Valve fixes super broken Midas glitch in Dota 2, but players found another solution

After Midas became the most popular article in Dota2 Valve quickly stepped in overnight to fix the exploit involved. But it wasn’t long before players discovered another exploit with the same result, namely using the Hand of Midas without any cooldown.

Yesterday, Valve suddenly released a 140MB patch without any notes or announcement, which appears to be aimed at fixing a number of bugs in the game, including the Hand of Midas cooldown exploit. While it previously required Dota2 Whereas players use Midas, then drop it on the ground, buy another via quick buy, and then sell it to renew the cooldown of the dropped item, there is now another way to achieve the same result. If two players buy the Hand of Midas, use it, and then trade it with each other, one of them will get two full charges of the item instantly reset, allowing the exploit to continue to flourish.

As shared by Dota Cinema and discussed by many Dota2 According to players on the game’s subreddit, the Hand of Midas exploit is still alive and kicking, though it does require a few extra steps to pull off. I entered a custom match and spawned a bot with Midas equipped, and can confirm that this approach to the exploit does indeed work. However, it’s inconsistent, and sometimes requires swapping Midas between heroes multiple times before the cooldown finally refreshes.

Since the exploit was discovered, Ogre Magi’s pick rate has increased from 15 to 23 percent, according to stats site DotaBuff, as the hero can use his Multicast ability on the item to farm hundreds of gold with a single click. Based on how often the exploit has appeared in my matches, I would recommend players avoid ranked matchmaking for at least a few more days until Valve finally fixes the Hand of Midas and its associated charge functionality, which appears to be the culprit behind the game-breaking bug that so many players are abusing.