New to DotA. Wondering what the "meta" is?
Meta is a short way of saying the "strategies used by top teams and players for the current major patch version". This is important because of a lot of what people talk about as "meta" has very little application for a new, average, often even expert players which causes a lot of confusion. Ex. The 'meta' that Crystal Maiden players should buy a Hand of Midas makes close to zero sense in most situations outside pro games.