Ancient Apparition

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Ancient Apparition
20 + 1.9
20 + 2
23 + 3.1
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+41.8HP and +0.19HP regeneration
+0.33 armor and 2 attack speed
+37.2MP and +0.155MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
+3.1 Main Attack Damage
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2.33
Armor
(638.29 EHP)
27.3%
Magic Resist
(770.29 EHP)
1250
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
100 (120)
(1.7 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.45 + 0.3
Turn Rate This unit takes 0.175s to turn 180°.
This ability component has a different effect during daytime. 1800 / This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 800
Ice
Gib Type
2011-06-17
Released
2009-12-23
(v6.65)
Competitive Span
2011-06-17 — Present
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Launches a powerful icy blast from anywhere on the map.
Projected from the cold, infinite void, the Ancient Apparition known as Kaldr is but a faint image of his true self. Nevertheless, his Chilling Touch is enough to reach the furthest of targets. Caught in an Ice Vortex, heroes quickly get Cold Feet and before they know it, find themselves frozen in place. A frigid sphere flies across the sky, expanding at its destination. Within seconds, an Ice Blast strikes the marked area. Flash frozen, enemies have no choice but to retreat before their brittle bodies shatter to pieces...
Cold Feet
Ice Vortex
Chilling Touch
Chilling Touch
Ice Blast
Ice Blast
Roles:Support Support Disabler Disabler Nuker Nuker
AdjectivesBlue, Flying, Icy
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Facets[edit]

Bone Chill
Death Rime
Additionally reduces the affected enemy unit's Strength strength per Death Rime stack.

This ability component levels up with Ice Blast.
Exposure
Cold Feet
Cold Feet is now an area-targeted ability and applies Death Rime stacks within the radius centered around the affected enemy unit upon cast.

This ability component levels up with Ice Blast.

Upgrades[edit]

Aghanim's[edit]

Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Chilling Touch
Removes cooldown and reduces mana cost.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Ice Blast
Stuns all affected enemy units for a shorter duration corresponding to Cold Feet's level as the Ice Blast projectile implodes at the targeted location.

Talents[edit]

+4% Ice Blast Health Kill Threshold25+50% Death Rime Slow/Damage
+80 Chilling Touch Damage20+5s Ice Blast Duration
+300 Cold Feet Break Radius15-2s Ice Vortex Cooldown
+2 Cold Feet Death Rime Stacks10+300 Chilling Touch Attack Range
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+2 All / / Attributes

Bio[edit]

One day, ice will cover these lands, and it will be as if this war never happened.
▶️  Kaldr, the Ancient Apparition
Alias:
AA
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!

Innate. Innate[edit]

Death Rime[edit]

Death Rime
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
All of Kaldr's abilities now apply frost stacks. Deal damage per second and applies a movement slow per debuff stack.
Damage Interval: 0.5
Damage per Interval per Stack: 5 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 7.5)
Move Speed Slow per Stack: 2% (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 3%)
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Bone Chill
Additionally reduces the affected enemy unit's Strength strength per Death Rime stack.

This ability component levels up with Ice Blast.
Str Reduction per Stack: 0.5/0.75/1/1.25
  • Debuff ancient_apparition_death_rime
    • Applies the following ability effects on the affected enemy unit per debuff:
      • Deals 5 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 7.5) Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage in 0.5-second intervals.
      • Immediately affects the enemy unit upon applying the damage per second debuff.
Debuff modifier_ancient_apparition_death_rime (facet)Dispellable by any Dispel sources.
Death Rime: Slowed by x%, losing x strength, and taking damage over time.
Debuff modifier_ancient_apparition_death_rimeDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Death Rime: Slowed by x%, and taking damage over time.
  • The ability effects are applied as follows:
    1. Kaldr's ability cast.
    2. Debuff ancient_apparition_death_rime of its corresponding facet.
    3. The ability cast effects.

Hero Model[edit]

Hero Model
Ability
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Kaldr's hero model has the following hidden Innate. innate abilities.

It may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Watch Tower
Warp
Warp
Lantern of Sight
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details.

Abilities[edit]

Cold Feet[edit]

Q
C
Cold Feet
Ability
Unit / Area
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Places a frozen hex on an enemy unit that can be dispelled by moving away from the initial cast point.

If the enemy unit doesn't move out of the given distance, it will be stunned and frozen in place after a duration.
Cast Animation: 0.01 + 0
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 700/800/900/1000
Break Radius: 725/750/775/800 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 1025/1050/1075/1100)
Stun Duration: 1.8/2.2/2.6/3
Applies Death Rime to the affected enemy unit. Stacks are dispelled upon leaving the break radius.
Rime Stacks: 2/4/6/8 (With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. 4/6/8/10)
Debuff Duration: 4
15/13/11/9
Mana Cost
125
Kaldr's presence draws those around him into a frozen void, threatening to lock them in an icy prison for eternity.
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Exposure
Cold Feet is now an area-targeted ability and applies Death Rime stacks within the radius centered around the affected enemy unit upon cast.

This ability component levels up with Ice Blast.
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 0/200/350/500
  • The affected enemy unit(s).
    • The ability effects are applied upon cast as follows:
      1. The Debuff cold_feet on the affected enemy unit.
      2. An icy marker at its current position, indicating its break radius.
      3. The Death Rime Debuff debuff stacks of its corresponding level if the affected enemy unit is within the break radius.
      4. 1 second after the last Death Rime Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage instance, Cold Feet applies the stun Debuff debuff.
    • Debuff cold_feet
      • Dispellable by any Dispel sources. Dispels all aforementioned Cold Feet ability effects if the affected unit's distance exceeds the break radius at any point of the first debuff.
      • Does not reset the debuff when the affected unit reenters the radius.
      • The effective area of the break radius is a half-sphere Area-of-effect visualized. and not a flat circle.
      • Reapplying the debuff on units with the debuff active does nothing.
  • Now has The ability's ground-targeted properties. ground-targeting functionality by default, and applies Cold Feet to all enemy units within the radius.
    • Each affected enemy unit has its own independent break distance.
    • Fully affects the following units within the radius:
Ability interactions with Spell Block sources.
Nullifies the ability cast on the primary The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy.

Exposure ignores Spell Block sources on secondary targets within the radius.
Debuff modifier_cold_feetDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Cold Feet: Taking periodic damage, if you don't move you will be frozen in place
Debuff modifier_ancientapparition_coldfeet_freezeDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Frozen: Frozen by Ancient Apparition.

Ice Vortex[edit]

W
E
Ice Vortex
Ability
Area / Aura
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Applies a movement speed slow and magic resistance reduction to enemy units within its radius.
Cast Animation: 0.01 + 0
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1500
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 300
Magic Resist Reduction: 16%/19%/22%/25%
Duration: 6/8/10/12
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Grants flying vision centered around the effect radius.
Vision Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 200/220/240/260
Duration: 6.5/8.5/10.5/12.5
Applies Death Rime to the affected enemy unit. Stacks are dispelled upon leaving the negative aura radius.
Rime Stacks: 1/2/3/4
10/8/6/4 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 8/6/4/2)
Mana Cost
40/50/60/70
Frozen, caustic winds are at the whim of Kaldr, chilling the field of battle.
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  • Has the following targeting functionalities:
    • The ability's area-of-effect properties. to
      • Creates a negative aura at the area-targeted location that applies the following ability effects:
        • The affected enemy unit(s).
          • Applies the Death Rime stacks only upon cast.
            • Dispellable by any Dispel sources. Dispels the stacks upon leaving the negative aura radius.
          • The Magic Resistance magic resistance reduction.
            • Stacks multiplicatively with other magic resistance sources.
          • Can affect enemy units at max Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1800-distance away with the cast range and effect radius.
        • The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s).
          • Grants Flying vision is not obstructed by trees, higher elevations, and vision blockers. flying vision centered around the area-targeted location for the entire duration.
    • Casting on the unit's portrait self-cast the ability whenever available.Casting on the unit's portrait self-cast the ability whenever available.
      • Considers portrait-casting as a The ability's ground-targeted properties. ground-targeted cast, and centers the radius around Kaldr.
  • The targeted area intersects.
    • Multiple overlapping Ice Vortex radius do not stack.
Buff modifier_ancient_apparition_ice_vortex_thinkerUndispellable.
On hidden entity
Debuff modifier_ice_vortexUndispellable.
Ice Vortex: Slowed, will take additional damage from magic
  • Deals 35/45/55/65 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 52.5/67.5/82.5/97.5) Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage (before reductions) within the radius for the entire duration, over 13/17/21/25 damage instances with the aura linger duration.
  • Affected enemy heroes now have 13%/10.75%/8.5%/6.25% Magic Resistance magic resistance.
    • Ice Vortex reduces the total Magic Resistance magic resistance by 0.16%/0.19%/0.22%/0.25% per 10 Intelligence intelligence points.

Chilling Touch[edit]

E
G
Chilling Touch
Ability
Autocast / Active Attack Modifier
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Enhances Kaldr's attack with increased attack range, heavy magic damage, and movement speed slow.
Cast Animation: 0.45 + 0.3
Cast Range: Affected by Attack Range increasing sources. 755/795/835/875 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 1055/1095/1135/1175)
Damage: 30/60/90/120 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 110/140/170/200)
Move Speed Slow: 100%
Slow Duration: 0.7/0.8/0.9/1
Applies Death Rime to the affected enemy unit.
Rime Stacks: 2
Debuff Duration: 3
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Removes cooldown and reduces mana cost.
12/9/6/3 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 0)
Mana Cost
45/50/55/60 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 27/30/33/36)
The Ancient Apparition's eternal knowledge brings a frigid enchantment to his attacks.
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  • This unit's attack now apply certain effects.
    • Chilling Touch is an active attack modifier, and has the following properties:
    • Both This ability can automatically cast on valid units. Autocast and an active cast uses Kaldr's current Affected by Attack Range increasing sources. attack range.
      • Has Autocast off by default.
Ability interactions with the caster's illusions.
Neither functional nor is toggled This component requires toggling on the ability..
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Cannot acquire active This unit's attack now apply certain effects. attack modifiers.
This ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability Draft
Utilizes the caster's current Affected by Attack Range increasing sources. attack range while This ability can automatically cast on valid units. Autocast is active, manual cast utilizes the ability's current Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. cast range.
Buff modifier_chilling_touchUndispellable.
Hidden modifier
Debuff modifier_chilling_touch_slowDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Chilling Touch: Slowed by x%.

Ice Blast[edit]

R
T
Ice Blast
Ability
Point
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical / Instant Kill
Launches a tracer toward any location, which must be triggered again to mark the final target point, this area will be blasted by a damaging explosion of hail.

The further the tracer travels, the larger the explosion radius.
Ball Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 275
Min Explosion Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 275
Max Explosion Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1000
Radius Increment per Second: 50
Damage: 250/325/400
Debuff Duration: 10/11/12 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 15/16/17)
Aura Linger Duration: 0
Applies Death Rime to the affected enemy unit.
Rime Stacks: 2
Enemy units caught in the explosion, or came in contact of the ice projectile as it travels, take damage over time with heal and health regeneration sources no longer working for them.

If an enemy hero's current health drops below a certain threshold, they instantly shatter.
Health Kill Threshold: 12%/13%/14% (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 16%/17%/18%)
Freeze Health Duration: 10/11/12 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 15/16/17)
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Stuns all affected enemy units for a shorter duration corresponding to Cold Feet's level as the Ice Blast projectile implodes at the targeted location.
Stun Duration: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 1.08/1.32/1.56/1.8)
60/50/40
Mana Cost
175
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.
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Has the following priorities among kill credit manipulation sources.
  • This ability has four main components:
    • 1 The projectile traveling properties.
      • The 1500-Projectile SpeedProjectile Speed projectile speed tracer has the following properties:
        • Flying vision is not obstructed by trees, higher elevations, and vision blockers.
          • Grants a non-lingering 500-radius as the The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile travels.
        • The ability's visual effects. The ability's sound effects. to The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s).
          • The following ability components are visible and audible ally-only:
    • 2 The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. Release
      • Debuff frostbitten
        • Specifically applies the debuff on enemy heroes coming in contact with the Released projectile.
        • Hence, the ability does not apply the debuff if the This ability functionally supplements its parent ability. sub-ability is not used as the tracer reaches the map boundary.
    • 3 The projectile traveling properties. to The projectile impact properties.
      • Debuff frostbitten
        • Creates a negative aura at the explosion radius that applies the debuff.
        • The non-lingering debuff expires immediately when leaving the explosion effect radius, and reapplies when reentering the radius.
        • Ability values increasing per determined increments.
          • The explosion radius increases per traveling second, and is defined as:
            • EXPR
              ΣRadius = 275 + 50 per second , MAX = 1000
        • Hence, the tracer projectile reaches its max radius after a 15-second travel duration or a 22500-distance to reach max radius.
    • 4 Debuff frostbitten to The affected enemy unit(s).
      • Considers Clones are identical to the main hero, with certain exceptions. clones and creep-heroes as heroes, and Illusion Properties. illusions as creeps.
      • Specifically applies the following ability effects on enemy heroes:
      • Checks the unit's current health per Affected by Heal Manipulation sources. heal instance or per damage instance taken, excluding HP Removal sources, then applies the following ability effects if their health drops below the threshold:
        1. Only dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death. Death dispels.
        2. The instant kill component, and credits the kill to the damage source which brought the affected unit's current health to the instant kill health threshold.
          • However, with self-damage sources, Kaldr is credited instead.
          • The following sources prevent affected enemy units from being instant killed:
  • Does not affect the following units:
  • The health freeze Debuff debuff prevents the following current health increasing sources:
    • Both flat and percentage-based current health sources.
    • Current health increase from Strength strength items and/or from health bonus items.
    • Specifically the Granite Aura.
  • However, health freeze does not prevent the following sources from increasing health:
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Applies Cold Feet of Ancient Apparition's corresponding ability level when acquired.
This ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability Draft
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Requires drafting Cold Feet for its corresponding component to work.
Buff modifier_projectile_vision_on_minimapUndispellable.
On hidden entity
Buff modifier_invisible_truesight_immuneUndispellable.
On hidden entity
Debuff modifier_ice_blastOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Frostbitten: Taking damage over time and cannot heal or regenerate health. Will instantly shatter if health drops too low.

Release[edit]

Affects
Self
Releases the ice blast to explode at the tracer's current location.
Cast Animation: 0.01 + 1.1
Min Projectile Speed: 750
Max Travel Time: 1.7
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  • This ability functionally supplements its parent ability.
    • Replaces Ice Blast until the sub-ability is used or the tracer projectile disappears.
    • Can be cast despite being affected by Units affected by Silence sources cannot cast abilities. Does not affect items. silence sources.
    • Kaldr is unable to level Ice Blast up while this sub-ability is active.
  • The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties.
    • The Ice Blast projectile is only released in the following conditions:
      • Upon the sub-ability cast.
      • Upon Kaldr's The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only.The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only. death while the tracer is still traveling.
    • The projectile traveling properties.
      • Flying vision is not obstructed by trees, higher elevations, and vision blockers.
      • The ability's visual effects.
        • The ability effects are visible to everyone. However, it is not visible on the minimap.
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Grants Ice Blast if this This ability functionally supplements its parent ability. sub-ability is the last cast ability.
  • Projectile SpeedProjectile Speed
    • The projectile does not travel more than its max travel time.
    • Hence, the projectile speed exceeds its min travel speed, if the travel distance upon released is < 1275-distance.

Recent Matches[edit]

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Mar 19, 2025 - 14:00 CETTier 3European Pro League Season 25European Pro League Season 25EPL Season 25Tiny Ancient Apparition Tidehunter Dark Willow Sven
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Mar 18, 2025 - 17:00 PETTier 3EPL World Series: America Season 15EPL World Series: America Season 15EPL World AM S15Night Stalker Terrorblade Ancient Apparition Ember Spirit Faceless Void
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Tiny Phoenix Abaddon Muerta Phantom Assassin
Mar 17, 2025 - 17:25 PETTier 3EPL World Series: America Season 15EPL World Series: America Season 15EPL World AM S15Ancient Apparition Weaver Tiny Dark Seer Sniper
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Mar 17, 2025 - 14:15 PETTier 3EPL World Series: America Season 15EPL World Series: America Season 15EPL World AM S15Tiny Ancient Apparition Rubick Slardar Naga Siren
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Faceless Void Weaver Jakiro Storm Spirit Templar Assassin
Mar 17, 2025 - 14:15 PETTier 3EPL World Series: America Season 15EPL World Series: America Season 15EPL World AM S15Ancient Apparition Tiny Beastmaster Phoenix Doom
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Abaddon Jakiro Tusk Ember Spirit Gyrocopter

The International[edit]

  • Ancient Apparition has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:

Recent Changes[edit]

Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.38b
(2025-03-04)
  • Reduced Agility agility gain from 2.2 to 2.
7.38
(2025-02-19)
7.37c
(2024-08-28)
  • Increased Ice Blast debuff duration from 10 on each level to 10/11/12.

Dota Plus Progress[edit]

Main Article: Hero Challenges

Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.

Ancient Apparition's Relics Voice Lines

Cold Feet Freezes

Ice Vortex Magic Damage

Ice Blast Kills

Ice Blast Damage

Slows Leading To Kills

Cyclone Leading to Kills

Long Range Kills

Stuns Leading To Kills

Triple Kills

Dominating Kill Streaks

Enemy Ward Kills

Wards Placed

Kill Assists

Kills
Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master

Grandmaster
  • ▶️ No shard feelings. Hm hm hm hm hm hm hm.

Equipment[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Kaldr's lore suggests that he is the embodiment of the Heat Death, a theoretical fate of the universe. According to this theory, the universe will achieve thermodynamic equilibrium and will no longer transfer energy. This would result in a universal temperature growing colder and a cessation of processes that require energy consumption, such as life.
  • "Kaldr" is old norse and translates to "cold" in English.
  • In DotA, Ancient Apparition is the only hero with a fully custom model.
    • It utilizes a custom model named "IcyGhost", created by the pseudonymous content creator PrMosquito in 2006.
    • Although other heroes have custom models too, most of them are just fixed up versions of the default models.
      • Phantom Lancer has a custom skin, but it is an interpretation of an existing character from another franchine, and not an original creation. Also, he uses an existing model as his basis, only changing the textures.
      • Enigma has a custom model, but is not an original. It is based on the Voidwalker model from World of Warcraft.
      • Venomancer uses a model from Starcraft, but this is a model that already exists within the Warcraft 3 files.

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