The Chat Wheel is an in-game interface tool for quickly sending messages to teammates. By holding down the assigned hotkey, moving the mouse in any of the eight directions and releasing the hotkey, a predetermined message gets sent to the team chat. Players are able to change the messages in the Chat Wheel to any of the 86 available phrases. Emoticons can be added to the end of some chat wheel lines. During certain events, visual sprays can also be keyed to the Chat Wheel.
Dota Plus subscribers have access to hero-specific lines, which can be earned by leveling up the corresponding hero.
To send a message using the Chat Wheel, hold down the assigned hotkey and move your mouse in any of the eight given directions. When you release the hotkey, the message will be sent to your teammates. Messages sent from the Chat Wheel have a distinctive arrow in front of them and appear in players' local language setting, making it an invaluable tool for communicating with players who do not speak your language. Muted players can still use the Chat Wheel.
To change the phrases or the Chat Wheel keybind, navigate to the Controls tab of the Options screen and click Chat. It is also possible to bind individual keys to the default Chat Wheel phrases here.
Phrases
Sample output from the chat wheel.
There are currently 86 available phrases. This table lists them, as well as their Console equivalent. By using the bind command, it is also possible to create hotkeys for non-default phrases, e.g. bind k "chatwheel_say 1" to make the k key output Careful! in chat.
Positioning
Phrase
Console command
Comments
Careful!
chatwheel_say 1
Get Back!
chatwheel_say 2
Stun now!
chatwheel_say 4
Push now
chatwheel_say 6
Go!
chatwheel_say 12
Initiate!
chatwheel_say 13
Follow me
chatwheel_say 14
Group up
chatwheel_say 15
Spread out
chatwheel_say 16
Split up and farm
chatwheel_say 17
Attack now!
chatwheel_say 18
Be right back
chatwheel_say 19
Dive!
chatwheel_say 20
On my way
chatwheel_say 21
Get ready
chatwheel_say 22
Bait
chatwheel_say 23
Status
Phrase
Console command
Comments
Help!
chatwheel_say 5
Heal
chatwheel_say 24
Mana
chatwheel_say 25
Out of mana
chatwheel_say 26
Skills on cooldown
chatwheel_say 27
Ultimate ready
chatwheel_say 28
Enemy
Phrase
Console command
Comments
Missing!
chatwheel_say 8
The message adapts when used while in one of the lanes. Triggers a voice line from the hero.
Missing top!
chatwheel_say 9
Does not trigger voice lines.
Missing mid!
chatwheel_say 10
Does not trigger voice lines.
Missing bottom!
chatwheel_say 11
Does not trigger voice lines.
Enemy returned
chatwheel_say 29
All enemy heroes missing!
chatwheel_say 30
Enemy incoming!
chatwheel_say 31
Invisible enemy nearby!
chatwheel_say 32
Enemy has rune
chatwheel_say 33
I'm retreating
chatwheel_say 78
Lane
Phrase
Console command
Comments
Split push
chatwheel_say 34
Coming to gank
chatwheel_say 35
Requesting a gank
chatwheel_say 36
Fight under the tower
chatwheel_say 37
Deny the tower!
chatwheel_say 38
Destroy the tower, then get back
chatwheel_say 81
Destroy the barracks, then get back
chatwheel_say 82
Items
Phrase
Console command
Comments
We need wards.
chatwheel_say 3
Buy a courier please
chatwheel_say 39
Can anyone upgrade the courier?
chatwheel_say 40
We need detection
chatwheel_say 41
They have detection
chatwheel_say 42
Buy a Town Portal Scroll
chatwheel_say 43
Re-use courier
chatwheel_say 44
Deward please
chatwheel_say 45
Building Mekansm
chatwheel_say 46
Building Pipe of Insight
chatwheel_say 47
Let's smoke gank!
chatwheel_say 59
What should I buy?
chatwheel_say 77
Ward the bottom rune
chatwheel_say 83
Ward the top rune
chatwheel_say 84
Neutrals
Phrase
Console command
Comments
Stack and pull please
chatwheel_say 48
Pull creeps please
chatwheel_say 49
Pulling creeps
chatwheel_say 50
Stack neutrals
chatwheel_say 51
Jungling
chatwheel_say 52
Roshan
chatwheel_say 53
Misc
Phrase
Console command
Comments
Okay.
chatwheel_say 0
Affirmative
chatwheel_say 54
Wait
chatwheel_say 55
Pause please!
chatwheel_say 56
*Current Game Time*
chatwheel_say 57
Prints the current time in MM:SS format. Can also be activated by Alt-clicking the game clock at the top of the screen.
Check runes please
chatwheel_say 58
Zeus ult now!
chatwheel_say 85
*Day/Night time remaining*
chatwheel_say 111
Prints the remaining time left (MM:SS format) for the current day/night cycle. Can also be activated by Ctrl-Alt-clicking the game clock at the top of the screen.
Flavor
Phrase
Console command
Comments
Well played!
chatwheel_say 7
Good luck, have fun
chatwheel_say 60
Nice
chatwheel_say 61
Thanks!
chatwheel_say 62
Triggers hero voice lines.
Sorry
chatwheel_say 63
Don't give up!
chatwheel_say 64
That just happened
chatwheel_say 65
Game is hard
chatwheel_say 66
New meta
chatwheel_say 67
My bad
chatwheel_say 68
I immediately regret my decision
chatwheel_say 69
Relax, you're doing fine
chatwheel_say 70
Good game
chatwheel_say 73
Good game, well played
chatwheel_say 74
(All) Good game
chatwheel_say 75
This will trigger the forfeit option in a private lobby.
(All) Good game, well played
chatwheel_say 76
This will trigger the forfeit option in a private lobby.
The following phrases can only be triggered through other means than the Chat Wheel. The game will automatically fill in which item, hero, or ability based on what was clicked. They do not have console commands associated with them.
Phrase
Activating
Hero is missing!
Hold Alt while clicking an enemy hero's portrait at the top of the screen.
Hero has returned!
Hold Ctrl and Alt while clicking an enemy hero's portrait at the top of the screen.
Enemy Hero will respawn in x seconds!
Hold Alt while clicking on an enemy hero's portrait at the top of the screen, that is currently dead.
I will respawn in x seconds!
Hold Alt while clicking on your respawn timer, either where the health bar is, or at the top of the screen.
I will purchase > Item
Hold Alt while clicking an item in the shop.
Need x gold for Item
Hold Alt while clicking an item set in Quick Buy without having enough gold to purchase it.
I have enough gold for Item
Hold Alt while clicking on an item set in Quick Buy with enough gold to purchase it.
Ability/Item > Ready ( Level Level )
Hold Alt while clicking on an ability or item icon. It has to be ready for this message to appear. When clicking on an ability icon, the level will be shown.
Ability/Item > On Cooldown ( x seconds remain )
Hold Alt while clicking on an ability or item icon. It has to be on cooldown for this message to appear.
Ability/Item > Not Enough Mana
Hold Alt while clicking on an ability or item icon. You need to have insufficient mana and the ability or item must not be on cooldown for this message to appear.
Ability > Not Learned
Hold Alt while clicking on an ability icon for an ability that you have not learned yet.
Beware Hero > Ability
Hold Alt while clicking on an ability icon of an enemy hero.
Enemy Hero has > Item
Hold Alt while clicking on an item in an enemy hero's inventory. This line may also be triggered on an enemy courier.
(Enemy Hero) affected by: Buff/Debuff
Hold Alt while clicking on a buff or debuff indicator on your hero, or an enemy hero.
(I have / Enemy Hero has) x% HP y% Mana.
Hold Alt while clicking on your health or mana bar, or an enemy's.
(I need / Ally needs) x XP to reach Level y
Hold Alt while clicking on the experience bar of an allied hero.
Enemy Hero is Level x
Hold Alt while clicking on the experience bar of an enemy hero.
