Puck
While Puck seems at first glance a mischievous, childish character, this quality masks an alien personality. The juvenile form of a Faerie Dragon, a creature that lives for eons, Puck spends countless millennia in its childish form. So while it is technically true that Puck is juvenile, it will continue to be so when the cities of the present age have sloughed away into dust. Its motives are therefore inscrutable, and what appears to be play may in fact hide a darker purpose. Its endless fondness for mischief is the true indicator of Puck's true nature.
Hero lore
While Puck seems at first glance a mischievous, childish character, this quality masks an alien personality. The juvenile form of a Faerie Dragon, a creature that lives for eons, Puck spends countless millennia in its childish form. So while it is technically true that Puck is juvenile, it will continue to be so when the cities of the present age have sloughed away into dust. Its motives are therefore inscrutable, and what appears to be play may in fact hide a darker purpose. Its endless fondness for mischief is the true indicator of Puck's true nature.
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.
Puck abilities
Vector Targeted. Puck launches a magic orb that travels along the path, damaging enemy units along the way. The orb deals an additional 3% of its impact damage every 0.5s in its area of effect, but if it exceeds the max cast range it will be destroyed. At any…
Puck teleports to the target location and releases a burst of faerie dust that deals damage and silences enemy units nearby.
CHANNELED - Puck briefly shifts into another dimension where it is immune from harm.
Teleports Puck to a flying Illusory Orb.
No Target
Whenever Puck disjoints an attack, it restores 3% of its max health and mana. Dodging a targeted spell projectile restores 3x that amount. Does not apply to attacks by Towers.
Passive
Creates a coil of volatile magic that latches onto enemy Heroes, damaging and leashing them. If the enemy hero stretches the coil by moving too far away, it snaps, stunning and dealing additional damage.
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 Branch399 selections · 57.6% - 2
Tango100 selections · 14.4% - 3
Faerie Fire93 selections · 13.4% - 4
Observer Ward92 selections · 13.3% - 5
Circlet4 selections · 0.6% - 6
Sentry Ward3 selections · 0.4%
Early
6 items- 1
Boots of Speed99 selections · 25.7% - 2
Bottle99 selections · 25.7% - 3
Power Treads88 selections · 22.9% - 4
Null Talisman46 selections · 11.9% - 5
Blitz Knuckles27 selections · 7% - 6
Wraith Band18 selections · 4.7%
Mid
6 items- 1
Witch Blade100 selections · 17% - 2
Oblivion Staff97 selections · 16.5% - 3
Blink Dagger94 selections · 16% - 4Blitz Knuckles73 selections · 12.4%
- 5
Aghanim's Shard66 selections · 11.2% - 6
Vitality Booster23 selections · 3.9%
Late
6 items- 1
Parasma61 selections · 13.4% - 2
Mystic Staff60 selections · 13.2% - 3
Octarine Core58 selections · 12.8% - 4
Soul Booster52 selections · 11.5% - 5
Reaver28 selections · 6.2% - 6
Black King Bar28 selections · 6.2%
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Puck — frequently asked
What are Puck's abilities in Dota 2?
Puck's abilities are Illusory Orb, Waning Rift, Phase Shift, Ethereal Jaunt, Puckish, Dream Coil. It is a Intelligence ranged hero played as Initiator, Disabler, Escape.
What is Puck's primary attribute?
Puck is a Intelligence hero, starting with 17 strength (+2.4/lvl), 14 agility (+2.3/lvl) and 23 intelligence (+3.8/lvl), and a base move speed of 290.
What do the popular Puck 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.