Died with gold in pocket. Dying with unspent gold in Dota 2: when to spend before a fight
Dying with gold means you had enough free gold for a whole item at the second of death: 900+ in lane, 2000+ in the midgame, 2500+ above buyback late.
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How to fix “died with gold in pocket”?
- 1Before a fight or an objective, spend your gold, at least on a component of the next item.
- 2Keep the courier moving: order items as soon as you can afford them, not when you get back to base.
- 3In the late game keep only buyback gold and turn the rest into items.
How common at each rank
share of matches with the mistake- Herald—
- Guardian55%
- Crusader71%
- Archon61%
- Legend57%
- Ancient55%
- Divine76%
- —Herald
- 55%Guardian
- 71%Crusader
- 61%Archon
- 57%Legend
- 55%Ancient
- 76%Divine
Most common on heroes
How the coach counts it
What is “died with gold in pocket” in Dota 2?
At the moment of death you had a lot of free gold: 900+ in lane, 2000+ in the midgame, 2500+ above buyback in the late game. That item could have won the fight, and part of the gold is lost on death.
How does the coach find this mistake?
The coach looks at gold on hand at the second of death and does not flag it if you bought something within 10 seconds before: you were already spending.
Why does “died with gold in pocket” cost games?
Gold in your pocket does not fight. An item bought a minute earlier gives damage, survivability or a save in exactly the fight where you died.
How it differs from similar mistakes
- Holding gold
Holding gold: unspent gold sat in your pocket for over a minute in a row, even if you never died. Died with gold: the coach looks at a single second, the moment of death, and uses its own thresholds.