Marci From Dota: Dragon's Blood Will Be Dota 2's Newest Hero

Dota 2‘s newest hero was announced by Valve during The International 10. Who is it, you ask? Why, it’s no other than Marci, Mirana’s servant and muscle, originally introduced in the Netflix animated series DOTA: Dragon’s Blood. Developer Valve Software announced on Saturday (16 October) that Marci, a character from DOTA: Dragon's Blood the Dota 2 Netflix animated series will be joining the game as a full-fledged hero this fall.

Valve announced Marci will be the 121st hero to join Dota 2's extensive roster of combatants after the upper bracket finals of The International 10 (TI10), this year's iteration of the game's annual world championship tournament, which saw Chinese team PSG.LGD book their ticket to the grand finals and send European powerhouse Team Secret to the lower bracket finals. In DOTA: Dragon's Blood, Marci is the loyal servant of Mirana, Princess of the Moon, among the most iconic Dota 2 heroes and one of the principal characters of its animated series. Marci has become quite the favourite among fans of both Dota 2 and DOTA: Dragon's Blood, due to her expressive and bubbly demeanour — which shines through despite her being mute — that belies her fierce loyalty and proficiency in hand-to-hand combat. It’s already a tradition at this point, that Valve announces a brand new hero towards the tail end of The International. This time around, it turns out to be Marci who Valve says will be released this Fall. It’s going to be interesting to see how Marci will be portrayed in the game, as she will be the game’s first mute character (if Io and Phoenix would not be considered mute). The International 10 continues this weekend, with the Grand Finals commencing on Sunday. As of press time, Invictus Gaming is going against Team Spirit. The winner of this match will go against Team Secret in the lower bracket finals. Meanwhile, PSG.LGD is once again on the precipice, waiting in the Grand Finals for their worthy opponents. Faith_bian and y’ of PSG.LGD are both two-time hopefuls in the tournament, as they’ve originally won the Aegis of the Immortals during TI6 as part of Wings Gaming. Team Secret also has two TI hopefuls: Matumbaman and Puppey.