Marci
Admired by many, Marci's origins are known to nameless few. She travels mostly in the company of the Princess Mirana, but the roots of their friendship are entwined in secrets neither would ever needlessly reveal. To allies, she serves as fierce and honest companion. To enemies, she acts as dauntless deterrence against harming any she deems friend. Though unwise opponents may consider her size unremarkable, Marci possesses an inner power that imbues her strikes with incredible might. She'll decimate those who think to test her, but those who earn her favor will have an unflappable confidant for life.
Hero lore
Admired by many, Marci's origins are known to nameless few. She travels mostly in the company of the Princess Mirana, but the roots of their friendship are entwined in secrets neither would ever needlessly reveal. To allies, she serves as fierce and honest companion. To enemies, she acts as dauntless deterrence against harming any she deems friend. Though unwise opponents may consider her size unremarkable, Marci possesses an inner power that imbues her strikes with incredible might. She'll decimate those who think to test her, but those who earn her favor will have an unflappable confidant for life.
Compact stat and ability fields shown here were checked against patch 7.41e where this model represents the changed field. Talents and full mechanics remain in the official notes.
Marci abilities
Marci grabs an allied or enemy target and throws it effortlessly behind her, damaging and slowing the unit if it's an enemy. Any enemy units in the landing area will also be damaged and slowed.
Marci bounds to the targeted allied unit, choosing a direction and distance she will spring away from it. Upon reaching the unit, Marci lunges to her final destination, damaging and stunning enemies where she lands. When Rebound is set to alt-cast, Marci brin…
Passively grants Marci lifesteal and bonus attack damage. When cast on an ally, she provides them with 75% of her passive lifesteal and attack damage bonus. Additionally Marci creates a shared all damage barrier for herself and her partner. As Marci attacks h…
Marci whistles to instantly summon her courier to her. If the courier started in the fountain, it will take items from Marci's stash. After teleporting it will transfer these items to Marci and head back to the fountain. Passively grants all allied couriers 3…
Marci taps a hidden power, gaining Fury charges that allow her to deliver a rapid sequence of strikes that slow movement and attack speed of the target for 2s. The last strike in every Fury combo creates a damaging pulse around the target. In between Fury com…
Popular items by game phase
OpenDota professional-match aggregate as of Jul 21, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC. Popularity rows are independent phase totals, not a coherent build, sequence, or win-rate advice.
Starting
6 items- 1
Iron Branch164 selections · 27.6% - 2
Tango85 selections · 14.3% - 3
Blood Grenade70 selections · 11.8% - 4
Sentry Ward62 selections · 10.4% - 5
Magic Stick53 selections · 8.9% - 6
Observer and Sentry Wards34 selections · 5.7%
Early
6 items- 1
Boots of Speed82 selections · 33.5% - 2
Chainmail66 selections · 26.9% - 3
Phase Boots34 selections · 13.9% - 4
Bracer21 selections · 8.6% - 5
Helm of Iron Will5 selections · 2% - 6
Bottle4 selections · 1.6%
Mid
6 items- 1Phase Boots58 selections · 16.7%
- 2
Ogre Axe48 selections · 13.8% - 3
Mithril Hammer43 selections · 12.4% - 4
Pavise38 selections · 11% - 5
Solar Crest33 selections · 9.5% - 6
Black King Bar25 selections · 7.2%
Late
6 items- 1
Glimmer Cape20 selections · 14.2% - 2Black King Bar19 selections · 13.5%
- 3
Skull Basher19 selections · 13.5% - 4
Blink Dagger14 selections · 9.9% - 5
Vladmir's Offering10 selections · 7.1% - 6
Crystalys6 selections · 4.3%
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Marci — frequently asked
What are Marci's abilities in Dota 2?
Marci's abilities are Dispose, Rebound, Bodyguard, Special Delivery, Unleash. It is a Universal melee hero played as Support, Carry, Initiator.
What is Marci's primary attribute?
Marci is a Universal hero, starting with 23 strength (+3.2/lvl), 20 agility (+2.2/lvl) and 19 intelligence (+1.9/lvl), and a base move speed of 315.
What do the popular Marci item phases mean?
The saved OpenDota aggregate is dated 2026-07-22. The phase lists summarize professional-match item popularity; they are not one coherent build, a recommended sequence, or win-rate advice.