Techies
In the storied saga of Dredger's Bight, no business has ever been more reviled than Techies Demolitions. Then again, Dredger's Bight no longer exists. Nor does Toterin. Or even Trapper Town. In fact, if one were to track the history of Techies Demolitions they might notice that shortly after Techies appear, towns tend to disappear. Like every inevitable disaster surrounding Techies, the obliteration of Dredger's Bight began with an invention. Tasked with designing a safer way of detonating explosives in the mines beneath the city, pyrotechnic prodigies Squee, Spleen, and Spoon developed their most outlandish creation yet: a button which, when pressed, would trigger a distant device to spark a fuse. Overeager to test their invention, the trio stuffed barrel after barrel with flamesalt explosives, piling every corner of their tiny workshop high with the newly developed remote bombs. From…
Hero lore
In the storied saga of Dredger's Bight, no business has ever been more reviled than Techies Demolitions. Then again, Dredger's Bight no longer exists. Nor does Toterin. Or even Trapper Town. In fact, if one were to track the history of Techies Demolitions they might notice that shortly after Techies appear, towns tend to disappear. Like every inevitable disaster surrounding Techies, the obliteration of Dredger's Bight began with an invention. Tasked with designing a safer way of detonating explosives in the mines beneath the city, pyrotechnic prodigies Squee, Spleen, and Spoon developed their most outlandish creation yet: a button which, when pressed, would trigger a distant device to spark a fuse. Overeager to test their invention, the trio stuffed barrel after barrel with flamesalt explosives, piling every corner of their tiny workshop high with the newly developed remote bombs. From…
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.
Techies abilities
Lobs a Sticky Bomb towards the target area. If it lands next to an enemy hero, the bomb will stick to it, slowing its movement speed. After a few seconds the bomb will explode, dealing damage in an area around the detonation and applying a secondary slow for…
Techies trigger an electric charge on the target ally, giving them bonus movement speed for a short period of time. Enemies attacking the target take damage and are temporarily disarmed and get a Basic Dispel. At the end of the effect or if detonated early wi…
Techies hurtle themselves into the enemy's midst, detonating charges upon impact which deal massive area of effect damage and stun enemies. Upon landing, the assault deals Techies non-lethal damage equal to a percentage of their current health.
Techies gain a percentage of their mana pool as bonus mana regeneration. When Techies die, they leave behind a barrel that explodes after 1.5s, damaging enemies in an area around it. Damage is based on Techies' max mana.
Passive, Hidden
Plant a warning sign, causing Proximity Mines within its radius to be invulnerable and deal 15% more damage. Only one sign can exist at a time. Lasts 240 seconds. When an enemy Hero walks within 200 units of a minefield sign, the 1000 units area around the si…
Plant an invisible mine that cannot be detected by True Sight, but is visible if an enemy is within the active 500 AoE of the mine. Mines detonate if an enemy is standing within the active AoE for 1 seconds dealing damage and temporarily reducing the enemy's…
Detonate Reactive Tazer immediately.
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 Branch159 selections · 21.9% - 2
Tango102 selections · 14% - 3
Faerie Fire98 selections · 13.5% - 4
Blood Grenade95 selections · 13.1% - 5
Sentry Ward69 selections · 9.5% - 6
Observer and Sentry Wards65 selections · 9%
Early
6 items- 1
Boots of Speed97 selections · 69.3% - 2
Tranquil Boots21 selections · 15% - 3
Urn of Shadows7 selections · 5% - 4
Soul Ring4 selections · 2.9% - 5
Arcane Boots4 selections · 2.9% - 6
Void Stone2 selections · 1.4%
Mid
6 items- 1Arcane Boots53 selections · 21.6%
- 2
Staff of Wizardry35 selections · 14.3% - 3
Glimmer Cape24 selections · 9.8% - 4
Essence Distiller19 selections · 7.8% - 5
Aether Lens18 selections · 7.3% - 6
Force Staff15 selections · 6.1%
Late
6 items- 1
Mystic Staff28 selections · 12.4% - 2Force Staff25 selections · 11.1%
- 3
Scythe of Vyse21 selections · 9.3% - 4
Lotus Orb17 selections · 7.6% - 5Glimmer Cape17 selections · 7.6%
- 6
Eul's Scepter of Divinity13 selections · 5.8%
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Techies — frequently asked
What are Techies's abilities in Dota 2?
Techies's abilities are Sticky Bomb, Reactive Tazer, Blast Off!, M.A.D., Minefield Sign, Proximity Mines, Detonate Tazer. It is a Universal ranged hero played as Nuker, Disabler.
What is Techies's primary attribute?
Techies is a Universal hero, starting with 19 strength (+2.6/lvl), 16 agility (+1.8/lvl) and 25 intelligence (+3/lvl), and a base move speed of 310.
What do the popular Techies 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.