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Guys, it's not just a circus

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You know what is missing in the DotA universe ? That's right, a big ol' arena. Where tavern brawlers, conquerors, rebels and other entities can fight for their lives. Why would they ? Well because someone like a ringmaster would have worked hand in hand with a bunch of witches to break their will and force them to perform under their master's commands.

But Ringmaster isn't about classic circus, he likes a show, albeit a twisted one. Everything is about entertaining liches and goblin, who probably won't enjoy a classic circus show with high-rope walking (maybe if they fall and die in a dire fashion ?).

Introducing Cogliacci. He was somewhat the main piece of Ringmaster's show, used and humiliated but at the end he grows a spine and try to make his own version of the show and take the lead. It would have been kind of problem to keep both Ringmaster, Cogliacci and LC, because then you would have had three parties. Make that two and

Then the witches. With them all dead, there isn't a way anymore to build automatons, leaving us with all of them already turned in automatons. There is now a clear ennemy and a clear army to deal with. Plus probably a clear end boss in the name of the GOAT Bogg Shuggoth (even though now Bex doesn't really have a reason to free him)

Finally, the circus tent. What will happend to it once all is settled down and Cogliacci, the automatons and all the rufus are dealt with ? LC can come back with her legions and seize it for a repurposing and making a new arena of it, a la gladiator style.

So, by the time the event is done we'll have :

  • Two parties facing each other
  • A public looking for a bloodshed
  • A clear path to go from facing petty minions to Cogliacci then to Bogg Shuggoth as a secret boss. Some kind of "story mode" if you will
  • A brand new arena waiting to be used once things are settled

That's right, I think Valve is cooking a fighting game soon to be revealed at TI.

So let me introduce you DotA Bloodshed : Enter The Arena.

That would also make sense because League has 2xKO and there is not yet a counterpart in the DotA universe.

Posted Jul 29, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC

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