Fourth Spirit - A Dota 2 Podcast

A DotA 2 Podcast for new and experienced player's alike. The hosts crack wise and talk the pains and triumphs of learning the ins and outs of the game as well as the meta behind it. New shows Tuesday and Thursday

meep merp 05/28/2025

meep merp merp meep /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/36743090

Dota Update 7.39 Patch Review 05/23/2025

Dota Update 7.39 Patch Review I messed up my recording so it kinda always sounds like I'm shouting. I also learned a new fix for a thing so the worst of it has been eliminated and saved me hours of not playing the new patch. kezkezkezkekzekzkezkezkezkezkezkez /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/36686085

Every Name Is A Choice 05/19/2025

Every Name Is A Choice Don't skip to like 5 minutes when we start talking about dota or whatever don't do that. It would be 20 minutes but I mercifully cut our brief interview with the chicago pope cause it was pretty bad. /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/36632645

HAS ANYONE SEEN THIS SWORD?? (Has Anyone Seen This Sword?)((has anyone seen this sword)) 04/07/2025

HAS ANYONE SEEN THIS SWORD?? (Has Anyone Seen This Sword?)((has anyone seen this sword)) Played a bit more, deso is too slow. Cryst if you're killing it, but even echo bkb aghs is fine. Just get there eventually. Slowly getting the audio better. Please be nice to me, I am very difficult to work with. /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/36030265

DOTA 7.38 PATCH REVIEW SWAMP MAP SWAMP MAP SWAMP MAP SWAMP MAP 02/19/2025

DOTA 7.38 PATCH REVIEW SWAMP MAP SWAMP MAP SWAMP MAP SWAMP MAP WANDERING WATERS MORE LIKE FUN PATCH SWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMPSWAMP /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/35346820

Come here often? 02/11/2025

Come here often? Sound was real bad on this one sorry team this is the only way we could get it goin. /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/35234595

Immo Acro 09/24/2024

Immo Acro My word! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/33180462

What They Did To My Monkey 09/09/2024

What They Did To My Monkey Beedub, Proud, and Zac discuss the big surprises TI 13 has brought us so far, Valve's new MOBA Deadlock, and the most annoying meta heroes, and how much we LOVE Dieselpunk /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/32967102

Fixed: Beedub: Reloaded 08/08/2024

Fixed: Beedub: Reloaded On this edition of the podcast Ursi, Bee, and Proud discuss the deep, dark, fetishistic tendencies of dota heroes. Also games. Topics include: hero themes, Crownfall review, Venomancer, playing on new peripherals, Macs, Bee's adjustment to innates & facets, Jakiro, Tidehunter, Earthshaker, Lycan, Orchid, Juggernaut, and so much more! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/32494897

[Reupload]Dota Update Patch 7.37 Review where I edit until 5am and then give up 08/01/2024

[Reupload]Dota Update Patch 7.37 Review where I edit until 5am and then give up files too big... team it's really late sorry I probably missed a bunch where we/I talk over eachother a lot and i forgot my pop filter please dont throw vegetables at me I am very delicate but it's mostly acceptable please enjoy a special surprise at the end /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/32510172

Dota 2 is a Cultural Monument 07/24/2024

Dota 2 is a Cultural Monument On this week's show Ursi and Proud finally find a time to record a podcast! Topics include: Riyadh Masters 2024, Elden Ring, Monkey King's Simian Stride facet, Phantom Assassin, Tiny's Crash Landing facet, Ursa, Beastmaster, Slark, Shadow Fiend, Gleipnir, Atos, Hoodwink, heroes that work best in 2's, melee supports, and much more! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/32271502

7 14 21 28 Who Knows 07/03/2024

7 14 21 28 Who Knows On this week's podcast Ursi, Proud, and Zac tap into the net. Topics include: Dark Seer, potential map changes (improvements??), Armlet, Sven (with an armlet!), ongoing projects, Elden Ring, 7.36c, Ember Spirit, Centaur Warrunner support, and much more! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/31994892

Too Many Supports 06/21/2024

Too Many Supports On this week's podcast Ursi and Proud rant and rave. Topics include: Sven, Witch Doctor, Ember Spirit, Tinker's Translocator facet, Vengeful Spirit core, Tiny, Drow, the existence of too many support players, Helm of the Dominator/Overlord, Lifestealer, Radiance, and so much more! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/31834842

Bugs + Skuchi 06/12/2024

Bugs + Skuchi On this edition of the podcast ~*~FOURTH SPIRIT~*~ Ursi, Proud, and Zac discuss 7.36b's highlights! Topics include: Weaver, Drow Ranger, mid lane dynamics & hero pools, various buffs + nerfs, Axe, Bloodstone, Sand King, Queen of Pain, various facet tests, and so much more! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/31709817

New Patch Ranked Strategy 06/04/2024

New Patch Ranked Strategy On this episode of the podcast Ursi, Zac, Proud, and AHW discuss a ton of hero builds and specific meta developments. Topics include: Meepo, Broodmother, Ember Spirit, Tinker, Underlord, Dazzle, Phoenix, power/feature creep, Storm Spirit, Lycan, Puck, Tiny, Wraith King, Venomancer, and much more! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/31595677

7.36 is Solved (Oh God This Didn't Upload Cause We Hit Storage Capacity) 05/29/2024

7.36 is Solved (Oh God This Didn't Upload Cause We Hit Storage Capacity) Well 7.36 has been out for a while and just about everything's similar except less. So pretend we're like 20% less emphatic. This was recorded like 4 days ago I didn't notice it didn't post cause we ran outta space :( On this week's episode Proud, Zac, and Ursi chat about their time playing 7.36 so far! Topics include: best & worst facets, innate balancing, Puck, Witch Doctor, Spirit Breaker, Wraith King, a masterclass in Tinker theorycrafting, what we're banning, and much more! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/31525487

Dota Patch 7.36 - Facets and Innate Abilities 05/23/2024

Dota Patch 7.36 - Facets and Innate Abilities We'll get to the other stuff later, this thing dropped at like 8:30pm so it's a bit rough, but y'know how it is. /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/31430277

Appetizer that doesn't have much to do with the main course 05/22/2024

Appetizer that doesn't have much to do with the main course Patch today so hopefully you listen to this before it's worthless /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/31414232

Never Fight Up Hill Me Boys 05/08/2024

Never Fight Up Hill Me Boys Defense of the Ancients, what an unbelievable match that was. The Defense of the Ancients. What an unbelievable. I mean, it was so much and so interesting and so vicious and horrible and so beautiful in so many different ways. It, it represented such a big portion of the success of Valve. Defense of the Ancients, wow. I go to Defense of the Ancients, Dota, to look and to watch. And, uh, the statement of Terr R. Blade, who's no longer in favor. Did you ever notice that? No longer in favor. "Never fight uphill, me boys. Never fight uphill." They were fighting uphill. He said, "Wow, that was a big mistake." He lost is great mid. And, uh, they were fighting. "Never fight uphill, me boys!" But it was too late. /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/31191847

Dota is Arc Warden Right Now (We Don't Talk About AW) 04/25/2024

Dota is Arc Warden Right Now (We Don't Talk About AW) On this week's podcast Ursi, Proud, and guest AHW discuss the current unpatched iteration of the game and offer some theories. Topics include: Bloodseeker, the new battlepass activity, balance patch cadence, Lotuses, pull dynamics, experience, differentiating good & bad players, objective balancing, Monkey King, Broodmother, a couple listener questions, and much more! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/30985693

Sam forgot to give me a title lol 04/08/2024

Sam forgot to give me a title lol And a description /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/30719878

Ursi Needs Therapy 03/27/2024

Ursi Needs Therapy On this week's podcast Ursi, Zac, and Proud get into the new patch, 7.35d, and talk about Ursi's adventures in ranked. Topics include: matchmaking changes, BKB, Manta Style, Maelstrom family changes, Dragon Knight, Drow, Lifestealer, Magnus, Pangolier, Disruptor, ranked play, and much more! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/30561718

Fixing Heroes 03/19/2024

Fixing Heroes On this week's podcast Ursi, Bee, and Proud gather around the podcast-fire and get into a whole lot of hero-specific topics. Topics include: Vengeful Spirit, Venomancer, Phantom Lancer, Dragon's Dogma, next TI, the Birmingham Major, changes to MMR, Troll Warlord, Tinker, spell amplification, Sange & Yasha, Lifestealer, tormentor strategy, and much more! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/30435563

Alive in a Gutter; Dead in a Ditch 03/01/2024

Alive in a Gutter; Dead in a Ditch what in blazes! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/30190528

7.35c pootch 02/23/2024

7.35c pootch la gooch /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/30077723

Have Fun In Dota, Too 02/19/2024

Have Fun In Dota, Too mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm yeah mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm right mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm mhm ok /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/30008503

Can't Go Wrong with Spiky 01/29/2024

Can't Go Wrong with Spiky On this week's episode of the podcast Ursi, Zac, and Proud live inside of their own personal safety bubbles. Topics include: Lion, Khanda, vague vs. concrete pressure, 5 Storm Spirit, really greedy supports, first item choice risks, neutral item acquisition, when to leave mid, tiny starting item, and much more! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/29687793

Warlock Extravaganza 12/29/2023

Warlock Extravaganza On this week's episode Proud, Zac, and Ursi discuss Warlock in-depth. Topics include: Khanda, Arc Warden, simplicity in hero design, complexity in execution, Clinkz, Faceless Void, Sniper, Zeus, OD, bugs, Dragon Knight, Tiny, underrated/undervalued neutral items, and much! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/29268488

Dota 7.35 Patch Review 12/19/2023

Dota 7.35 Patch Review EVERYTHING EXPLODED I'll try to get the items part with Zac up if I can get it listenable /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/29151408

Butch Drow 12/05/2023

Butch Drow On this week's podcast Zac, Ursi, and Proud end competition. Topics include: Eternal shroud, Slardar, butch Drow Ranger, cosmetic metagames, creep cutting/skips, Lycan, the nature of competition, inhouses, WLDL, and much more! /episode/index/show/defenseofthepatience/id/28931643

Fourth Spirit - A Dota 2 Podcast

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