Dota 2’s next hero, Muerta, gets early 2023 release, Valve announces

Finale of Dota 2’s annual tournament, The International, took place in Singapore over the weekend, and Valve used the opportunity to reveal Dota 2’s 124th hero: Muerta.

Muerta’s trailer is just 47 seconds in length and features a woman under a tree. The candles nearby light up as she goes by many statues or relics. Muerta the woman speaks of suffering, both physical and spiritual, and how people fear her even more than death.

Muerta, at the end, looks up to the camera, and covers her body in teal painted skeletal markings. Muerta takes clear aesthetic inspiration from classic Mexico’s Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) decorations — which, not coincidentally, is Tuesday.

Valve didn’t reveal anything about Muerta’s abilities or stats. However, based on her weapons — two glowing pistols that hang from her belt — it seems likely that she’ll be an agility-focused ranged carry. Players won’t find out for sure until Valve releases Muerta sometime in early 2023.

The last hero to be added to the list was Muerta before Muerta. Dota 2Primal Beast made his debut on the lanes in February of this year. It will take about one year for hero releases to come out with Muerta, as Muerta is not due until next year. This isn’t uncommon for Dota 2The average time it takes for a new hero to appear is almost one year. 2020 only saw a single new hero, Hoodwink, who didn’t launch until the middle of December. However, there were three new heroes added to the game in 2019, so Valve seems to release heroes when they’re ready, rather than League of Legends’ strategy of dumping a new Champion every few months.