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From marathon grand finals to heroes that never left the draft screen, this was a year defined by volume, variance, and a whole lot of Dota.
Here’s Dota 2 Wrapped 2025.
Events on repeat
From January 1 to now, 19 Tier 1 events were played across the competitive calendar. Between group stages and main events (qualifiers, sorry, this one’s not for you), that added up to 2,117 professional matches.
The most recent entry, DreamLeague Season 27, alone contributed 206 games, closing out the year in familiar fashion: long days, packed schedules, and very little mercy.
And if it felt like there was always another tournament starting… well, there was.
Which brings us to the money.
Money talks
With that many events on the calendar, the prize pools stacked up quickly.
Across all Tier 1 tournaments in 2025, a total of $21.2 million was up for grabs.
Contrary to expectation, The International 2025 was not the biggest contributor. TI added $2,881,791 to the total, a far cry from its historic peaks (TI 2022, we’re still thinking about you and your $40M).
Instead, the crown went to the Esports World Cup, which boasted the largest prize pool of the year at $3,000,000.
Big money, big stages — and a familiar set of teams standing at the end.
Always in your finals
Two teams, more than any others, made themselves comfortable under the bright lights.
Tundra Esports led the way with 8 grand final appearances, logging an astonishing 23 hours and 45 minutes of finals gameplay. Right behind them were Team Falcons, appearing in 7 grand finals for a total of 20 hours and 31 minutes.
Interestingly, despite how often both teams were in contention, they only met three times in finals — even if it felt like it was happening every other weekend.
But while teams rotated in and out, some heroes never left.
Heroes you couldn’t escape
Across all 2,117 matches, Tiny was everywhere — appearing in 1,054 games, making him the most-picked hero of 2025.
He was followed by Pangolier with 929 picks, and Tusk close behind at 917.
Despite his popularity, Tiny finished the year with a 46.77% win rate, compared to Tusk’s steadier 50.05%.
For raw efficiency, Clinkz quietly topped the charts with a 66.00% win rate — though he was picked just 50 times. And then there was Arc Warden, who showed up a grand total of 10 times.
Some heroes had a year. Others… not so much.
Speaking of which...
Honorable mention (or dishonorable, depending)
A special nod goes to OG, who managed an impressive 56 roster changes over the course of the year.
That total includes players joining as one change, players leaving as another, full roster drops counting as five, and yes — the total number also includes OG.LATAM.
Consistency may not have been the theme, but commitment to chaos certainly was.
That’s a wrap
2025 was a year of excess — more events, more games, more drafts, more experiments. Some teams thrived in the noise. Others are still searching for the right track.
The playlist will reset soon. New patches will rewrite priorities, new rosters will promise stability, and the grind will start all over again.
But for now, this was Dota 2 in 2025 — wrapped.