Dota 2 Ascension Day Comic: Lore, where to read, and more

The Crownfall event in Dota 2 also introduced Ascension Day, a comic crafted as a prelude to Act I in The Markets of Midgate. The story revolves around Vengeful Spirit's rebellion against her sister to claim the throne, with the help of Skywrath Mage and Scree'Auk, the Goddess of the Flightless.

Ascension Day retains the traditional Dota artwork style and reveals a great deal about Vengeful Spirit and Skywrath's lore. Readers are introduced to Queen Imperia and the goddess who saved Vengeful Spirit from death.

Disclaimer: This article contains significant spoilers for Dota 2 Ascension Day. The canons mentioned are mere lore speculation. Reader's discretion is advised.

The Dota 2 Ascension Day comic spans 118 pages and is available for reading on Valve's official Dota 2 Ascension Day page. To navigate through the comic, simply click on the image to turn to the next page, or press the spacebar on your keyboard.

Ascension Day Prologue

The official prologue for the Ascension Day Dota 2 comic is as follows:

It further goes on to say:

The comic unfolds during the 10th ceremony of Queen Imperia's ascension to the Ghastly Eyrie's throne, marking the day she deposed her sister Shen and cast her from the kingdom by ripping the latter's wings.

Dragonus, also known as Skywrath Mage, meets the queen, surprising her with his arrival, given his beloved's death a decade prior. They discuss a possible rebellion and the queen informs that a battalion is ready to investigate, which was supposed to be led by Dragonus.

However, Imperia allows him to take the day off, knowing that he will visit Shen's grave. Skywrath Mage then hurries off to the old ruins of a Scree'Auk temple, talking about the current situation of Eyrie and Imperia.

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