Aghanim's Scepter

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Aghanim's Scepter
The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers.
Cost 4200 Bought From Caster
Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength +10 Agility +10 Intelligence +175 Health +175 Mana Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe

Aghanim's Scepter is an item purchasable at the Main Shop, under Caster. However, it requires an item from the Secret Shop to be completed. For most (96 out of 115) heroes, Aghanim's Scepter increases the powers of their abilities, adds a new one or modifies the hero in another way.

Additional information

• For strength heroes, it grants 400 health, 6.88% health regen amplification, 1% magic resistance, 1.6 armor, 10 attack speed, 0.5% movement speed, 295 mana, 18% mana regen amplification, 0.71% spell damage and 10 attack damage.
• For agility heroes, it grants 355 health, 5.5% health regen amplification, 0.8% magic resistance, 2 armor, 12.5 attack speed, 0.63% movement speed, 295 mana, 18% mana regen amplification, 0.71% spell damage and 10 attack damage.
• For intelligence heroes, it grants 355 health, 5.5% health regen amplification, 0.8% magic resistance, 1.6 armor, 10 attack speed, 0.5% movement speed, 325 mana, 22.5% mana regen amplification, 0.89% spell damage and 10 attack damage.
• Meepo and Lifestealer cannot drop or sell Aghanim's Scepter once they have purchased it, due to the former receiving an additional Divided We Stand clone, and the latter for unknown reasons.

Ability

Ultimate Upgrade

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

Upgrades the ultimate, and some abilities, of certain heroes.

Notes:

• When a hero has an upgrade available, the item's and the upgraded spell's tooltip states what exactly is upgraded.

• When a hero has no upgrades available, the ultimate ability gets a green note reading "This hero has no upgrade".

• Single target spells with Aghanim's Scepter upgrades that are reflected by Lotus Orb depend on whether the hero with the Echo Shell on has Aghanim's Scepter, not the original caster of the spell.

Upgraded abilities

Main Article: Aghanim's Scepter/Upgraded Abilities

Recommended heroes

Chen

• Upgraded Holy Persuasion allows Chen to control ancient creeps, having access to great abilities and auras that contribute damage and survivability to teammates in fights and pushes.

Clockwerk

• Hookshot's reduced cooldown gives Clockwerk much greater map presence, allowing him initiate multiple times in one fight, escape from a losing fight, or use it as a casual stun.

Enchantress

• Combined with a Dragon Lance, upgraded Impetus allows Enchantress to safely lob attacks from the backline, greatly increasing her damage.

Invoker

• Invoke's reduced cooldown gives Invoker the time to use many more abilities during long team fights.

Keeper of the Light

• Always having access to Recall and Blinding Light during the day allows Keeper of the Light to increase his team's overall mobility on the map and disable enemy heroes with miss chance.
• Unobstructed vision during daytime helps Keeper of the Light with map control and overall vision during team fights. The unobstructed vision also synergizes well with True Sight so he can easily spot and eliminate enemy wards.

Mirana

• Starstorm's extra wave of meteors greatly increases Mirana's burst damage potential, especially when initiating on a single target.

Necrophos

• Reaper's Scythe's reduced cooldown gives Necrophos the ability to take important heroes out of the late game for prolonged periods of time.

Techies

• Remote Mines' improved damage helps Techies nuke creeps waves and heroes well into the late game.

Windranger

• Focus Fire's cooldown and damage penalty reduction lets Windranger hit much harder, more frequently, and allows her to fill the role of a carry.

Zeus

• Nimbus gives Zeus a second global ability, and also provides continuous vision, allowing Zeus to aid his allies from any point on the map in addition to the burst damage from Thundergod's Wrath.

Others

• Tinker with upgraded Heat-Seeking Missile and Laser deals consistent area damage, helping him defend buildings and wear down enemies in team fights.
• Night Stalker's unobstructed vision from the Scepter helps with initiating team fights, pushing highground, and dewarding the map with a Gem of True Sight.
• Warlock can summon two Golems, turning team fights and pushes in his favor with added damage output.
• Nyx Assassin unlocks Burrow, increasing his regeneration, and helping him use more abilities in team fights and defending buildings.
• Lone Druid can have Spirit Bear attack without him around or alive, which make an effective and safe pusher who will always threaten the enemy base.
• Shadow Fiend enjoys an increase in Necromastery's soul limit, boosting his attack's and Requiem of Souls's damage. Having more souls also means Shadow Fiend will often retain more damage after dying.
• Alchemist does not need Aghanim's Scepter for himself, but can farm one for his teammates when needed.

Supports

While many supports become more powerful with Aghanim's Scepter, most should still focus primarily on buying support items, with Aghanim's Scepter as a luxury option if they have enough gold.

Trivia

• Aghanim's Scepter is named after Agahnim, one of the main villains in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
  • With the exception of Dark Willow and Razor, heroes never mention Aghanim's name in their voice responses, simply referring to it as "The Scepter". The reason for this is unknown.
  • Riki and Lion are the only heroes who do not have any Scepter responses (excluding Io and Phoenix, who do not speak).
• Rubick is the son of Aghanim. He also possesses an imitation of Aghanim's Scepter.