Heroes of Newerth Wiki

M E N U
	GENERAL	Patch Notes	Heroes	Items	Units	Buildings
		Runes	Game Modes	Tournaments	Store
	MAPS	Forests of Caldavar	Mid Wars	Rift Wars	Grimm's Crossing	Blitz Mode
		The Grimm Hunt	Capture the Flag	Devo Wars	Strikers of Newerth	Prophets
	OTHERS	Community Content Creators	Volunteer Teams	DotA vs HoN	Glossary	Mechanics
		Bot API	Public Beta Test	The War Effort
	Latest Patch: Version 4.9.0

INTRODUCTION

Heroes of Newerth (HoN) is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game originally developed by S2 Games for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. The game idea was derived from the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne custom map Defense of the Ancients and was S2 Games' first MOBA title. The game was released on May 12, 2010, and re-released as a free-to-play game on July 29, 2011. On May 5, 2015, Heroes of Newerth development duties passed to Frostburn Studios under the ownership of Garena. The development team moved over to the new company. Visit the Heroes of Newerth Forums or Official Discord Server if you want more information on the current state of the game.