Arcane Boots – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.38c]

Upgraded Item | Support

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1400

Magi equipped with these boots are valued in battle.

Arcane Boots in Dota 2 as the magical sneakers for your hero, and they're here to bring a boost of energy to both you and your teammates! So, when your hero puts on these fantastic boots, it's like stepping into a realm of magical rejuvenation. Not only do they provide a speed boost, but they also have a special trick up their laces.

Base Combat Stats

+ 45 Movement Speed

+ 0.25 Mana Regeneration

Recipe

Abilities

Active: Replenish

Restores 150 mana to all nearby allies.

Radius: 1200 Movement speed bonuses from multiple pairs of boots do not stack.

Cooldown: 55

Passive: Basilius Aura

Grants 1 mana regeneration to allies.

Radius: 1200

Additional Insights

Does not work on Meepo clones.
Does not stack with other Boots movement speedDoes not work on Meepo clones
For mana hungry spell users this a must have item specialy in the early game and if you wanna upgrade it later into a greaves that gives basic dispel.

Statistics

The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Arcane Boots as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.

Itemization Strategy

Ideal for position 4 (Soft Support) and 5 (Hard Support) heroes in dota best examples are Muerta & Undying, Some Offlaners also build this item for example Darkseer or Underlord that loves to just spam their spells and shove the wave into the opponents tower.

Heroes countered by Arcane Boots

Lets you counter Mana Break and have a tool to instantly gain mana to cast your spells when needed.

Lets you instantly get back some mana if you lose it to EMP.

Lets you counter Mana Drain and have a tool to instantly gain mana to cast your spells when needed.

Lets you instantly gain back some mana lost to Nyx Assassin's spells and items if he has the Mana Burn facet.

Trivia

In the earlier versions of Dota, Arcane Boots were known as 'Arcane Ring'. This item underwent a name change and some adjustments in its mechanics before becoming the familiar Arcane Boots in Dota 2. The concept of providing mana regeneration and a boost to allies mana was preserved, but the name transition from 'Arcane Ring' to 'Arcane Boots' occurred during the evolution of the item in Dota's history.