Dota 2 Hero Tool: The Aghanim's Shard Lookup Tool for all 127 heroes

The Aghanim's Shard Lookup Tool shows every Aghs Shard upgrade and new ability for all 127 Dota 2 heroes, plus cost, timing and Tormentor tips.

Aghanim's Shard Lookup

Axe

Axe

Strength · Melee

  • Berserker's Call Upgrade

    Berserker's Call applies Battle Hunger to affected units.

  • Battle Hunger Upgrade

    Multiple instances of Battle Hunger can stack on a single target.

Shard gives2 upgrades
Shard cost1,400 gold
In shop from15:00 Turbo 7:30

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Axe holding a glowing Aghanim's Shard, title image of the Dota 2 Aghanim's Shard Lookup Tool
Axe and his favourite blue rock: the Aghanim's Shard Lookup Tool.

The Aghanim's Shard Lookup Tool

The Aghanim's Shard Lookup Tool shows you in one click what Aghanim's Shard does for any of the 127 Dota 2 heroes. No tooltip hunting, no wiki tabs. Axe hates tabs. Axe only opens doors by walking through them.

  1. Pick a hero. Search by name, filter by attribute or hit Random and let Axe choose.
  2. See the Shard. The tool shows the upgraded ability, tells you if it is a new ability or an upgrade, and adds cost and timing.
  3. Share it. Every hero has its own link, for example ?hero=pudge, so your team sees the exact Shard.

The Aghanim's Shard Lookup Tool uses Valve's official Dota 2 data, so what you see here matches the game.

Aghanim's Shard facts

Aghanim's Shard, or Aghs Shard for short, costs 1,400 gold and gives every Dota 2 hero one special upgrade: a stronger spell or a brand-new ability. Axe tried to eat his. Now Berserker's Call makes enemies hungry. Here is the short version, explained by an expert:

Axe explains

Aghanim's Shard in 10 seconds

  1. 1,400gold in the base shop. No refunds.
  2. 15:00game time you can buy it. Turbo: 7:30.
  3. FreeTormentor drop, from 20:00.
  4. 37/127heroes get a brand-new ability.

Once per match. Axe checked.

What does Aghanim's Shard do in Dota 2?

Aghanim's Shard is a consumable from the base shop. The moment it lands in your inventory or backpack, it disappears and turns into a permanent buff. No button, no item slot, no thinking. Axe likes that part.

What the Shard does depends on your hero. Some heroes get a stronger version of a spell they already have. Others learn a completely new ability. In patch 7.41f, 37 heroes get a new ability from Aghanim's Shard and the other 90 get ability upgrades.

  • You get the Aghanim's Shard buff once per match.
  • It cannot be sold, but it still counts toward your net worth.
  • Allies can see on the scoreboard who already has a Shard. Enemies too, once they see you.

Rock cannot be sold. Axe tried. Shopkeeper said no. Axe respected shopkeeper. Barely.

Axe's own Aghanim's Shard: Berserker's Call applies Battle Hunger to everyone it pulls in, and Battle Hunger can now stack. More hunger, more fun. How to build the rest of him is a longer story.

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How to get Aghanim's Shard: cost and timing

Aghanim's Shard costs 1,400 gold and sits in the base shop under consumables. You can buy it from 15:00 game time, or from 7:30 in Turbo. Before that, the icon just sits there, looking blue and useless. Like a support without wards.

Free Aghanim's Shard from the Tormentor

The Tormentor spawns at 20:00 (10:00 in Turbo) and comes back 10 minutes after it dies (5 in Turbo). When your team kills it, one of the two lowest net worth heroes on your team who has no Aghanim's Shard yet gets one for free. Once everybody has a Shard, the team gets gold instead. The Tormentor Timer Tool tells you when it is up and in which corner.

That usually means a support gets the free Shard. Cores should plan to buy their own. Timings can change with any patch, so the Aghanim's Shard Lookup Tool above always uses the current game data.

Tormentor does not attack. Tormentor just stands there and hurts you back. Axe loves him. He is like Axe with Blade Mail.

Which heroes get a new ability from Aghanim's Shard?

37 of 127 heroes learn a completely new ability from Aghanim's Shard in patch 7.41f. Everyone else gets an upgrade to a spell they already have. Axe counted every hero. With help.

Aghanim's Shard: new ability or upgrade, by attributePatch 7.41f · 127 heroes · Valve data
  • get a new ability
  • get upgrades
  • Strength122436 heroes
  • Agility92635 heroes
  • Intelligence132134 heroes
  • Universal31922 heroes

Intelligence and Strength heroes are the most likely to get a new ability: 13 of 34 Intelligence and 12 of 36 Strength heroes. Universal heroes mostly get upgrades (19 of 22). Agility heroes sit in the middle with 9 new abilities out of 35.

All 37 heroes with a new Aghanim's Shard ability

Heroes also change through their innate abilities and the talents they pick at levels 10, 15, 20 and 25 (Talent Tree Lookup).

Aghanim's Shard vs Aghanim's Scepter

Both are blue, both are from Aghanim, and Axe mixed them up for years. The difference is simple: Aghanim's Scepter costs 3 Shards.

Aghanim's Shard vs Aghanim's Scepter: gold costPatch 7.41f · Valve data
  • Aghanim's Shard1,4001,400 gold
  • Aghanim's Scepter4,2004,200 gold

The Shard is the cheap snack, the Scepter is the full meal. They are separate upgrades, so a hero can have both at the same time. If the Aghanim's Shard changes how your hero fights, it is often the better buy first.

Every Scepter upgrade, hero by hero, is in the Aghanim's Scepter Lookup.

Item guide · Dota2FreaksAghanim's Scepter: recipe, stats and when to buyThe four items that build it, what you get for 4,200 gold and when it is smarter to skip it for now.

Is Aghanim's Shard worth buying? Axe's three rules

  1. New ability or new trick? Buy the Shard soon after 15:00. A new button can win fights on its own.
  2. Only bigger numbers? Buy it later. Finish your core items first, then add the Aghs Shard.
  3. Poorest hero on your team? Hit the Tormentor. Free Shard. Axe's favourite price.

Rules are nice. Knowing which of your own habits loses games is better. Axe found out his habit is running in first. He is keeping it.

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Aghanim's Shard list: all 127 hero upgrades

Every Aghs Shard upgrade in Dota 2, straight from Valve's data and sorted by attribute. Looking for one hero? Use the Aghanim's Shard Lookup Tool at the top or jump from the list of new abilities above.

Strength heroes: Aghanim's Shard upgrades

Alchemist Aghanim's Shard

Berserk PotionNew abilityAlchemist throws a potion at an ally, applying a basic dispel and giving them attack speed, movement speed and HP regen. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel

Axe Aghanim's Shard

Berserker's CallUpgradeBerserker's Call applies Battle Hunger to affected units.

Battle HungerUpgradeMultiple instances of Battle Hunger can stack on a single target.

Bristleback Aghanim's Shard

HairballNew abilityCoughs a quill-packed hairball towards the target location. Erupts at the location, hitting enemies with Viscous Nasal Goo stacks and Quill Spray.

Centaur Warrunner Aghanim's Shard

Double EdgeUpgradeCauses Double Edge to slow enemy heroes and increase Centaur's strength per hero hit for a short time. Duration refreshes per stack, up to a max of 5 stacks.

Chaos Knight Aghanim's Shard

Chaos BoltUpgradeCauses Chaos Bolt to create a Phantasm illusion to attack the target. This illusion deals 15% less damage.

Clockwerk Aghanim's Shard

JetpackNew abilityClockwerk activates a jetpack, gaining flying movement, flying vision, and bonus movement speed. Clockwerk has a severely-limited turn rate during this time and cannot attack. Jetpack can be toggled on and off for the duration of the buff.

Dawnbreaker Aghanim's Shard

StarbreakerUpgradeDawnbreaker gains debuff immunity with 50% magic resistance and free movement during Starbreaker. Dawnbreaker is slowed by 35% down to a minimum of 215.

Doom Aghanim's Shard

DevourUpgradeDevour has 2 charges and can target Ancients. Stolen creep abilities have 15% increased AoE and 40% increased spell amplification.

Dragon Knight Aghanim's Shard

FireballNew abilityIgnites an area, dealing damage over time that lingers on enemies in it. Has reduced cast range when melee.

Earth Spirit Aghanim's Shard

Geomagnetic GripUpgradeDecreases cooldown to 3s and increases allied unit cast range and pull speed.

Earthshaker Aghanim's Shard

FissureUpgradeReduces Fissure cooldown and releases an Aftershock along its path that stuns for a shortened duration when Earthshaker casts another ability.

Elder Titan Aghanim's Shard

Echo StompUpgradeLowers Cooldown. Echo Stomp may be placed on alt-cast to allow Elder Titan to take the place of the Astral Spirit as it completes its stomp.

Huskar Aghanim's Shard

Berserker's BloodUpgradeHuskar can activate Berserker's Blood for a health cost to cauterize himself. Dispels Huskar, then after a delay, heals for the amount of health consumed plus an additional bonus per debuff dispelled. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel

Kunkka Aghanim's Shard

Tidal WaveNew abilityReleases a Tidal Wave that spawns behind Kunkka. Deals damage and drags enemies along it. Enemies cannot attack while being dragged.

Largo Aghanim's Shard

EncoreUpgradeWhenever Largo applies a Unit Target buff to a friendly hero, he also gets the buff. If Largo targets himself, the buff is also applied to the nearest allied hero within the cast range of the targeted ability.

Legion Commander Aghanim's Shard

Overwhelming OddsUpgradeOverwhelming Odds has larger radius and grants an all damage barrier based on the damage it deals to enemy heroes.

Lifestealer Aghanim's Shard

InfestUpgradeConsuming a creep with Infest drenches enemies in blood which deals damage over time based on the host's remaining health.

Lycan Aghanim's Shard

Summon WolvesUpgradeIncreases the number of wolves summoned. Grants all summoned wolves the ability Hightail, an active ability that gives them phased movement, evasion, movespeed, and attack speed.

Mars Aghanim's Shard

Spear of MarsUpgradeSpear of Mars impales up to 1 heroes and leaves a fire trail behind that deals damage over time and slows movement speed.

Night Stalker Aghanim's Shard

VoidUpgradeVoid now affects all units in a radius around the target.

Ogre Magi Aghanim's Shard

Fire ShieldNew abilityCreates a shield around the target ally, absorbing a percentage of the damage of next 3 attacks from enemy heroes. When damage is absorbed, a fireball is launched at the attacker. Can be cast on towers.

Omniknight Aghanim's Shard

PurificationUpgradeAfter a 3s delay, the target is Purified again with 65% effectiveness.

Phoenix Aghanim's Shard

Sun RayUpgradeAllows Sun Ray to be cast during Supernova.

Primal Beast Aghanim's Shard

Rock ThrowNew abilityPrimal Beast throws a rock at the target location that stuns and damages enemies. The rock cannot be thrown within a minimum range of Primal Beast. After landing, the rock splits into 3 additional fragments that land behind the initial target location. Rock Throw increases stacks of Uproar for each hero hit.

Pudge Aghanim's Shard

Meat HookUpgradeWhen Meat Hook hits an enemy, it deals bonus damage based on the distance pulled. When Meat Hook hits an ally, Meat Hook's cooldown is reduced by 50%.

Slardar Aghanim's Shard

Slithereen CrushUpgradeSlithereen Crush now applies Corrosive Haze for a short time to units affected.

Spirit Breaker Aghanim's Shard

Planar PocketNew abilityBarathrum gains magic resistance and distorts reality around the selected hero, making any unit-targeted spells cast by enemy heroes get redirected towards Spirit Breaker. Can be cast on both allied and enemy heroes, but only spells cast by enemies of Spirit Breaker will be redirected.

Sven Aghanim's Shard

WarcryUpgradeIncreases radius and bonus movement speed. Warcry is now undispellable and provides a 300 physical damage barrier.

Tidehunter Aghanim's Shard

Dead in the WaterNew abilityTidehunter attaches a heavy anchor to an enemy hero. The hero is leashed while attached to the anchor. Attempting to move more than 350 units away from the anchor forces the hero to 100 move speed, dragging the anchor behind them. The anchor can be destroyed with 4 hero attacks.

Timbersaw Aghanim's Shard

FlamethrowerNew abilityReleases a flame in the direction Timbersaw is facing. Applies a debuff that deals damage per second and slows enemy movement speed. Affects buildings for reduced damage.

Tiny Aghanim's Shard

GrowUpgradeUnits tossed by Toss or trees tossed by Tree Throw or Tree Volley now deal additional damage and slow in a larger area of effect at their landing location.

Treant Protector Aghanim's Shard

Eyes In The ForestNew abilityTreant Protector enchants a tree, which grants him unobstructed vision in that location. The eyes last for 360 seconds and are invisible, but are destroyed if their host tree is destroyed or if they are attacked directly.

Tusk Aghanim's Shard

Drinking BuddiesNew abilityTusk reaches out to tag an allied unit, pulling them closer. Once tagged, both Tusk and his tagged ally gain movement speed and armor.

Underlord Aghanim's Shard

FirestormUpgradeFirestorm can be allied targeted. When used that way, the Firestorm follows the hero around. The wave count is increased, and tick rate / duration time occur more quickly.

Undying Aghanim's Shard

TombstoneUpgradeTombstone can be cast on an allied hero to bunker inside of the tombstone. Heroes that enter the Tombstone cannot leave for 2 seconds nor can they re-enter after leaving. If the tombstone is destroyed with a hero inside, that hero gets stunned for 2 seconds.

Wraith King Aghanim's Shard

Mortal StrikeUpgradeMortal Strike hits curse their target, causing them to take 75% of the initial attack damage again as Pure damage after a 3 second delay. Vampiric Spirit's lifesteal applies to the curse damage.

Agility heroes: Aghanim's Shard upgrades

Anti-Mage Aghanim's Shard

CounterspellUpgradeCreates a blinked fragment of Anti-Mage next to the enemy caster upon reflecting their unit-targeted spell while active.

Bloodseeker Aghanim's Shard

BloodrageUpgradeBloodseeker's Bloodrage attacks now deal 1.5% of the target's max health as Pure damage.

Bounty Hunter Aghanim's Shard

Friendly ShadowNew abilityApplies Shadow Walk and all of its bonuses to the target ally. Allied fade time is 0.5s. Does not break Bounty Hunter's invisibility when cast.

Broodmother Aghanim's Shard

Insatiable HungerUpgradeWhile Hunger is active, the bonus damage is increased by 4% every 1s.

Clinkz Aghanim's Shard

Burning BarrageNew abilityCHANNELED - Clinkz channels and shoots multiple piercing arrows in the target direction that hit all enemy units dealing a percentage of Clinkz' attack damage and applying attack modifiers.

Drow Ranger Aghanim's Shard

GlacierNew abilityDrow creates a hill of ice beneath her, knocking away nearby enemies. Units on the hill gain flying vision and Drow and her ranged allies gain bonus attack range. Drow gains additional damage while on the Glacier and attacking targets below her. The front of the hill obscures vision and cannot be moved through except by Drow. Does not interrupt Multishot when cast.

Ember Spirit Aghanim's Shard

ImmolationUpgradeGrants Fire Remnants the current level of Immolation, and increases the damage per second and radius.

Fire RemnantUpgradeIf an enemy hero dies near Ember Spirit, a Fire Remnant charge will be replenished. Additionally, when Ember Spirit dies a Fire Remnant is spawned at his location.

Faceless Void Aghanim's Shard

Time DilationUpgradeIncreases slow per stack. Provides Faceless Void with stacks that increase his attack and movement speed. Amount of stacks is equal to the total amount of Time Dilation stacks applied to enemies at the moment of the cast and linearly fades out over the duration.

Gyrocopter Aghanim's Shard

Homing MissileUpgradeHoming Missiles now constantly fires the current level of Rocket Barrage in a 700 area of effect after 1 second of being cast. This Rocket Barrage prioritizes the Homing Missile target.

Hoodwink Aghanim's Shard

Hunter's BoomerangNew abilityTosses a boomerang in an arc. Upon contact, it returns to Hoodwink. The boomerang will deal damage as it passes through or hits enemies, and apply a debuff that causes affected enemies to be slowed and be more vulnerable to spell damage.

Juggernaut Aghanim's Shard

Healing WardUpgradeIncreases ward healing and health.

Kez Aghanim's Shard

Kazurai KatanaUpgradeKez lifesteals 100% from the impale. If the impale comes from behind the target, the target is stunned. Increases max burst stacks.

Shodo SaiUpgradeParrying creates a stronger Mark that deals additional stun and critical damage.

Lone Druid Aghanim's Shard

Savage RoarUpgradeApplies a basic dispel and grants allies in an area around the caster bonus movement and attack speed. Replicates between Lone Druid and Spirit Bear regardless of castability on the other. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel

Luna Aghanim's Shard

Lunar OrbitUpgradeIncreases damage reduction. While active, Luna gains 20% bonus movement speed.

Medusa Aghanim's Shard

Cold BloodedNew abilityWhen Medusa is targeted with a spell, a single-target Mystic Snake is sent back towards the enemy that turns them into stone for 1s.

Meepo Aghanim's Shard

DigNew abilityDigs into the ground for a short duration, dispelling Meepo and causing him to become invulnerable and untargetable for 3s. Restores 25% of his max health over that duration. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel

Mirana Aghanim's Shard

LeapUpgradeGrants +1 Leap charge.

Celestial QuiverUpgradeGrants 3 temporary Charges while Leap's buff is active.

Monkey King Aghanim's Shard

Boundless StrikeUpgradeBoundless Strike applies Primal Spring with 35% of the max channeling duration power to enemies along the staff and at the end of the staff. When Boundless Strike is set to alt-cast, Monkey King leaps to the end of his staff.

Morphling Aghanim's Shard

Attribute Shift (Agility Gain)UpgradeMorphling can shift attributes while stunned. Reduces mana cost.

Attribute Shift (Strength Gain)UpgradeMorphling can shift attributes while stunned. Reduces mana cost.

Naga Siren Aghanim's Shard

Song of the SirenUpgradeAllies in range of Song of the Siren recover a percentage of their health and mana per second.

Phantom Assassin Aghanim's Shard

BlurUpgradeDecreases Cooldown by 10s. Any time Phantom Assassin gets a hero kill, her ability cooldowns advance 60% of their max cooldown values.

Phantom Lancer Aghanim's Shard

JuxtaposeUpgradeAdds an active ability to Juxtapose. Renders Phantom Lancer invisible for up to 8 seconds while generating a duplicate image to confuse enemies. His movement speed is increased by 15% during this invisibility.

Razor Aghanim's Shard

Storm SurgeUpgradeWhile Eye of the Storm is active, strike chance is 2x as high, strike cooldown is reduced by 2s, and Lightning strikes all enemies within Eye of the Storm's radius. Does not apply to the same enemy twice from a single instance.

Riki Aghanim's Shard

Smoke ScreenUpgradeEnemies caught in the smoke screen have their armor reduced by 5 and cannot be targeted by their allies.

Shadow Fiend Aghanim's Shard

ShadowrazeUpgradeCooldown reduced by 2s per enemy hero hit. Applies a stacking 12% movement speed debuff on enemies hit.

Slark Aghanim's Shard

Depth ShroudNew abilityCreates a cloud at the target location. All allies inside the radius are hidden and affected by Shadow Dance.

Sniper Aghanim's Shard

Concussive GrenadeNew abilityLaunches a grenade at the target area, dealing damage to enemies and knocking them and Sniper back. Enemies affected are disarmed and have their movement slowed after the knockback.

Spectre Aghanim's Shard

DispersionUpgradeDispersion can be activated to increase the amount absorbed and reflected by Dispersion by 50% of its base values for 5s. Cooldown 25. Manacost 50.

Templar Assassin Aghanim's Shard

RefractionUpgradeIncreases bonus damage. Refraction can be cast while disabled.

Terrorblade Aghanim's Shard

Demon ZealNew abilityCosts part of Terrorblade's current HP to cast, providing Terrorblade and nearby illusions bonus movement, HP Regen and attack speed. Does not affect Reflection illusions. Can't be cast while in Metamorphosis and Metamorphosis will remove Demon Zeal.

Troll Warlord Aghanim's Shard

FervorUpgradeGrants Troll 16% + 3% chance per Fervor stack of firing an additional ranged attack to any unit within its ranged attack range plus 175 when attacking an enemy unit.

Ursa Aghanim's Shard

EarthshockUpgradeEarthshock applies 3 Fury Swipes to enemies hit.

Vengeful Spirit Aghanim's Shard

Magic MissileUpgradeBounces once on an enemy, prioritizing heroes, within 75% of Magic Missile's current cast range from the first target.

Viper Aghanim's Shard

Poison AttackUpgradeIncreases max stacks, and causes Poison Attack to lower armor per stack and to affect buildings for reduced damage.

Weaver Aghanim's Shard

ShukuchiUpgradeShukuchi puts a mark on enemies it damages that last 4.6 seconds. 0.2s after Weaver exits Shukuchi, enemies with a mark within 1200 range will also be attacked with a secondary Geminate attack

Intelligence heroes: Aghanim's Shard upgrades

Ancient Apparition Aghanim's Shard

Ice BlastUpgradeFreezes enemies hit with the current level of Cold Feet for 50% of the duration.

Chen Aghanim's Shard

Holy PersuasionUpgradeAllows Holy Persuasion to target Ancient creeps. Can control up to 1/2/3 Ancient creeps based on Hand of God's level. Additionally levels up some abilities of creeps by 1 level.

Crystal Maiden Aghanim's Shard

Crystal CloneNew abilitySlides in a direction, creating a crystal clone of herself in her place and disjointing incoming projectiles. If the clone takes enough damage or times out, it shatters, Frostbiting enemies in a 450 AoE around its place. The Clone can also be destroyed by Crystal Maiden's own spells.

Dark Seer Aghanim's Shard

SurgeUpgradeSurged units leave behind a 150 radius trail that lasts 7s, slows enemies around it by 35% and deals 40 damage per second in 0.5s intervals. Can be put on alt-cast to disable the trail.

Dark Willow Aghanim's Shard

Cursed CrownUpgradeCursed Crown creates 4 brambles in a 175 radius around the target after the counter ends. Triggers even upon dispel. Cursed Crown cooldown reduced by 1.5 seconds.

Disruptor Aghanim's Shard

Kinetic FenceNew abilityAfter a short formation time, creates a wall out of kinetic energy that enemies cannot pass.

Enchantress Aghanim's Shard

SproinkNew abilityLeaps backward, dodges incoming projectiles, and launches an Impetus attack on the 2 furthest enemy units within Enchantress' attack range + 100.

Grimstroke Aghanim's Shard

Ink SwellUpgradeInk Swell dispels the allied unit when cast. Causes Ink Swell to deal 40% more damage and heal the target for 40% of the damage Ink Swell deals. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel

Invoker Aghanim's Shard

Ghost WalkUpgradeGhost Walk now also applies the Ice Wall Damage Per Second to enemy heroes in its area of effect.

E.M.P.UpgradeIncreases damage for each point of mana drained by EMP and pulls enemy units into the EMP's center at 125 units per second.

Sun StrikeUpgradeIf Sun Strike damages an enemy Hero, a Forge Spirit of current level is created at the location.

Jakiro Aghanim's Shard

Liquid FireUpgradeJakiro's Liquid Fire has no mana cost and no longer shares a cooldown with Liquid Frost.

Liquid FrostUpgradeJakiro's Liquid Frost has no mana cost and no longer shares a cooldown with Liquid Fire.

Keeper of the Light Aghanim's Shard

Solar BindUpgradeGrants 2 charges.

Spirit FormUpgradeIncreases illuminate heal.

Leshrac Aghanim's Shard

Split EarthUpgradeCauses Split Earth to repeat in the same location 2 additional times, with a 5 second delay between each one. Each time the radius increases by 45. Split Earth echo location is visible to both teams.

Lich Aghanim's Shard

Ice SpireNew abilityCreates an Ice Spire at the target spot, slowing enemies around it. Can take 4 hero hits or 8 creep hits and when destroyed it will create a Frost Blast around it. Chain Frost can be cast on the Spire and can bounce to the Spire and damage the spire by 1 hero attack if there are no other enemies in range. Lich can cast Frost Shield on the Spire. Each Frost Shield tick will heal the spire by 1 hero attack.

Lina Aghanim's Shard

Laguna BladeUpgradeCasting Laguna Blade temporarily supercharges Lina, granting her stacks of Fiery Soul.

Lion Aghanim's Shard

Mana DrainUpgradeCauses Mana Drain to affect up to 2 additional enemies and increases break distance. Lion becomes Debuff Immune with 60% magic resistance while channeling.

Muerta Aghanim's Shard

Spectral SlugNew abilityMuerta shoots a spectral bullet at an enemy, dealing damage, knocking them back, and turning them ethereal for 3s - rendering them immune to physical damage and unable to attack. The target is slowed and -20% more vulnerable to magic damage. Enemies will not be knocked out of Muerta's attack range.

Necrophos Aghanim's Shard

Death SeekerNew abilityNecrophos turns into a large Death Pulse towards the target unit's position. Once it arrives to the location, the Death Pulse spreads towards nearby enemies and allies.

Oracle Aghanim's Shard

Rain of DestinyNew abilityBrings forth rain to the target area. Enemies standing in the area receive damage and have reduced Heal Amplification. Allies in the area heal and have increased incoming Heal Amplification.

Outworld Destroyer Aghanim's Shard

Astral ImprisonmentUpgradeAstral Imprisonment now deals damage in an area. Also allows allies to move at 70% movement speed during Astral Imprisonment (they are visible, but untargettable and can't perform any other actions).

Puck Aghanim's Shard

Phase ShiftUpgradePuck's attacks deal bonus magic damage. Puck attacks all enemies within its attack range every time it phase shifts.

Pugna Aghanim's Shard

Nether WardUpgradeIncreases cast range to 375.

Life DrainUpgradeLife Drain can target your Nether Ward, causing life drain to refract to all enemy heroes within 700 units of the ward for 75% of its normal value. The effect is interrupted if the ward is destroyed.

Queen of Pain Aghanim's Shard

BlinkUpgradeReleases a sonic boom when Queen of Pain blinks, at both her starting and ending locations. Deals 125 damage in a 300 AoE and silences the target for 1.75 seconds.

Ringmaster Aghanim's Shard

SpotlightNew abilityRingmaster shines 3 spotlights that sweep over an area. Enemies in the light have a chance to miss their attacks and are revealed if invisible. Illusions hit by the beam fade away, losing a percentage of their maximum health each second. These effects linger for 0.3 seconds after leaving the light.

Rubick Aghanim's Shard

TelekinesisUpgradeAllows you to target yourself or allies with Telekinesis. Throw distance is increased to 225 and throw delay is reduced to 0.5 seconds.

Spell StealUpgradeUpgrades stolen spells to their Shard version.

Shadow Demon Aghanim's Shard

Demonic CleanseNew abilityCleanses the target allied unit, removing negative buffs for the duration. At the end of the duration, the unit is healed. Units under the effect of Disruption can still be affected by Demonic Cleanse. DISPEL TYPE: Basic Dispel

Shadow Shaman Aghanim's Shard

UrnacondaNew abilityThrow a snake jar at the target location, damaging all enemies in the AoE and creating a Massive Serpent Ward that has 4x the base Serpent Ward damage and health there that lasts 15s.

Silencer Aghanim's Shard

Glaives of WisdomUpgradeCauses Glaives of Wisdom to bounce 1 time to a random enemy within 450 range and increases intelligence steal.

Skywrath Mage Aghanim's Shard

Arcane BoltUpgradeWhen Skywrath Mage casts Arcane Bolt, 2 bolts are created, one aimed at the original target, and two others aimed at random enemies within 500 range of the original target. Heroes will take priority.

Storm Spirit Aghanim's Shard

OverloadUpgradeCan be activated to grant Storm Spirit and nearby allied heroes 3 Overload charges. Provides bonus Attack Speed. Lasts up to 12 seconds or until the charges are depleted.

Tinker Aghanim's Shard

Warp FlareNew abilityThrows a flare towards an enemy, dealing damage, teleporting them away, rooting them and reducing their Cast and Attack Range for 2 seconds. The target is teleported further the closer they are to Tinker.

Warlock Aghanim's Shard

UpheavalUpgradeWhile channeling, Warlock spawns a minor imp every 2 seconds that lasts for 15 seconds and explodes dealing damage to all enemies around them upon death.

Eldritch SummoningUpgradeIncreases the health and explosion damage of minor imps.

Winter Wyvern Aghanim's Shard

Cold EmbraceUpgradeReduces cooldown by 4 seconds. Allied units gain bonus attack damage when emerging from the icy cocoon.

Witch Doctor Aghanim's Shard

Voodoo SwitcherooNew abilityTurns Witch Doctor into a Death Ward briefly with reduced attack speed. He is hidden during this time.

Zeus Aghanim's Shard

Lightning HandsNew abilityZeus gains bonus attack speed and his attacks create Arc Lightnings that deal a percentage of its damage. Can be toggled off to stop this effect.

Universal heroes: Aghanim's Shard upgrades

Abaddon Aghanim's Shard

Aphotic ShieldUpgrade75% of absorbed damage is dealt to nearby enemies.

Arc Warden Aghanim's Shard

Tempest DoubleUpgradeThe Tempest Double is infused with the bonuses of Arcane, Invisibility, and Haste Runes for 12s when created. Does not trigger Runic Infusion.

Bane Aghanim's Shard

Brain SapUpgradeReduces cooldown by 3. Causes Brain Sap to become a 550 AoE spell. Secondary targets only heal for 30%.

Batrider Aghanim's Shard

Sticky NapalmUpgradeSticky Napalm no longer has a stack limit. Sticky Napalm deals damage to structures.

Beastmaster Aghanim's Shard

Wild AxesUpgradeBeastmaster's attacks on enemy heroes also apply the Wild Axes debuff of its corresponding level.

Brewmaster Aghanim's Shard

Liquid CourageUpgradeToss a strong drink to a teammate or drink it yourself, activating the maximum power effect of Liquid Courage and granting 3% Max HP Regen per second. Lasts 5 seconds.

Dazzle Aghanim's Shard

WeaveUpgradeApplying Weave to an ally heals them for 60 per stack of Weave.

Death Prophet Aghanim's Shard

Spirit SiphonUpgradeIncreases Spirit Siphon charges by 1 and causes enemies to be feared for 1 second if they are siphoned for 3 seconds consecutively.

Enigma Aghanim's Shard

MaleficeUpgradeIncreases Malefice stun duration by 0.3s and creates an Eidolon next to the target every instance of Malefice stun. These Eidolons will not multiply further.

Io Aghanim's Shard

TetherUpgradeTether damages enemies touching it. Io is healed for 50% of the damage done.

Magnus Aghanim's Shard

SkewerUpgradeIncreases range and deals additional damage when skewering enemies into trees or cliffs.

Marci Aghanim's Shard

ReboundUpgradeIncreases damage. Rebound can be cast on enemies, and causes Marci to also get the speed boost when she casts it.

Nature's Prophet Aghanim's Shard

Curse of the OldgrowthNew abilityApplies a curse on all enemy heroes within 900 range, displaying them in fog, slowing them, and dealing damage over time based on the number of trees within 250 radius. Treants count as trees for this purpose.

Nyx Assassin Aghanim's Shard

VendettaUpgradeDecreases cooldown by 10s. For the first 15s of Vendetta, Nyx is hasted and has unobstructed pathing.

Pangolier Aghanim's Shard

Roll UpNew abilityPangolier curls into an immobile protective ball, gaining debuff immunity, 80% magic resistance, and allowing him to turn. Can be cast during Rolling Thunder to temporarily hit the brakes. Can cast Rolling Thunder and Shield Crash during Roll Up. If enemies attack Pangolier during this, he will roll away from the attacker, applying Rolling Thunder damage/stun if there are enemies in the way.

Sand King Aghanim's Shard

EpicenterUpgradeEvery 3s causes a small single Epicenter Pulse around Sand King.

Snapfire Aghanim's Shard

Firesnap CookieUpgradeFiresnap cookies become even more potent, healing the target and launching a Mortimer Kiss that does 40% impact damage to the landing destination.

Techies Aghanim's Shard

M.A.D.UpgradeM.A.D. becomes an active ability. Increases max mana as damage amount. Techies plant an M.A.D. which can be detonated manually with a sub-ability. Only one M.A.D. from the active ability can be placed at a time.

Venomancer Aghanim's Shard

Venomous GaleUpgradeIncreases cast range and projectile speed by 25%. When Venomous Gale impacts enemy heroes, 2 Plague Wards are created around them.

Visage Aghanim's Shard

Gravekeeper's CloakUpgradeGains an active component, allowing Visage to use Stone Form, stunning enemies for 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.2 seconds in an 375 area around it, dealing 60 / 100 / 140 damage and becoming invulnerable for 6 seconds. Restores up to 25% of your health.

Void Spirit Aghanim's Shard

Aether RemnantUpgradeCreates an additional watcher path that rotates around the remnant. The remnant now provides True Sight, and no longer triggers on creeps, instead dealing 50% damage to them every second in both paths. Does not reveal wards.

Windranger Aghanim's Shard

Gale ForceNew abilityVector Targeted. Summons a strong wind that pushes all enemies in the target area towards the target direction.

FAQ: Axe answers questions

What is the Aghanim's Shard Lookup Tool?

The Aghanim's Shard Lookup Tool is a free Dota 2 tool that shows what Aghanim's Shard does for each of the 127 heroes. Pick a hero and it shows the upgraded or new ability, plus cost and timing, based on Valve's data for patch 7.41f.

What does Aghanim's Shard do in Dota 2?

Aghanim's Shard gives your hero one permanent upgrade. Depending on the hero it improves an existing ability or adds a completely new one. In patch 7.41f, 37 of 127 heroes get a new ability from Aghanim's Shard and the others get ability upgrades.

How much does Aghanim's Shard cost?

Aghanim's Shard costs 1,400 gold in patch 7.41f. It is sold in the base shop under consumables and cannot be sold back.

When can you buy Aghanim's Shard in Dota 2?

You can buy Aghanim's Shard from 15:00 game time. In Turbo mode it is available from 7:30.

How do you get a free Aghanim's Shard?

Kill the Tormentor. It spawns at 20:00 (10:00 in Turbo) and respawns 10 minutes after it dies. The team that kills it gives a free Aghanim's Shard to one of its two lowest net worth heroes who do not have one yet.

Which heroes get a new ability from Aghanim's Shard?

In patch 7.41f, 37 heroes get a new ability from Aghanim's Shard, for example Alchemist, Bounty Hunter, Bristleback, Clinkz, Clockwerk, Crystal Maiden. The full list is on this page.

Can you sell Aghanim's Shard?

No. Aghanim's Shard is consumed as soon as it enters your inventory or backpack and becomes a permanent buff. It has no sell value, but it still counts toward your net worth.

Aghanim's Shard vs Aghanim's Scepter: can a hero have both?

Yes. Aghanim's Shard and Aghanim's Scepter are separate upgrades, so one hero can have both. The Scepter costs 4,200 gold, the Shard 1,400 gold.

Data: Valve's official Dota 2 datafeed · updated