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Gyrocopter
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Gyrocopter
22 + 2.5
25 + 3.4
21 + 2.4
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +55HP and +0.25HP regeneration | |
| +0.57 armor and 3.4 attack speed +3.4 Main Attack Damage | |
| +28.8MP and +0.12MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance | |
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3000 Projectile Speed
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115 (140)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.2 + 0.1
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0.6
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Motor
Gib Type | ||
2012-06-11
Released | ||
2010-07-26
(6.68) | ||
Competitive Span
2012-06-14 — Present | ||
Version Control This article has been updated to the latest version (7.41d) and is mostly accurate. |
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| Barrages with his cannon and homing missiles. | |
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| The world's first non-magical flying device took over a decade to create, and less than a few seconds to shoot down. But its pilot was not deterred. Aurel returned to the skies in a newer, better Gyrocopter. Armed with Flak Cannons, the Gyrocopter can attack while traveling and mow down entire fields of foes even at distance greater than the reach of the main guns. Against targets that manage to escape the reach of the cannons, the contraption is equipped with self-regulating Homing Missiles that can tail their targets to the end of the world if not shot down. With a flick of a single button, a seemingly endless Barrage of Rockets can be released on anyone stepping too close to the flying machine. As the Keen he is, Aurel went overboard and mounted two huge rocket launchers on the back of the already loaded construction, allowing him to Call Down an air strike to devastate entire sectors. | |
| Roles: | |
| Adjectives | Flying, Steed, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Bio
[edit]So much for being retired…▶️Aurel, the Gyrocopter
Alias:
Aurel
Lore:
After serving through a lifetime of wars, upheaval, riots, and revolutions, the brass figured Aurel had seen enough. But in addition to a few trinkets and his considerable pension, the erstwhile engineer left with something far more interesting: a long-forgotten, incomplete schematic for a Gyrocopter, the world's first manned, non-magical flying device. Retiring to the tropical obscurity of the Ash Archipelago with little else but time and money, he set to work building the device.
As the years wore on and the remains of failed prototypes began to pile up, he began to wonder if mechanical flight was even possible. A decade and a day after his retirement, on a sunny afternoon with a southerly breeze, Aurel sat in his latest attempt bristling with indignation and expectant failure. With a grunt of effort he pulled the ignition cord and covered his head, waiting for the inevitable explosion. However to his great surprise he began to lift and, following a few panicked adjustments, stabilize. Within an hour, he was ducking and weaving with the breeze, level with the gulls, and Aurel found himself filled with the breathless wonder of flight.
As dusk settled in he set a course back to his workshop, but no sooner had he turned his craft when a cannonball tore through his tailfin. Disentangling himself from the wreckage, he swam toward the nearest piece of land in sight, and cursed to see the ship responsible for the cannonball collecting the debris. Days later, when Aurel returned to his workshop, he set to work on yet another gyrocopter, this one capable of carrying a much heavier, more dangerous payload.
As the years wore on and the remains of failed prototypes began to pile up, he began to wonder if mechanical flight was even possible. A decade and a day after his retirement, on a sunny afternoon with a southerly breeze, Aurel sat in his latest attempt bristling with indignation and expectant failure. With a grunt of effort he pulled the ignition cord and covered his head, waiting for the inevitable explosion. However to his great surprise he began to lift and, following a few panicked adjustments, stabilize. Within an hour, he was ducking and weaving with the breeze, level with the gulls, and Aurel found himself filled with the breathless wonder of flight.
As dusk settled in he set a course back to his workshop, but no sooner had he turned his craft when a cannonball tore through his tailfin. Disentangling himself from the wreckage, he swam toward the nearest piece of land in sight, and cursed to see the ship responsible for the cannonball collecting the debris. Days later, when Aurel returned to his workshop, he set to work on yet another gyrocopter, this one capable of carrying a much heavier, more dangerous payload.
Voice:
Upgrades
[edit]Aghanim's
[edit]Grants the Side Gunner ability.
The Side Gunner unit that attacks automatically, and prioritizes furthest enemy unit away within its attack radius.
The Side Gunner unit that attacks automatically, and prioritizes furthest enemy unit away within its attack radius.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
After a delay, Homing Missile now constantly fires Rocket Barrage corresponding to its level in a larger radius, proritizing the Homing Missile target.
Talents
[edit]| -40s Call Down Cooldown | 25 | -6s Flak Cannon Cooldown |
|---|---|---|
| +14 Rocket Barrage Damage | 20 | +3 Flak Cannon Attacks |
| +25 Flak Cannon Damage | 15 | +0.3s Homing Missile Stun Duration |
| +150 Health | 10 | +25% Homing Missile Damage |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Afterburner
[edit] Afterburner 
Passive
Affects
Self
Grants movement speed bonus for a short duration after Gyrocopter damages an enemy unit with his attacks or abilities.
Max Stacks: 
Move Speed Bonus per Stack: 1
Duration: 4.9
Afterburner is less effective on creeps.
Creep Speed Factor: 0.5
Innate Properties
The higher Gyrocopter's level, the greater the movement speed bonus duration.
The higher Gyrocopter's level, the greater the movement speed bonus duration.
Duration Increase: 
0.1
gyrocopter_afterburner- Reapplying the buff applies an independent buff, with each duration independent of each other.
- EXPR
Movement speed bonus:
1 × f(AffectedEnemyHero) × f(Creep)Buff duration:
4.9 + 0.1 × SelfLvl
Afterburner: Gaining x move speed.
MODIFEIR_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEHero Model
[edit] Hero Model
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Aurel's hero model has the following hidden 
innate abilities.
He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
Innate Properties
Gyrocopter is considered a ground unit, despite its hero model showing otherwise.
Gyrocopter is considered a ground unit, despite its hero model showing otherwise.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities
[edit]Rocket Barrage
[edit]Launches a salvo of rockets at nearby enemy units in a radius around the Gyrocopter.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
Search Radius: 400
Number of Targets: 1
Rockets per Second: 10
Damage per Rocket: 8/14/20/26 (
22/28/34/40)
Barrage Duration: 3
7/6.5/6/5.5
85
Aurel's new craft has an increased payload for rockets, enhancing their rapid-fire capabilities.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- All ability effects are applied immediately despite the visual effects, and cannot be disjointed.
- Enemy units are selected randomly, without priorities, within the search radius centered around Gyrocopter.
- Does not affect the following units:
Fogged units.
Invisible units.
- Interrupts Gyrocopter's
channeling abilities upon cast.
- The ability temporary deactivates itself while Gyrocopter is
hidden.
- Leveling up the ability does not update the current instance.
- However, the damage per rocket increasing
- However, the damage per rocket increasing
- Interrupts Gyrocopter's
- Applies
- Applies
Rocket Barrage: Firing salvos of rockets.
- Assuming all rocket hits:
- Deals a total 240/420/600/780 (
magical
spell damage (before reductions).
- Grants a max 30
- Grants a max 30
- Deals a total 240/420/600/780 (
- Assuming all rocket hits:
Homing Missile
[edit]Fires a homing missile to seek the unit-targeted enemy. Dealing damage and stunning when it reaches the target.
Enemy units can destroy the missile before it reaches its target.
Enemy units can destroy the missile before it reaches its target.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Cast Range: 
1050
Launch Delay: 2.5
Hit Count: 3
Damage: 90/180/270/360 (
112.5/225/337.5/450)
Stun Duration: 1.3/1.7/2.1/2.5 (
1.6/2/2.4/2.8)
The missile gains speed over time while traveling.
Tower attacks are less effective on the Homing Missle.
Tower attacks are less effective on the Homing Missle.
Missile Move Speed: 500
Acceleration per Second: 15
Tower Hit Count: 
6
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
After a delay, Homing Missile now constantly fires Rocket Barrage corresponding to its level in a larger radius, proritizing the Homing Missile target.
After a delay, Homing Missile now constantly fires Rocket Barrage corresponding to its level in a larger radius, proritizing the Homing Missile target.
Barrage Radius: (
700)
Effect Delay: ( 1)
30/24/18/12
120/130/140/150
The biggest missile Aurel could possibly attach to his craft, The Bomb has carefully calculated aerodynamics and explosives for maximum impact.
100
-
The missile is uncontrollable.
It stays stationary 150-distance in front of Gyrocopter, and has a launch delay.
It stays stationary 150-distance in front of Gyrocopter, and has a launch delay.
-
-
-
Lvl
2
0
0%
400
This unit does not attack.
20
50 (x̄)
This unit ignores collision size and may pass through other units.
Creeps do not attack the Homing Missile.
- The Homing Missile additionally has the following properties:
- Leveling up ability does not update the current airborne missile
projectiles.
- Switches to another nearest valid enemy unit within 700 radius, prioritizing heroes, upon the primary
unit-targeted enemy's
death.
- Although the Homing Missile neither grants
vision nor
True Sight over the target, the missile homes and impacts
-
- 1 second after casting, the missile applies Rocket Barrage of its corresponding level within
- Acquiring the
- The
- Acquiring the
- Works independently of Rocket Barrage's
cooldown, and does not cost
mana.
- Does not proc on-cast effects.
- 1 second after casting, the missile applies Rocket Barrage of its corresponding level within
- Leveling up ability does not update the current airborne missile
- The following sources instant kill the Homing Missile:
- When there are no valid enemy units to home into upon the primary
- Force Boots
- Chronosphere
- When there are no valid enemy units to home into upon the primary
- The following sources instant kill the Homing Missile:
- The projectile speed increases by 1 per 0.07-second intervals.
- The speed acceleration has no limit, and continue to increase until it hits the
- The cross-hair over the target is visible ally-only.
- The missile cannot impact the
- In this situation, the missile passes through, reorients, and continues to chase its target.
- Can only be affected by the following forced movement sources:
- The missile cannot impact the
- The ability effects are applied as follows upon projectile impact:
stunned- Grants a 3.5-second 400-radius flying vision over the stunned unit.
- The
- Applies 1
- Applies 1
- The ability effects are applied as follows upon projectile impact:
Proc Spell Block sources upon 
projectile impact.
Proc Spell Reflection sources upon projectile impact.
Launches the second projectile upon the first missile's impact, or upon the first missile being destroyed.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_NOT_ON_MINIMAPMODIFIER_STATE_NO_TEAM_SELECTMODIFIER_STATE_NO_TEAM_MOVE_TOMODIFIER_STATE_MAGIC_IMMUNEMODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PHYSICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_MAGICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PUREMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACKEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_HEALTHBAR_PIPSHoming Missile: Firing salvos of rockets.
Stunned
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION- Directly use Rocket Barrage's ability values.
- Does nothing if Rocket Barrage is not learned upon cast regardless of the
- Does nothing if Rocket Barrage is not learned upon cast regardless of the
Flak Cannon
[edit]Gyrocopter now has a limited amount of attacks that hits all enemy units within the radius.
Lasts until all the attacks are used or until the duration ends.
Lasts until all the attacks are used or until the duration ends.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Search Radius: 
1250
Number of Attacks: 4/5/6/7 (
7/8/9/10)
Max Attack Targets:
Instant Attack Factor: 1
Duration: 12
Attack Damage Bonus: (
25)
Innate Properties
Attack modifiers only affects the primary attacked target.
Attack modifiers only affects the primary attacked target.
25 (
19)
50/60/70/80
This newly revamped Gyrocopter has attached enough armaments to assault in a 360 degree radius.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Interrupts Gyrocopter's
- Interrupts Gyrocopter's
gyrocopter_flak_cannon (x)- Instant attack all enemy units within the radius, upon Gyrocopter's attack point on the primary attacked unit.
- The primary attacked unit must be within Gyrocopter's
attack range, within Circle
.
- The following units are considered valid primary attacked units:
Allied units.
Couriers
Buildings
Ward-type units.
- Does not consider the following units as valid secondary units:
- The ability visual effect above Gyrocopter and the number of attacks buff are visible to everyone.
- Both the attack damage bonus and number of attacks increasing
talent do not update the current instance.
- Grants flat
bonus attack damage while Flak Cannon is active.
- Grants flat
- Utilizes
ranged
attack damage-based projectiles with 800-
projectile speed.
- Neither procs any
attack modifiers nor on-cast effects.
- Do not have
True Strike.
- Affected by
disarm sources.
- Utilizes
- Grants 1
- Grants 1
Flak Cannon: Attacking all nearby targets.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_BONUS_NIGHT_VISIONMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACKSide Gunner
[edit]- Acquiring
Aghanim's Scepter unlocks this ability in the fourth ability slot.
- The Side Gunner passively instant attacks on the furthest,
- Neither interrupts Gyrocopter's
- Utilizes
- EXPR
SideGunnerSpeed = SelfProjectileSpeed
- Neither interrupts Gyrocopter's
- Procs any
- Do not have
- Not affected by
- Does not instant attack when Gyrocopter is affected by the following sources:
- Does not instant attack the following units:
- Attack immune units.
- Affects the following units:
- The Side Gunner passively instant attacks on the furthest,
- Grants 1
- Grants 1
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_MODIFIER_ADDEDMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_MODIFIER_REMOVED- Functional even without Flak Cannon learned.
Call Down
[edit]Call down a series of aerial missile strikes that slow and damage enemy units in a target area.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.5
Cast Range: 1000
Missile Effect Radius: 400
Strike Distance: 500
Number of Strikes: 3
Damage: 200/350/500
Move Speed Slow: 60%
Slow Duration: 4
Each strike has a distance from the previous one with a precised timed delay.
Visual Delay: 2
Strike Interval: 1
75/65/55 (
35/25/15)
150/200/250
'Bombs Away!'
- Leveling up the ability does not update the current instance.
- The ability's cast range is from Gyrcopter's current position, Point
to missile
, the second missile.
- Missile
vector-targeted direction.
- Missile
- Can affect enemy units at max
- The ability's cast range is from Gyrcopter's current position, Point
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The area indicator in red is visible ally-only.
- 1 second after casting, the 1st missile
launches, 500-distance behind of the
- EXPR
QP = PR = RS = 500
- Subsequent missiles
and
- EXPR
QS = 1400
- Applies the following ability effects within the radius upon
- Grants a 4-second 400-radius flying vision centered around the projectile impact location.
gyrocopter_call_down_slow- Reapplying the
- Reapplying the
- The
- Multiple overlapping missile effect radius stack, enemy units within both affected areas can be affected twice.
- Applies the following ability effects within the radius upon
- Grants 1
- Grants 1
- All ability sound effects are audible and the missiles impacts are visible to everyone.
On Hidden Entity
Call Down: Slowed x% by Gyrocopter's rockets.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGERecent Matches
[edit]Main Article: Gyrocopter/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | Patch | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2026 - 16:00 SGT | Qualifier | EWC 2026 SEA CQ | 0 : 1 | 7.41 | |||||||
| June 2, 2026 - 12:00 PET | Qualifier | EWC 2026 SA CQ | 1 : 0 | 7.41 | |||||||
| June 1, 2026 - 19:15 EDT | Showmatch | Boris Invitational - Playoffs | 0 : 1 | ||||||||
| May 31, 2026 - 20:00 CEST | Qualifier | EWC 2026 WEU CQ | 0 : 1 | 7.41 | |||||||
| May 29, 2026 - 15:50 CEST | Tier 1 | BLAST SLAM VII - May 29-B | 1 : 0 | 7.41 | |||||||
- Gyrocopter has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes
[edit]Description
- Increased base
nighttime vision from 800 to 1000.
- Flak Cannon no longer grants self 200 nighttime vision bonus.
- Increased Call Down movement speed slow from 50% to 60%.
- Side Gunner no longer attacks 2 additional enemy units within the radius while Flak Cannon is active.
Talents:
- LVL 25 -4s Flak Cannon cooldown increased to -6s.
- Increased Afterburner duration from 3.9 to 4.9.
- Rescaled Flak Cannon cooldown from 26/24/22/20 to 25 on each level.
- Reduced Call Down cooldown from 90/75/60 to 75/65/55.
Dota Plus Progress
[edit]Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
| Gyrocopter's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
Mega Kill Streaks Kill Assists Kills |
Bronze |
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Silver |
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Gold |
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Platinum |
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Master |
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Grandmaster |
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Equipment
[edit]| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Guns | |
| Missile Compartment | |
| Taunt | |
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Trivia
[edit]- In DotA, Gyrocopter's full name is Aurel Vlaicu. The surname was dropped in Dota 2 for unknown reasons.
- Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian pioneer of early flight.
- Gyrocopter's helmet is similar to Gaetan "The Mole" Moliere's headgear from "Atlantis: The Lost Empire".
- Upon Homing Missile cast, "Fox Two" is a reference to the NATO brevity code for an air-to-air infrared-guided missile launch.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Gyrocopter's design is originally inspired by the Flying Machines, a flying Dwarven Human unit.
- In the Reign of Chaos, the Flying Machines were named Gyrocopters. It was changed to Flying Machines in The Frozen Throne. The Dota hero's name is a reference to their old name.
- Flak Cannon's name is taken from the Flyming Machine's upgrade, Flak Cannons.
- However, the ability's functionalities are based on the Siege Engine's Barrage.
- In Dota 2, Gyrocopter is part of the Keen folk, along with other heroes that used to be Goblin and Dwarves in DotA.
- Gyrocopter's design is originally inspired by the Flying Machines, a flying Dwarven Human unit.
Gallery
[edit]- Model and icons before the November 21, 2013 Patch
- Splash artwork
- Concept art
- Concept art
- Ability icon progress
- Hero icon progress
- Bone Harvest sprite - alive
- Bone Harvest sprite - dead