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Cheat commands grant powerful in-game effects for testing builds, debugging, or playing casually. They are only available after the lobby votes to enable cheat mode.

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Enabling cheat mode

Type -enablecheat (or -ec) in chat to start a vote. All players must accept before cheat mode is enabled. Once active, a global announcement confirms the change and the cheat panel becomes visible in the HUD. Single-player mode and lobbies running with sv_cheats enabled on the server also unlock these commands without a vote.
Cheat mode cannot be disabled once enabled. Use it only in casual lobbies where all players agree.

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Cheat command reference

CommandDescriptionNotes
-gold [amount]Gives you gold. Defaults to 100,000 if no amount is specified.Example: -gold 5000 gives 5,000 gold. Disabled when vanilla sv_cheats is active.
-points [amount]Grants ability upgrade points. Defaults to 1 if no amount is specified.Example: -points 5.
-godToggles invulnerability (modifier: modifier_invulnerable) on your hero. Duration is 60 seconds in LoD cheat mode, unlimited in vanilla cheat mode.Toggle: cast again to remove.
-regenToggles fountain-level health and mana regeneration on your hero.Toggle: cast again to remove.
-lvlup [levels]Levels your hero up by the specified number of levels (default 1), up to the configured max hero level.Example: -lvlup 10. Disabled in vanilla cheat mode.
-lvlmaxInstantly levels your hero to the maximum level and maxes all ability levels.Disabled in vanilla cheat mode.
-refreshFully restores your hero’s health and mana and ends all ability and item cooldowns.Disabled in vanilla cheat mode.
-respawnImmediately respawns your hero if you are dead.Disabled in vanilla cheat mode.
-item <name>Gives your hero the named item. Use the internal item name (e.g. item_blink).Disabled in vanilla cheat mode.
-addability <name>Adds the named ability to your hero. Aliases: -giveability, -add.Uses the internal ability name.
-removeability <name>Removes the named ability from your hero and refunds its levels as upgrade points. Use all to remove every ability.Alias: -remove.
-gemToggles True Sight (modifier: modifier_tower_truesight_aura) on your hero, revealing all invisible units.Toggle: cast again to remove.
-invisToggles permanent invisibility on your hero using Riki’s permanent invisibility ability.Toggle: cast again to remove.
-reflectToggles Spell Reflect on your hero (ability: spell_reflect_cheat).Toggle: cast again to remove.
-spellblockToggles a Roshan-style spell block on your hero (ability: roshan_spell_block_cheat). The icon is hidden.Toggle: cast again to remove.
-cooldownToggles No Cooldowns mode on your hero (ability: jingtong_cheat).Toggle: cast again to remove.
-globalcastToggles global cast range on your hero (ability: aether_range_lod_global).Toggle: cast again to remove.
-wtfToggles WTF mode: no cooldowns and no mana costs for all abilities. Alias: -wtfmenu.Disabled in vanilla cheat mode.
-unwtfDisables WTF mode if it is active.Disabled in vanilla cheat mode.
-nofogDisables fog of war for the entire map.
-fogRe-enables fog of war.
-aghsToggles the Aghanim’s Scepter upgrade modifier on your hero. Aliases: -aghanim, -scepter.Toggle: cast again to remove.
-daggerGives your hero the developer teleport dagger item (global blink).
-dagonGives your hero the developer ultra-Dagon item.
-teleportGives your hero the teleport dagger (same as -dagger).Disabled in vanilla cheat mode.
-startgameForces the game clock to start and creeps to spawn immediately. Only works before the game clock begins.Disabled in vanilla cheat mode.
-fortifyToggles fountain-aura regeneration on all Radiant and Dire buildings simultaneously.
-fortify_radToggles fountain-aura regeneration on all Radiant buildings.
-fortify_direToggles fountain-aura regeneration on all Dire buildings.
-pidPrints all player IDs to chat. Available outside of cheat mode.
-dif <level> [#playerID]Sets bot difficulty for a bot player. Difficulty levels: 1 = Easy, 4 = Unfair. Append #<playerID> to target a specific bot.Example: -dif 4 #3.
-bot switchToggles bots between early-game and late-game AI modes.

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Targeting other players

Most cheat commands apply to your own hero. To apply a cheat to a different player, append #<playerID> anywhere in your message: 
-gold 50000 #3
This gives 50,000 gold to the player with ID 3. Use -pid to look up player IDs before doing this.

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Notes

  • All commands are case-insensitive.
  • Commands in the cheat section only execute when util:isSinglePlayerMode() returns true, when Ingame.voteEnabledCheatMode is true, or (for some commands) when IsInToolsMode() is true.
  • Some commands behave differently or are disabled entirely when the server has native sv_cheats or tools mode active, to avoid conflicts with Valve’s built-in cheat system.

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