Players use powerful units known as heroes, and are assisted by allied teammates and AI-controlled fighters. The objective of the game is for each team to destroy their opponents' Ancient, a heavily guarded structure at the opposing corner of the map.
Defense of the Ancients ( DotA) is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) mod for the video game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) and its expansion, The Frozen Throne.
