What is Rune?

A rune is a temporary object on the Dota 2 map that grants a hero a powerful effect when picked up. Runes spawn at specific times during the game and play a key role in map control, farming, and initiating fights. Runes can be stored in a Bottle for later use. If unused for 90 seconds, the rune will activate automatically.

Types of runes and their effects:

• Regeneration Rune — fully restores HP and mana over a short period;
• Haste Rune — grants maximum movement speed and immunity to slows;
• Double Damage Rune — increases base attack damage by 80% and spell damage by 15% for 45 seconds;
• Invisibility Rune — makes the hero invisible for 45 seconds or until they attack or cast a spell;
• Illusion Rune — creates two hero illusions with reduced damage and increased incoming damage;
• Arcane Rune — reduces mana costs by 25% and ability cooldowns by 30% for 50 seconds;
• Bounty Rune — grants gold to the entire team and a bit of mana when picked up;
• Water Rune — spawns at minutes 2 and 4, restores a small amount of HP and mana.

Power Rune mechanics:

• Power Runes start spawning at 6:00 and then every 2 minutes (8:00, 10:00, etc.);
• They spawn randomly at one of the two river spots;
• If not picked up before the next one spawns, the previous rune disappears;
• The same rune cannot appear twice in the same cycle — all runes must rotate first;
• The first rune of a new cycle will never be the same as the last rune of the previous one.