Chat commands are typed directly into the in-game chat box and begin with a - character. Most commands trigger a vote that is broadcast to the lobby. A configurable percentage of players must accept before the effect is applied.
You can also target a specific player by appending #<playerID> to your message (use -pid to find player IDs).
Vote commands
These commands are available to all players at any time during the game.
| Command | Shorthand | Description | Requirements |
|---|
-antirat | -ar | Enables anti-rat protection. Tier 3 towers cannot be destroyed until all preceding towers are gone. | Requires a vote. On the all_allowed map, 50% approval is enough; otherwise 100% is required. Cannot be enabled if cheat mode is already active. |
-doublecreeps | -dc | Doubles neutral creep camp spawns for the rest of the game. | Requires a vote. 70% approval on all_allowed, 100% otherwise. Cannot be enabled if neutral multiply is already above 1×. |
-enablecheat | -ec | Enables cheat mode for the lobby. Required before most cheat commands can be used. | Requires 100% vote approval from all players. Cannot be re-enabled if already active or if sv_cheats is on. |
-enablekamikaze | -ek | Disables the anti-Kamikaze mechanic. By default, dying 3 times within 60 seconds applies a penalty; this vote removes that penalty. | Requires 100% vote approval. |
-enablebuilder | -eb | Allows all players to modify their hero build mid-game via the Ingame Hero Builder panel. A 30-gold-per-second penalty applies if both teams have human players. | Requires 100% vote approval. |
-enablerespawn | -er | Disables the escalating respawn time mechanic. After 40 minutes respawn timers normally increase; this vote locks them at the original rate. | Requires 100% vote approval. |
-enablefat | -ef | Activates the Fat-O-Meter, a cosmetic feature that scales hero models larger as they gain kills or levels. | Requires a vote. 50% on all_allowed, 100% otherwise. |
-enablerefresh | — | Enables cooldown refresh on death for all players. | Requires a vote. 50% on all_allowed, 100% otherwise. |
-switchteam | — | Moves the requesting player to the opposing team. Only available when a team imbalance is detected or in single-player mode. Within the first 20 minutes only 50% approval is required; after that 100% is needed. | Requires a vote and a detected team imbalance (or single-player/tools mode). |
| Command | Description |
|---|
-pid | Prints every connected player’s hero name and player ID to the in-game chat. Useful for targeting specific players with cheat commands. |
-bot mode | Reports whether bots are currently in early-game or late-game AI mode. |
Debug commands
These commands are primarily useful for diagnosing build or casting issues.
| Command | Description |
|---|
-fixhero | Forces a hero re-spawn if the hero model does not match the selected hero after the Wisp spawning phase. |
-fixcasting | Removes and re-adds all talents on your hero. Use this if some of your abilities stop casting correctly after a build change. |
-printabilities | Prints all ability names, hidden state, and activation state for your current hero to the chat. |
All chat input is converted to lower case before parsing. Commands are matched by prefix — -ar works because the parser checks whether your input starts with -ar.
