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Heroes are the essential element of Dota 2, as the course of the game is dependent on their intervention. During a match, two opposing teams select 5 heroes that accumulate experience and gold. Once a hero has enough experience, they will level up, making them more powerful and allowing them to level up new abilities. Most heroes have a distinct role that defines how they can affect the battlefield, though many heroes can perform two or more of these roles. A hero's appearance can be modified with hero equipment. These modifications are strictly cosmetic and have no effect on gameplay.

Currently, 110 of the 112 heroes are playable in the main Dota 2 client. For a table of heroes sorted by attributes and mechanics, see Table of Hero attributes.

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 * Purpose of this page is to draw readers into a tantalizing list of choices, especially new players
 * try to write descriptions in a combination of lore + gameplay style
 * use hero's lore name
 * avoid using ability templates?
 * make 2 icons for melee ranged? and maybe 1 for equipment

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Heroes
In Dota 2, heroes have one of three primary attributes: Strength, Agility, and Intelligence. Any points added to a hero's primary attribute will increase that hero's attack damage.

Trivia

 * In DotA lore, heroes were divided into the Sentinel and Scourge factions ( and in Dota 2). Although Valve has removed this distinction, the division can still be seen on the hero selection screen.