3 Phases in Every MOBA Game that You Need to Know

Lately, MOBA games are mushrooming on various platforms, both for PC and mobile. For PC, there are some MOBA games that can be enjoyed, ranging from Dota 2 , League of Legends or Heroes of the Storm. Not to forget also for mobile like Mobile Legends , Arena of Valor, or Vainglory. All of them have the same objective of destroying the enemy base and defeating the opponent.

To do that, it takes a good strategy to be able to defeat the enemy depending on the phase in the game. This phase itself is often referred to as early game, mid game, and late game . But what does this phase mean and what to do? Therefore we will discuss the three phases in this MOBA game so you better understand what to do. The calculation phase itself is not based on the duration of the game, but the average level of hero in the game. Instead of lingering, just take a look at the full review below so you are not confused again with your hero duties in certain phases.

Early Game

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This first phase is the initial phase where the start from the beginning of the game begins. Depending on what game you play, the level of hero can vary. In the game Dota 2 , the early game phase takes place when the average hero is still around the level of 1-10. While in Mobile Legends, Arena of Valor and Vainglory when hero level is at level 1-6.

During this phase, each hero role certainly has its own task. For the midlane , their job is to keep the lane and get level faster than other heroes. When the level is bigger, the midlane heroes can already start moving to help another difficult lane.

For hero carry or ADCs , they tend to be weak in early games so they are more focused on farming in order to get items faster than other heroes because most heroes with this role are highly dependent on the items .

For the offlaner , their task is not too heavy that just keep the lane and clean up creep wave that comes as fast as possible. In some games, these offlane heroes usually get slower levels than the carry or midlaner although alone because the hero is usually guarded by 3 heroes at once, making it difficult for them to get level. The task is easy, but the pressure is so heavy.

Then what about the hero support? Hero-hero with this role is mostly stronger at the beginning of the game so as to control the enemies who do the gank or even help friends do gank . In Dota 2 , hero support also has a duty to perform warding in places prone to gang to keep the carry position. While in MOBA mobile, the hero support duty guard at the bush for vision enhancements and keep the hero comrades.

Mid Game

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After the early game phase, the next term used is mid game or midst of the game. In the game Dota 2 , the mid-game phase takes place when the average hero has reached the level of 11-18. While in Mobile Legends, Arena of Valor or Vainglory takes place with a shorter level, which is around level 7-11.

During this phase, some heroes experience significant task changes. The midlaner heroes who already have enough good items will usually start doing gank more often with hero support with the aim of disturbing the hero carry enemies so they have difficulty getting level and farming.

The offlaner was usually already started to leave his lane and began targeting hero carry along with other heroes. Most of these offlane heroes also already have levels and items that are good enough to initiate.


Entering the mid game is hero carry a little more shine than early games. They usually already have pretty good items with pretty bad damage and can kill enemies along with other teammates when needed. But they stay focused farming before getting the key item depending on which hero is played.

Conversely, the hero support potential slowly dims when entering this phase. Their job is to help other heroes to do gang or help when things go wrong. The hero support also must dare to die for other team members who have more important roles such as carry or midlaner. In this phase also sometimes the game is over if one of the camps have lost far since the early game.

Late Game

Let's Learn About MOBA!  Understand the 3 Phases in the Game So You Can Be Greater and Not Confused Again!

If the game is still not finished, the last phase is where the game must be terminated because the hero has reached its maximum ability. In Dota 2, late games usually run from level 18 up and mobile MOBA from level 12 up.

All roles already have the same task, ie destroying the enemy base together with strategy. Hero offlaner who became the initiator will usually do the initiation when there is a chance greeted with other heroes. Good positioning is needed to launch the right combination so that enemies can get wipe out and instantly finish off the game. Since this phase of hero carry holds the most important role in the game to finish off the enemy quickly. The hero support was only tasked to support the performance of the carry by using all kinds of disable or crowd control they have.


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