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.
 * 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
has three extra icons when using.

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

Wards
Ward icons are colored green for the, and red for the.

Runes
Runes are only visible on the minimap in Spectator Mode.

Scanning
Players can use the Scan ability on top of the minimap UI to detect any enemy heroes in an area.
 * Lasts 8 seconds.
 * Has a 900 AoE radius.
 * Has a global team-wide cooldown of 4.5 minutes.
 * Starts on cooldown (not available at the beginning of the match).
 * Cannot detect units inside the Roshan Pit.
 * Will detected enemies under the effect of.
 * Does not show how many heroes there are, just if there are any enemies.
 * Enemies do not know when your team casts it.
 * Does not reveal anything other than the presence of enemy heroes.

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.