Factions

In Dota 2 there are two opposing factions, the Faction radiant (bottom-left) and the Faction dire (top-right).

Gallery

• Radiant icon.png

  Radiant icon
• Radiant icon 2.png
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  Radiant pip
• Radiant logo.png

  Radiant base logo

• Dire icon.png

  Dire icon
• Dire icon 2.png
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  Dire pip
• Dire logo.png

  Dire base logo
• Dire logo old.png

  Old Dire base logo

Trivia

• In WC3 DotA, the Radiant was called "the Sentinel" and the Dire was called "the Scourge", after the Night Elf Sentinels and the Undead Scourge in the Warcraft universe.
  • Heroes were divided by factions, and in the WC3 DotA exclusive "Normal Mode", you can only select Heroes from the faction you are playing as. This organization has been scrapped in Dota 2, however it is still referenced in the hero selection screen (for easier location for veteran players).
• Arc Warden mentions the names "Diruulth and Radinthul", hinting that these are the "real" names of the entities locked within the faction's Ancients.