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Agility

Agility Attribute Icon Agility is one of the three primary attributes in Dota 2, along with Strength Attribute Icon strength and Intelligence Attribute Icon intelligence. It grants all heroes attack speed and armor per point of agility. Agility heroes and universal heroes also gain attack damage.

Contents
  • 1. Effect of agility on heroes

  • 2. Agility gain of heroes

  • 3. List of agility heroes

  • 4. Role of agility heroes

  • 5. Agility bonus from items

  • 6. Evolution of agility in Dota 2

Effect of agility on heroes

Each point of agility grants the following benefits:

  • Armor: Every point of agility also increases a hero's armor by 0.166 points. Armor reduces the amount of physical damage a hero takes, making them more resilient to physical attacks. This is particularly important for agility heroes, as they often rely on their physical attacks for damage.

  • Attack speed: Agility directly increases a hero's attack speed. For every point of agility, a hero's attack speed increases by 1. This means that heroes with higher agility will attack more frequently than heroes with lower agility. This is a crucial factor in determining the damage output of a hero, as it allows them to land more hits on their enemies in a given period of time.

  • Attack damage: For heroes with agility as their primary attribute, every point of agility also increases their main attack damage by 1. For universal heroes the increase is 0.7. This means that those heroes gain both attack speed and damage as their primary attribute increases. This makes agility heroes the most potent physical damage dealers in the game.

Agility gain of heroes

  • All

  • Agility

  • Intelligence

  • Strength

  • Universal

  • 4.0

    Terrorblade Minimap Icon
  • 3.9

    Morphling Minimap Icon
  • 3.7

    Monkey King Minimap Icon
  • 3.6

    Medusa Minimap Icon
    Hoodwink Minimap Icon
  • 3.5

    Shadow Fiend Minimap Icon
  • 3.4

    Phantom Assassin Minimap Icon
    Luna Minimap Icon
  • 3.3

    Faceless Void Minimap Icon
    Weaver Minimap Icon
    Naga Siren Minimap Icon
    Troll Warlord Minimap Icon
  • 3.2

    Sniper Minimap Icon
    Templar Assassin Minimap Icon
    Nature's Prophet Minimap Icon
    Ember Spirit Minimap Icon
  • 3.1

    Bloodseeker Minimap Icon
    Gyrocopter Minimap Icon
  • 3.0

    Arc Warden Minimap Icon
  • 2.9

    Drow Ranger Minimap Icon
  • 2.8

    Anti-Mage Minimap Icon
    Juggernaut Minimap Icon
    Phantom Lancer Minimap Icon
    Razor Minimap Icon
    Ursa Minimap Icon
    Pangolier Minimap Icon
  • 2.7

    Bane Minimap Icon
    Viper Minimap Icon
    Clinkz Minimap Icon
    Muerta Minimap Icon
  • 2.6

    Storm Spirit Minimap Icon
    Broodmother Minimap Icon
    Bounty Hunter Minimap Icon
  • 2.5

    Mirana Minimap Icon
    Puck Minimap Icon
    Queen of Pain Minimap Icon
    Leshrac Minimap Icon
    Rubick Minimap Icon
  • 2.4

    Lina Minimap Icon
    Riki Minimap Icon
    Earth Spirit Minimap Icon
  • 2.3

    Nyx Assassin Minimap Icon
  • 2.2

    Sven Minimap Icon
    Night Stalker Minimap Icon
    Ancient Apparition Minimap Icon
    Silencer Minimap Icon
    Shadow Demon Minimap Icon
    Void Spirit Minimap Icon
  • 2.1

    Vengeful Spirit Minimap Icon
    Slardar Minimap Icon
    Clockwerk Minimap Icon
    Enchantress Minimap Icon
    Chen Minimap Icon
    Spectre Minimap Icon
    Meepo Minimap Icon
    Tusk Minimap Icon
  • 2.0

    Lich Minimap Icon
    Venomancer Minimap Icon
    Death Prophet Minimap Icon
    Dragon Knight Minimap Icon
    Omniknight Minimap Icon
    Brewmaster Minimap Icon
    Lone Druid Minimap Icon
    Magnus Minimap Icon
  • 1.9

    Lifestealer Minimap Icon
    Grimstroke Minimap Icon
  • 1.8

    Crystal Maiden Minimap Icon
    Sand King Minimap Icon
    Dark Seer Minimap Icon
    Invoker Minimap Icon
    Lycan Minimap Icon
    Treant Protector Minimap Icon
    Bristleback Minimap Icon
    Elder Titan Minimap Icon
    Marci Minimap Icon
  • 1.7

    Axe Minimap Icon
    Lion Minimap Icon
    Wraith King Minimap Icon
    Spirit Breaker Minimap Icon
    Legion Commander Minimap Icon
    Oracle Minimap Icon
    Mars Minimap Icon
    Dawnbreaker Minimap Icon
  • 1.6

    Kunkka Minimap Icon
    Shadow Shaman Minimap Icon
    Beastmaster Minimap Icon
    Outworld Devourer Minimap Icon
    Keeper of the Light Minimap Icon
    Io Minimap Icon
    Timbersaw Minimap Icon
    Underlord Minimap Icon
  • 1.5

    Tidehunter Minimap Icon
    Huskar Minimap Icon
    Doom Minimap Icon
    Alchemist Minimap Icon
    Ogre Magi Minimap Icon
    Slark Minimap Icon
    Phoenix Minimap Icon
    Winter Wyvern Minimap Icon
  • 1.4

    Earthshaker Minimap Icon
    Pudge Minimap Icon
    Windranger Minimap Icon
    Witch Doctor Minimap Icon
    Tinker Minimap Icon
    Dazzle Minimap Icon
    Batrider Minimap Icon
    Chaos Knight Minimap Icon
    Disruptor Minimap Icon
    Ringmaster Minimap Icon
  • 1.3

    Necrophos Minimap Icon
    Pugna Minimap Icon
    Abaddon Minimap Icon
    Techies Minimap Icon
    Dark Willow Minimap Icon
  • 1.2

    Zeus Minimap Icon
    Jakiro Minimap Icon
    Undying Minimap Icon
    Snapfire Minimap Icon
  • 1.0

    Enigma Minimap Icon
    Warlock Minimap Icon
    Visage Minimap Icon
    Centaur Warrunner Minimap Icon
    Primal Beast Minimap Icon
  • 0.8

    Skywrath Mage Minimap Icon
  • 0.0

    Tiny Minimap Icon

Each hero has a base agility value and gains more through levelling up. The hero with the highest base agility is Juggernaut with 34 and the hero with the highest agility gain per level is Terrorblade with 4. The average base agility across all heroes is 18.3 and the average agility gain is 2.1

List of agility heroes

Agility heroes are typically physical damage dealers who focus on attack speed and armor. There are 31 agility heroes in Dota 2.

Role of agility heroes

Agility heroes typically play carry or ganker roles. Carries are focused on farming gold and experience early in the game to build powerful items and become a major damage threat later on. Gankers are focused on roaming the map and ganking enemy heroes, disrupting their farm and creating opportunities for their team to take objectives.

Agility bonus from items

46 items grant agility attribute bonuses to the wearing hero in Dota 2:

Evolution of agility in Dota 2

The agility attribute has been the cornerstone of physical combat, granting heroes increased armor, attack speed, and movement speed. Over time, the attribute's influence has evolved, with the relative importance of each stat shifting as the game's meta and strategies have changed. While agility still remains a critical factor in physical prowess, its impact on movement speed has been removed.

YouTube video on agility

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