Aghanim's Scepter
The ultimate hero upgrade, a magical and empowering boon that elevates your hero's capabilities in the most enchanting and friendly manner possible!
Base Combat Stats
+ 10 All Attributes
+ 175 Health
+ 175 Mana
Recipe
Abilities
Passive: Ability Upgrade
Upgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of all heroes.
Additional Insights
Perfect for heroes seeking unparalleled strength and versatility in their ultimate prowess. It's an enchanting reward that not only amplifies your hero's ultimate skill but also offers a friendly pathway to explore diverse strategies and make game-changing plays in the thrilling conflicts of Dota 2!
Statistics
The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Aghanim's Scepter as a core or non-core item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.
Itemization Strategy
If ever you needed the extra slot that in my opinion in all honesty should only be the time to get an aghanims blessing, mostly dependent on a skill needed rather than a role the blessing is highly likely to pick up later in the game as freeing up a space in your inventory is very big in terms of functionality.
Heroes with Aghanim's Scepter as Core Item
A core item that can impact the fights greatly by keeping your allies alive during Borrowed Time. Make sure to activate the ultimate when the most damage is being pumped into your allies.
A core item to have more control in teamfights by using Fiends Gate on top of enemy heroes and start fights by rooting them. Also prevents enemy heroes from chasing you through Fiends Gate.
A core item to gift to your teammates and receive a stacking buff on yourself for more right click and spell damage. You generally start buying these when you are out of item slots.
A core item that lets you cancel Fiends Grip channeling with your hero and use your other spells. Also makes it much more difficult for enemy team to cancel your Fiends Grip channeling.
A core item that improves your damage and sustain in fights. Look to get aggressive as soon as you have it by looking for pickoffs, pushing towers, and taking Roshan.
A core item that provides you with a tanky barrier in fights. Especially useful when fighting multiple heroes.
A core item that allows you to deal more damage in teamfights and get richer at the same time with Jinada procs.
A core item that allows you to do massive burst damage in an area with multiple Quill Sprays. Works well in combination with Bloodstone for a massive burst of healing.
An incredible late game pick up to move during Freezing Field channel. Can also cast your control spells to keep enemy heroes inside your ultimate AoE and chain Frostbite on them.
A core item that lets you initiate in fights with a stun. Works well with Blink Dagger to instantly get on top of enemy heroes to land Normal Punch.
A core item that to do more healing and provide evasion to allies with Solar Guardian. Also lets you move your point of landing while airborne.
A core item to upgrade your Static Storm and mute items on affected enemy heroes. Especially useful with Blink Dagger to land Static Storm before enemy heroes use BKB.
A core item to reduce healing on enemy heroes and increase your damage output through Frost Arrows. Also improves your Multishot to do even more AoE damage.
A core item that lets you save an ally by kicking them out of fights in stone form, or kick an enemy hero out of position into your team in stone form. Can also be self cast to kick yourself away from danger.
A core item to gain debuff immunity with Astral Spirit and utilize Natural Order in teamfights to do massive right click damage.
A core item that caps your Fire Remnant charges to 5 and massively improves your mobility and reach on enemy heroes. Pairs well with Refresher Orb later in the game giving you a total of 10 charges
A core item in the mid or late game to have more lockdown all across the map with Wrath of Nature. Works well in combination with Orchid against illusive enemy heroes.
A core item to get a powerful illusion of an enemy hero with high right click damage. Can get multiple illusions in combination with Soulbind.
A core item that significantly increases your DPS with more attacks. The Side Gunner can also fire while you are disabled and all attack modifiers apply as well.
A core item to increase the cast range on Life Break and disable elusive enemy heroes to hit and burst them down.
A core item that massively improves your damage output and control in teamfights with Macropyre.
A core item for a burst of physical damage with Swiftslash and have more versatility with Omnislash usage.
A core item to massively improve your AoE control and damage in teamfights with Will-O-Wisp.
A core item that grants massive AoE damage and control against enemy heroes with the Ghostship fleet firing cannonballs.
A core item that increases the duration of Duel to lock down an enemy hero for longer and kill them. You should have a decent amount of Duel damage accumulated first before purchasing this item as it reduces the damage from your teammates during Duel.
A core item to have AoE lockdown with Sinister Gaze. Also lets you clear creep waves quickly with the Sinister Gaze channel.
A core item that allows you to attack enemy heroes without showing yourself. Massively improves your sustain and buys you time for next Rage cooldown.
Mid: A core item that massively amplifies your spell damage output and gain flying vision to find better angles of initiation over treelines and cliffs. Also makes you tanky with magic resistance.
Support: A core item to massively amplify your spell damage output and gain flying vision to find better angles of initiation over treelines and cliffs. Also makes you tanky with magic resistance.
A late game pick up to apply Finger of Death in an area for massive burst damage in teamfights. Also lets you instantly clear entire creep waves.
A core item on your Spirit Bear in the late game to fight away from your hero for better split push and kill potential. The scepter on your hero is a luxury item that can be used to save an allied hero in fights.
A core item to buff up one of your other right click cores with lifesteal and unslowable movement.
A core late game pick up that gives you another repositioning tool with Horn Toss. Has great synergy with Skewer.
A core item to improve your impact in teamfights with AoE silence and damage from all your abilities during Unleash. Also lets you dispel yourself with your ultimate when in trouble.
A core item that makes you extremely tanky and potent in teamfights. Especially useful when the enemy team has a ton of AOE abilities or high single target burst damage against you.
A late game pick up to do more damage with Starfall on top of Sacred Arrow. Gives you more burst potential against enemy heroes as well as clear creep waves from a distance.
A late game pick up that boosts your damage output and farming speed with Monkey King soldiers. Also gives the Jingu Mastery ability to individual Monkey King soldiers to do more damage inside Wukong's Command.
A core item that massively boosts your AoE damage with Heartstopper Aura. Has great synergy with HP regen from Heart and stacks built up from Reapers Scythe kills.
A core item to deal a second wave of damage through Requiem of Souls as well as heal yourself in fights.
A core item that provides cast range and cooldown reduction on all your spells to have a massive impact in teamfights around your Burrow area. Particularly useful when sieging or defending highground.
A core item to have a survivability tool against heavy burst damage and lockdown on the enemy team. Getting this item early on into the game before 20 minutes will allow you to make a huge impact in fights.
A core item to have another stun as a follow up on Fireblast to chain stun enemy heroes. Works well to utilize your high strength to do damage. Can Multicast to stun your target for longer. Look to use Unrefined Fireblast after you have used all your other spells as it costs a chunk of your current mana pool.
A core item to have global range and a bigger AoE on Guardian Angel to save your allies and buildings from physical damage anywhere on the map. Has great synergy with Refresher later in the game to effectively have more glyphs for your buildings.
An incredible upgrade for False Promise to give yourself or your ally better chances of survival. Also improves the physical and spell damage output of the False Promise target.
A core item to proc Swashbuckle around you with every cast of Shield Crash. Massively increases your AoE damage output during Rolling Thunder with the level 15 talent. The Swashbuckle ticks can also proc items like Basher to lock down heroes for you.
A core upgrade for Blur to significantly lower its cooldown. Lets you stay hidden on the map and jump enemy heroes without letting them see you. Also provides a dispel and lets you move from one enemy hero to another with refreshed abilities through kills.
A core item to boost your farming speed and damage in fights with Spirit Lance bouncing on multiple units to create more illusions.
A core item to significantly increase your damage output in teamfights and have the break effect for passive abilities on enemy heroes.
A core item to do massive damage to enemy heroes stuck under Dream Coil. Makes use of damage boosting items like Parasma, Revenants Brooch, Daedlus, Mjollnir, and Divine Rapier. Works well with your level 25 talent to maintain your high DPS against BKB on enemy heroes.
A core item to significantly improve your AoE damage output with Rot and have more impact in teamfights. Also lowers the HP regen of enemy heroes affected by Rot to lower their tankiness.
A core item to increase your magic damage output by applying Scream of Pain with every Shadow Strike on enemy heroes. The Scream of Pain pops off every time you reapply Shadow Strike. Lets you have more burst damage against enemy heroes.
A core item that upgrades all your spells and improves your impact in teamfights.
A core item to apply your physical damage to more units in Tricks of the Trade AoE. Also has defensive potential to let you hide inside an ally hero and still do damage.
A core item to reduce the cooldown of Spell Steal and have two stolen spells at the same time. Also gives you the Aghanims Scepter upgrade on stolen spells.
A core item to give you a chance to chain stun enemy heroes inside your Sand Storm AoE after the initial Burrowstrike stun and Epicenter slow. Has great synergy with your Sand Storm facets.
A core item that grants an extra charge of Demonic Purge and gives your ultimate the break effect against passive spells on enemy heroes.
A core item to gain split shot on your Mass Serpant Wards to deal massive damage in an AoE. Especially useful to siege highground and take racks or the enemy throne.
A core item to make you extremely tanky for a period of time and survive getting bursted when outnumbered by the enemy team.
A core item to affect enemy heroes with Arcane Curse every time you cast Global Silence. Helps cancel Blink Dagger on enemy heroes as well as have another form of silence if they cast a spell once Global Silence ends.
A core item that doubles all your spells except Arcane Bolt on each cast. Massively improves your damage and control in teamfights.
A core item that boosts your fighting ability with Slithereen Crush puddle to become more tanky inside it with HP regen, armor, and status resistance while Sprint is active.
A core item to have multiple Pounce charges and improve your mobility to get in and out of fights.
A core item to have lockdown with Assassinate and use it as a long range initiation on enemy heroes. The shorter channel duration also makes it difficult to dodge for enemy heroes.
A core item to significantly improve your impact in teamfights with a long duration AoE stun with Electric Vortex. Has great synergy with your level 20 talent.
A core item that provides a massive area of control and damage on enemy heroes moving through it.
A core item to split push lanes and farm anywhere on the map by teleporting to your Psionic Traps with Psionic Projection. Also lets you surprise and burst enemy heroes spotted on one of your Traps.
A core item to do AoE damage and armor reduction with Gush. Improves your impact in teamfights and lets you clear creep waves from a distance.
A core upgrade for Laser to hit two units with each cast to massively increase your AoE damage in teamfights. Works well against high HP pool heroes with the percentage damage.
A core item to signifcantly improve your AoE damage output and burst down pretty much any hero in the game from long range. Also lets you instantly clear creep waves. Look to stand in a clump of trees when using Tree Volley.
A core item to have vision and kill threat all over the map with Eyes in the Forest. Also lets you push out all three lanes with a well timed Overgrowth on creeps.
A mid-late game pick up to dispel roots and silences from yourself with Whirling Axes (Melee). Also lets you dispel defensive spells and items on enemy heroes with Whirling Axes (Ranged) to hit them freely.
A core item to reposition and isolate an enemy hero by kicking them into your team after initiating. Has great synergy with Blink Dagger to instantly land Walrus Kick on your target and Snowball yourself to safety afterwards.
An incredible pick up for Undying to become extremely tanky with HP pool through Decay while making enemy heroes much weaker. Has great synergy with Flesh Golem to do massive right click damage in teamfights.
A core item to lower the cooldown of Enrage and use it defensively when stunned by enemy heroes. Lets you survive under the effect of certain initiations like Chronosphere and Berserkers Call. You cannot Enrage when affected by stuns that also silence you, such as Black Hole and Duel.
A core item to play fearlessly and set up kills on the map with your spells as you spawn an illusion on death that can still use all your spells to maintain your impact in teamfights. The illusion has separate cooldowns from your hero but cannot use items. Make sure to use the actives on your items before your hero dies.
Offlane: A core item to significantly increase your damage output through right clicks and Plague Wards. Has great synergy with the Plague Carrier facet to put Plague Wards on yourself and run at enemy heroes to do massive burst damage.
Support: With the Plague Carrier facet, you can buy this item right after aura items like Guardian Greaves and Pipe to output massive damage through your right clicks and Plague Wards.
A core item to massively improve the mobility of your hero and Familiars through flying movement and invisibility to find and kill enemy heroes on the map. Also provides right click damage amplification for a short period upon leaving invisibility.
A core item that gives you another charge of Resonant Pulse and silences enemy heroes hit by your spell. Massively improves your burst damage and control in teamfights.
A core item that significantly increases your damage output in teamfights with two golems when you cast Chaotic Offering.
A core item that allows you to use Time Lapse on an allied hero in trouble to reposition and heal them if they also lost HP. Works well in combination with Blink Dagger to find the ideal positioning to save your allies.
A core item to massively improve your mobility by becoming invisible during Windrun. Makes you tanky against physical damage and lets you Focus Fire enemy heroes while staying invisible.
An item with extreme power spike on the hero that nourishes his ability to poke for extended and longer durations while controlling opponents from a far.
A core item to massively increase your AoE damage output in teamfights through Death Ward. Can win you the teamfight on its own if the enemy team lets you channel your ultimate for its full duration.
A core to have another source of global damage alongside Thundergods Wrath. Lets you clear creep waves as well as cancel TPs and other channeling spells anywhere on the map. Especially good to find elusive heroes in treelines, such as Tinker and Treant Protector.
Trivia
Aghanim's Blessing was initially introduced as a consumable item available through the Aghanim's Labyrinth event during The International 10 Battle Pass. Players participating in the Aghanim's Labyrinth had the opportunity to earn and utilize Aghanim's Blessing as a reward for completing certain challenges and navigating through the event's stages.