Initiating
Starting a team fight
Example
We only won that team fight cuz Axe is so good at initiating
Related Slang
| DOTA | Defense of the Ancients |
| Tower diving | Attacking an opposing player under his tower |
| Fountain diving | Attacking an opposing player in his fountain |
| Farming | Earning experience and items |
| Base race | Simultaneous attacks on enemy bases |
| CS | Creep score |
| Ganking | Launching a surprise attack |
| Creep | A basic unit |
| Denying | Killing your own creeps to prevent your enemy from killing them |
| MOBA | Multiplayer online battle arena |
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Initiating is a DOTA video game term that refers to when a hero attacks a group of enemies to start a team fight. The goal of initiating is to gain an advantage for the hero's team against the enemy's team right before they fight.
Initiators are vital for winning team fights, especially in the mid- and late-game phase of DOTA. Heroes that specialize in initiation are Sand King, Enigma, Axe, Vengeful Spirit, Earthshaker, Clockwerk, and Tidehunter.