NS called on Valve to remove Dominator from Dota 2 due to the new meta at The International 2025

Yaroslav "NS" Kuznetsov called on Valve to remove Helm of the Dominator from the game, as the item has become the new Dota 2 meta, and all participants of The International 2025 will abuse it at the championship.

The streamer said this during a broadcast on Twitch.

"If I were Valve, I would watch - fortunately, no one at Valve watches The International - and remove Dominator right now. And I would say: "Play without Dominator." Because I assure you, until the end of the International, we will be watching *** three Dominators. On one side and on the other, everyone will be running around stealing creeps from each other. Every International is the same - an imba appears, and everyone starts abusing it"

NS noted that if Valve does not intervene, this will lead to serious problems at the tournament. The former e-sportsman emphasized that if the item is not removed, then all participants will use the new meta until the very end of the championship.

The streamer added that players will literally steal creeps from each other, and watching such matches will become much less interesting, because the situation will constantly repeat itself.

Recall that Tundra Esports previously created a new Dota 2 meta in the first match of The International 2025.