Cosmetic Item

Cosmetic Items customize visual elements within Dota 2. These modifications are purely graphical and do not affect mechanics or gameplay.

Sources

Cosmetic items can be obtained from:

• The Dota 2 Store
• The Steam Market
  • Most cosmetic items are tradeable on the Market
• Opening Treasures
• Drops after playing MMR games
• Participating in certain events
• Promotional codes that come with certain physical merchandise

Categories

Loadout

[[EquipmentTemplate:If lang|Equipment]]	[[Custom CourierTemplate:If lang|Couriers]]	[[Custom WardsTemplate:If lang|Wards]]	[[HUD SkinsTemplate:If lang|HUD Skins]]	[[Loading ScreensTemplate:If lang|Loading Screens]]
[[AnnouncersTemplate:If lang|Announcers]]	[[Taunt (Equipment)Template:If lang|Taunts]]	[[Summoned UnitTemplate:If lang|Pets/Summoned Units]]	[[EmoticonsTemplate:If lang|Emoticons]]	[[Weather EffectsTemplate:If lang|Weather Effects]]
[[MusicTemplate:If lang|Music]]	[[EffigyTemplate:If lang|Effigy]]	[[Cursor PackTemplate:If lang|Cursor Packs]]	[[Teleport EffectTemplate:If lang|Teleport Effects]]	[[Blink EffectTemplate:If lang|Blink Effects]]
[[TerrainTemplate:If lang|Terrain Items]]	[[Multikill BannerTemplate:If lang|Multikill Banners]]	[[Action ItemTemplate:If lang|Action Items]]

Consumables

Treasures
[[TreasureTemplate:If lang|Treasures]]	[[BundlesTemplate:If lang|Bundles]]	[[GemsTemplate:If lang|Gems]]	[[GemsTemplate:If lang#Tools|Gem Tools]]	[[CharmsTemplate:If lang|Charms]]
[[River VialsTemplate:If lang|River Vials]]	[[Template:Gifts navTemplate:If lang|Gifts]]	[[ToolsTemplate:If lang|Miscellaneous Tools]]

Tournament Items

[[PennantTemplate:If lang|Pennants]]	[[TicketsTemplate:If lang|Tickets]]	[[Template:League Bundle navTemplate:If lang|League Bundles]]

Event Items

[[Template:Diretide 2012 NavTemplate:If lang|Diretide 2012]]	[[Template:Diretide 2013 NavTemplate:If lang|Diretide 2013]]	[[Template:Frostivus 2012 NavTemplate:If lang|Frostivus 2012]]	[[Template:Frostivus 2013 NavTemplate:If lang|Frostivus 2013]]	[[Template:New Bloom 2014 NavTemplate:If lang|New Bloom 2014]]
[[Template:New Bloom 2015 NavTemplate:If lang|New Bloom 2015]]	[[Template:The International 2013 NavTemplate:If lang|The International 2013]]	[[Template:The International 2014 NavTemplate:If lang|The International 2014]]	[[Template:The International 2015 NavTemplate:If lang|The International 2015]]	[[Template:The International 2016 NavTemplate:If lang|The International 2016]]
[[Template:DAC 2015 NavTemplate:If lang|Dota 2 Asia Championship 2015]]	[[Template:Major 2015 Fall NavTemplate:If lang|Frankfurt Major 2015 (Fall)]]	[[Template:Major 2016 Winter NavTemplate:If lang|Shanghai Major 2016 (Winter)]]

Others

[[PinsTemplate:If lang]]	[[Custom Game PassesTemplate:If lang]]

Rarity

Main Article: Rarity

All cosmetic items are categorized into Rarity tiers. Rarer items are less likely to drop, and tend to come with more customizations.

Quality

Main Article: Quality

All cosmetic items have a Quality. Some qualities, such as Heroic or Genuine are related to the circumstances by which the item was acquired, while others, such as Inscribed, allows the item to track certain statistics. Qualities are related to, and can be altered by, Gems. Most items are Normal quality by default.

Workshop

Main Article: Workshop

Valve accepts submissions of community-created cosmetic items through the Steam Workshop. The majority of existing cosmetic items have been made by the community.

See also

• Store banners
• Brand Items

System In-game Patches Versions Cosmetic Items (Rarity · Quality · Cosmetic Modifiers) Item drop system (Drop List) Crafting (Crafting List) Deleting (Recycling) Gems Presents Trophies Battle Pass Fantasy Dota Music Events Matchmaking Game modes (Custom Games) Medals (MMR) Priority Stats Lobby Training New Player Objectives Coaching Bots All-Hero Challenge Weekend Battle Cup User Interface Head-up display Controls Minimap Game settings Hotkeys Chat Wheel Emoticons Armory Loadout Steam Trading Gifting Community Market Trading Cards Guides Launch Options Workshop Dota 2 Workshop Tools Social Guild Team Party Friend Recruiting Report Commend Ban Conduct Summary Client Low Violence Source Engine Spectating Replay Casting Console (List of commands) Cheats Modding Dota 2 Reborn Other Dota Plus (Challenges · Shards · Relics) Leaderboards Qualifying Points Dota 2 Store System requirements