Cosmetic Modifiers

Cosmetic Modifiers are customizations granted by certain cosmetic items.

Animation
Cosmetic items with this modifier change specific animations. Sometimes, these changes are very minor in order to prevent model clipping, while other cases completely change specific animations like cast, attack, move, or any other animation. Note that these animation changes do not affect cast or attack timings, however, they may affect cast and attack backswings, as the backswing duration is based on the animation's frame length.

Announcer
Cosmetic items with this modifier change the announcer and/or killing spree sound files. This modifier is exclusively used by announcer packs.

HUD
Cosmetic items with this modifier change the appearance of the in-game HUD. This modifier is exclusively used by HUD skins.

Health Bar
Cosmetic items with this modifier customize the hero's health bar. This modifier is currently unused.

Ability Name
Cosmetic items with this modifier change an ability's name. This modifier is currently unused.

Loading Screen
Cosmetic items with this modifier change the loadings screen image. This modifier is exclusively used by loading screens.

Cursor Pack
Cosmetic items with this modifier customize the in-game mouse cursor, including all its variants (i.e. the attack cursor). This modifier is exclusively used by cursor packs.

Portrait
Cosmetic items with this modifier customize the hero portrait. Sometimes, these changes are minor, to make the model fit within the frame, while others come with completely new portraits.

Ambient Effects
Cosmetic items with this modifier come with extra ambient particle effects tailored to the cosmetic item itself.

Kill Effects
Cosmetic items with this modifier change multi-kill banners. This modifier is exclusively used by multikill banners.

Custom Effects
Cosmetic items with this modifier customize one or multiple abilities' particle effects.

Model
Cosmetic items with this modifier completely replace a model, either from the equipping hero, or their summoned units.

Scale
Cosmetic items with this modifier changes the hero's model scale. This modifier is currently unused.

Wearable
Cosmetic items with this modifier are wearable by heroes. Note that this modifier is not displayed in most cases.

Courier
Cosmetic items with this modifier change the player's courier model. This modifier is exclusively used by couriers.

FlyingCourier
Cosmetic items with this modifier change the player's flying courier model. This modifier is deprecated.

Pet
Cosmetic items with this modifier enable a pet companion that follows the player's hero around.

Weather
Cosmetic items with this modifier change the environmental weather. This modifier is used by weather effects, as well as some custom maps.

Sound
Cosmetic items with this modifier change one or multiple sound effects of the equipped hero.

Soundscape
Cosmetic items with this modifier change the entire soundscape of the map. This modifier is used by weather effects, as well as some custom maps.

Voice
Cosmetic items with this modifier change the hero's voice sound files. This can be either a stand-alone voice pack, or be bound to a wearable cosmetic item.

Icon
Cosmetic items with this modifier customize one or multiple abilities' icons.

Map Override
Cosmetic items with this modifier completely customize the in-game terrain, including trees trees, textures, ambient creatures, and in some cases neutral creeps.