How to Gift an Item in Dota 2 Reborn

Gifting has been part of Dota 2 since the game’s early days. You can use this feature whether you want to congratulate a friend or simply show appreciation for an excellent performance during the match, the gifting feature lets you share the love and your cosmetics.

This guide walks you through everything you need to know about gifting in Dota 2. We’ll cover all the rules, limitations, and types of items you can share with your friends to ensure your presents arrive smoothly and without any surprises.

How to Gift an Item in Dota 2

There are two ways to gift an item in Dota 2, either directly through the game or using your Steam account. Below, you can find step-by-step instructions for both methods.

In-Game Gifts

• Launch Dota 2 and open the Armory in the main menu.

  

• Using various filters, you can categorize your items and sort them by different parameters. Also, you can search for the desired skin by entering the keyword in the Search box. Alternatively, you can simply click “All Items” and scroll through everything you have in your Armory.

  

• Select the item you want to send, click it with the left mouse button, and choose “Gift Wrap Item.” If this option isn’t available, it means that the chosen item can’t be gifted.

  

• Find and select the friend whom you’d like to send the gift to.

  

• Optionally, you can write a personal message, which your friend will see upon receiving the gift.

  

• Confirm and send your gift.

  

Once your friend enters the game, they’ll receive a notification that you’ve sent them the present. After clicking “Accept,” the item will appear in their Armory.

Gifting via Steam

• Open the Steam client and go to your “Inventory:”

  

• Click on “Trade Offers:”

  

• Create a new trade offer, select your friend, and add the Dota 2 item to the “Your Items” field:

  

• Confirm trade contents. Steam will ask you whether you want to make a gift, so simply confirm to send the present. It’s also necessary to confirm this action via your Steam Guard.

  

Consider that you can use this method to send gifts even via Steam’s mobile app.

Requirements and Limitations for Gifting Items

While gifting is a great way to share items and now you know how to gift an item in Dota 2 Reborn, you should also keep in mind some restrictions of this in-game system:

1. Gifts can’t be sold on the Steam Community Market.
2. You must wait 30 days before resending the same gift.
3. It’s possible to gift the skins obtained from Treasures and drops only once. Still, the items from Treasures may be gifted again after their trade lock expires.
4. Every player has a limit to the number of items they can send within 24 hours, which is determined by their Experience Trophy level.
5. Only the users with Experience Trophy level 5 or higher can gift non-tradable items.
6. You and the gift recipient must be friends on Steam for at least 30 days, and both of you must have Steam Guard enabled.

Types of Items You Can Gift in Dota

The mentioned methods on how to gift items in-game in Dota 2 are ideal for sending various skins, including:

1. Arcanas: These are the rarest and most valuable in-game items that completely change a hero's animations, looks, special effects, and even voice lines.
2. Immortals: These items can also significantly change a hero's appearance, allowing you to create cool looks by combining them with other cosmetics.
3. Hero sets: As a rule, a set includes three (or even more) items, which are united by one specific theme. In addition to changing the hero's design, they can also add new animations, ability icons, and effects.
4. Couriers: There are tons of various courier models in the game, which you can generously gift to your friend.
5. Announcers: These special voice lines change the usual in-game notifications with funnier ones (e.g., GabeN telling you he's always wanted to be a giant space crab).

At the same time, note that you can’t gift music packs, tools, treasures, pennants, emoticons, weather effects, effigies, and gems.

Conclusion

Now that you know how to gift a wrap item in Dota 2 and what to keep in mind while doing it, you’re all set to surprise your in-game friends during holidays, special events, or just because. Who knows? Maybe, they’ll return the favor and send you something awesome of their own!