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Seven Hells
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Names Seven Infernal Regions[1]
Seven dark dominions[2]
Sav omoz
General names for hell:
The burning nether[3]
The pit[4]
Abyssal plane[5]
Umbral plane[6]
Inferno[7][8]
Omoz
Adjectives hellish
infernal
stygian
umbral
Associated With
Heroes Clinkz minimap icon Clinkz
Doom minimap icon Doom
Legion Commander minimap icon Legion Commander
Shadow Demon minimap icon Shadow Demon
Shadow Fiend minimap icon Shadow Fiend
Terrorblade minimap icon Terrorblade
Undying minimap icon Undying
Visage minimap icon Visage
Wraith King minimap icon Wraith King
Races Demons
Places Foulfell
Lesser Hells
Narrow Maze
Outer Hells
Underscape
Gods Sullen Harvest Reaper's Scythe icon The Reaper
Characters Maraxiform
▶️ My soul burns.
Lucifer on eternal damnation

The seven hells are the demon realms of eternal torment and darkness in the world of Dota 2.

Description[]

According to Terrorblade, hell is a sieve, in contrast to heaven which is a locked box.[9] Perhaps he's saying heaven is very exclusive compared to hell, since the former only accepts the souls that have been utterly purified of any evil, just like a locked box where nothing may even seep inside. Whereas hell will easily accept souls who possess any evil in them in spite of what good they hold, since it is only their sin that matters; like a sieve with its pores, allowing anything to go through. With their differences in accessibility, Terrorblade might also be saying heaven is pure and clean while hell is impure and corrupt, hence the locked box and sieve metaphor.

Terrorblade also mentions seven bells that ring when he dies.[10][11] Perhaps these bells correspond with each layer of the seven hells and these knells toll upon a demon's death.

Between each layer of hell is a membrane that separates them from each other and bars anyone who isn't Doom from crossing between the seven Infernal Regions.[12]

When accessing hell one way or another, a great wail of suffering and anger can be heard, a wretched sound probably produced by the damned reacting to their torment and woe.[13]

In defiance of the laws of nature, hellfire burns forever that those afflicted will suffer eternal torment.[14][15] Annihilating the body, hellfire is as eternal as the soul that it burns.

Layers of hell[]

Despite being a place of utter darkness, Doom says the hottest hell is very bright because of its intense hellfire.[16] Supporting this is a mention of "infernal light" in accessing hell.[13]

First Hell[]

Nothing is known about the first hell.

Second Hell[]

Nothing is also known about the second hell.

Third Hell[]

Zilch.

Fourth Hell[]

Nada.

Fifth Hell[]

A row of overlapping armor plates for Doom's tail was forged here.[17]

Sixth Hell[]

Maraxiform originates from the sixth hell.[18] This is the place of Clinkz's damnation should he lose the war of the Ancients.[19]

Tassets cast of finest steel were hardened in the sixth hell's deepest pits, a piece of armor destined for Doom's belly.[20]

Seventh Hell[]

Doom wears a pair of runed bracers that were forged in the cauldron of the deepest hell.[21] Those who are slain by Doom himself are sent to the lowest hell for their damnation.[22]

Other Hells[]

The Abysm is an inscrutable and unfathomable abyss where the souls harvested by Nevermore dwell in for eternity.

Little is known about the sixty-four planes of the Lesser Hells, besides it being a place of eternal damnation and suffering just like any other hell.[23]

Not much is known about the Outer Hells, besides it being the Warlock Warlock Golem icon Warlock Golems' abode whence Demnok Lannik plucked their souls from.[24]

In Dota: Dragon's Blood[]

Berserker's Call icon
▶️ Not so fast!
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▶️ I don't feel right about this…
This article contains lore that's exclusive to Dota: Dragon's Blood and may not be canon with the main continuity


The seven hells exists in the cosmos of Dragon's Blood. Like all realms, the seven hells' existence is supported by the eight Pillars of Creation.[25]

Such demonic realms are also included in the in-universe expressions of Dragon's Blood, replacing real-life expressions that use the word “hell” in them.[26][27]

In an attempt to resist Luna's interrogation, an injured Coedwen curses her to burn in the fourth hell.[28] Other than that, nothing is known about the fourth hell.

Jarl mentions the fifth hell when he curses the tight and itchy armor he's wearing, likening its itchiness to said hell.[29] Besides this, not much is known about the fifth hell.

Notable inhabitants and hellstuff[]

Heroes[]

Doom minimap icon Doom is the ultimate Demon Lord and the sovereign of all hells.[30][31][32][33] As such, he alone has the ability to cross between the seven hells unimpeded and unrestrained.[12][2]

  • Because of Doom's absolute authority over the seven hells, he also embodies the seven hells when he represents it, its hunger (possibly for souls),[34] and its fury.[35][36]
  • It is said that Doom carries his own hell with him wherever he goes. Most of his powers draw upon the fires of Hell to incinerate and torture those who cross him.[4]
    • Lucifer causes Scorched Earth icon Scorched Earth beneath his cloven feet as the hellfire that sustains him laps in his wake, burning anyone in his dreaded presence.
    • LVL Death icon LVL? Death shares the same fire branding that was bestowed upon him at the time of his exile from the light, annihilating foes and torching their soul.[37][38]
    • The Fallen One bears away souls on the tip of his Infernal Blade icon Infernal Blade, which also shares the same fire branding placed upon his wings that once bound him to the light.[39]
      • Doom's infernal sword glows ever hot with the heat of all the seven hells, its heat continuously forging the blade.[40]
      • Doom owns a thorny sword that is said to be all-seeing in the burning pits of the stygian waste.[41]
    • The once luminous Lucifer met his Doom ability icon Doom by having his wings branded with flame, stripping him of the tethers that bound him to the light and exiling him from it.
  • Those who have met their doom in the Fallen One's hands will fall to the seven hells to suffer,[42] perhaps ending up in the deepest layer of hell for their damnation.[22]
  • Doom falls to the seven hells when he dies[8][43] where he goes to the furnace.[44] From there, he is brought back to life, ready to resume his path of destruction once more.[45][46]
  • Most of Doom's armor was forged in hell, such as his pauldrons of rancid steel and demon hide,[47] tail plates,[17] tassets of finest steel,[20] and cauldron-forged bracers.[21]


Second only to Doom himself, the Shadow Demon minimap icon Shadow Demon is the penultimate Demon Lord and may have some dominion over some parts of the Seven Hells.[48][49]

  • The place that his Disruption icon Disruption sends his victims to is said to be his hell or omoz,[50] a place of utter darkness inside and deceptive illusions once they leave.[51][52]
  • When Shadow Demon dies, he falls to the abyss where he is welcomed,[53] a place of “darkness within darkness” that is possibly his abode.[54]


Nevermore the Shadow Fiend minimap icon Shadow Fiend is the least of the Demon Lords.[48] However, he has a seat in the Court of Ristul with the lords Vrogros and B'Kor to gain clout in the umbral plane.

  • Naturally as a selfish demon, the greedy Nevermore seeks to usurp Doom's dominion over the seventh hell for some reason besides his hunger for power.[55]
  • Nevermore was once kept in Doom's hell and seems to have escaped it ever since. He asserts to Doom that he will never return to him and his pit in an act of defiance.[56]


Terrorblade minimap icon Terrorblade is a criminal demon who broke every law of the seven Infernal Regions, earning him the fear of other demons and an incarceration to Foulfell.[1]

  • When he dies, his soul descends to and returns to hell, like most demons.[57][58] But unlike most demons, hell rejects his presence, sending him away and back to life.[59][60]

Races[]

Demons are the native inhabitants of the seven hells. The heat of Hell courses through their veins, which continues to flow through any weapon they dare to wield.[61]

Artifacts[]

Broken into a thousand pieces in the battle of Heaven's Gate, the Blade of Worlds' largest shard was smuggled back to Hell's forges to be reformed into the Demon Shard sword.[62]

Relationships[]

Heroes[]

Axe minimap icon Axe wields a blade aptly named "Nightmare Blade" that was spat out from the hells. When swung in battle, Axe will later find his dreams haunted by the blade's victims.[63]

Chaos Knight minimap icon Chaos Knight owns an infernal, timeless blade that's meant to snuff out the Light wherever he may find it. Perhaps its infernal quality has something to do with hell itself.[64]

Clinkz minimap icon Clinkz is best known for slaying Maraxiform of Sixth Hell, only to live as a tortured soul from an untimely event when his eternal immolation was preserved by Sutherex's reward.[18]

  • The duality of Clinkz's powers involves his vital immortality spell and Maraxiform's hellfire. Some of his abilities draw terrible power from the latter, but are put to honorable use.
    • From his ever burning soul, Clinkz's Frosthaven Searing Arrows icon Searing Arrows give his foes a death by impaling hellfire, a fate he reserves for those who make threats to the Hoven.[65][66]
    • With a puff of fire and smoke, Maraxiform's flames hide Clinkz in a Skeleton Walk icon Skeleton Walk that allows him to sneak up on foes or disengage from unfavorable fights.[67][68]
  • Just as Maraxiform's fire ever burns his soul, Clinkz constantly escapes Maraxiform in death.[69] But the time may come when the rift to Sixth Hell will come for him...[70]
  • The Bone Fletcher owns a bow said to have been brought back from hell itself. With this stygian bow in hand, his enemies will feel his searing fury.[71]


Empowered by Qwyth's hellbound blades, the Legion Commander minimap icon Legion Commander is infused with hell's depthless power.[72][73] Although she's not a demon, she is as corrupted as one nevertheless, fighting for all seven hells.[74] Those she slays are condemned to suffer in every hell.[75]


Descending into hell for revenge, Lion minimap icon Lion killed his demon partner who betrayed him before taking the traitor's left hand for himself, grafting it to his body for its stygian power.[76]

  • Long before his corruption, it's implied Lion had already mastered the powers of Hell through the aptly named Demon Witch tradition of sorcery.
    • In order to harness the powers of hell, Lion wields a feared and malicious scepter symbolizing hell.[3] Possessing an incubus' skin is proof of his mastery over the inferno.[7]
    • With his third eye, Lion peers beyond reality and clearly sees the vile powers beyond.[77] With this power, he stands in defiance of powers both seen and unseen.[78]
    • As expected from consorting with demons, Lion is beyond any hope or redemption, allowing him to wear a ruby ring that would've burned his soul if he was otherwise.[79]
  • Lion wields several spells in his arcane repertoire that draw upon the dark power of Hell to ensure his victory in battle.
    • Out of a fissure from hell bursts a row of Earth Spike icon Earth Spikes that impales his enemies, a devastating result of Lion exercising his demonic covenant.[80]
    • On the left hand of the Demon Witch was the betrayer's Finger of Death icon Finger of Death, capable of flooding his foes with malefic power to shred them into pieces.
  • Anyone who crosses Lion will be damned to a one-way trip to hell to suffer forever.[81][82][83] Additionally, he tells his fallen to let Hell know that it was him who sent them there.[84]
  • Lion may go to hell in death, but not for long.[85][86] By his sheer rage, he escapes hell to live again.[87][88] Having been there many times, he is sated with all of its torments.[89]
  • In another continuity, Lion assumed the mantle of Hell's own Ambassador. A grateful demon populace bestowed him a fitting collar to express his position,[90] while evil epaulets of hell plucked from the stygian pits complimented his collar.[91] When speaking for Hell, Lion carries the Strifemaul to emphasize the important points of his arguments.[92]
  • Lion wields a wand fashioned from a lurid thorn that he plucked from the pits of hell.[93]
  • Lion claims he does not fear Hell, but rather Hell fears him.[94] He is hated by the Court of Ristul[95] and hunted by them for the hand he stole from his demon partner.[96]


Muerta minimap icon Muerta is a psychopomp who only seems to bring the dead in her wake to the seven hells.[97][98][99] She also mentions the seven hells as an expression of happiness.[100]

Phantom Assassin minimap icon Phantom Assassin owns a massive blade long rumored to exist that sends anyone whose flesh is torn by its razor sharp edge straight into Hell.[101]

Skeleton King minimap icon Skeleton King calls upon his “hellish lineage” to unleash a Hellfire Blast icon Hellfire Blast.[102] It seems this fire may come from a being of ethereal flame that attacked him in the abyss.[103]

The Undying minimap icon Undying's deathless existence prevents him from permanently passing into all sorts of afterlife, including the hells that discharge him when he dies.[104][105]

It is up to Visage minimap icon Visage to ensure that all untethered souls remain in their respective heavens and hells, retrieving any fugitive spirits whenever they escape their afterlife.[106]

Wraith King minimap icon Wraith King sought to collect the shards of the shattered prison plane Foulfell to extend his rule to the Infernal Regions by imprisoning demon souls in these fragments.[107]

Gods[]

A poem of Muerta's origins shows that Sullen Harvest Reaper's Scythe icon The Reaper can damn not only those who have simply died, but also those who are about to die and have lost to him in a game of souls.[108]

World[]

The cold Narrow Maze is the universal pathway to all sorts of afterlife. At the labyrinth's end, luminous exits lead to blissful heavens, while dark endless pits lead straight to hell.[109]

Arts and Traditions[]

The Demon Witch tradition of sorcery is a rare art of manipulating the power of the hell and the demons within it.

Items[]

Although it was said to be forged in the Nether Reaches, later lore says that the Assault Cuirass icon Assault Cuirass came from hell.[110][111]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Terrorblade's biography: ...he stole from the Demon Lords, ignored the codified rites that should have bound his behavior, and broke every law of the seven Infernal Regions. For his crimes, he was taught this lesson: even Hell has a hell. A short, brutal trial ensued, with many dead on all sides, and he was finally incarcerated in Foulfell...
  2. 2.0 2.1 Doom's biography: ...the only living being able to move freely between the seven dark dominions.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Scepter of the Sable Void description.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Doom response: ▶️ By the fires of the pit.
  5. Ascension webcomic, page 2
    Narrator: And as they gained clout on the abyssal plane, she found her own to be waning. What good was infamy above, if it meant she had to bear her brother's mocking laughter below?
  6. Ascension webcomic, page 4
    Narrator: Now forced to act as a bodyguard and enforcer for the quick-witted mage, Knogh was regarded as a cautionary tale in the umbral plane...
  7. 7.0 7.1 Skins of the Incubus description.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Doom response: ▶️ The inferno beckons.
  9. Terrorblade response: ▶️ ▶️ ▶️ Heaven is a locked box, but hell is a sieve.
  10. Terrorblade response: ▶️ ▶️ ▶️ The seven bells toll.
  11. Terrorblade response: ▶️ ▶️ ▶️ The death knell sounds.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Demon Blade of Apocalyptic Fire description.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Hellborn Grasp description.
  14. Claszian Apostasy response: ▶️ r Here burns the endless pyre of Clinkz.
  15. Exile Unveiled response: ▶️ r Interesting. He's motionless...but the fire keeps burning.
  16. Doom response: ▶️ Radiance (4700) r Bright as hottest hell.
  17. 17.0 17.1 Tail Plates of Apocalyptic Fire description.
  18. 18.0 18.1 Clinkz's biography.
  19. Clinkz response: ▶️ A hole to Sixth Hell opens wide!
  20. 20.0 20.1 Tassets of Impending Transgressions description.
  21. 21.0 21.1 Runed Bracers of Apocalyptic Fire description.
  22. 22.0 22.1 Doom response: ▶️ You'll wake in lowest hell.
  23. Speed Demon description.
  24. Warlock's biography.
  25. DOTA: Dragon's Blood, Book 1, Chapter 6: The Knight, Death and the Devil (7:43)
    Invoker: You imagine your enemies are animals. This is a mistake. The realm we inhabit rests between the seven heavens and seven hells. At each moment, each of these realms fracture into an infinite number of different realities. Supporting all of this are the eight pillars of creation: the four elements and the four fundamental forces. These pillars are the souls of the eldwurms—Dragons.
    Davion: I devoted my whole life to killing them...
    Invoker: With these souls, Terrorblade can remake the world in his image. Bend it to his own horrifying desires.
  26. DOTA: Dragon's Blood, Book 1, Chapter 1: What The Thunder Said (18:27)
    Davion: What in the Seven Hells? Your voice. Your eyes... Gods.
  27. DOTA: Dragon's Blood, Book 3, Chapter 8: Consider Phlebas (12:51)
    Davion: I'm just gonna lie here a minute if it's okay with you.
    Bram: Oh, yeah, sure. You want a pillow? A mint?
    (As he says that, Bram reaches for his flask and hands it to Davion, who takes it with a smile)
    Davion: Fuck you.
    (Davion chugs the flask's contents)
    Bram: Hey, hey, hey, nurse that. No idea where in the seven hells we find more.
  28. DOTA: Dragon's Blood, Book 1, Chapter 6: The Knight, Death and the Devil (14:11)
    (Luna calls down a Lucent Beam on the Coriel'tauvi, decimating the unfortunate elves caught beneath it. One of them survived, however, and attempts to make a run for it before Luna tosses her moon glaive at him, slicing his calves and crippling him. Luna approaches the heathen and holds her glaive at his neck)
    Luna: Your leader. Where?
    Coedwen: Burn in the fourth hell!
    (Luna pierces her glaive in his chest and twists it while it's stuck, agonizing him)
    Coedwen: She's...in...the canyon...
    (Luna takes her glaive out of his chest and slices his neck)
  29. DOTA: Dragon's Blood, Book 3, Chapter 1: The Wind Under the Door (8:57)
    (The remnants of the Dark Moon Order and Luna's gang are gathered in orderly ranks in the courtyard in front of the Helio Imperium's palace, silently waiting for God Empress Mirana to bless them and conscript them into the Lost Legion. Among them is Jarl who complains and squirms in his armor, gathering the attention of the human troops around him)
    Jarl: Itches like the Fifth Hell. Pretty sure these accouterments don't come in Oglodi size. And I'm certain those shiny sons of bitches would rather they never do.
  30. Doom response: ▶️ Ahm'ov icha domosh omoz.
  31. Zeal of Omoz Arkosh description.
  32. Dota Underlords - Doom response: The King of Hell is here!
  33. Dota Underlords - Doom response: I rule the Seven Hells!
  34. Doom response: ▶️ The seven hells hunger.
  35. Doom response: ▶️ Heh heh hah heh ugh, heh heh, I come with all hell's fury.
  36. Dota Underlords - Doom response: I bring the fury of the Seven Hells.
  37. LVL? Death description: Ignites an enemy hero's soul...
  38. LVL? Death lore: Lucifer shares the fire branding bestowed upon him at the time of his exile.
  39. Infernal Blade lore: Lucifer shares the fire branding bestowed upon him at the time of his exile.
  40. Sword of Impending Transgressions description.
  41. Eye of Omoz description.
  42. Doom response: ▶️ See you in the seven hells.
  43. Doom response: ▶️ I fall to the seven hells.
  44. Doom response: ▶️ Returned to the furnace.
  45. Doom response: ▶️ The furnace delivers me to life.
  46. Doom response: ▶️ Infernal rebirth.
  47. Pauldrons of Impending Transgressions description.
  48. 48.0 48.1 Shadow Demon's biography: Among the sovereign Demons with explicit access to this world, Doom scarcely bothers with the affairs of Noninfernals and Lesser Spectral Consorts, while Shadow Fiend passes through almost exclusively on collecting expeditions. The Shadow Demon, however, has always taken a deep and abiding interest in the material plane...
  49. Bindings of the Summoned Lord description.
  50. Shadow Demon response: ▶️ Eyik ozh omoz.
  51. Shadow Demon response: ▶️ Shadows take me.
  52. Disruption lore: The pain of deception comes not while it happens, but when it is revealed.
  53. Shadow Demon response: ▶️ Omoz groth ozh.
  54. Shadow Demon response: ▶️ Darkness within darkness…
  55. Shadow Fiend response: ▶️ ▶️ Sav omoz acha Ozh!
  56. Shadow Fiend response: ▶️ ▶️ Ozh vo'wroth thok omoz, Lucifash.
  57. Terrorblade response: ▶️ ▶️ ▶️ Hells halls open wide.
  58. Terrorblade response: ▶️ ▶️ ▶️ The road to hell lies open.
  59. Terrorblade response: ▶️ ▶️ ▶️ Hell spews me forth.
  60. Terrorblade response: ▶️ ▶️ ▶️ I am hell's foul vomitus.
  61. Arms of Desolation description.
  62. Demon Shard additional lore.
  63. Nightmare Blade description.
  64. Infernal Shredder description.
  65. Searing Arrows lore: Clinkz simply lights his arrows from his flaming essence for quite the destructive effect.
  66. Maraxiform's Ire description.
  67. Skeleton Walk lore: With a burst of fire and puff of smoke, the Bone Fletcher was nowhere to be seen.
  68. Clinkz response: ▶️ u Flames hide from sight.
  69. Clinkz response: ▶️ Once again, I slip Maraxiform's grasp.
  70. Clinkz response: ▶️ A hole to Sixth Hell opens wide!
  71. Bow of the Searing Soul description.
  72. Blades of Voth Domosh description.
  73. Legion Commander response: ▶️ The infinite power of the burning hells is worth any price!
  74. Legion Commander response: ▶️ ▶️ u The seven hells cannot be stopped!
  75. Legion Commander response: ▶️ Burn forever in all hells!
  76. Lion's biography.
  77. Gazing Eye of the Demon Witch description.
  78. Shroud of the Shattered Sect description.
  79. Ruby Ring of Rak-noth Rak-nul description.
  80. Earth Spike lore: The Demon Witch exercises his demonic covenant, opening a fissure from hell.
  81. Lion response: ▶️ To hell with you!
  82. Lion response: ▶️ To hell with you!
  83. Lion response: ▶️ Death is only the start of your suffering.
  84. Lion response: ▶️ When you get to hell, tell them I sent you.
  85. Lion response: ▶️ To hell with me.
  86. Lion response: ▶️ Hell's gates swing wide.
  87. Lion response: ▶️ I've been to hell and back, and back to hell…and back.
  88. Lion response: ▶️ Hell cannot hold me.
  89. Lion response: ▶️ I've already been to Hell; what else can they do to me.
  90. Mantle of Hell's Ambassador description.
  91. Epaulets of Hell's Ambassador description.
  92. Strifemaul of Hell's Ambassador description.
  93. Hellthorn Scepter description.
  94. Lion response: ▶️ I don't fear Hell; Hell fears me.
  95. Voidstorm Asylum response: ▶️ Those in Ristul hate you. Let us conspire for a spell.
  96. Artifact Card: Lion
  97. Muerta response: ▶️ ▶️ r Hell will be divine inspiration.
  98. Muerta response: ▶️ ▶️ 120 So beckon the seven hells.
  99. Muerta response: ▶️ ▶️ I'll drag them to hell myself if I must.
  100. Muerta response: ▶️ ▶️ Seven hells, it's good to be back on a battlefield.
  101. Hell's Usher description.
  102. Hellfire Blast lore: Ostarion calls on his hellish lineage, laying waste to his opponents.
  103. Blistering Shade description.
  104. Undying response: ▶️ ▶️ The hells reject me.
  105. Undying response: ▶️ ▶️ No hells. No heavens. Only this…
  106. Visage's biography.
  107. Recipe: Wraith King's Relic description.
  108. “The Game” poem
    03 The Game Muerta
    The Bone King shed his soot black cloak,
    And told her to be seated.
    He smiled, for when it came to games,
    He'd never been defeated.

    “What happens if you win?” she asked.
    “Your soul will burn in fire.”
    “What happens if I win?” she asked.
    “Well... what do you desire?”
  109. Razor's biography: ...hurrying on toward luminous exits or endlessly dark pits.
  110. Conduit of the Blueheart response: ▶️ r Assault Cuirass (5125) What finds this so far from hell?
  111. Voidstorm Asylum response: ▶️ Time to turn their hellish creations against them.
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