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Time of Day is a gameplay element in Dota 2 that operates alongside the game's clock. Certain mechanics behave differently depending on the time of day.
Day-Night-Cycle
Each day in Dota 2 is 8 minutes long, divided evenly between daytime and nighttime. Dawn starts at 0:00 by the horn ▶️(Radiant)/▶️(Dire), the first night begins at 4:00, the second day starts at 8:00, and so on. Shifting from day to night and vice versa is signaled by an audio cue, with nighttime being announced with a wolf's howl , while daytime is announced with bird's tweet and rooster's crow ▶️.
At night, the map is darker and most heroes experience reduced vision, as detailed below. Additionally, some Heroes have their abilities modified according to the time of day, with the most notable example being Night Stalker.
Night Stalker, when acquiring Aghanim's Scepter, gains unobstructed vision during nighttime. However, this is not bound to any of Night Stalker's spells.
Modifying Abilities
These are abilities able to change the current time of day.
- Duration: 10
Turns day into night for its duration. Does not pause the day/night cycle. - Night Stalker - [[Night Stalker#|]]Duration: 50
Turns day into night for its duration. Does not pause the day/night cycle.
Affected Abilities
- During daytime, grants unobstructed vision. Requires Aghanim's Scepter.
- Night Vision Bonus: 1000
- Day Hero Attack Damage Bonus: 10/15/20/25
Night Hero Attack Damage Bonus: 20/30/40/50
Day Non-Hero Attack Damage Bonus: 4/6/8/10
Night Non-Hero Attack Damage Bonus: 8/12/16/20
Day Hero Health Bonus: 50/100/150/200
Night Hero Health Bonus: 100/200/300/400
Day Non-Hero Health Bonus: 25/50/75/100
Night Non-Hero Health Bonus: 50/100/150/200 - Night Vision Bonus: 1000
- Night Vision Bonus: 300
- Day Slow Duration: 2
Night Slow Duration: 2.5/3/3.5/4 - Day Miss Chance: 10%
Night Miss Chance: 50%
Day Duration: 3
Night Duration: 5/6/7/8 - Night Movement Speed Bonus: 20%/25%/30%/35%
Night Attack Speed Bonus: 45/60/75/90 - Night Stalker - [[Night Stalker#|]]During nighttime, grants unobstructed vision. Requires Aghanim's Scepter.
- Night Vision Bonus: 400
Vision
Most heroes have vision during the day of 1800 units and at night vision of 800 units, although many exceptions exist.
Patch history
- UFixed rune spawn times and day-night-cycle offset in longer matches.
Balance changelog
- Night Stalker's Darkness doesn't stop the day/night cycle anymore
- Day/Night length decreased from 6 to 4 minutes
- Day-Night now cycles at 25% faster rate