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Captain lobby
Solo queue, PvP lobby (beta), rank, and draft intel before you roll.
Command the draft.Simulate. Climb.
Fan-built Dota 2 Captain's Mode simulator. Draft solo against AI, challenge a friend in the PvP lobby, simulate outcomes, and climb the global leaderboard.
PvP lobby needs an account—Try demo covers solo practice in your browser.
Browser · no install
Why CM- Full Captain's Mode draft flow with bans, picks, reserves, and timers.
- PvP lobby: share a code, draft live, server-resolved match (beta).
- Solo runs earn captain rating and ladder XP.
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Draftable Heroes
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Draft Steps
Global
Leaderboard
PvP
Lobby · beta
One session, full CM
DRAFT LIKE A REAL CAPTAIN
Full CM solo or PvP with a friend—same bans, reserves, and timers—then macro prep and a server-backed match result.
- Full pick/ban sequence
- Solo AI captain or PvP lobby vs a friend (beta)
- Match log and scoring system
What you're playing
Outdraft. Outthink. Outclimb.
Win through drafting discipline, lineup synergy, and macro decisions—not lane mechanics.
See it in action
Lobby → draft → sim
A quick look at lobby, draft, and sim. The full run goes deeper.
RollCM draftPlaybookLogStandings
New · PvP lobby
Beta1v1 CM with a friend
Create or join with a room code—same CM flow as solo.
Swipe · Lobby → Draft → Sim
Why register
Track your captain journey
Create an account to save match history, gain captain XP, and compete on the leaderboard.
Study guides
Three study guides.Playbook, hero atlas, counters.
Read the playbook before you draft. Look up heroes and named counter answers when you need them.
Draft to sim flow125 heroesCounter picks
Browse anytime—sign in to track drafts, ladder rating, and match history.
Match engine
You finish the draft.Everything after is consequence.
Lanes collapse early. Greedy cores get punished. One smoke rotation can crack the map and swing the next fifteen minutes. The engine tracks vision, spikes, economy, tilt, and desperation — fights erupt when state breaks, not from scripts.
High-ground stalls, bad Rosh calls, and momentum swings stay earned. Sandbox-first: draft wild comps, force chaos, split-push until it snaps — the simulation answers back.
Living match simulationReactive map stateUnscripted outcomes
How a tick becomes a story
Living map
Tempo & pressure
Calls & chains
Fight log
Match feed · highlights
18:39
Radiant slip into fog — Earthshaker lines up a smoke toward Shadow Fiend.
27:48
Crystal Maiden (Radiant) times the smite perfectly — Roshan dies but the Aegis goes to Radiant inste…
48:53
Invoker (Radiant) claims the Dire Top Melee Barracks.
Standings
One ladder for everyone
Wins pay forward; losses stick. Everyone shares the same ladder — draft and calls are what move the number.
- Good runs add rating you have to defend on the next ticket.
- Losses cost rating like everyone else.
- Medal icons mirror the live board so you always know your band.
Season preview
+ win · − loss- 1
Oracle’s LedgerImmortal5890+25 - 2SmokeScreenImmortal5780+150
- 3GlyphAndGoImmortal5715-30
- 4RoshOrFeedImmortal5655+75
- 5ScanAdjustImmortal5640-15
Demo rows preview layout—yours joins after on the live board.
Account
Captain level
Finish CM runs to earn voyage XP.
- Another Ancient down fills the bar and spills into the next tier.
- Lobby UI shows rank and level side by side.
Your progression
Current level
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Glory from closed queues fills the ring; overflow waits for the next march. Kept on your profile — not tied to ladder rating.
Create an account to keep XP saved across visits.
What's cooking
The lab after midnight.
No promises. Just experimental systems, weird ideas, and mechanics we can't stop iterating on.
On the roadmap
Progression worth showing off
Turn CM sessions into a season pass vibe — seasonal targets, streak trophies, and flair on your lobby card.
Coming soon
Preview onlySeason goals
Bounties that reset with the ladder
- CM games played78%
- Radiant wins44%
- Clean reserve games62%
Badge cases
Wear the heater — visible in lobby
Three slots for streak, draft IQ, and vision badges — loot you actually want to flex between queues.
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Ladder · seasons · matchmaking
Ranked Versus
CM against strangers who care about the clock.
PvP lobby (beta) is live for friends with a room code. Ranked Versus adds public queues, MMR, and season stats on the lobby Versus tab—separate from solo ladder and private rooms.
On the horizon
Vision
Brackets · BO3 drafts · trophies
Tournament mode
Mini-majors for your group chat.
Eight captains, single elim, or a crew-sized Swiss — draft series that feel like event night instead of ladder grind.
On the horizon
Also brewing
One direction we're serious about below — the rest of the list is yours to shape.
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Captain career
Your pro, your arc.
Roll a captain card — look, lane ego, story — then stack reputation, milestones, and signature drafts across seasons. Progress lives on the person, not only the number.
Suggest what's next
Extra modes, different ladders, dumb ideas that might work — if you'd actually play it, we want to hear it. No wrong answers; just tell us what sounds fun.
Leave a noteHeard something you want on this list? Use the link above or Ko-fi from the support block.
FAQ
How it works
Plain-language answers for first-time captains — draft flow, simulator panels, and what counts on the ladder.
Getting started
A fan-built Captain's Mode practice client. Solo: roll faction and pick order, draft against an AI captain, lock a playbook, simulate, and climb the ladder. PvP lobby (beta): sign in, share a room code, and run the same CM flow against a friend with a server-resolved match. It's not the Dota 2 client and doesn't replace playing the game.
Draft & strategy
Match simulator
Accounts & ladder
Support
Keep the draft client running
This is a nights-and-weekends build. If Captain's Mode ever made your night a little better, a tip helps with hosting and time to keep improving things.
- Servers, domains, and the boring bills that keep this online.
- Hours for ranked Versus, career layers, and ideas people keep sending in.
- Totally optional. Share the love if you feel like it, and we'll keep making it better.