Animal Courier


Ability

Deploy Courier
Play
Ability
No Target
Deploys a creature to carry items to and from your team`s base.
Cooldown symbol.png 0

Notes:

  • The Animal Courier is not a valid target for most spells. A list of spells which affect the courier can be found below.
  • It is possible to have multiple Animal Couriers. Be that as it may, only the first created courier reacts on the courier button.
  • All couriers are controllable by the entire team, no matter who buys and deploys the courier.
  • When a courier dies, the opposing team`s heroes get 175 gold each. If there already is a dead courier, no gold is granted.
    • Be that as it may, an enemy making the killing blow on a courier always gets the 175 gold bounty.
  • When an Animal Courier dies, it respawns in 120 seconds at the team`s fountain. While dead, items in its inventory are inaccessible.


Info

Videos

Additional information

Courier inventory

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Like a hero, the courier possesses 6 inventory slots and 3 backpack slots. Be that as it may, it has restrictions. Almost every item gets muted when in the courier`s inventory, rendering all their stats and abilities disabled and unusable for the courier. Muted items are darkened out in its inventory. The following items are not muted:

However, only a few of them can be actually used by the Flying Courier.

Courier abilities

Animal Courier
Animal Courier Radiant model.png
Animal Courier Radiant model.png
Animal Courier Dire model.png
Ancient Courier
Level 0
Health 75
Health regeneration 0.5
Armor 0
Magic resistance 0⃂%
Movement speed 350
Follow range 100
Turn rate 0.5
Collision size 8
Vision range 350 ⃢₀⋘ 350 (G)
Bounty 175 (+ 175)
Experience 0
Model scale 1
Notes 6-slot inventory
Spell immune
Phased
Abilities:
Return to Base
Go To Secret Shop
Return Items
Retrieve Items
Transfer Items

Return to Base
Q
E
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Returns the courier to base.
Cast Animation: 0+0
Cooldown symbol.png 0

Notes:

  • On both, Radiant and Dire side, the courier always walks to a spot about 400 range in front of the shop keeper, slightly to its right side.


Go To Secret Shop
W
F
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Sends the courier to your team`s secret shop.
Cast Animation: 0+0
Cooldown symbol.png 0

Notes:

  • Even when the secret shop on the enemy side of the map is closer, the courier still chooses the secret shop on its team`s side of the map.
  • The courier walks as close as possible to the shop keeper.


Return Items
E
D
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Return items to stash.
Cast Animation: 0+0
Cooldown symbol.png 0
Modifiers
Buff Courier Return Stash Items: Undispellable.

Notes:

  • When the courier has no items in its inventory, it stands still for a split second when casting this and then continues doing what it was doing previously.
  • The courier walks to the same spot as with Return to Base. But the items are already put into the stash when 700 range away from the shop.


Retrieve Items
D
Y
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Retrieve items from stash.
Cast Animation: 0+0
Cooldown symbol.png 0
Modifiers
Buff Courier Take Stash Items: Undispellable.

Notes:

  • When the player has no items in its stash, it gives the "No Items To Retrieve From Stash" error message and does not interrupt the courier.
  • Retrieves the items from the stash when getting within 700 range of the shop keeper. When the items are retrieved, the courier stops.


Transfer Items
F
T
Ability
No Target
Affects
Self
Transfer items to hero.
Cast Animation: 0+0
Cooldown symbol.png 0
Modifiers
Buff Courier Transfer Items: Undispellable.

Notes:

  • When the courier has no items in its inventory to transfer, it stands still for a split second when casting this and then continues doing what it was doing previously.
  • After delivering the items, the courier automatically gets the Return to Base order.


Abilities affecting couriers

A couple of spells affect the courier the same ways as they do spell immune units. Positive auras with bonus health regeneration or armor work as well. Movement speed bonuses are ignored because the Animal Courier is set to fixed 350:

Allied unit and item abilities affecting couriers

General

An Animal Courier (also known simply as a Courier) is used to deliver items to players on the field of battle. The Animal Courier can be upgraded into a Flying Courier to deliver items faster. It is recommended to have only one courier, as having multiple couriers increases the chances of one getting killed, feeding gold to the enemy, and spreading confusion among team mates.
The courier cannot use most items, but it can use a select few listed here.

The Animal Courier has a 2 minute stock time after being purchased.

If killed, 150 gold will be awarded to all enemy players. It respawns at the fountain after 120 seconds, and any items it was carrying will be inaccessible until then. Any additional couriers killed during the first kill`s respawn time will only award 150 gold to the killer.
The courier is invulnerable at the allied fountain. When carrying a Bottle that isn`t full, the courier is slowed by 30% to 245 movespeed.

Ability

Deploy Courier
Ability: No Target
Summons an Animal Courier to carry and deliver items for you. Control is automatically shared among team mates.
Couriers Deployed:
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Courier Abilities

Return To Base
Ability: No Target
Returns the courier to base.
QE


Go To Secret Shop
Ability: No Target
Sends the courier to your team`s secret shop.
WF


Return Items
Ability: No Target
Returns your items to your stash.
ED


Retrieve Items
Ability: No Target
Retrieves your items from your stash.
DY


Transfer Items
Ability: No Target
Transfers items to your hero.
FT


Courier Stats

Animal Courier h
Attributes
Attack Type
Armor Type

None

Basic
Stats
Unit Type:
Ancient
Hit Points:
75
HP Regen:
0.5
Armor:
0
Movespeed:
350
Sight Range:
350 / 350
Gold Bounty:
150
Magic Resistance:
Immune
Notes:
Has a 6 slot inventory.

Recommended Heroes

Any hero at the start of the game.

Version History

Patch Version Balance Changes
6.87
  • Respawn time reduced from 140 seconds to 120 seconds
6.86
  • Courier purchase cooldown increased from 7 seconds to 2 minutes
  • Animal Courier cost decreased from 120 to 100
6.83
  • Cost reduced from 150 to 120
  • Non-full Bottle slows courier
6.81
  • Ground Courier respawn time reduced from 180 seconds to 140 seconds
6.80
  • Ground Courier bounty per player reduced from 175 to 150
6.79
  • Movement speed increased from 300 to 350
  • HP increased from 45 to 75
6.78
  • Courier no longer block neutral creeps from spawning
  • While empty, Bottle causes couriers to move 30% slower
6.74
  • Courier death team bounty from 150 to 175
  • Courier cost decreased from 170 to 150
6.73b
  • Couriers are now invulnerable near their fountain
6.73
  • Basic courier is magic immune (like flying courier, most spells did not work on couriers already)
  • Couriers no longer drop items when they die
  • Couriers respawn 3 minutes after death, the items they have are inaccesible during that time
  • Couriers now give 150 to each enemy player, instead of 300 to the killer.
6.68
  • Price decreased from 200 to 170
6.57
  • Courier cost decreased from 225 gold to 200 gold
6.55
  • Couriers can no longer place wards

WC3 DotA Version

  • Warcraft III DotA - Animal Courier