DOTA 2 MMR: 5 Steps To Increase Dota2 Solo MMR

Do not baby rage!!

#5 In-game strategy

There is only one rule once you have accepted the match- Play to Win. No messing around, no trolling, no making items for fun and most importantly NO TILTING.

In the pick phase pay attention to everything, which hero gets banned, which heroes get picked and which heroes your teammates have called or asked for. This will allow you to spot a weakness in your enemy line up and exploit it. If the enemy team picks a sniper you can counter with Spectre or PA, you can even pick something that has a synergy with the existing pick. Suppose you have a Spirit Breaker in your team, in that case, you can pick lifestealer and chase sniper around the map in your private uber.

When the countdown is going on consider these things as your guideline-

1. If you want to pick a carry or mid and not get countered, call it beforehand and make your teammates aware of your lane.
2. Don't instantly pick a hard carry because you are going to get hard-countered in lane phase and eventually it will ruin your game.
3. Supports should not be picked late. Earthshaker first pick cannot be countered but a juggernaut or PA first pick can be countered easily. So if you are picking support, pick early.

##Grow it don't throw it - People give up easily but you don't. Did mama raise a quitter? Teams can come back and heroes fall from their peak time. Never throw a game just because you are badly wrecked in the early game. Teams come back, in Dota you win in ways that you never imagined, seen or heard before.

Keep the vision - You can't win ranked games without warding. Period. Someone has to ward. Does not matter if you are winning or losing the game, keep warding and keep an eye on the map. Vision is very important. Even for a winning side because comebacks are very very real.

Here is one more bonus tip, it is an option to back down. Yes, you are a Dota player, not a gladiator. It's okay to back down, rest a little, charge yourself up. Never play ranked if you are tensed, sleepy, tired, drunk or tilted. These affect your reflex and your mentality in a massive way. Fix a time for ranked matches if possible, go offline mode on steam and just be focused on the game. Most important of all? GRIND GRIND GRIND. Keep practicing.

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