Last Hitting & Denying

What is Last Hitting?

Last hitting means dealing the final blow to an enemy creep to get gold. This is how you earn most of your gold in the early game.

Melee Creep: ~35-40 gold

Ranged Creep: ~40-48 gold

Siege Creep: ~66-80 gold

1Watch the creep's health bar

2Time your attack to land when HP is low enough

3Consider your hero's attack damage and animation

Denying means killing your own creeps (when below 50% HP) to:

Deny gold to enemies

Deny experience to enemies

Control lane position

Practice in Demo Mode: Use the last hit trainer

Know your damage: Check your attack damage

Watch the creep aggro: Enemy creeps will attack you

Use abilities wisely: Some heroes can use skills to last hit

Quelling Blade: +8 damage vs creeps (great starting item)

❌Attacking creeps too early

❌Not watching enemy hero position

❌Forgetting to deny

❌Standing in creep wave (taking damage)