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Mekansm

From Liquipedia Dota 2 Wiki

Mekansm is an item purchasable at the Base Shop, under Support.

Components required from the Base Shop
Mekansm
A glowing jewel formed out of assorted parts that somehow fit together perfectly.
Support
Cost 1775 Gold (850)
Sell Value Full price refunded within 10s. 887.5 Gold
Active Restore
Passive ? Mekansm Aura
Bonus ? +5 Armor
Shareable 0
Disassemble 0
Usage Alert ? 1
Recipe
Guardian Greaves (4450)
Mekansm (1775)
Headdress (425)
Chainmail (500)
Recipe (850)

Additional Information

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  • This item is shown as a Team Item in the shop window when purchased by an ally.
    • If a Guardian Greaves was purchased as well, Guardian Greaves' icon takes priority.

Abilities

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Restore

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Restore
Affects
Allied Heroes / Allied Buildings
Restores health to nearby allies on cast.
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1200
Heal: Affected by Heal Manipulation sources. 250
Units may only be affected by Restore once in a while, including units affected by Guardian Greaves.
Stack Limit Duration: 49
50
Mana Cost
100

Mekansm Aura

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Mekansm Aura
This ability can be bestowed by Illusions.
Passive / Aura
Affects
Allies
Grants an aura that increases the health regeneration of nearby ally units.
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1200
Health Regeneration Bonus: Utilizes Health Regeneration. Affected by Health Restore sources. 2.5
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
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Dark Seer
Io
Necrophos

Others

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Support heroes generally pick up a Mekansm to sustain their team.

Heroes who are not extremely item dependent can also opt for a Mekansm.

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Trivia

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  • In Deadlock, the Healing Nova item may be inspired by Mekansm, both instantly healing nearby allies on cast.

Recent Changes

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Main Article: Mekansm/Changelogs
Description
7.41
(2026-03-24)
  • Item cost changes: 
    • Reduced Chainmail cost from 550 Gold to 500 Gold
    • Increased Recipe cost from 800 Gold to 850 Gold.
    • Total gold cost remains at 1775 Gold.
7.40
(2025-12-15)
  • Increased armor bonus from 4 to 5.
7.37c
(2024-08-28)