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Hello guys! I'm a new member here. And this is my first blog post.
I want to talk about a controversial item in dota 2, the Aghanim's Scepter. Why does it become controversial? Because so many heroes in dota 2 have aghanim upgrade. It can upgrade spells, grant new spells, reduce spell cooldown, etc. Aghanim's scepter itself costs 4200 gold and grants a few attribute, health and mana bonus. At its price, I think that bonus is not worth. But the ability upgrade is the thing that makes aghanim is a core item is some heroes. So, is Aghanim's Scepter a good item? Well, the answer depends on the hero you use.

Here's the criteria that I use to make this list

Does the hero really need aghs? (Weight: Heavy)
Is there better item for the hero than the aghs by the cost and the effect? (Weight: Heavy)
Can the hero farm aghs? (Weight: Medium)
How good could it potentially be? (Weight: Medium)
In what stage of the game is the aghs usually purchased? (Weight: Low)

Remember that it's my own criteria. You can have your own criteria and you can disagree with me. Feel free to give your opinion about this list.

Tier 1: High priority item on hero, very strong upgrade, constantly game-changing

Tier 2: Core item on hero, strong upgrade, situationally game-changing

Tier 3: Luxury item on hero, good upgrade, situationally strong

Tier 4: Extension, very situational item

Tier 5: Weak upgrade, just for fun

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Excuse me techies is essential bc it gives the sign the invis ability to play through wards ad gems

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I would like to point out that the stats alone cost 3.3k gold and the upgrade itself has a price of 900 gold. That said: Weaver, Necrophos, and Shadow Demon are highly sought out Agh cores these days in high ranked games. That's current meta, though, and may not be at the top of the list next week.

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you should place tiny's and aa's aghs higher its a core item on both of them and is bought every time same with disruptor and puck and juggs aghs should be in the core item on hero strong upgrade

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I'm not sure some of these options are where they should be. For one, Tiny's upgrade is a classic example of an Aghanim's Scepter so astoundingly good it should be bought every game if possible, and Crystal Maiden's upgrade is a bit too high for something she probably won't be able to farm and only adds Frostbite to the mix.

The real crime for me is Lone Druid's Aghanim's Scepter upgrade. Having a global Spirit Bear is a phenomenal amount of map presence while the druid doesn't risk anything. It's fairly important to buy just to take the pressure off the cooldown, but the power to push and farm two locations on the map at once is just amazing. He won't require it to be relevant, but in most of my games I will see a need for it eventually. No other item can really make Lone Druid have this sort of impact, since he needs to be near his bear for it to attack.

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NAICE list!
I think sven can be a little higher on the list as whole team dd can be pretty nasty to deal with. I also think that vengeful spirit's upgrade can be moved to extension whereas storm spirit's can be moved to luxury. Other than that, I more or less agree with the list.

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Nice list analysis, similar to Purge's and Sunsfan's!

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My Aghanim's Scepter Rank And Tier List

Tier 1: High priority item on hero, very strong upgrade, constantly game-changing

Tier 2: Core item on hero, strong upgrade, situationally game-changing

Tier 3: Luxury item on hero, good upgrade, situationally strong

Tier 4: Extension, very situational item

Tier 5: Weak upgrade, just for fun

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