What the item does
Passive: Ability Upgrade
Upgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.
How I decide
«I buy Aghanim for a new option on my hero.»
Ruslan UkrainskyiSpeaking through Rodya
- 01 Situation
- The specific ability upgrade serves the next fight or move.
- 02 My decision
- I open the hero upgrade and compare it with the early protection the same income would buy.
- 03 What I avoid
- Habitually buy Scepter on everyone without naming a useful mechanical change.
When I would buy it
For an upgrade that solves the task needed in the current game; an urgent save may matter more.
Components
Components from Valve's recipe. Repeated parts are marked with quantities.
Point Booster
Staff of Wizardry
Ogre Axe
Blade of AlacrityWhich 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.
Builds into
Connections through Valve recipes. Owning a component does not oblige me to buy its upgrade immediately.
Stats and key conditions
- All attributes
- 10
- Health
- 175
- Mana
- 175
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 ↗