Courier

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Courier
Ancient Courier
Health 6 +0 This unit has no mana. Level 0 Respawn Time 60s Hit Count H C 1 / 2 hit(s) 6 hit(s) Armor 0 Magic Resistance 0% Move Speed 290 (100) Turn Rate 0.5 Collision Size 18 Bound Radius 8 Vision Range (G) 200 Bounty + 25 5 / LVL Team Bounty Experience 0 Model Scale 1 Abilities L10 L20 Retrieve Items Go To Secret Shop Return Items Speed Burst Transfer Items Shield Auto Deliver Notes Has Inventory & Backpack Intern npc_dota_courier

This page is about the Courier mechanics. For Courier cosmetics, see Custom Courier. For other uses, see Courier (Disambiguation).

A Courier is a unit that transports items from the shops to the heroes. Every player gets a courier at the beginning of the match. The courier starts out walking but gains the ability to fly at higher levels.

Additional Information

• The Courier has 6 inventory slots and 3 backpack slots.
  • All items are muted and darkened out in its inventory, except for Smoke of Deceit.
  • Neutral items are automatically placed in the Courier's backpack slots. Therefore, it can only deliver 3 neutral items at a time.
  • The designated Town Portal Scroll slot is disabled for the Courier, the item is treated as a regular item on the Courier.
  • Items which drop on death area dropped by the Courier as well when killed while carrying such items.
  • Items that cannot be placed in backpacks may not be placed in the Courier's backpack as well.
• The Courier is unable to interact with Runes.
• Couriers are invulnerable while affected by the fountain's Rejuvenation Aura.
• Against a Courier:
  • Attacks from melee heroes deal 6 damage.
  • Attacks from ranged heroes deal 3 damage.
  • Attacks from creeps deal 1 damage.
• The Courier cannot be healed or regenerate health by any method besides the fountain's Rejuvenation Aura.

Unit Type

Main Article: Ancient Units

Couriers are their own unique unit type. Couriers are spell immune and considered as ancient units so that their ability interactions fully apply. Couriers are also not considered Heroes, hence they are completely unaffected by abilities only affecting heroes, just like regular creeps.

Certain abilities may not be cast on or affect Couriers because they may be prevented by spell immunity, or the ability interactions are restricted because they cannot interact with ancient units. Some piercing spell immunity abilities are also unable to affect couriers. These interactions are usually documented within the abilities' notes.

Item Interactions

Aegis of the Immortal

• Cannot pick this item up from the ground.

Bottle

• Cannot replenish Regenerate charges.

Divine Rapier

• Can assemble this item in its inventory.
• Cannot pick this item up from the ground.
• Cannot be given by another unit.

Gem of True Sight

• True Sight does not work when the item is in its inventory.

Smoke of Deceit

• Disguise can be used by the Courier, applying its effects upon cast.

Innate Abilities

Passive Bonus

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

There is no description for this ability.

Movement Speed Gain per Level: 10

Gold Bounty Increase per Level: 5

Respawn Time Increase per Level: 6

Base Respawn Time: 60

Set Roshan Pit Vision Range: 0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_courier_passive_bonus

Undispellable

modifier_courier_morph_effect

Undispellable

modifier_courier_flying

Undispellable

• Couriers level up with their owners, granting various flat bonuses immediately per level.

• The Courier respawns at its faction's fountain after its respawn time. All items the Courier carried while dead are inaccessible to the player.
  • Denying the Courier does not grant the enemy team a gold bounty.
  • The Courier's gold bounty is granted as unreliable gold to all enemy heroes, and can be defined as
    expr
    25 + 5/LVL.

• The Courier does not have any vision inside Roshan's pit.

• For the number of bonuses granted on each level, please refer to the chart below.
  • LEVEL 30
    Each courier has 435 movement speed. It also has a gold bounty of 170 and 240s respawn time.

• Besides these level bonuses, the Courier is granted additional effects at certain levels:
  • Spell Immunity and the phased movement are granted as soon as the game starts.
  • LEVEL 4
    • The Courier gains the flying modifier, turning into a flying unit with flying vision, and uses the minimap icon.
    • When the Courier gains the flying modifier, the Flying Courier replaces the original unit, disjointing all attacks ( melee or ranged alike) targeted at the original unit.
  • LEVEL 10
    Unlocks the Speed Burst ability.
  • LEVEL 20
    Unlocks the Shield ability.

• The morph modifier is still present, but disabled. It used to cause the Courier's model to change to a custom courier based on which player uses it.

• expr
  • Movement speed: 290 + 10/LVL
  • Respawn time: 60 + 6/LVL

Courier Attribute Values _{/ Hero Level}

LVL	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Respawn Time	66	72	78	84	90	96	102	108	114	120	126	132	138	144	150	156	162	168	174	180	186	192	198	204	210	216	222	228	234	240
	290	300	310	320	330	340	350	360	370	380	390	400	410	420	430	440	450	460	470	480	490	500	510	520	530	540	550	560	570	580

Spell Immunity

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

This unit does not feel the effects from magical damage sources.

Modifiers [?]

modifier_magic_immune

Undispellable

• 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 icon.

Phased

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

This unit is permanently phased. The Courier is slowed when delivering certain consumables.

Self Move Speed Slow: 15%

Modifiers [?]

modifier_phased

Undispellable

• The permanent phased movement is granted by a status buff.
  • The Courier can phase through other units, including wards, but not through buildings.

• The self movement speed slow applies when the following items are in the Courier's inventory or backpack.
  • Clarity, Enchanted Mango, Faerie Fire, Healing Salve and Tango.
  • The movement speed slow does not stack while delivering multiple and/or different consumables.
  • This restriction does not apply in Turbo Mode.

Speedy Flyer

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

Increased movement speed.

Set Courier Level: 6

Haste Speed: 1100

Modifiers [?]

modifier_turbo_courier_haste

Undispellable

modifier_turbo_courier_invulnerable

Undispellable

Notes

• This mechanic is exclusive to Turbo Mode.

• In Turbo Mode, the Courier starts at Level 6, and levels up subsequently with its owner when the hero reaches level 6.
  • The Courier neither have the Speed Burst nor the Shield ability.

• The 1100 hasted movement speed and invulnerable modifier are granted as soon as the game starts.
  • The Courier does not accept any move orders, except using its abilities to move around. Items within the Stash are checked in 5-second intervals and are automatically delivered to the owner.
  • Auto Deliver has Autocast on by default.

Active Abilities

Retrieve Items

QE

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

Retrieve items from stash.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Item Pickup Range: 250

Item Handoff Distance: 400

 0

 0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_courier_take_stash_items

Death

• Retrieves the items from the stash within 650 range of the Shopkeeper (i.e. the Base Shop). When the items are retrieved, the courier automatically gets the Transfer Items order.

• If there are no items to retrieve, the Courier moves to the faction's fountain instead until the next order is issued.
  • On both factions, the Courier always walks to a spot 400 range in front of the Shopkeeper, slightly to its right side.

Go To Secret Shop

WF

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

Sends the courier to your team's secret shop.

Cast Animation: 0+0

 0

 0

• Always travels to the Secret Shop on its faction's side of the map, even if the Secret Shop on the enemy side of the map is closer.
  • The Courier moves as close as possible to the Shopkeeper.

Return Items

ED

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

Return items to stash.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Item Return Range: 250

Item Handoff Distance: 400

 0

 0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_courier_return_stash_items

Death

• Returns the items to the stash within 650 range of the Shopkeeper (i.e. the Base Shop). When the items are returned, the Courier moves to the fountain.
  • On both factions, the Courier always walks to a spot 400 range in front of the Shopkeeper, slightly to its right side.
  • When used while having no items in the inventory, the Courier just moves to the fountain.

• Does not move locked items to the stash.

Speed Burst

DY

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

The courier gains a burst of speed for 6 seconds

Cast Animation:  0+0

Move Speed Bonus: 50%

Duration: 6

 120

 0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_courier_burst

Any

• Requires hero
  LEVEL 10
  to be unlocked.

• Grants the Courier hasted movement, meaning it cannot be slowed while affected.
  • The Courier does not have a max movement speed limit. Therefore, Speed Burst will always be applied on the Courier.
  • At Level 30, the Courier has 870 movement speed upon cast.

• This ability is not available in Turbo Mode.
  • The Courier permanently has 1100 hasted movement instead.

Auto Deliver

DY

Ability
Toggle

Affects
Self

Toggle auto delivering of items.

Cast Animation:  0+0

 0

 0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_courier_autodeliver

Undispellable

• This ability replaces Speed Burst and it is only available in Turbo Mode.
  • This ability has Autocast on by default.

• Interrupts Transfer Items upon toggling On / Off.
  • Causes the Courier to automatically deliver items if there are any in its inventory or in the stash.

Transfer Items

▶️FT

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

Transfer items to hero.

Cast Animation: 0+0

Item Handoff Distance: 400

 0

 0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_courier_transfer_items

Death

• After delivering the items, the courier automatically returns to the faction's fountain.
  • On both factions, the Courier always walks to a spot 400 range in front of the Shopkeeper, slightly to its right side.
  • When used while having no items in the inventory, the Courier just moves to the fountain.

• The error sound plays if the Courier could not deliver all items due to a full inventory on the hero.
  • Except for Aghanim's Shard, the item is automatically consumed by its owner upon delivery.

• When the hero dies before the transfer finishes, the courier automatically gets the Return Items order.

• Does not transfer locked items.

Shield

RC

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

Summons a protective shield around the courier

Cast Animation:  0+0

Duration: 2

 200

 0

Modifiers [?]

modifier_courier_shield

Any

• Requires hero
  LEVEL 20
  to be unlocked.

• Grants the Courier invulnerability for the duration.

• This ability is not available in Turbo Mode.
  • The Courier is granted a permanent invulnerability buff instead.

Hotkeys

Main Article: Hotkeys

Basic shop actions section

Advanced shop actions section

These hotkeys are for generic shop commands like courier orders, opening/closing shop, buying items, etc.

Settings	Preset templates
Name	Default / WASD / Legacy / MMO	HoN	LoL	Smite
Basic
Select Courier Selects the Courier.	F2		C	K
Courier Deliver Items Transfer Items Hotkey	F3	`	X	L
Purchase Quickbuy Purchases the next item in the Quickbuy, if the player has enough Gold.	F5		[	O
Advanced
Courier Speed Burst Speed Burst Hotkey
Purchase Sticky Purchases the item in the sticky if the player has enough Gold. Default item in sticky is Town Portal Scroll.	F8		]	P
Take Stash Items Transfers all items to the hero when close enough.
Open Shop Toggles the shop panel.	F4	B	P	I

Gallery

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  Ability icon progress

Recent Changes

Main Article: Courier/Changelogs

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7.35

• Health is replaced with attacks to kill. Courier dies after 1 melee hero attack, 2 ranged hero attacks or 6 creep/tower attacks.
• Courier can no longer be healed and they can't regenerate health, except in the fountain.

7.29

• No longer have vision when inside Roshan's pit.
• Reduced respawn time from 60 + 7 × CurrentLVL to 60 + 6 × CurrentLVL.

7.27

• Couriers are now slowed by 15% while carrying one of the following items: [?]
  • Clarity
  • Enchanted Mango
  • Faerie Fire
  • Healing Salve
  • Tango
• Reduced gold bounty from 30 + 7 × CurrentLVL to 25 + 5 × CurrentLVL
• Reduced hero level requirement for Flying Courier from 5 to 4.

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