Dota 2 Cheat Codes

Enable cheats in lobby (required first) (Misc)

Host ticks 'Enable Cheats' in private/practice lobby settings — without it none of these commands work.

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

Give gold (Infinite Money)

Adds the amount to your gold, e.g. -gold 20000.

-gold [amount]

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

Level up (Misc)

Increases your hero's level, e.g. -lvlup 24 for instant 25.

-lvlup [levels]

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

Refresh (Misc)

Fully restores HP/mana and resets all cooldowns instantly.

-refresh

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

Instant respawn (Misc)

Respawns your hero immediately at the fountain.

-respawn

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

WTF mode (Misc)

Toggles zero-cooldown, zero-mana-cost abilities for both teams. Type again to turn off.

-wtf

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

Spawn a hero (Misc)

Spawns a hero unit under your control, e.g. -createhero axe. Enemy variant: prefix with ! (-createhero !axe).

-createhero [name]

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

Spawn any unit (Misc)

Spawns creeps/neutrals/buildings by internal name, e.g. -createhero npc_dota_roshan.

-createhero npc_dota_[unit]

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

Give item (Weapons)

Grants an item by internal name, e.g. -item item_rapier (Divine Rapier), -item item_heart.

-item [item_name]

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

Spawn creep wave (Misc)

Manually spawns the next lane creep wave for both sides.

-spawncreeps

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

Spawn neutral creeps (Misc)

Spawns creeps at all neutral camps (needed after farming them).

-spawnneutrals

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

Full map vision (Misc)

Gives both teams vision of the entire map (toggle with -normalvision).

-allvision

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

Kill all creeps (Misc)

Kills all creeps on the map instantly.

-killall

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.

Give items to bots (Misc)

Grants an item to every bot, e.g. -givebots item_heart.

-givebots [item_name]

In a private lobby, the host must tick 'Enable Cheats' in the lobby settings before starting. Then type the command into chat. Practice/custom lobbies only — never in matchmaking.