Key spell not used in the fight. Not using your ultimate in fights in Dota 2
An unused key spell means an ability or item with a 60+ second cooldown was ready, you spent over 3 seconds in the fight and were disabled less than 60% of it, and you never used it.
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How to fix “key spell not used in the fight”?
- 1Decide before the fight who your ultimate goes on and when, so you do not think in the moment.
- 2Put BKB and key items on comfortable keys and press them before you get disabled.
- 3Use quick cast: it saves fractions of a second in every fight.
How common at each rank
share of matches with the mistake- Herald—
- Guardian66%
- Crusader57%
- Archon59%
- Legend51%
- Ancient59%
- Divine67%
- —Herald
- 66%Guardian
- 57%Crusader
- 59%Archon
- 51%Legend
- 59%Ancient
- 67%Divine
Most common on heroes
How the coach counts it
What is “key spell not used in the fight” in Dota 2?
You were in the fight for several seconds and not disabled, yet never used your main ability or long-cooldown item. The fight went by without your key contribution.
How does the coach find this mistake?
The coach counts anything with a cooldown of 60+ seconds as key: ultimates, BKB, Refresher. If it was ready, you were in the fight over 3 seconds and disabled less than 60% of the time, and it was not used, that is an execution mistake.
Why does “key spell not used in the fight” cost games?
An ultimate with a minute-long cooldown often is your contribution to the fight. Saving it for later in a lost fight brings nothing.