Dota 2 news » The Year Beast Has Come

Gather your courage (and your Ingots), for the Year Beast has come! For the next 24 hours, you’ll be able to turn the terror of the Year Beast into the treasures of the New Bloom Festival. Yet facing the beast is not a challenge to be taken lightly. To prepare, we strongly suggest gathering a group of friends, then entering Year Beast Practice to learn about the new weapons at your disposal and to sharpen your strategies. Once you think you’re ready, choose “Fight the Beast” to enter the real battle, where you’ll spend your hard-earned Ingots to equip your chosen hero.

Each Ingot translates to 40 in-game Gold for you to use purchasing equipment and fireworks, as well as using buyback should you expire. Once you’re equipped, start the fight and deal as much damage to the Year Beast as you can. The more damage you deal, the higher you’ll rank, and the more Jade Tokens you’ll receive to redeem toward New Bloom rewards.

After the Year Beast departs, players from groups who dealt damage in the top 10% will each receive the elusive Redhoof courier, and those who earn their way into the top 1% will earn the coveted Jadehoof courier!

Good luck!