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Roles

Position 5 first. Position 1 when last-hitting and timings are automatic.

Dota 2 hard support placing Observer Wards

Hard Support

Position 5

Easy

The best first role. You pull, you ward, you die so the carry does not, and you buy detection. KDA is not the scoreboard that matters.

Beginner #1Lane Safelane pull and saveItem priority Wards > boots > your 'core' item
Dota 2 offlaner initiating a fight

Offlaner

Position 3

Medium

You survive the short lane, hit a level timing, and become the reason teamfights have a front line. Feeding their carry two kills is the fail state.

Beginner #2Lane Soak XP, do not feedFight Initiation or aura — you start or you tank
Dota 2 position 4 smoke gank

Soft Support

Position 4

Medium

You make the offlane livable and then you make the rest of the map unsafe. A 4 who farms the triangle at 12 minutes is a third core the draft did not ask for.

Beginner #3Lane Disrupt the enemy safelaneMap Smoke, stacks, rune fights
Dota 2 mid laner contesting a rune

Mid

Position 2

Hard

You win a 1v1, then you spend that advantage on a tower or a side-lane kill. Sitting mid 3–0 while barracks fall is a KDA screenshot, not a win.

Beginner #4Lane CS + runes + not dyingAfter 6 Gank or take tower — pick one
Dota 2 carry farming a timing item

Carry

Position 1

Hard

You farm until a timing, then you take an objective. Fighting every river skirmish at minute eight is how you stay a 4-slot forever.

Beginner #5Early Do not die, hit CSMid A timing, then a building