The grand finale of Dota 2’s annual event, The Worldwide, befell in Singapore over the weekend, and Valve used the chance to disclose Dota 2’s 124th hero: Muerta.
The trailer for Muerta is just 47 seconds lengthy, and exhibits a lady strolling underneath a tree. As she passes by a wide range of statues and relics, close by candles gentle themselves. The lady, Muerta, speaks about experiencing affected by each the dwelling and the lifeless, and the way everybody fears her excess of dying.
On the finish of the teaser, Muerta seems on the digital camera and erupts, for lack of a greater time period, protecting her physique in teal-painted skeletal markings. Muerta takes clear aesthetic inspiration from basic Mexico’s Día de los Muertos (Day of the Lifeless) decorations — which, not coincidentally, is Tuesday.
Valve didn’t reveal something about Muerta’s skills or stats. Nonetheless, primarily based on her weapons — two glowing pistols that cling from her belt — it appears possible that she’ll be an agility-focused ranged carry. Gamers gained’t discover out for certain till Valve releases Muerta someday in early 2023.
Previous to Muerta, the final hero added to Dota 2 was Primal Beast, who hit the lanes on Feb. 23 of this 12 months. With Muerta not popping out till subsequent 12 months, it will likely be a few 12 months between hero releases. This isn’t unusual for Dota 2, which routinely goes virtually a full 12 months between new heroes. 2020 solely noticed a single new hero, Hoodwink, who didn’t launch till the center of December. Nonetheless, there have been three new heroes added to the sport in 2019, so Valve appears to launch heroes once they’re prepared, relatively than League of Legends’ technique of dumping a brand new Champion each few months.
