Items Reference Library
Explore competitive item identities with practical context and clear warnings wherever costs, effects or values can change by patch.
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Aghanim’s Scepter
An upgrade item that changes or strengthens hero abilities; exact effects are hero- and patch-specific.
Hero upgrade itemOpen
Black Cleaver
A fighter item associated with sustained physical-damage engagements and armor reduction.
Fighter itemOpenBlack King Bar
A timing-sensitive defensive item used to protect key actions during teamfights.
Defensive carry itemOpenBlink Dagger
A positioning item used to create initiations, escapes and unexpected fight angles.
Mobility itemOpenGuardian Angel
A carry-focused defensive item associated with a revival effect and risk management.
Defensive carry itemOpenInfinity Edge
A late-build offensive item associated with critical-strike damage profiles. Verify current stats in the live client.
Marksman itemOpenRabadon’s Deathcap
A high-investment ability-power item. Exact values and build timing can change by patch.
Mage itemOpenZhonya’s Hourglass
A defensive mage item valued for its active stasis timing. Verify current recipe and stats in the live client.
Mage defensive itemOpenConnect the name to something you can notice in play.
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