Minimap



The minimap is a HUD element that represents the game map on a smaller scale. It displays in real time the location and status of buildings, heroes, creeps, couriers and wards. The minimap is subject to team vision, with unseen areas covered by the fog of war. Certain events and Terrain items can alter the appearance of the minimap.

Settings
These settings can be changed in the game options.
 * Location: Changes the minimap to display on the bottom left or bottom right of the interface.
 * Simple Colors: Uses a single color for all heroes on the same team.
 * Hide Background: Hides graphical background on the minimap, and displays only essential game elements like heroes, couriers, buildings, wards, and creeps.
 * Simple Background: Replaces graphical background on the minimap by simple background. Turned on by default.
 * Draw Hero Icons: When holding ALT, displays hero icons instead of hero names.
 * Always Use Icons/Names: Permanently displays hero icons and names instead of arrows and O's.

Brewmaster
These three extra icons were meant for when using, but they are currently unused.

Custom Icons
Some cosmetic items will alter a hero's minimap icon. Click on an icon to view the corresponding item.

Shops
The black background is shown for contrast, and is not part of the icons.

Wards
Friendly wards are colored green (blue in colorblind mode), and enemy wards are colored red. When spectating, wards are green/blue, and  wards are red.

Runes
Bounty Runes are always shown when available, while other runes are only shown when having vision on them.

Scanning
Players can use the Scan ability on the right of the minimap UI to detect any enemy heroes in an area.

Controls

 * Right clicking anywhere on the minimap will command the hero to move to that location. However, there is a delay of 0.2 seconds, where clicks will not be registered. This is to prevent missclicks.
 * Ground-target abilities, such as, can be cast by clicking on the minimap.
 * Clicking on the minimap while using or  will teleport the hero to the specified location's nearest allied building.

Pinging

 * Alt + Left Clicking on the minimap will alert your team about a location by Ping.wav playing a sound and showing an exclamation mark on their minimap.
 * Clicking Buildings will play a different sound, and generally mean a Ping defense.wav defense/ Ping attack.wav attack of the building is desired.
 * Ctrl + Alt Left Clicking on the minimap will alert your team by Ping warning.wav playing a different sound and showing an X on their mini-map, generally indicating danger.

Drawing
Holding down both Ctrl and the left mouse button while moving your cursor over the minimap will draw lines on the minimap. These lines can be seen by all allied players, and their color corresponds to the color of the player. Lines will fade after a few seconds.

Console Commands
There are several console commands that can be used to modify the minimap in various ways to match an individual player's preferences. Some of the commonly used ones are shown below.