During The International 2024 Valve has announced 126th hero for Dota 2. It's a bird-samurai named Kez. It's going to become available with the 4th act of the Crownfall event, where players will oppose the Empire. This hero was one of those that regularly was found in game files and numerous leaks. Valve was adding interest with items and teasers on the website. After the release of the Crownfall Kazurai - the order of samurai birds - was added to the Dota 2 lore. During the last The International Valve has announced previous hero named Ringmaster that was released just recently after almost a year since the announcement.