Dota 2 Hero Release Dates

Dota 2’s roster spans many years, with some heroes tracing their roots back to the original DotA mod and others joining the battlefield much later. If you want to track how the game has evolved, you need to know when each hero entered the lineup.

This complete list of Dota 2 heroes and their release dates helps you see where your favorites fit in the timeline. You can quickly identify which characters shaped the early meta and which ones expanded the roster in more recent updates.

List of All Dota 2 Hero Release Dates

You can track the growth of Dota 2 by looking at each hero’s release date. Since 2010, Valve has expanded the roster to 127 heroes, adding carries, supports, mids, and offlaners across multiple years.

The table below lists every hero in order of release, along with their launch date and primary role.

You can see that 1 November 2010 introduced the largest single wave of heroes, forming the foundation of the modern roster.

Subsequent years added smaller groups or individual heroes, often spaced months apart. This steady release schedule expanded role diversity and strategic depth across patches and competitive seasons.

Latest Addition to the Dota 2 Roster

As of December 2025, you can play Largo, the Bard Frog, the most recent hero added to Dota 2. Valve introduced him in Patch 7.40, expanding the roster with a rhythm-based support character.

You waited 403 days between Kez and Largo, marking one of the longest gaps between hero releases in the game’s history.

Dota 2 Heroes That Originated in DotA

You play alongside a roster largely inherited from the original Defense of the Ancients mod. 112 heroes made the transition into Dota 2, carrying over their core identities and abilities.

Underlord marked the final port from DotA. After his release, Valve shifted direction.

With patch 7.00, Monkey King became the first hero designed exclusively for Dota 2, and every addition since has been entirely original.

How Long Does It Usually Take Valve to Add a New Dota 2 Hero?

You can expect long and uneven gaps between hero releases. Valve does not follow a fixed schedule.

After finishing the transition of heroes from the original DotA, Valve has generally taken 100 to 500 days to introduce a new character. In most cases, you will see at least one new hero every one to two years.

Notable gap:

That 535-day stretch stands as the longest recorded wait.