Diretide



Diretide is an annual Dota 2 event starting October 30th.

Game Mode
There are 3 stages to Diretide, each lasting 10 minutes.

Candy Chaos

 * Compete against the enemy team in collecting the most candy.
 * Collect candy from Roshlings and deposit it in your candy bucket.
 * Go on a raid and steal the enemy's candy from their bucket.
 * When the timer expires the team with the most candy wins!

The Trickster Awakens

 * All this ruckus has awoken Roshan from his slumber.
 * He will target a random hero, alternating between teams, and bully them for candy.
 * Keeping a piece of candy in your inventory is recommended as failure to feed Roshan will result in death.

Sugar Rush

 * After 20 minutes Roshan will be stuffed and you will be left candyless.
 * You must team up with the enemy and go after Roshan to reclaim your candy.
 * Defeating Roshan will reward you with items and delicious candy.
 * The fastest Roshan slayers will be immortalized in the Diretide Hall of Fame!

Greevil Egg
''It is said (by some elder sage or other) that the hatchlings are highly susceptible, and that each essence exerts a unique influence on the incubating creature. Is there method to this madness? Trial and error, and some comparison of results, will surely reveal the rules of Greevil husbandry.''

During the Diretide event, all players will receive a Greevil Egg after successfully defeating Roshan in a few games of Diretide Mode. Once received, the Egg can have various Essences imbued into it. Essences have a chance to drop after each successful game in Diretide mode and are placed in the player's inventory. Every Egg has nine slots for Common Essence (three for Wex, Quas, and Exort each), and different combinations of Essences produce different types of Eggs as listed below. Adding Rare Essence produces different effects depending on the Essence.

At the conclusion of the Diretide Event, the Eggs will hatch and provide the player with a special Greevil courier depending on what Essences the Egg contained.

Essence Types:
 * Common Essence:
 * Quas Essence
 * Wex Essence
 * Exort Essence
 * Rare Essence:
 * Unusual Essence
 * Strange Essence
 * Shadow Essence

Egg Combinations:


 * Red Eggs:
 * Ferocious Egg: 1 Exort Essence
 * Brutal Egg: 2 Exort Essence
 * Merciless Egg: 3 Exort Essence
 * Yellow Eggs:
 * Anxious Egg: 1 Wex Essence
 * Eager Egg: 2 Wex Essence
 * Spirited Egg: 3 Wex Essence
 * Blue Eggs:
 * Stubborn Egg: 1 Quas Essence
 * Resolute Egg: 2 Quas Essence
 * Determined Egg: 3 Quas Essence
 * Green Eggs:
 * Covetous Egg: 2 Quas / 2 Wex Essence
 * Greedy Egg: 3 Quas / 3 Wex Essence
 * Orange Eggs:
 * Ravenous Egg: 2 Exort / 2 Wex Essence
 * Voracious Egg: 3 Exort / 3 Wex Essence
 * Purple Eggs:
 * Cruel Egg: 2 Exort / 2 Quas Essence
 * Wicked Egg: 3 Exort / 3 Quas Essence
 * White Eggs:
 * Blessed Egg: 2 Quas / 2 Wex / 2 Exort Essence
 * Seraphic Egg: 3 Quas / 3 Wex / 3 Exort Essence
 * Black Eggs:
 * Dreaded Egg: 1 Shadow Essence
 * Note: Adding a Shadow Essence to an egg will override any other essences put into it, turning it into a Dreaded Egg.
 * Natural Eggs:
 * Imbued Egg: All other combinations
 * Unusual Eggs:
 * Adding an Unusual Essence to an Egg places a glow around its picture. The mechanics of this are not yet fully understood.