Town duels

Duels arrive in version 0.13 on 27 Oct 2026. Inside town, right-click a portrait and choose Challenge to a Duel, or use the duel command with their name. The other player has 40 seconds to accept or decline. The fight is 1v1 with your current hero. It does not change rating. Party members can duel each other. Starting a queue cancels a duel. You cannot challenge someone who is queued or already in a match.

There is no duel ladder and no duel MMR in the public notes. I will not invent one. Spectators can watch duels: the Arena Herald lists rated games, unrated games and duels from version 0.14. That is a viewing feature, not a ranking. Everyone also gained about five percent health in the 0.13 build, which is a combat change sitting next to the feature, not a duel-only buff.

If you wanted a rated 1v1, use the 1v1 queue. A duel is the town shortcut when you already see the person.