Dota IMBA

Dota IMBA is a custom game played on a regular Dota 2 map, with teams of 10 or 20 players (5v5 or 10v10).

Gameplay

 * The goal of the game is to destroy the enemy ancient (10v10 or custom maps can have total number of kills by a team (20-100) as their objective);
 * Towers receive new abilities;
 * Gold and experience gain from creeps and structures ranges from 130%-400% of their normal values (depending on the mode played);
 * Roshan is a major threat, don't expect to kill him by the 6th minute mark;
 * Heroes available in Dota IMBA are divided into 2 categories:
 * IMBA heroes - heroes with (IMBA) at the end of their names. These heroes receive additional properties to their skills, denoted in orange.
 * "Lazy" heroes - heroes that only received value changes to their skills, no additional properties...yet.
 * Items have been changed in a similar manner:
 * Some items have new properties, some have their attribute values changed;
 * Several new items exist in this game mode, including new upgrade paths (such as an upgradable Rapier);

Heroes
A key feature in Dota IMBA is that heroes receive a majority of buffs to their skill sets. The main focus is to highlight a hero's strengths while maintaining their weaknesses, in order to maintain (im)balance.

IMBA Heroes: Abaddon Anti-Mage Axe Bane Bounty Hunter

Items
A list of new items, as well as changes to items already existing in regular Dota.

Map Types
IMBA has four maps, each with different game modes and options, tailored to a specific group of players.

General changes
A list of changes to other aspects of the game - experience and gold gain, kill streak mechanics, respawn timers, buyback cost, neutrals, creeps, Roshan...

Game modes
You can play IMBA with plenty of additional options and features. This page has a list with them all, plus a brief explanation on how they work.

Credits
Dota IMBA is based on Mimiya's Warcraft III mod of the same name, and made with his consent.

Developers: Firetoad & Hewdraw

Title and loading screens: Zimberzimber

Big thanks to all the great fellas who hang around in the #Dota2mods channel, helping any time they can! A special mention to BMD, for his barebones base mod and awesome libraries.

Finally, a hug to our loyal players, which frequently contribute in various ways to IMBA, be it with balance, bug reports, or just general feedback!

Have fun!