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 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
Minimap icons:

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.
    • 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 are 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.
  • Roshan's attack are treated as melee hero attacks.
  • 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 innate spell immunity. However, some spells can still choose courier as target and even kill them.

Kills the courier
1a Requires Aghanim's Scepter.
1b Requires Aghanim's Shard.
2 Allows attacking from longer range, but won't apply any effect and wont go to cd.

Extra Protection[edit]

Some spells pierce spell immunity, but couriers have extra protection.

Pierce Spell Immunity, affect ancient creeps, but can't affect courier

Innate Abilities[edit]

Passive Bonus
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
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
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  • 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 The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only.The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only. dead are inaccessible to the player.
    • Denying a Courier does not grant the enemy team a gold bounty.
    • The Courier's gold bounty is granted as Gold 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 580 movement speed. It also has a gold bounty of 170 Gold and 240s respawn time.
  • Besides these level bonuses, the Courier is granted additional effects at certain levels:
    • Spell Immunity and the Allows units to pass through other units, ignoring collision size. 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 is not obstructed by trees, higher elevations, and vision blockers. flying vision, and uses the minimap icon.
      • When the Courier gains the flying modifier, the Flying Courier replaces the original unit, disjointing all attacks (MeleeMelee melee or RangedRanged 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.
Buff modifier_courier_passive_bonusUndispellable.
Hidden modifier
Buff modifier_courier_morph_effectUndispellable.
Hidden modifier
Buff modifier_courier_flyingUndispellable.
Hidden modifier
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
Movement Speed 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
Team Bounty 25 Gold 30 Gold 35 Gold 40 Gold 45 Gold 50 Gold 55 Gold 60 Gold 65 Gold 70 Gold 75 Gold 80 Gold 85 Gold 90 Gold 95 Gold 100 Gold 105 Gold 110 Gold 115 Gold 120 Gold 125 Gold 130 Gold 135 Gold 140 Gold 145 Gold 150 Gold 155 Gold 160 Gold 165 Gold 170 Gold
Spell Immunity
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
This unit does not feel the effects from magical damage sources.
Phased
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
This unit is permanently phased. The Courier is slowed when delivering certain consumables.
Self Move Speed Slow: 15%
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  • The permanent Allows units to pass through other units, ignoring collision size. phased movement is granted by a status buff.
    • The Courier can phase through other units, including wards, but not through BuildingsBuildings buildings.
Buff modifier_phasedUndispellable.
Phased
Speedy Flyer
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
Increased movement speed.
Set Courier Level: 6
Haste Speed: 1100
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  • In Turbo Mode, the Courier starts at Level 6, and levels up subsequently with its owner when the hero reaches level 6.
  • The 1100 This unit moves very fast, and cannot be slower than the designated movement speed. hasted movement speed and This unit is immune to everything. 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.
Buff modifier_turbo_courier_hasteUndispellable.
Speedy Flyer: Movement speed increased.
Buff modifier_turbo_courier_invulnerableUndispellable.
Invulnerable: The courier fears not your spells.

Active Abilities[edit]

Q
E
Retrieve Items
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Retrieve items from stash.
Item Pickup Range: 250
Item Handoff Distance: 400
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  • 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.
Buff modifier_courier_take_stash_itemsOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Retrieving items
W
F
Go To Secret Shop
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Sends the courier to your team's secret shop.
Details
  • 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.
E
D
Return Items
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Return items to stash.
Item Return Range: 250
Item Handoff Distance: 400
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  • 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.
Buff modifier_courier_return_stash_itemsOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Returning items
D
Y
Speed Burst
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
The courier gains a burst of speed for 6 seconds
Move Speed Bonus: 50%
Duration: 6
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  • 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.
Buff modifier_courier_burstDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Speed Burst
D
Y
Auto Deliver
Casting this ability does not proc any on-cast effects.
Ability
Toggle
Affects
Self
Toggle auto delivering of items.
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  • 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.
Buff modifier_courier_autodeliverUndispellable.
Auto Delivering
F
T
Transfer Items
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Transfer items to hero.
Item Handoff Distance: 400
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  • 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.
Buff modifier_courier_transfer_itemsOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Transferring items
R
C
Shield
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Summons a protective shield around the courier
Duration: 2
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  • Requires hero
    LEVEL 20
    to be unlocked.
  • This ability is not available in Turbo Mode.
    • The Courier is granted a permanent invulnerability buff instead.
Buff modifier_courier_shieldDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Missing tooltip

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

  • Animal Courier item icon progress

    Animal Courier item icon progress

  • Flying Courier item icon progress

    Flying Courier item icon progress

  • Animal Courier early item icon concept

    Animal Courier early item icon concept

  • Flying Courier early item icon concept

    Flying Courier early item icon concept

Recent Changes[edit]

Main Article: Courier/Changelogs
Description
7.39c
(2025-06-24)
  • Roshan 's attacks are now treated as hero attacks when attacking a Courier, rather than creep attack. [?]
7.38
(2025-02-19)
  • When couriers perform a delivery, they now also automatically pick up items from your inventory that have been marked for sell, and sell them once reacing the fountain.
  • Utilizes Lifesteal. Affected by Health Restore sources. Lifesteal from spell damage no longer applies to couriers.
  • Couriers abilities now ignore Units affected by Silence sources cannot cast abilities. Does not affect items. Silence .
7.36
(2024-05-22)


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