The International 2024 Fantasy guide for newbies

Don’t read the tutorial! We’ve summarized a guide on how to play Fantasy and farm some points for The International 2024 Compendium. From a newbie, to a newbie.

Hey, we are all newbies at some point, and The International 2024 will be our first time playing Fantasy, too. After thoroughly reading the tutorial twice, we've made a comprehensive guide for this year's version. Spoiler alert: It's exactly the same as last year's. So, if you want to farm 2024 points or just beat your Steam friends, you're in the right place.

First things first, pick your three players that will be representing your team for the Group Stage. Since groups are not announced yet, we strongly suggest you adjust this when more information is out. For this example, we've picked ATF (Team Falcons) as Core, Quinn (Gaimin Gladiators) as Mid, and Whitemon (Tundra) as Hard Support.

After this, this is The International 2024's Fantasy UI that you will get:

TI 2024 Fantasy UI after you definitely skipped the tutorial and picked whatever players you liked (Image via esports.gg)
TI 2024 Fantasy UI after you definitely skipped the tutorial and picked whatever players you liked (Image via esports.gg)

First pro tip: Try to pick a hard carry for the core role and hard support for the support role. The role emblems tend to benefit these positions. But, of course, it's mostly luck.

How do I play The International 2024 Fantasy after I draft my team?

Each player will have a banner with different stats that they can reroll with Compendium tokens. These are limited, and you only get them with earned levels. So, use them wisely. Now, you only have to understand the following concepts:

  • Titles in TI 2024 Fantasy are your player's bonuses for the kind of hero and style of playing they have. You can use websites like DOTABUFF or STATZ to check your player's trend. Using my Quinn card as an example, I will most likely reroll because Gaimin Gladiators isn't a "patient" team, they will obviously score First Blood (or die) before the 10-minute mark.
  • Emblems have different rarities and their stats define them. My Quinn's red emblem will reward 250% bonus for creep score. Even though the incorruptible trait is useless (0% bonus), I don't want to reroll it because my boy Quinn farms like a demon.
  • Rerolling is tricky in The International 2024 Fantasy. Check what your three buttons on the bottom side say before clicking them.

Changing your players won't cost you tokens, but also won't change your emblems or stats designed for the role.

If you want updated predictions for your TI 2024 Fantasy activity when it starts, ask for it through our socials! While we wait, you can learn more about the Compendium and Ringmaster, the new hero.