
Our Diretide week 13 mission guide recommends slapping your teammates and committing vehicular assault in the name of free levels.
While Diretide week 12 had an air of tiredness to it, it seems that Valve is doing a “greatest hits” method for the last week of the battle pass. Some of the more straightforward and easy quests are back, and the Diretide-exclusive mission is much easier to pull off. Expect a round of applause in your pubs for Diretide week 13.
It’s true that this mission is easy, but that doesn’t make it any less tedious after more than three months of repeats. Play two, eight, and 15 games this week to finish up this mission. There are only six more weeks of the battle pass season, so savor it while you can.
This Diretide mission rewards up to five stars for hitting ten, 20, 40, 60, and 100 enemy units while on your chosen mount. All mounts are equally capable of hitting greevils and enemies, so just pick your favorite one and go. One match should be enough to rack up three stars if you focus on doing so, but remember that Diretide queue times are only going to get longer as the week rolls on, so try to get this week 13 mission done early in the week.
Watching your towers being slowly worn down by illusions is one of the most demoralizing things to see in Dota 2, and players should expect it a bit more often this week. The Pain Is Real requires players to deal up to 10,000 damage to structures using illusions. Terrorblade and Naga Siren are the obvious choices for this, but really any Manta Style carrier can contribute. Supports players can try Vengeful Spirit’s Aghanim’s Scepter to make some progress.
This mission requires players to pick up runes in winning games. It’s a simple task made even simpler by the fact that bounty runes are included. Supports can make a quick trip to secure the bounties every three minutes in the lane. Repeat the process nine times across matches and it’s done. Just remember that you actually have to win the game for it to count. Your 1 HP mid would very much appreciate that regeneration rune.
Bashes are one of the most divisive mechanics in all of Dota 2. When the enemy picks Spirit Breaker, it feels guaranteed. When you buy a Skull Basher, it’s a stat item. Regardless of their takes, players will need to bash enemy heroes 20, 60, and 125 times to earn three stars. Slardar and Spirit Breaker can get this done quickly, as can Troll Warlord or Ursa with a Skull Basher. Special mention goes to Faceless Void, who can bash multiple times on the same hit. It’s a great week to grind his ghastly-white arcana style.
While most of the battle pass trinkets have been forgotten, high fives still reign supreme. This mission requires players to dap each other up 125 times over the course of multiple matches. High fives are easy to spam and, as the title, implies, completely universal. Throw some out at the end of a match to make easy progress. Just don’t get left hanging, as it starts a minute cooldown.
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