Compare two Dota 2 arcanas
Pick two arcanas and see them side by side: price on four markets, a year of Steam prices in one chart, rank, sales, styles and how each was released.
Winner
The Resurrection of Shen · Vengeful Spirit Arcana$14.66cheapest offer · DMarket- Dota2Arcana Rank
- #1 of 25
- Sold on Steam, 30 days
- 4,296
- Hero pick rate
- 1.0%
- Popularity
- 6 / 7winner
Manifold Paradox · Phantom Assassin Arcana$18.07cheapest offer · Lis-Skins- Dota2Arcana Rank
- #2 of 25
- Sold on Steam, 30 days
- 3,317
- Hero pick rate
- 1.4%
- Popularity
- 1 / 7
Kevin: Which one? The one for the hero you play. But if you want numbers before feelings, pick two above. The full page for this pair: The Resurrection of Shen vs Manifold Paradox →
Popular comparisons
Top of the ranking, cheapest and priciest, from today’s data.
Dota 2 arcana comparison: what you see for every pair
Every Dota 2 arcana has one page here, and every pair of them has one comparison page. The tool above shows the two renders with the Dota2Arcana Rank medal, the cheapest offer across four markets and the popularity duel. Below each pair you get one chart with a year of Steam prices for both, the price moves over 7 days, 30 days and a year, how many copies sold on Steam in the last 30 days, how many are listed right now, the all-time high, the first week on the market, the release date, how the arcana came out, its launch price, the number of styles and set pieces, and the cheapest offer on every market with a direct link.
The point of the comparison is the question everyone asks before spending real money on a hero skin: is the arcana I want also the one the market wants? The Dota2Arcana Rank answers that with sales, not opinions: #1 is the arcana that sold the most copies on the Steam Community Market in the last 30 days. 7 of the 25 arcanas cannot be traded (Battle Pass and event rewards); they are placed in the ranking by how often their hero is picked and compared on everything that does not need a market price.
All 25 arcanas, ready to compare
Rank, hero and the cheapest offer from Oct 9, 2026. Each line opens the comparison with the current #1.
Dota 2 arcana comparison: questions and answers
What does the Dota 2 arcana comparison tool compare?
Two of the 25 arcanas side by side: the popularity duel (Dota2Arcana Rank, copies sold on Steam in 30 days, the hero's pick rate), the cheapest offer across Steam, Skinport, DMarket and Lis-Skins, a year of Steam prices in one chart, price moves over 7 days, 30 days and a year, supply, all-time high, release date, how each arcana came out, launch price, styles and set pieces.
How does the popularity duel work?
Three rows give flame points to the better arcana: the Dota2Arcana Rank is worth 4, Steam sales in the last 30 days 2 and the hero pick rate 1. With 4 of 7 points on the rank, the higher-ranked arcana always wins; the other rows show how clear the win is. Rows without data for both arcanas give no points.
Where do the prices come from?
Our scripts read the Steam Community Market and four third-party markets several times a day; the page shows the state from Oct 9, 2026. Steam prices are what buyers pay, third-party prices are seller listings. Links marked "Ad" are affiliate links.
Can I compare an arcana that cannot be bought?
Yes. 7 of the 25 arcanas were Battle Pass or event rewards and are not tradable; the tool shows how they were obtained, places them in the ranking by hero popularity and compares everything that does not need a market price.
Is the comparison up to date?
Prices, sales, rank and pick rates refresh several times a day; release dates, launch prices and how each arcana came out are researched facts with sources on the arcana pages.
