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Animal Courier
Animal Courier Radiant model
Animal Courier Radiant model
Animal Courier Dire model
Animal Courier Radiant iconAnimal Courier Dire icon
Ancient Courier
75
+0.5
This unit has no mana.
Level 0
Respawn Time 120s
Armor Armor 0
Magic Resistance 0%
Move Speed 380 (100)
Turn Rate Takes 0.209s to turn 180°. 0.5
Collision Size 8
Vision Range (G) 350
Bounty Gold
+
125
125 / LVL Team Bounty
Experience 0
Model Scale 1
Abilities Return to Base (Courier) icon Return to Base
Go To Secret Shop (Courier) icon Go To Secret Shop
Return Items (Courier) icon Return Items
Retrieve Items (Courier) icon Retrieve Items
Transfer Items (Courier) icon Transfer Items
Spell Immunity icon Spell Immunity
Notes Has inventory & backpack.
Spell Immune
Phased


Abilities[]

Return to Base
QE
Return to Base (Courier) icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Returns the courier to base.
Cooldown symbol
 0

  • The Courier always walks to a spot about 400 range in front of the shop keeper, slightly to its right side.


Go To Secret Shop
WF
Go To Secret Shop (Courier) icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Sends the courier to your team's secret shop.
Cooldown symbol
 0

  • Even when the Secret Shop on the enemy side of the map is closer, the Courier still chooses the secret shop on its team's side of the map.
  • The courier walks as close as possible to the shop keeper.


Return Items
ED
Return Items (Courier) icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Return items to stash.
Cooldown symbol
 0
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Courier Return Stash Items
Death

  • When the Courier has no items in its inventory, it stands still for a split second when casting this and then continues doing what it was doing previously.
  • The Courier walks to the same spot as with Return to Base (Courier) icon Return to Base. But the items are already put into the stash when 700 range away from the shop.


Retrieve Items
DY
Retrieve Items (Courier) icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Retrieve items from stash.
Cooldown symbol
 0
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Courier Take Stash Items
Death

  • When the player has no items in its stash, it gives the No Items To Retrieve From Stash error message and does not interrupt the Courier.
  • Retrieves the items from the stash when getting within 700 range of the shop keeper. When the items are retrieved, the Courier stops.


Transfer Items
FT
Transfer Items (Courier) icon
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Transfer items to hero.
Cooldown symbol
 0
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
Courier Transfer Items
Death

  • When the Courier has no items in its inventory to transfer, it stands still for a split second when casting this and then continues doing what it was doing previously.
  • After delivering the items, the courier automatically gets the Return to Base (Courier) icon Return to Base order.
  • When the hero dies before the transfer finishes, the Courier returns to the Fountain and automatically puts that player's items into their stash.


Spell Immunity
Not disabled by Break.
Spell Immunity icon
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
This unit does not feel the effects from magical damage sources.
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers
modifier_magic_immune
Death

  • Spell immunity is either gained through a passive ability, a status buff or a visual indicator.
  • With a status buff, it is possible for enemies to check the buff and Ping the remaining duration of the unit.
    • Some units' ability uses the other Spell Immunity old icon spell immunity icon.
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