from the first one, this is also a great starting point
• Kio's Academy: Coaching, Team Practice or regular Events. Over 1k members.
• FroggedTV: [Fr] Du Dota, mais en français s'il vous plait!
• L'Equipe: [Fr] Un autre serveur actif et francophone
• Team Tavern: Teammates finder webApp. Young project, give it a try.

- Educational Content

Streamers broadcasting educational content regulary - ToC ^

• BSJ: "America's last hope", father of the dead-lane, but mainly good teacher.
• KheZu: Loving cats, alcohol-less beer and hip-hop, ...great player, guy and instructor.
• PurgeGamers: Famous for his great guides, his voice and must-see patch notes.
• ZQuixotix: Zach is the un-tiltable smiling force, producing quality Support guides.

- Popular Streamers

Streaming often, some entertainers, driving communities around them - ToC ^

• Gorgc: Feared by keyboards, geo-guessers and some Dota players. Never stop talking.
• Mason: One of the best 'primal scream' Made in USA, or delete DotA next week.
• Bamboe: Chill stream, good vibes and games. Sometimes can be kinda'sad. Lil bit.
• AdmiralBulldog: You will need a Twitch-meme translator to understand his chat feed.
• SingSing: If you expect him to actually sing, you'll be disappointed. Don't.
• syndereN: Legend says he once smiled while playing DotA. Peak concentration.
• Cancel^^: Expect flashy PoG games, WTF moments, and some stuff in-between.
• WagamamaTV: It feels like he was always around, and always great to see playing.
• TeaGuvnor: Oh dear. Delightful UK Sup Ranked Adventures indeed.

- Pro Players Streaming

Some of those you can eventually find streaming. In no particular order. - ToC ^

• Cr1tdota: Team: Evil Geniuses / Pos: 4
• IceIceIce: Team: Evil Geniuses / Pos: 3
• DuBu: Team: Undying / Pos: 5
• Nikobaby_: Team: Alliance / Pos: 1
• More : ...soon.

- DPC and Tournaments

All about the game, plus Strategy, Players and Tournaments - ToC ^

• DPC - Regional Leagues: Standings, Schedules and more, on Liquipedia
• Notable Active Teams: Main active teams, from the six DOC regions
• All professional tournaments: Upcoming, ongoing, recent ...from Tier4 to Tier1
• TwitterList - Teams & Orgs: In one feed, the news from 51 Orgs
• TwitterList - Tournament Organizers: BTS, DreamHack, ESL, WePlay, etc. The TO's feed.
• TwitterList - Talents & Casters: You miss them when tournaments are over? Here they are.

- DPC players

All about the game, plus Strategy, Players and Tournaments - ToC ^

• Professional Players: By region, along with their team name and Social Media links
• Player Transfers: Follow what's happening on the transfer market
• TwitterList - Players Lounge: 115 Pro players in one single Twitter feed

Reddit /subs

The news, the memes, dramas and sometime great stuff - ToC ^

• r/DotA2: The main DotA /sub on Reddit
• r/learndota2: A /sub focussing on the learning process

Podcasts & Shows

All about the game, plus Strategy, Players and Tournaments - ToC ^

• We Say Things: ...an esports and Dota podcast. A must watch & follow.
• 6 Position: The host and 6 analysts summarise all of the goings on in the DPC
• Dota OBS: Dota podcast up on anchor.fm, started on February 27, 2021

Forums & more

All about the game, plus Strategy, Players and Tournaments - ToC ^

• Forum Dotabuff: More like a comments-section to a first comment, but it works

API

Links related to available API's with DotA data - ToC ^

• Stratz REST API: Explore the available end points and rates
• Stratz API FAQ: 4 good questions answered on the Knowledge Base
• OpenDota API: The full documentation for the v18.0.0

Wallpapers

Show up your DotA addiction :) - ToC ^

• dotawallpapers.com: Filter your Wallpaper search, by Hero!
• AlphaCoders.com: A tone of DotA Wallpapers
• Mobile Walls: Please your phone with a DotA screen

Fan Art

On Deviantart or elsewhere - ToC ^

• Deviantart: Explore the Dota2 tag. (Some nsfw inside)

Cosmetics

All about nice hats - ToC ^

• on Gamepedia: The 'Cosmetic Item' section explaining them
• on Dotabuff: The 'Cosmetics' section to explore the offer
• Dota Dressing Room: Arcade custom game, that lets you try parts or full sets
• DotaLoadout: With no glowing effects, but you can try any set parts

Trading

To be used for Items or Sets only. - ToC ^

• r/Dota2Trade: Offer items you [H]ave for something you [W]ant, then wait 8h.

Crafting

Making sets, skins and more - ToC ^

• A guide on Steam: I'm looking for some more recent content on the subject