Purchase purpose
The item combines stats with an active or passive mechanic. Its full value cannot fit inside a stat-efficiency percentage.
Dota 2 · item · 7.41e
Dagon
The item combines stats with an active or passive mechanic. Its full value cannot fit inside a stat-efficiency percentage.
6,500cost0direct purchase0no reliable timing
DA
Valve item icon · OpenDota constants
Valve item icon · OpenDota constantsWhen it works
The next window is far enough away to complete it without costing the team a required item or buyback reserve.
Where it breaks
Buying without a preselected use turns unique utility into an unused portion of the price.
Replay question
Which action became stronger in the first five minutes after completion?
Professional purchase window
OpenDota · 7.41eNot one minute, but the middle of an observed sample.
P25 and P75 bound the middle 50% of first purchases. This is professional-match context, not a mandatory target for ranked play.
CORE
numbers hiddenCores
The sample has not reached 200 purchases
We preserve the weak-sample fact but do not present quartiles, median or rate as a stable benchmark.
n 18 / 200SUPPORT
numbers hiddenSupports
The item does not appear in this classified role cohort
That does not prove the purchase is wrong. The current snapshot simply has no basis for a numeric comparison.
n 0 / 200Role conclusion
The item has no role sample at n ≥ 200. The decision remains a question of mechanics, map state and your own replay.
Cost and build path
6,500 goldA completion is only as useful as the path toward it.
DIRECT
This item is bought directly. There is no useful intermediate component between saved gold and the finished effect.
Auditable stat pricing
Money Meta · auditablePrice only what has a clean base-item reference.
Active abilities, auras, slot compression, build convenience and unique effects are never assigned invented gold values.
priced through base items2,360gold
unpriced remainder4,140gold
cost covered by explicit stats36.3%3 priced stat groups
all attributes · 6840140 per unit · baseline: Gauntlets + Slippers + Mantle
health · 2004002 per unit · baseline: Fluffy Hat
mana · 3501,1203.2 per unit · baseline: Energy Booster
Mechanics outside the percentage
What cannot honestly be reduced to stat cost.
Mechanic names identify the item. Check exact live wording and numbers in the Dota 2 client; the atlas evaluates the decision rather than replacing the game description.
- activeEnergy Burst
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Components and nearby budget decisions.
Methodology and sources
Snapshot fetched: August 31, 2026
OpenDota supplies observed purchases and item constants. Money Meta calculates quartiles, transparent stat pricing and interpretation. Valve defines the current patch boundary.