Battle Points



Battle Points are a form of experience that can be earned through Matchmaking and Co-op matches. Gaining Battle Points increases the player's Profile Level. Certain items can be used to increase the amount of Battle Points gained.

Mechanics
Upon earning 1000 Battle Points, a Profile Level is gained, and the player receives a guaranteed cosmetic item. The experience counter then resets, with any excess Battle Points carrying over to the new counter.


 * The amount of Battle Points earned per match is dependent on the length of the match, with a fixed amount of points earned per minute in a match.
 * Winning or losing has no effect on the amount of Battle Points earned in Matchmaking games.
 * In Co-op matches you only earn Battle Points for won matches and only if the difficulty was at least 'easy'.
 * 1000 Battle Points are needed to level up at all levels.
 * The types of items that can be obtained via leveling up is the same as item drops from playing matches.


 * Players who Abandon the game and players in Low Priority queue will not receive Battle Points or items drops.

Levels and item drops
Your Profile Level determines the Rarity of items that can drop for you. This system was implemented to reduce item farming by bots.

Battle Bonuses
The amount of Battle Points earned can be increased for a limited time through the use of Battle Bonuses. These items gives a boost to the player that owns the booster, as well as a smaller 15% boost for all other players in game. This smaller bonus stacks if there are more than one player using a Battle Bonus. When a Battle Bonus is active, a colored border appears around your profile portrait.

Purchasable Bonuses
These boosters can be purchased from the Dota 2 Store.

Event Bonuses
These boosters can only be obtained during events.