Ancient Apparition

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[e][h]Ancient Apparition

Dire Hero

Attributes

20 +1.7

20 +2.2

23 +2.6

21 - 31

-1

295

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

1.5

Base MP Regen

0.9

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

675

Missile Speed

1250

Attack Duration

0.45 + 0.3

Cast Duration

0.01 + 0.75

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.6

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

560

974

1280

Mana

420

960

1350

Armor

2.2

7.1

10.6

Damage

44-54

80-90

106-116

Spell Amp

2%

5.2%

7.5%

Magic Resist

26%

27%

28%

Movement Speed Amp

1.3%

3.2%

4.6%

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Kaldr, the Ancient Apparition

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Support Disabler Nuker

Kaldr, the Ancient Apparition, is an image projected from outside time. He springs from the cold, infinite void that both predates the universe and awaits its end. Kaldr is, Kaldr was, Kaldr shall be...and what we perceive, powerful as it appears to us, is but the faintest faded echo of the true, eternal Kaldr. Some believe that as the cosmos ages and approaches its final moments, the brightness and power of Kaldr will also intensify—that the Ancient Apparition will grow younger and stronger as eternity's end draws nigh. His grip of ice will bring all matter to a stop, his image will cast a light too terrible to behold. An Apparition no longer!

Abilities

Cold Feet

QC

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Places a frozen hex on an enemy unit that deals damage over time, but can be dispelled by moving away from the initial cast point. If the enemy unit doesn't move outside of the given range, it will be stunned and frozen in place after a few seconds.

Damage Per Second	30 / 50 / 70 / 90

Stun Duration	2 / 2.5 / 3 / 3.5

DPS Duration	4

Break Distance	740

Cast Range	700 / 800 / 900 / 1000

Cast Point	0.01

Targeting	Point Target 25

Radius	900

10 / 9 / 8 / 7

125

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb. Cold Feet becomes Point Targeted and ignores Linken's Sphere/Lotus Orb. 25
	Dispellable.

Kaldr's presence draws those around him into a frozen void, threatening to lock them in an icy prison for eternity.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 120 / 200 / 280 / 360
• Casting Cold Feet again does not affect a unit already affected by it.

Ice Vortex

WE

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units
Self

Creates a vortex of icy energy that slows movement speed and increases magic damage done in its range. Speeds up Ancient Apparition himself.

Movement Speed Slow/Self Increase	15% / 20% / 25% / 30% 38% 20

Magic Resistance Reduction	15% / 20% / 25% / 30% 38% 20

Duration	16

Radius	275

Cast Range	1500

Cast Point	0.01

4
     1.5

15

65 / 80 / 95 / 110

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.

Frozen, caustic winds are at the whim of Kaldr, chilling the field of battle.

Notes

• The speed increase only speeds up Ancient Apparition himself, not his allies.
• Provides 200 radius ground vision around the target point.

Chilling Touch

EG

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Allied Heroes

Damage Type
Magical

A frigid gust enchants allied heroes, granting them bonus magical damage for a given number of physical attacks while slowing their attack speed slightly. Ancient Apparition always receives the buff when cast even if he is not in the target area.

Bonus Damage	20 / 40 / 60 / 80 160 20

Maximum Attacks	3 / 4 / 5 / 6

Buff Duration	20 / 24 / 28 / 32

Movement Speed Slow	30%

Slow Duration	0.3

Radius	525

Cast Range	800

Cast Point	0.01

50 / 42 / 34 / 26

110 / 120 / 130 / 140

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity. Does not waste charges when hitting spell immune units.
	Dispellable.

The Ancient Apparition's eternal knowledge brings a frigid enchantment to his allies.

Notes

• Bonus damage is dealt as a separate instance of magical damage.
• Manually cast attack modifier abilities will not trigger bonus damage.
• Bonus damage does not trigger on buildings.
• The buff can be removed by clicking on the buff icon.

Ice Blast

RT

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical
Instant Kill

On first use, Kaldr launches a tracer towards the targeted location. The second use stops the tracer and releases the projectile from Kaldr. The greater the distance, the larger the radius of the blast. It deals damage and applies a frostbite curse to units it touches, which prevents healing. Frostbitten units will take minor damage over time, and if the unit drops below the threshold they'll instantly shatter.

Impact Damage	250 / 350 / 450

Damage Per Second	12.5 / 20 / 32

Anti-Heal Duration	9 / 10 / 11 17

Shatter Maximum HP Threshold	10% / 11% / 12% 16% 25

Projectile Radius	275

Explosion Radius	275 ➜ 1000

Cast Range	Global

Cast Point	0.01

40

150

	Increases the duration.

Ice storms from ages past flow through Kaldr's frosty limbs, crashing into the world and turning its inhabitants into monuments to his eternal power.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 362.5 / 550 / 802
  • 462.5 / 690 / 994
• The radius of the blast is 275 + (50 × Time Traveled), max 1000.
• Frostbite curse is applied at the blast area and in a 275 radius along the path of the second projectile.
• The tracer travels at 1500 speed.
• The tracer has 500 flying vision around itself. Upon release, provides 650 flying vision of the impact site for 4 seconds.
• The ice blast has 500 flying vision, lasting 3 seconds.
• The ice blast travels at a speed of 750, or reaches the targeted point in 2 seconds, whichever is faster.
• The kill is credited to the source that brought the unit below the threshold. Enemy deaths from self damage will be granted as kills to Ancient Apparition.
• Frostbite will not shatter illusions, invulnerable units, and units under
  
   
  Shallow Grave
  .
• The debuff prevents the health of units from increasing. The only exceptions are Non-Healing Health Gain abilities.

Release

RT

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Releases the ice blast to the tracer's current location.

Cast Point	0.01

1

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
+4% Ice Blast Kill Threshold	25	900 AoE Cold Feet
+80 Chilling Touch Damage	20	+8% Ice Vortex Slow/Resistance
+20 Health Regen	15	-2.5s Ice Vortex Cooldown
+10% Spell Amplification	10	+90 Gold/Min

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game
		2

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

Able to launch a powerful blast of damaging ice across the battlefield, Ancient Apparition threatens to shatter weakened enemies wherever they are. Slowing enemies as he enhances his allies' effectiveness in battle, he is a constant threat to his foes.

Ancient Apparition (In-Game Description)

Overview

Ancient Apparition is a ganker and/or support hero depending how you play him. With his ultimate, he is able to contribute to any gank even if he isn't physically there. Ice Blast, his ultimate, prevents all forms of healing/lifesteal/regeneration to really cripple teams in fights or even completely destroy frail supports when you rush Aghanim's Scepter.

Skill Build

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spell
Level	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	20	25
Spell

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.19
	Ice Vortex mana cost reduced from 80/90/100/110 to 65/80/95/110
7.18
	Ice Blast duration increased from 8/9/10 to 9/10/11
7.17
	Level 10 Talent increased from +60 Gold/Min to +90
7.15
	Base intelligence reduced from 25 to 23 Base damage increased from 19-29 to 21-31
7.14
	Chilling Touch damage rescaled from 30/45/60/75 to 20/40/60/80 Chilling Touch no longer pierces Spell Immunity
7.13b
	Base strength increased from 18 to 20
7.10
	Level 15 Talent increased from -1.5s Ice Vortex Cooldown to -2.5s Level 25 Talent changed from 4 Charges of Cold Feet to 900 AoE Cold Feet
7.07
	Chilling Touch duration rescaled from 30 to 20/24/28/32 Chilling Touch no longer reduces ally attack speed Chilling Touch magic damage reduced from 50/60/70/80 to 30/45/60/75 Chilling Touch now applies a stacking 30% slow for 0.3 seconds Reworked Talent Tree
7.06f
	Ice Blast mana cost increased from 100/125/150 to 150
7.06c
	Cold Feet stun duration rescaled from 1.25/2/2.75/3.5 to 2/2.5/3/3.5
7.06
	Strength gain increased from 1.4 to 1.7 Attack range increased from 600 to 675 Ice Vortex movement modifier has a positive effect on Ancient Apparition Replaced Respawn Talent: +8% Ice Vortex Slow/Resistance (Level 20)
7.05
	Cold Feet damage per tick rescaled from 37.5/50/62.5/75 to 30/50/70/90 Cold Feet cooldown from 13/11/9/7 to 10/9/8/7
7.04
	Cold Feet mana cost reduced from 150 to 125
7.03
	Level 25 Talent increased from +80 Chilling Touch Damage to +100 Level 25 Talent increased from +3 Charges of Cold Feet to +4
7.02
	Level 15 Talent from +25 Health Regen to +30 Level 15 Talent from +15 Intelligence to -1s Ice Vortex Cooldown Talent from -30s Respawn Time to -35s
7.00
	Cold Feet cannot target a unit already affected by Cold Feet Added Talent Tree
6.87
	Cold Feet cooldown reduced from 15/13/11/9 to 13/11/9/7 Cold Feet damage timing changed from 0.8/1.6/2.5/3.4 to 0/1/2/3
6.85
	Cold Feet cast range increased from 700 to 700/800/900/1000
6.84
	Chilling Touch buff can now be removed by clicking on the buff icon above the health bar
6.81b
	Ice Vortex slow decreased from 18/22/26/30% to 15/20/25/30%
6.81
	Chilling Touch attack speed reduction increased from -15 to -20
6.80
	Ice Vortex spell damage amplification increased from 10/15/20/25 to 15/20/25/30 Ice Vortex duration increased from 12 to 16 Ice Vortex aura stickiness increased from 0.1 to the standard 0.5 aura value
6.79
	Ice Vortex cooldown decreased from 5 to 4 Ice Blast cooldown reduced from 45 to 40 The Chilling Touch buff is now always applied to Ancient Apparition (Even if he is not within the target area) Chilling Touch cooldown reduced from 50/46/42/38 to 50/42/34/26 Night vision reduced from 1400 to 800
6.78
	Ice Vortex cooldown decreased from 6 to 5 Ice Blast base AoE increased from 225 to 275 Added Aghanim's Scepter Ice Blast duration increased from 8/9/10 to 17
6.77
	Chilling Touch mana cost rescaled from 140 to 110/120/130/140
6.76
	Chilling Touch attack count increased from 2/3/4/5 to 3/4/5/6
6.75
	Chilling Touch now deals its bonus damage and uses a charge when attacking creeps Chilling Touch AoE increased from 450 to 525 Chilling Touch damage increased from 40/50/60/70 to 50/60/70/80 Chilling Touch duration reduced from 40 to 30 Ice Blast is no longer dispelled by the Fountain
6.72
	Base armor reduced from 1 to -1
6.70
	Added to Captains Mode
6.68
	Base armor reduced from 2 to 1 Ice Blast cooldown from 44/32/20 to 45
6.67
	Cold Feet mana cost increased from 90/100/110/120 to 150
6.66
	Cold Feet mana cost increased from 90 to 90/100/110/120 Ice Blast impact delay is a little slower now Ice Blast no longer pierces Shallow Grave Ice Blast debuff is now dispellable
6.65
	New Hero

Notable Players

Faith

ddc

ALWAYSWANNAFLY

Ayo

JoHnNy

See also

• Magic Amplification
• Skillshot
• Slow
• Stun

External links

Guides

• Standard Ancient Apparition (Lane) Build
• Standard Ancient Apparition (Middle) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Ancient Apparition