DOTA 2: How To Recalibrate MMR

Updated: 25 Aug 2022 10:33 pm
DOTA 2: How To Recalibrate MMR
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In DOTA 2, only one thing determines the hierarchy: MMR. The higher your MMR, the better you are (because stats are all that matter, right?). So, when you’ve been stuck in one MMR for a while, things can stagnate. A recalibration can spice up the game again.

DOTA 2 lets you recalibrate your MMR at the start of each ranked season. 

Here’s how:

Step 1: Open Settings

In DOTA 2, click the Gear icon on the top-left of your screen. This should open up a new panel with a bunch of tabs.

At the top, click Account to open that tab up.

Step 2: MMR Recalibration

In the Account Tab, you’ll find what you’re looking for under the heading labeled MMR Recalibration.

Click the Activate Recalibration button.

This should reset your MMR back to unknown.

This video shows you how to do it.

You’ll get your new rank after 10 ranked games!

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Faizan Niaz
Once the greatest adventurer Tamriel had ever seen. Enemy to evil, Hero of the people. Then, I took an arrow to the knee. The rest is history.
Gamer Since: 2005
Favorite Genre: RPG
Currently Playing: DOTA 2, Path of Exile, Risk of Rain 2, Stray, Fall Guys, Elden Ring, Sea of Thieves, Minecraft
Top 3 Favorite Games:DOTA 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt


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