# Dota 2 beginner guides

> Where to start: what to do first, what to ignore, and the mistakes worth skipping. Player-made Dota 2 guides on QnA.GG.

The page: https://qna.gg/games/dota-2/beginners. Every guide as JSON: https://qna.gg/api/guides?q=beginner&game=Dota+2.

## Guides, most read first

- [Dota 2: Beginner-to-Advanced Guide](https://qna.gg/g/dota-2-beginner-to-advanced-guide-83b4af00.md), by Qloud: Everything you need to go from your first unranked games to climbing ranked in the 7.41 era: roles, laning, the map objectives that changed this year, itemization, and the habits that actually win games. Researched…

## Questions these guides answer

- [How to think about items](https://qna.gg/g/dota-2-beginner-to-advanced-guide-83b4af00#section-how-to-think-about-items), in “Dota 2: Beginner-to-Advanced Guide”