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DOTA COSMETICS & ARCANAS
Complete directory of Dota 2 cosmetic prestige: all 24 Hero Arcanas, 7 Hero Personas, item rarity tiers, socketing gems, and Steam Community Market trading rules.
24 Arcanas
Peak Prestige Items Custom VFX & Audio
7 Personas
Model Overhauls Complete Lore Rewrites
Marketplace
Steam Economy Community Trading Rules
The Complete Arcana Compendium (24 Total)
Arcanas represent the pinnacle of cosmetics in Dota 2, featuring complete voiceover rewrites, new spell VFX, kill banners, and dynamic model upgrades.
Fiery Soul of the Slayer
The very first Arcana in Dota 2 history. Replaces Lina's hair with burning flames and grants custom Dragon Slave and Laguna Blade fiery particle VFX.
Blades of Voth Domosh
Transforms LC into a demonic dual-wielder with abyssal blades, glowing eyes, demonic voiceover, and an in-game Duel kill milestone tracker.
Fractal Horns of Inner Abysm
Features a socket that accepts Prismatic Gems, allowing players to dye Terrorblade's flame colors across 40+ unique community hues.
Swine of the Sunken Galley
A massive pirate galleon cannon with custom mine models, suicide explosion effects, and an animated mini-taunt pop-up on enemy kill.
Demon Eater
Transforms Nevermore into a towering demonic furnace with custom Shadowraze fiery bursts, custom ambient souls, and Requiem of Souls soundscapes.
Manifold Paradox
Dual ethereal blades that cleave the fabric of reality. Leaves permanent holographic blood memorial swords on the battlefield for Coup de Grace kills.
Frost Avalanche
Grants Rylai hovering frost wings, custom Freezing Field winter blizzard effects, and summons Aurora, an animated white wolf pup companion.
Tempest Helm of the Thundergod
Lord Zeus floats atop a stormy tempest cloud, wielding Olympian thunderbolts with custom Thundergod's Wrath screen-shaking celestial strikes.
Great Sage's Reckoning
Sun Wukong dynamically shifts colors and effects across 4 elemental styles depending on the level of his ultimate ability, Wukong's Command.
Bladeform Legacy
Yurnero's mask cleaves in two, held together by ancestral spirit dragons. Features custom Omnislash teleport effects and an unlockable red dragon style.
Benevolent Companion
A legendary Portal crossover transforming Io into the Weighted Companion Cube with custom heart particles and Portal 2 sound effects.
Feast of Abscession
Unleashes dual bloody meat hooks attached to ethereal chains from Pudge's spine, with custom Dismember animations and an unlockable green style.
The Magus Cypher
A floating magical cape that unlocks emerald-green custom effects for 115+ stolen enemy spells as the player wins games and accumulates milestones.
Planetfall
Depicts Earthshaker merged with a cosmic celestial celestial comet. Features custom Echo Slam starfall shockwaves and a second flaming style.
Flockheart's Gamble
Mounts the two-headed ogre on Flockheart the Firebird, featuring slot-machine Multicast counters and custom sound effects.
The One True King
The iconic return of the original Skeleton King, featuring a bone throne, custom skeleton army minions, and Reincarnation shockwave animations.
Eminence of Ristul
Akasha makes a pact with the prince of Ristul, gaining demonic wings, a melee whip attack animation, and devastating custom Sonic Wave VFX.
Compass of the Rising Gale
Lyralei is elevated to wind goddess status, floating above the ground with wind particle trails, a celestial bow, and custom Focus Fire soundscapes.
Phantom Advent
Mercurial's void armor forged from fallen blades, featuring custom Spectral Dagger trails, custom Haunt illusions, and an unlockable crimson style.
Dread Retribution
Traxex wields a massive mechanical repeating crossbow, accompanied by custom Frost Arrows, Multishot flurries, and custom revenge voiceover lines.
Claszian Apostasy
Dark Lovecraftian elder god overhaul featuring writhing face tentacles, custom Chronosphere cosmic vortex, and Time Walk void rifts.
Voidstorm Asylum
Razor breaks free from the Narrow Maze, wielding an electrified buckler and lightning whip with custom Static Link energy coils.
The Eyrie of the Devout
Dragonus takes flight with celestial golden wings, custom Arcane Bolt flares, and an awe-inspiring celestial Mystic Flare bombardment.
Resurrection of Shen
Restores Princess Shen to her unfallen royal winged glory, featuring custom Magic Missile projectile birds, Nether Swap visual effects, and twin styles.
Hero Personas (7 Overhauls)
Personas completely replace a hero's 3D model, lore backstory, voice acting, and animation rigs with an entirely separate canon identity.
The Disciple's Path (Wei)
Replaces Anti-Mage with his loyal disciple Wei, trained to purge magic with an all-new voice pack, nimble animations, and dual curved blades.
The Toy Butcher
Transforms the rotting butcher into a stuffed knitted doll. Attacks with sewing scissors, releases stuffing instead of blood, and features whimsical audio.
Acolyte of the Lost Arts
Depicts Carl the Invoker in his youth at the high wizard academy, featuring playful young-wizard dialogue and customized spell elemental orbs.
Exile Unveiled (Asan)
Introduces Asan the Exile, a rogue assassin raised by the hermits of the Veil to eliminate Mortred. Features bespoke daggers and swift blade strikes.
Davion of Dragonhold
Faithful adaptation of the protagonist from the Netflix animated series Dota: Dragon's Blood, with voice acting by Yuri Lowenthal and Slyrak dragon forms.
Mirana of Nightsilver
Anime-inspired redesign from Dota: Dragon's Blood. Features Sagan the celestial mount, customized Sacred Arrow visual effects, and dialogue with Davion.
Conduit of the Blueheart
Transforms Crystal Maiden into an ancient blue snow wolf spirit. Features quadruped movement, biting melee attacks, and howling Freezing Field blizzard channels.
Item Rarity Hierarchy
Valve item quality classification indicating cosmetic complexity, visual effects, and drop scarcity.
Basic equipment and weapon modifications with standard textures.
Enhanced model parts with polished textures and thematic accents.
Distinctive armor sets, custom headpieces, and subtle particle glows.
Complete hero remodels, unique animal mounts, and custom ability animations.
Prestigious cosmetics modifying spell effects, sound effects, and cast poses.
TI compendium exclusives with bespoke particle VFX and custom ability icons.
Highest standard tier; custom voiceover, loadout pedestal, kill effects, and alternate styles.
Sockets & Gem Customization
Personalize item loadouts with custom stat tracking, bespoke attack animations, and vibrant particle dyes.
Inscribed Gems (Stat Trackers)
Tracks hero-specific accomplishments and general milestones (e.g., Multi-Hero Chronospheres, Gold Earned, Godlike Streaks). Sockets into any item with a Chisel.
Kinetic Gems (Animation Overrides)
Overrides standard hero attack, loadout, teleport, and ability animations (e.g., Kinetic: Fireborn Assault for Juggernaut, Kinetic: Pudge's Trapper Hooks).
Prismatic Gems (Color Customization)
Dyes the particle aura and spell colors for Terrorblade's Arcana, Techies cannon, and Unusual Couriers across 40+ shades (e.g., Creator's Light, Sea Green, Miasmatic Grey).
Ethereal Gems (Ambient Effects)
Determines the visual aura and particle trails emitted by Unusual couriers (e.g., Trail of the Lotus Blossom, Burning Animus, Felicity's Blessing, Sunfire).
Steam Community Market & Tradability
Standard treasures, couriers, and immortal items from past compendiums can be bought and sold on the Steam Community Market. Every trade and purchase is subject to a 7-day Steam Guard hold for buyer protection.
Collector's Cache & Battle Pass Exclusivity
Collector's Cache item sets and high-level Battle Pass prestige rewards (such as the Io Companion Cube, Earthshaker Planetfall, and Skeleton King) are never tradable or marketable on the Community Market.