Arcana7 min readUpdated October 9, 2026

Dota 2 Arcana Release Timeline: Arcanas by Year and Hero

Every Dota 2 arcana in order, with release month and how each one came out.

Prepared byDota Ledger Editorial DeskPublished July 6, 2026

Illustration: Dota Ledger

25 Dota 2 heroes have an arcana — 26 arcanas in all, since Drow Ranger has two. The first was Lina’s Fiery Soul of the Slayer in March 2013. The newest is Tidehunter’s Maw of the Megalodon, which came from the Trove of Terror treasure in October 2026. The table lists every arcana in order, with the month it came out and how Valve released it: store, Battle Pass, event or treasure.

All Dota 2 arcanas by release date

Dates are months from Valve announcements and the Dota 2 wiki. The exact day can differ by a day depending on time zone, so the table gives months. Each hero name links to its arcana price page, and each arcana name to its item page where one exists.

Released	Hero	Arcana	How it was released
Mar 2013	Lina	Fiery Soul of the Slayer	Store; added in Valve’s 7 March 2013 update
Dec 2013	Legion Commander	Blades of Voth Domosh	Store; Exalted quality if bought before 3 January 2014
Feb 2014	Terrorblade	Fractal Horns of Inner Abysm	Store; New Bloom update, the same patch that added the hero
Sep 2014	Techies	Swine of the Sunken Galley	Store; released with the hero
Sep 2014	Shadow Fiend	Demon Eater	Store; “The Rekindling Soul” update
Nov 2014	Phantom Assassin	Manifold Paradox	Store; won the TI4 Compendium vote
Feb 2015	Crystal Maiden	Frost Avalanche	Store; New Bloom 2015
Dec 2015	Zeus	Tempest Helm of the Thundergod	Store; “The Balance of Power” update
Dec 2016	Monkey King	Great Sage’s Reckoning	Store
Mar 2017	Juggernaut	Bladeform Legacy	Store; won the TI6 Compendium vote
2017	Io	Benevolent Companion	TI7 Battle Pass reward
Apr 2018	Pudge	Feast of Abscession	Store; won the TI7 vote
Dec 2018	Rubick	The Magus Cypher	Store; won the TI8 Battle Pass vote
May 2019	Earthshaker	Planetfall	TI9 Battle Pass reward
Dec 2019	Ogre Magi	Flockheart’s Gamble	Store; won the TI9 Battle Pass vote; Frostivus 2019
May 2020	Wraith King	The One True King	TI10 Battle Pass reward
Jun 2020	Queen of Pain	Eminence of Ristul	TI10 Battle Pass reward
Sep 2020	Windranger	Compass of the Rising Gale	TI10 Battle Pass reward (4 September)
Jun 2021	Spectre	Phantom Advent	Nemestice Battle Pass reward
Dec 2021	Drow Ranger	Dread Retribution	Aghanim’s Labyrinth Battle Pass reward
Sep 2022	Faceless Void	Claszian Apostasy	TI11 Battle Pass reward, part one
Nov 2022	Razor	Voidstorm Asylum	TI11 Battle Pass reward, part two
Apr 2024	Vengeful Spirit and Skywrath Mage	The Resurrection of Shen and The Devotions of Dragonus	Crownfall event, launched 18 April 2024
Sep 2025	Earthshaker (return)	Planetfall, in the Intergalactic Orbliterator set	Cosmic Heroes’ Hoard treasure
Oct 2026	Tidehunter	Maw of the Megalodon	Trove of Terror treasure; the same treasure adds a new Drow Ranger arcana, Sepulchral Stalker, with the original Dread Retribution still selectable

Prices for the tradable ones are on the arcana price list.

How Valve released arcanas

2013–2019: the store. Lina, Legion Commander, Terrorblade, Techies, Shadow Fiend, Phantom Assassin, Crystal Maiden, Zeus, Monkey King, Juggernaut, Pudge, Rubick and Ogre Magi were all sold in the in-game store. Early buyers got a bonus: a copy bought before a set deadline had Exalted quality, for example before 3 January 2014 for Legion Commander.

Community votes. From The International 2014, players voted on which hero should get the next arcana. Phantom Assassin won in 2014, Juggernaut in 2016, Pudge in 2017, Rubick in 2018 and Ogre Magi in 2019. Each winner received a store arcana in the months after The International.

2017–2022: the Battle Pass. Io’s Benevolent Companion in 2017 started a run of arcanas unlocked by Battle Pass level: Earthshaker, Wraith King, Queen of Pain, Windranger, Spectre, Drow Ranger, Faceless Void and Razor. Valve’s page for Io’s arcana told players to unlock it before The International ended.

2024 onward: events and treasures. Vengeful Spirit and Skywrath Mage got arcanas in Crownfall, a free event that launched on 18 April 2024. Since then, arcanas have come back inside treasures: Earthshaker’s Planetfall in the Cosmic Heroes’ Hoard (September 2025), then Tidehunter’s new arcana and a new Drow Ranger arcana, Sepulchral Stalker, in Trove of Terror (October 2026).

Exalted copies: the purchase deadlines

Each store arcana from Legion Commander to Ogre Magi had a launch window. A copy bought before the deadline got Exalted quality, and Exalted copies have their own item pages. The Dota 2 wiki lists these deadlines:

Hero	Exalted version	Bought before
Legion Commander	Exalted Blades of Voth Domosh	3 Jan 2014
Terrorblade	Exalted Fractal Horns of Inner Abysm	20 Feb 2014
Techies	Exalted Swine of the Sunken Galley	30 Sep 2014
Shadow Fiend	Exalted Demon Eater	31 Oct 2014
Phantom Assassin	Exalted Manifold Paradox	7 Dec 2014
Crystal Maiden	Exalted Frost Avalanche	2 Mar 2015
Zeus	Exalted Tempest Helm of the Thundergod	31 Dec 2015
Monkey King	Exalted Great Sage’s Reckoning	31 Jan 2017
Juggernaut	Exalted Bladeform Legacy	31 Mar 2017
Pudge	Exalted Feast of Abscession	4 May 2018
Rubick	Exalted The Magus Cypher	21 Jan 2019
Ogre Magi	Exalted Flockheart’s Gamble	18 Jan 2020

Why one Battle Pass has several dates

A Battle Pass can release its arcanas months apart. The TI10 Battle Pass launched on 25 May 2020 with Wraith King’s arcana, added Queen of Pain’s in June and Windranger’s on 4 September 2020. The TI11 Battle Pass worked the same way: Faceless Void in part one, Razor in part two. Use the month in the table, not the Battle Pass launch date, when you need the date for one arcana.

Which arcanas can you still get?

Store arcanas can be bought from other players on the Steam Market. Battle Pass arcanas were limited to their Battle Pass, unless Valve brings one back. Valve did that twice: Earthshaker’s Planetfall in September 2025, and in October 2026 a new Drow Ranger arcana, Sepulchral Stalker, with the original Dread Retribution selectable alongside it. No further return had been announced as of October 2026.

Some arcanas have variants. Wraith King’s King Kringle came with the Frostivus 2023 chest, and a returning arcana can arrive inside a new set, as Planetfall did. Check the exact name of the item before you buy. The guides on retired arcanas, whether arcanas are worth it and arcana, persona and set cover buying decisions.

Quick answers

What was the first arcana in Dota 2?

Lina’s Fiery Soul of the Slayer. Valve added it in the update of 7 March 2013. It is the oldest item on the list.

What is the newest Dota 2 arcana?

Tidehunter’s Maw of the Megalodon, released in the Trove of Terror treasure in October 2026. It is Tidehunter’s first arcana and the first new arcana since Crownfall in April 2024.

Which arcanas were chosen by player vote?

Phantom Assassin (TI4), Juggernaut (TI6), Pudge (TI7), Rubick (TI8) and Ogre Magi (TI9) each won the community vote in that year’s Compendium or Battle Pass.

Can I still get a Battle Pass arcana?

Not by leveling a Battle Pass that has ended. Earthshaker’s arcana came back and Drow Ranger got a new arcana alongside the original in treasures, so a return is possible. No further return had been announced as of October 2026.