What are all the Dota 2 console commands and cheats? Valve's free-to-play MOBA is an uncompromising beast, and learning your way around it can be extremely challenging, especially as a new player. One of the best ways to get better at Dota 2 is to head into a practice lobby and start learning more about the game and its individual heroes and items, and console commands and cheats are your best friend to help you do so. Naturally, you can't just head into an online Dota 2 lobby and start breaking out cheats - the game simply won't let you do this. While many console commands can be used at any time, even in public matches, you can't employ any that allow you to alter the game, level up your character, or display features such as a rangefinder that you cannot typically view through the standard settings menu. These require you to be in a private lobby, hero test, or other custom game, and to have enabled cheats before starting.