Courier

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Courier
Ancient Courier
6
+0
This unit has no mana.
Level 0
Respawn Time 60s
Hit Count H
C 		MeleeMelee 1 / RangedRanged 2 hit(s)
6 hit(s)
Armor 0
Magic Resistance 0%
Move Speed 290 (100)
Turn Rate Takes 0.209s to turn 180°. 0.5
Collision Size 18
Bound Radius 8
Vision Range (G) 200
Bounty Gold
+ 		25
5 / LVL Team Bounty
Experience 0
Model Scale 1
Abilities 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[edit]

  • 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 MeleeMelee melee heroes deal 6 damage.
    • Attacks from RangedRanged 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[edit]

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[edit]

  • Cannot pick this item up from the ground.
  • Can assemble this item in its inventory. Can't in demo mode.
  • Cannot pick this item up from the ground.
  • Cannot be given by another unit.
  • True Sight does not work when the item is in its inventory.
  • Disguise can be used by the Courier, applying its effects upon cast.

Hero Interactions[edit]

Most abilities do not work on couriers due to their immunity to spells. However, some spells can still choose courier as target and even kill them.

Kills the courier
1 Requires selecting the corresponding facet.
2 Requires Aghanim's Scepter.

Death Ward can't attack courier.

Some abilities that allow you to attack multiple targets at the same time wont choose couriers as second target. These abilites can:

Medusa: Split Shot

Snapfire: Buckshot

Troll Warlord: Shard

Innate Abilities[edit]

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
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_courier_passive_bonus
Undispellable
modifier_courier_morph_effect
Undispellable
modifier_courier_flying
Undispellable
NOTES

  • 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/LVLGold.
  • 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 Gold and 240s respawn time.
  • 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.
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 		60 120 180 240 300 360 420 480 540 600 660 720 780 840 900 960 1020 1080 1140 1200 1260 1320 1380 1440 1500 1560 1620 1680 1740 1800
Movement Speed 290 295 300 305 310 315 320 325 330 335 340 345 350 355 360 365 370 375 380 385 390 395 400 405 410 415 420 425 430 435

Spell Immunity
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
This unit does not feel the effects from magical damage sources.
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_magic_immune
Undispellable


Phased
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
This unit is permanently phased. The Courier is slowed when delivering certain consumables.
Self Move Speed Slow: 15%
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_phased
Undispellable
NOTES

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


Speedy Flyer
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
Increased movement speed.
Set Courier Level: 6
Haste Speed: 1100
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_turbo_courier_haste
Undispellable
modifier_turbo_courier_invulnerable
Undispellable
NOTES

  • In Turbo Mode, the Courier starts at Level 6, and levels up subsequently with its owner when the hero reaches level 6.
  • 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[edit]

Retrieve Items
QE
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Retrieve items from stash.
Item Pickup Range: 250
Item Handoff Distance: 400
 0
Mana Cost
 0
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_courier_take_stash_items
Death
NOTES
 
5208

courier_take_stash_items
  • Retrieves the items from the stash within 650 range of the Shopkeeper (i.e. the Available at Base Shop. 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.
 0
Mana Cost
 0
NOTES
 
5492

courier_go_to_secretshop
  • Always travels to the Available at Secret Shop. 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.
Item Return Range: 250
Item Handoff Distance: 400
 0
Mana Cost
 0
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_courier_return_stash_items
Death
NOTES
 
5207

courier_return_stash_items
  • Returns the items to the stash within 650 range of the Shopkeeper (i.e. the Available at Base Shop. 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.


Speed Burst
DY
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
The courier gains a burst of speed for 6 seconds
Move Speed Bonus: 50%
Duration: 6
 120
Mana Cost
 0
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_courier_burst
NOTES
 
5210

courier_burst
  • 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 652.5 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.
 0
Mana Cost
 0
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_courier_autodeliver
Undispellable
NOTES
 
84

courier_autodeliver
  • 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.
Item Handoff Distance: 400
 0
Mana Cost
 0
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_courier_transfer_items
Death
NOTES
 
5206

courier_transfer_items
  • 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.


Shield
RC
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Summons a protective shield around the courier
Duration: 2
 200
Mana Cost
 0
Buff/Debuff
Modifiers [?]
modifier_courier_shield
NOTES
 
5209

courier_shield
  • Requires hero
    LEVEL 20
    to be unlocked.
  • This ability is not available in Turbo Mode.
    • The Courier is granted a permanent invulnerability buff instead.


Hotkeys[edit]

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
 F2 C K
Courier Deliver Items
 F3 ` X L
Purchase Quickbuy
  • Purchases the next item in the Quickbuy, if the player has enough Gold.
 F5 [ O
Advanced
Courier Speed Burst
Purchase Sticky
 F8 ] P
Take Stash Items
  • Transfers all items to the hero when close enough.
Open Shop
 F4 B P I

Gallery[edit]

  • Ability icon progress

    Ability icon progress

Recent Changes[edit]

Main Article: Courier/Changelogs
Description
7.35
(2023-12-14)
  • 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
(2021-04-09)
  • No longer have vision when inside Roshan 's pit.
  • Reduced respawn time from 60 + 7 × Current LVL to 60 + 6 × Current LVL .
7.27
(2020-06-28)


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