Gyrocopter stats, abilities and strategy [7.41a]
Barrages with his cannon and homing missiles
With his arsenal of firepower at the ready, Gyrocopter soars into battle. Blasting all nearby enemies with shots from his cannon or hammering them with a barrage of rockets, if he is able to gather his full strength, he demolishes foes with ease.
Win Rate 44.8%
Pick Rate 3.6%
Attributes
604 +55.0/lvl
327 +28.8/lvl
22 +2.5/lvl
25 +3.4/lvl
21 +2.4/lvl
Stats
Damage:
43 - 49 + 3.4/level (155 - 161 at level 30)
Range:
365
Armor:
5.2 + 0.6/level (23.9 at level 30)
Movement:
315
Roles
Carry
Durable
Nuker
Pusher
Support
Escape
Disabler
Initiator
Patch 7.41
- Base Movement Speed decreased from 320 to 315
- Removed Chop Shop innate ability
Facets
Abilities
ABILITY: Passive
Gyrocopter gains movement speed for a short duration after damaging an enemy with his attacks or abilities.
DURATION: 3.9
MOVESPEED (HEROES): 1
MOVESPEED (CREEPS): 0.5
Patch 7.41
- New innate ability
- Whenever Gyrocopter damages an enemy with attacks or abilities, he gains + 1 movement speed per hero and + 0.5 per creep. Duration is 3.9s + 0.1s per level. Effects stack independently
Rocket Barrage
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Yes
Launches a salvo of rockets at nearby enemy units in a radius around the Gyrocopter. Lasts 3 seconds.
Rocket Barrage can't hit units Gyrocopter has no vision over.
Rocket Barrage fired from Homing Missiles do not trigger Afterburner.
RADIUS: 400
ROCKETS PER SECOND: 10
ROCKET DAMAGE: 8 / 14 / 20 / 26
7 / 6.5 / 6 / 5.5
85
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +14 Rocket Barrage Damage
Aurel's new craft has an increased payload for rockets, enhancing their rapid-fire capabilities.
Homing Missile
AFFECTS: Unit
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Strong Dispels Only
DEBUFF: Yes
Fires a homing missile to seek the targeted enemy unit. The missile gains speed over time, dealing damage and stunning when it impacts the target. Enemy units can destroy the missile before it reaches its target.
Towers do half damage to the missile.
The crosshair effect is visible to allies only.
The missile will follow and hit invisible units.
HITS TO DESTROY: 3
TOWER HITS TO DESTROY: 6
STUN DURATION: 1.3 / 1.7 / 2.1 / 2.5
DAMAGE: 90 / 180 / 270 / 360
30 / 24 / 18 / 12
120 / 130 / 140 / 150
1050
Aghanim's Shard
Homing Missiles now constantly fires the current level of Rocket Barrage in a 700 area of effect after 1 second of being cast. This Rocket Barrage prioritizes the Homing Missile target.
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +0.3s Homing Missile Stun Duration
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +25% Homing Missile Damage
The biggest missile Aurel could possibly attach to his craft, The Bomb has carefully calculated aerodynamics and explosives for maximum impact.
Flak Cannon
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: No
Gyrocopter's attacks hit all enemy units in an area around it for a limited number of attacks. Only the main target of attacks will receive attack bonuses such as Critical Strike. Lasts 12 seconds or until the attacks are used.
Attack range for the primary attack is unchanged.
RADIUS: 1250
MAX ATTACKS: 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
BONUS NIGHT VISION: 200
26 / 24 / 22 / 20
50 / 60 / 70 / 80
LEVEL 25 TALENT: -4s Flak Cannon Cooldown
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +3 Flak Cannon Attacks
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +25 Flak Cannon Damage
Patch 7.41
- Aghanim's Scepter upgrade moved into a separate ability
This newly revamped Gyrocopter has attached enough armaments to assault in a 360 degree radius.
Call Down
AFFECTS: Area
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Yes
Call down 3 aerial missile strikes that slow and damage enemy units in a target area. Each strike is 500 distance from the previous one.
The visual indicator is visible to allies only.
SLOW DURATION: 4
MISSILE SLOW: 50%
MISSILE DAMAGE: 200 / 350 / 500
RADIUS: 400
TIME BETWEEN STRIKES: 1
90 / 75 / 60
150 / 200 / 250
1000
LEVEL 25 TALENT: -40s Call Down Cooldown
'Bombs Away!'
Side Gunner
Scepter grants new ability
ABILITY: Passive
DAMAGE TYPE: Physical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: Yes
PASSIVE: Breakable
Gyrocopter gains a Side Gunner that attacks enemy units in a 700 unit radius every 1.3s with his attack. Side Gunner will attack 2 units at a time while Flak Cannon is active. Prioritizes furthest unit away within its range.
Side Gunner can attack even while Gyrocopter is disabled.
700
Patch 7.41
- New ability granted by Aghanim's Scepter, effect is unchanged
Talents
-40s Call Down Cooldown
-4s Flak Cannon Cooldown
+ 0.1%
+14 Rocket Barrage Damage
+ 3.8%
+3 Flak Cannon Attacks
+25 Flak Cannon Damage
+0.3s Homing Missile Stun Duration
+ 4.9%
+150 Health
+ 0.1%
+25% Homing Missile Damage
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Strategy
Rocket Barrage does tons of damage when an opponent is isolated.
Keep creep equilibrium close to your tower to have more space to run opponents down with Rocket Barrage.
Gyrocopter has great waveclear early on. Push out waves once you have two points in Flak Cannon and start farming nearby camps.
Ask your teammates to stack for you as you can clear stacks easily once you max out Flak Cannon.
"Hit count" objects like Supernova and Tombstone can be targeted with ease by attacking them and Flakking other heroes down.
Make sure to get {aghanims-scepter} as soon as possible as it improves farming speed and DPS in fights.
Side Gunner can attack even when Gyrocopter is stunned and all attack modifiers work as well.
In teamfights, focus on hitting most of the opponents with Flak Cannon and Call Down.
If in a desperate position, consider purchasing {divine-rapier} as last resort. Works well with Flak Cannon.
Do not rush in with Rocket Barrage every time you stun a hero. You are squishy and easy to kill if you over extend.
Once you pick up {ethereal-blade}, you can burst down pretty much any hero on the map with your item and spell combo.
You can use {force-staff} on your Homing Missile to push it forward and surprise enemy heroes.
Counter Strategy
Rocket Barrage does a lot of damage. Keep distance from Gyrocopter or share the damage with allied units.
Help destroying Homing Missile that is aimed at your teammate.
Gyrocopter farms quickly with Flak Cannon. Gank him with {smoke-of-deceit}, place deep {observer-ward} and block off camps with {sentry-ward}.
Gyrocopter does a lot of magical damage and joins fights early. Magic resistance items are great.
{crimson-guard}, {heavens-halberd} and armor items are great against Gyrocopter's Flak Cannon.
It is easy to reflect Homing Missile back to Gyrocopter with {lotus-orb}.