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There's a large number of developer commands that can help you playtest your addons and maps. There are two types of commands: console and in-game. The commands listed below are some of the most commonly used.

{{Note|Some commands are considered cheats and require the game server to have ''sv_cheats 1'' set.}}


= Common Console Commands =
[[File:Common_developer_commands_console.png|300px|right|thumb|Open VConsole with {{Key|`}} to input console commands.]]

Open VConsole with {{Key|`}} to enter console commands. For an in-depth look at VConsole see the [[Valve Console|VConsole documentation]].

Typing the first part of a console command displays all the commands that begin similarly. For example, typing <code>"dota_dev "</code> (with the extra space afterwards) shows all the commands contained in the <code>dota_dev</code> category.

* '''bind''': Bind a command to a key with "bind [key] [command]". Example: <code>"bind k dota_dev hero_teleport"</code> executes <code>dota_dev hero_teleport</code> whenever the {{Key|K}} key is pressed.
* '''dota_ability_debug 1''': Cast abilities without cooldowns. This will affect enemies as well!
* '''dota_bot_give_level [N]''': Add N levels to all the bots in game.
* '''dota_dev hero_level [N]''': Add N levels to the selected hero.
* '''dota_dev hero_teleport''': Teleport the selected hero to the current cursor location.
* '''dota_dev forcegamestart''': Forces the game to start (horn sounds, creeps spawn, etc).
* '''dota_dev dota_gridnav_show''': Toggles visibility of the navigation grid. It can be useful to bind a key to "incrementvar dota_gridnav_show 0 1 1" to toggle this information on and off.
* '''dota_create_item item_*''': Entering dota_create_item item_boots will create brown boots and place them in the selected hero's inventory. Typing "dota_create_item ", displays all items in the game.
* '''dota_create_unit''': Creates a unit at the cursor location. Any kind of unit can be spawned this way. "dota_create_unit earthshaker" spawns a controllable Earthshaker. "dota_create_unit earthshaker enemy" spawns an enemy Earthshaker.
* '''fow_client_debug 1''': Shows you how Fog of War is being determined (green squares are visible, red squares are Fog of War'd.
* '''jointeam good''': puts the player on the Radiant team and starts the hero picker. Conversely, "jointeam bad" places the player on the Dire team.
* '''noclip''': Player becomes non-solid and flies. In Dota 2, this only affects the camera -- a player is a separate concept and position from that player's hero.

= Common In-Game Commands =
[[File:Common_developer_commands_ingame_commands.png|300px|right|thumb|Open chat with {{Key|Enter}} to input in-game commands.]]

In-game commands are entered in chat with {{Key|Enter}}.

* '''-lvlup N''': Adds N levels to the player's hero.
* '''-gold N''': Gives you N amount of gold.
* '''-refresh''': Refreshes the health, mana, and all abilities on cool down.