Dota 2/Items

Dota 2 has a very vast selection of items, each having their own effects. Most items can be bought from the Main Shop by the fountain, but some items can only be bought from the Secret Shop.

Basics
These items will grant basic effects and usually serve as components for better, more expensive items.

Attributes
Attributes are items that increase your Strength, Agility and Intelligence. They are also components for stronger items.

Arnaments
Arnaments grant the user slight boosts in offense and defense, but is mostly used as components of other items.

Arcane
Items in the Arcane category grants bonuses related to health, mana and speed, with some items giving you special abilities. They are also used as components for better items.

Upgrades
These items are usually combinations of basic items. Some of them require you to purchase a recipe to complete the item.

Common
Common items are upgrades that don't fit in any category.

Support
Support, as its name suggests, are items bought that will benefit you allies.

Caster
The caster category includes items that come with powerful spells.

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Weapons
Weapons increase their wielder's power, improving their normal attacks.

Armor
Armor items grant strong defensive abilities to its wearer.

Artifacts
Most artifacts grant powerful Unique Attack Modifiers that do not stack with other Unique Attack Modifiers. That means there will almost never be more than one artifact item in any hero's inventory.

Secret Shop Items
These items can only be gotten at the secret shop, and are components for making powerful late-game items.

Side Lane Items
Two shops are located at each faction's sidelane, near the corner. They sell items that can be bought at other locations, but is located at a more convenint location so that players don't have to wait for a courier or march back to the fountain to get something. It also sells certain items otherwise exclusive to the secret shop. The items it sells are:
 * Town Portal Scroll
 * Magic Stick
 * Stout Shield
 * Sage's Mask
 * Ring of Regen
 * Orb of Venom
 * Boots of Speed
 * Cloak
 * Ring of Health
 * Morbid Mask
 * Helm of Iron Will
 * Energy Booster
 * Slippers of Agility
 * Quelling Blade
 * Band of Elvenskin
 * Belt of Strength
 * Robe of the Magi
 * Blades of Attack
 * Gloves of Haste
 * Chainmail
 * Quarterstaff
 * Talisman of Evasion
 * Ultimate Orb
 * Blink Dagger