What the item does
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Passive: Ability Upgrade
Upgrades an existing ability or adds a new ability to your hero.
How I decide
«Shard is for a button or its new job, not a courtesy purchase.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- The hero upgrade opens a useful response for the current fight.
- 02 My decision
- I check Shard's availability and plan how to use the new option in the next moment.
- 03 What I avoid
- Buy an upgrade and keep playing the old combo without using its effect.
When I would buy it
When the upgrade is available and useful for the next plays; its priority depends on the hero and the threats.
Which heroes I would try it on
Examples based on mechanics. The role, opponents and team plan determine the final choice.
What to compare it with
Similar purposes do not make items interchangeable. I compare effect, price and timing.
Stats and key conditions
Game effects and recipes are a snapshot of official data. My guidelines are choices for a task, not a promise of the same build every match. Values for several stages, where present, are separated by ‘/’.
Original Valve item data ↗