Dota 2 Couriers: prices & the full market
The courier is the one cosmetic every player sees all game — and its market runs from a few cents to the priciest tradable items in Dota 2. Here's the whole courier economy: live prices, how the rarest ones got so expensive, and every courier ranked by value.
Why couriers span the whole price range
Every courier does exactly the same job, so price is driven purely by look and scarcity. The common couriers you unlock or buy for cents are everywhere; the expensive ones are rare Unusual variants with particle effects, or early couriers with tiny surviving supply. The famous golden Baby Roshan couriers sit among the most expensive items in the entire game.
Because they're so visible, couriers are also one of the most liquid corners of the market — a good place to start if you're learning to flip items. If you want an effect-bearing courier, the price you pay is really the price of the effect, not the pet.
Most expensive couriers
Unusual Morok's Mechanical Mediary$265.01
Unusual Baby Roshan$205.78
Autographed Onibi$197.18
Unusual Arnabus the Fairy Rabbit$151.98
Unusual Murrissey the Smeevil$140.81
Heroic Drodo the Druffin$140.80
Hyeonmu$130.00Unusual Drodo the Druffin$108.59
Unusual Azuremir$107.94
Unusual Enduring War Dog$104.58
Unusual Moil the Fettered$102.74
Unusual Jin and Yin Fox Spirits$95.43
Hakobi and Tenneko$67.96
Unusual Captain Bamboo$63.63
Golden Huntling$62.45
Unusual Trapjaw the Boxhound$62.25
Unusual Shagbark$61.15
Unusual Cluckles the Brave$58.74
Unusual Antipode Couriers$56.01
Unusual Kupu the Metamorpher$55.51
Unusual Osky the Ottragon$54.80
Unusual Masked Fey, Lord of Tempests$53.76
Unusual Fezzle-Feez the Magic Carpet Smeevil$53.52
Unusual Itsy$52.10
Unusual Stumpy - Nature's Attendant$51.13
Unusual Trusty Mountain Yak$50.71
Unusual Na'Vi's Weaselcrow$48.04
Unusual Garran Drywiz and Garactacus$47.57
Unusual Butch$44.06
Unusual Speed Demon$43.03
Unusual Prismatic Drake$42.04
Unusual Skip the Delivery Frog$40.05
Unusual Beaver Knight$32.82
Unusual Grimoire The Book Wyrm$31.02
Genuine Golden Huntling$29.58
Unusual Nimble Ben$26.83
Unusual Ravenous Greevil$25.32
Unusual Virtus Werebear$24.81
Faceless Rex$23.74
Strongback the Swift$23.06Corrupted Baby Roshan$21.11
Unusual Dreaded Greevil$20.59Inscribed Faceless Rex$19.39Inscribed Strongback the Swift$19.13
Genuine Patch, Stash, and Hobb$19.01
Unusual Mango the Newt$18.06
Unusual Ageless Apothecary$17.91
Unusual Hermid$17.15Frozen Baby Roshan$16.51
Unusual Blazing Hatchling$16.21Autographed Strongback the Swift$15.00
Golden Devourling$11.83Baby Roshan$10.91Autographed Baby Roshan$10.46Inscribed Baby Roshan$9.98
Corrupted Onibi$9.26
Golden Krobeling$8.77
Genuine Zombie Hopper$8.72Auspicious Baby Roshan$8.71
Jumo$8.53Cheapest couriers worth owning
Priced, tradable couriers at the affordable end — a fresh look for pocket change.
Genuine Filmtail$0.03
Tory the Sky Guardian$0.03
The Llama Llama$0.03
Deathripper$0.03Auspicious Tory the Sky Guardian$0.03Shagbark$0.03
Wicked Greevil$0.03Voracious Greevil$0.03
Seraphic Greevil$0.03
Resolute Greevil$0.03Ravenous Greevil$0.03
Greedy Greevil$0.03Dreaded Greevil$0.03Determined Greevil$0.03
Tinkbot$0.03
Throe$0.03Prismatic Drake$0.03Nimble Ben$0.03
Porcine Princess Penelope$0.03
Auspicious Fearless Badger$0.03Auspicious Throe$0.03
Auspicious Redhoof$0.03
Inscribed Teron$0.03Captain Bamboo$0.03Go deeper
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Frequently asked questions
How much do Dota 2 couriers cost?
Most couriers cost only a few cents to a couple of dollars, because supply is huge and they all perform the same function. Rare Unusual variants with particle effects and scarce early couriers are the exception, reaching hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
What is the most expensive Dota 2 courier?
The rare golden Baby Roshan couriers are the priciest, trading for well over a thousand dollars on the Steam Community Market. Their value comes from extremely limited supply meeting steady collector demand.
Do couriers give any gameplay advantage?
No. Couriers are purely cosmetic — every courier moves and delivers items identically. What you pay for is the appearance and any particle effect, not performance.
What makes a courier "Unusual"?
Unusual couriers carry a special particle effect, rolled at random from treasures. The effect is what drives the price, so two identical-looking couriers can be worth wildly different amounts depending on the effect attached.
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