A Dota 2 enthusiast on Reddit drew attention to several oddities in the naming of in-game abilities, arguing that some spells would logically belong to different heroes based solely on their names. The user assembled a list of roughly twenty such examples and shared it with the community.
The post quickly caught on: in less than a day it climbed to the top of the Dota 2 subreddit and received more than 1.2 thousand upvotes. Readers found the comparisons amusing and sparked a lively discussion about which abilities felt misnamed and which hero each name would better suit.
Among the examples highlighted by the author, the ability Vendetta—currently associated with Nyx Assassin—was suggested as a better fit for Vengeful Spirit. Another highlighted swap was Omnislash, which the poster argued would make more thematic sense on Omniknight rather than Juggernaut. The compilation mixes lighthearted observations with a few surprisingly apt name-to-hero matches.
Separately, community members had recently noticed that exclusive opponent screens from The International 2024 compendium became available on the Steam marketplace, a development that also drew attention in Dota 2 circles. The Reddit naming thread and the marketplace discovery together kept conversation lively among fans over the past few days.