Crystal Maiden
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Crystal Maiden
17 + 2.2
16 + 1.8
20 + 3.3
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
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+48.4HP and +0.22HP regeneration |
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+0.3 armor and 1.8 attack speed |
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+39.6MP and +0.165MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance +3.3 Main Attack Damage |
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900 Projectile Speed
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100 (116)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.45 + 0
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0.6
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Ice
Gib Type | ||
2010-11-01
Released | ||
2004-02-03
(0.60) | ||
Competitive Span
2010-11-01 — Present | ||
Version Control This article is mostly accurate for 7.40, the last version this hero was changed in. New interactions that emerged in following patches may have not yet been accounted for. |
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| Unleashes a high damage blizzard upon her foes. | |
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| Wherever Rylai went, the cold went with her. Fields and orchards withered in her wake, leaving her parents no choice but to pack her off to Icewrack, a realm in the frigid north. Under the tutelage of a hermit wizard, Rylai learned to imprison her enemies with a Thick Block of Ice, holding them in place as she Freezes the Ground. Magic flourishes under her, stimulating Arcane Energy Regeneration in all her companions. In the heat of battle, Rylai keeps a cool head. Channeling her Elemental Talents, the Crystal Maiden summons enormous shards of ice from the skies, obliterating all foes foolish enough to remain in her Freezing Field. | |
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| Roles: |  Support  Disabler  Nuker |
| Adjectives | Blue, Cape, Cute, Female, Icy, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Glacial Guard
Grants allied heroes within the Crystal Nova radius a physical damage barrier.
Increases the effect radius.
Increases the effect radius.
+100 Radius
Arcane Overflow
Arcane Aura now grants self outgoing spell amplification upon cast, while applying a mana cost factor increase on all Crystal Maiden's ability casts.
While active, the aura mana restores both the Maiden's and her allied heroes' mana per ability cast sourced to the Maiden within proximity.
While active, the aura mana restores both the Maiden's and her allied heroes' mana per ability cast sourced to the Maiden within proximity.
The duration of Arcane Overflow is paused while Freezing Field is active.
Upgrades
[edit]Aghanim's
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Grants the Stop Freezing Field ability.
Rylai commands the Freezing Field to halt as she wishes.
She can now move, albeit slower, cast other abilities and attack during Freezing Field. Can still be interrupted by enemies.
Rylai commands the Freezing Field to halt as she wishes.
She can now move, albeit slower, cast other abilities and attack during Freezing Field. Can still be interrupted by enemies.
Increases both the frequency and the number of icy explosions.
Applies Frostbite to enemy units that has been standing in the Freezing Field for over a certain duration.
Applies Frostbite to enemy units that has been standing in the Freezing Field for over a certain duration.
Grants the Crystal Clone ability.
Creates a Crystal Clone of Rylai in her place while sliding to the area-targeted direction and disjointing incoming projectiles.
If the Crystal Clone takes enough damage or expires, it shatters, and applies Frostbite of its corresponding level to enemy units within the radius.
Creates a Crystal Clone of Rylai in her place while sliding to the area-targeted direction and disjointing incoming projectiles.
If the Crystal Clone takes enough damage or expires, it shatters, and applies Frostbite of its corresponding level to enemy units within the radius.
Talents
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| +300 Crystal Nova Damage | 25 | +1s Frostbite Duration |
| +50 Freezing Field Damage | 20 | +225 Attack Speed |
| -4.5s Crystal Nova Cooldown | 15 | +100 Frostbite Cast Range |
+12  Intelligence | 10 | +200 Health |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes | ||
Bio
[edit]When Hell freezes over, I'll start calling it Heaven.▶️Rylai, the Crystal Maiden
Aliases:
CM, Rylai, Wolf
Lore:
Born in a temperate realm, raised with her fiery older sister Lina, Rylai the Crystal Maiden soon found that her innate elemental affinity to ice created trouble for all those around her. Wellsprings and mountain rivers froze in moments if she stopped to rest nearby; ripening crops were bitten by frost, and fruiting orchards turned to mazes of ice and came crashing down, spoiled. When their exasperated parents packed Lina off to the equator, Rylai found herself banished to the cold northern realm of Icewrack, where she was taken in by an Ice Wizard who had carved himself a hermitage at the crown of the Blueheart Glacier. After long study, the wizard pronounced her ready for solitary practice and left her to take his place, descending into the glacier to hibernate for a thousand years. Her mastery of the Frozen Arts has only deepened since that time, and now her skills are unmatched.
Voice:
Blueheart Floe
[edit] Blueheart Floe 
Passive
Affects
Self
Grants the Maiden incoming mana regeneration amplification.
Self Mana Regen Factor: 
1.25/1.5/1.75/2
1.25/1.5/1.75/2 This ability levels up with Freezing Field.
- Affects all self-
mana regeneration sources.
modifier_crystal_maiden_blueheart_floe
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MP_REGEN_AMPLIFY_PERCENTAGEHero Model
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Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
innate abilities for more details.Abilities
[edit]Crystal Nova
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A burst of damaging frost slows enemy movement speed and attack speed in the targeted area.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
Cast Range: 
700
700 Effect Radius: 
425
425 Damage: 110/160/210/260 (
410/460/510/560)
410/460/510/560) Move Speed Slow: 20%/30%/40%/50%
Attack Speed Slow: 30/45/60/75
Duration: 4
The Crystal Clone is vulnerable to all Crystal Nova sources.
11/10/9/8 (
6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5)
6.5/5.5/4.5/3.5)
115/135/155/175
The air temperature around Rylai drops rapidly, chilling all around her to the core.
Glacial Guard
Grants allied heroes within the Crystal Nova radius a physical damage barrier.
Increases the effect radius.
Increases the effect radius.
Effect Radius: 
525
Ally Barrier:
40/70/100/130
525 Ally Barrier:
40/70/100/130 
The barrier is more effective on Crystal Maiden.
Self Barrier: 80/140/200/260
80/140/200/260 
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Can affect enemy units at max 1125 (
1225)-distance away with the cast range and effect radius.
- The
magical 
spell damage.
- This ability component affects the Crystal Clone.
crystal_maiden_crystal_nova- Reapplying the debuff refreshes the duration, but neither updates the
movement speed nor the 
attack speed slow values.
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes the duration, but neither updates the
- The
- Can affect enemy units at max
- Grants a 6-second 900-radius flying vision centered around the
area-targeted location upon cast.
- Grants a 6-second 900-radius flying vision centered around the
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- Can affect allied units at max 1225-distance away with the cast range and effect radius.
- Can affect allied units at max
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
modifier_crystal_maiden_crystal_nova
Glacier Guard: Absorbing x incoming physical damage.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_INCOMING_PHYSICAL_DAMAGE_CONSTANT modifier_crystal_maiden_crystal_novaCrystal Nova: Movement speed reduced by x%, attack speed reduced by x.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANT
Has the following priorities among damage barrier sources.
- This ability grants a
damage barrier that absorbs physical damage instances (after reductions). - Does not proc on-damage effects until the barrier is depleted.
- Stacks additively with the same damage-type barrier sources, and independently with other damage-type barrier sources.
- With other higher-priority damage-negation sources, the barrier does not function until the other damage-negation sources expire.
- The ability's sound effect is audible to everyone.
- COSMETICHas a cast backswing of 0.8 with the
Frost Avalanche equipped.
Frostbite
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Encases an enemy unit in ice. Applies damage over time while prohibiting movement and attack.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
Damage per Second: 100
Bind Duration: 1.5/2/2.5/3 (
2.5/3/3.5/4)
2.5/3/3.5/4) 
All of Frostbite's ability effects are more effective on creeps.
Creep Damage Factor: 4
9/8/7/6
125/135/145/155
Rylai channels winds from the Blueheart Glacier, imprisoning attackers in thick blocks of ice.
- All ability effects are applied immediately despite the visual effects, and cannot be disjointed.
-
crystal_maiden_frostbite- Applies the following ability effects as one debuff on the affected enemy unit at the same time:
Bind
True Sight over the debuff-affected enemy unit.
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes the duration.
- Deals 25 (
100) magical spell damage to the affected enemy unit 0.25-second intervals over the entire duration, over 6/8/10/12 ( 10/12/14/16) damage instances.
- Applies the following ability effects as one debuff on the affected enemy unit at the same time:
- Considers the following units as enemy heroes:
The True Sight component affects debuff immune units.
True Sight component affects debuff immune units. modifier_crystal_maiden_frostbiteFrostbite: Cannot move or attack. Taking x damage every x seconds.
MODIFIER_STATE_DISARMEDMODIFIER_STATE_ROOTEDMODIFIER_STATE_INVISIBLEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PROPERTY_TOOLTIP- Deals up to the following spell damage values (before reductions):
- 150/200/250/300 ( 250/300/350/400) damage.
- 600/800/1000/1200 ( 250/300/350/400) damage to creeps.
- 150/200/250/300 (
- COSMETICHas a different cast backswing with the following cosmetic items equipped:
- 0.8 with the Frost Avalanche equipped.
- 1 with the
Conduit of the Blueheart equipped.
- 0.8 with the
Arcane Aura
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Arcane Aura Passive / Aura
Affects
Allied Units
Grants additional mana regeneration to allied units on the map.
Grants a greater bonus to allied units closer to the Maiden.
Grants a greater bonus to allied units closer to the Maiden.
Aura Radius: 
Global
Global Proximity Aura Radius: 1200
Base Mana Regen Bonus: 0.4/0.6/0.8/1
Proximity Bonus Factor: 3
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Cold temperatures promote the essence of magic, causing Rylai's presence to allow spell usage in abundance.
Arcane Overflow
Arcane Aura now grants self outgoing spell amplification upon cast, while applying a mana cost factor increase on all Crystal Maiden's ability casts.
30
While active, the aura mana restores both the Maiden's and her allied heroes' mana per ability cast sourced to the Maiden within proximity.
Restore Radius: 1200
Mana Cost to Ally Mana Restore Factor:
0.2
1200 Mana Cost to Ally Mana Restore Factor:
0.2
The duration of Arcane Overflow is paused while Freezing Field is active.
- Grants the following auras:
- The first Global aura.
- The second proximity aura has a 1200 radius and grants the following ability effect:
- Grants allied units 1.2/1.8/2.4/3 mana regeneration bonus.
- Does not affect the following units:
Hidden units.
Invulnerable units.
- Grants allied units 1.2/1.8/2.4/3
- The first
- Grants the following auras:
- Adds an active component to Arcane Aura.
- Does not interrupt movement orders.
- Grants the following bonuses upon cast:
- Generic
outgoing spell damage amplification.
- Stacks additively with other outgoing damage manipulation sources.
- Does not affect the following sources:
HP Removal sources.
Item sources.
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- Does not affect item sources.
- EXPR
- Ability Cast Mana Cost:
OriginalManaCost × 1.5 
Mana Restore: OriginalManaCost × 0.3
- Generic
- Adds an active component to Arcane Aura.
modifier_crystal_maiden_brilliance_auraHidden Modifier
modifier_crystal_maiden_brilliance_aura_effect
Arcane Aura: Adds x mana regeneration.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MANA_REGEN_CONSTANT modifier_crystal_maiden_arcane_overflow_aactiveArcane Overflow: Mana cost increased by x%. Spell amp increased by x%. Restoring mana to nearby allies when spells are cast. Does not affect items.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_SPELL_AMPLIFY_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MANACOST_PERCENTAGE_STACKINGMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ABILITY_EXECUTED-
- Has a self bonus mana regeneration per Blueheart Floe level with LEVEL 4Arcane Aura:
- Has a self bonus
LEVEL 0LEVEL 1LEVEL 2LEVEL 3LEVEL 4
6.75 7.5 8.25 9
Crystal Clone
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Crystal Clone
Creates a Crystal Clone of Rylai in her place while sliding to the area-targeted direction and disjointing incoming projectiles.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
0 + 0Split Time: 0.02
Move Distance: 275
Move Duration: 0.3
The Crystal Clone is an illusion of Rylai's and can be destroyed by her own abilities.
Damage Threshold: 150
Damage Dealt: 100%
100% Damage Taken: 
100%
100% Magic Resist Reduction: 100%
Duration: 5
If the Crystal Clone takes enough damage or expires, it shatters, and applies Frostbite of its corresponding level to enemy units within the radius.
Frostbite Radius: 450
450 10
150
So convincing that some allies have spent minutes talking to the clone before they realized she wasn't speaking back.
- Acquiring
Aghanim's Shard unlocks this ability in the fourth ability slot.
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- Does not interrupt Rylai's
channeling abilities upon cast.
- Does not interrupt Rylai's
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
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- Disjoint incoming
projectiles. - Applies a self non-disabling
forced movement toward the 
point-targeted vector direction, and can move over other units and 
impassable terrain in the direction Rylai is 
facing.
- Disjoint incoming
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- The created illusion has the following properties:
- Does not animate.
- Uncontrollable
Untargetable- Has no
magic resistance. - However, enemy units can still attack the illusion with a
ground-targeted attack on the nearest unit.
- Instant kills the illusion and applies Frostbite of its corresponding level within the radius accordingly in the following conditions:
- Upon expiring.
- Once it accumulates damage (before reductions).
- The following sources damage the created illusion regardless of faction:
- Frostbite notes apply.
- Works independently of Frostbite's cooldown, and does not cost
mana. - Does not proc on-cast effects.
- Works independently of Frostbite's
- Instant kills the illusion and applies Frostbite of its corresponding level within the radius accordingly in the following conditions:
- The created illusion has the following properties:
The passive applied Frostbite does not proc Spell Block sources.
The passive applied Frostbite does not proc Spell Reflection sources.
Requires drafting Freezing Field to unlock this ability.
Requires drafting Frostbite for its corresponding component to work.
Freezing Field to unlock this ability. Requires drafting Frostbite for its corresponding component to work. modifier_crystal_maiden_crystal_cloneHidden Modifier
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- The forced movement applied moves Rylai in the vector-targeted direction at 916.67-speed, over 0.3 seconds upon cast.
- The forced movement applied moves Rylai in the
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- The created illusion additionally has the following properties:
Taunt sources indefinitely affect the illusion regardless of its debuff duration.- Certain abilities that do not affect untargetable units do not affect the illusion.
- The created illusion's
current health corresponds to Rylai's current health.
- If Rylai has
<health upon illusion creation, the Crystal Clone shatters before reaching its damage threshold, and applies all other ability effects.
- If Rylai has
- In this case, the Crystal Clone grants its illusion bounty, and is defined as:
- EXPR
2 × IllusionLVL
- The created illusion additionally has the following properties:
Freezing Field
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Surrounds Crystal Maiden with random icy explosions that slow all enemy units and deal massive damage within the radius.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Max Channel Time: 10 ( 0)
0) Effect Radius: 810
810 Min Explosion Spawn Radius: 195
Max Explosion Spawn Radius: 785
785 Explosion Damage Radius: 320
320 Explosion Spawn Interval: 0.1 ( 0.083)
0.083) Damage per Explosion: 110/180/250 (
160/230/300)
160/230/300) 
Both the movement speed slow and attack speed slow component applied within the radius are independent of the icy explosions.
Slow Radius: 810
810 Move Speed Slow: 40%
Attack Speed Slow: 80/120/160
Debuff Duration: 1
The Crystal Clone is vulnerable to all Freezing Field sources.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases both the frequency and the number of icy explosions.
Increases both the frequency and the number of icy explosions.
Explosion Spawn Factor: ( 1.2)
1.2) 100/95/90
200/400/600
Once the place of her exile, Icewrack has become an anchor for Rylai's frigid onslaught.
Arcane Overflow
Temporarily suspends the Arcane Overflow duration while Freezing Field is active.
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- Interrupts Rylai's channeling abilities upon cast.
- All ability effects are centered on Rylai, point
, upon cast for the entire duration.
- Interrupts Rylai's
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- Applies
crystal_maiden_freezing_field_slowin 0.1 ( 0.083)-second intervals.
- This immediately affects enemy units within radius
.
- This immediately affects enemy units within radius
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- All ability effects are immediately applied to enemy units within the radius, regardless of the ability animations.
- Applies
- The ability has two main components:
- The icy explosions have the following properties:
- The effect radius is divided into 4 90°-sectors, the first explosion occurs northeast, and subsequent explosions proceeding counter-clockwise, in the following sequence:
-
- Each explosion randomly spawns within its designated sector with a 195 ‒ 785-distance from Rylai, Circle
and Circle 
respectively, without priorities. - Can affect enemy units up to 1105-distance away with the damage radius and max explosion radius.
- Each explosion randomly spawns within its designated sector with a 195 ‒
- The effect radius is divided into 4 90°-sectors, the first explosion occurs northeast, and subsequent explosions proceeding counter-clockwise, in the following sequence:
- The icy explosions have the following properties:
crystal_maiden_freezing_field_tracker- The timer aura applies a countdown debuff on enemy units within the radius, and does nothing by default.
- Does not affect the following units:
- Hidden units.
- Invulnerable units.
- Acquiring the ability upgrade immediately updates the current channeling instance, and applies Frostbite to enemy units exceeding the countdown timer within the radius.
- Stop Freezing Field notes apply.
- Removes the channeling component for the ability effects to be applied within the radius and Rylai can act freely for the entire duration.
The passive applied Frostbite does not proc Spell Block sources.
The passive applied Frostbite does not proc Spell Reflection sources.
Applies Frostbite of Rylai's corresponding ability level when acquired.
modifier_crystal_maiden_freezing_fieldFreezing Field: Armor increased by x.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_ARMOR_BONUSMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERS modifier_crystal_maiden_frozen_expanseHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_CAST_RANGE_BONUS_STACKINGMODIFIER_PROPERTY_AOE_BONUS_PERCENTAGE modifier_crystal_maiden_freezing_field_slowFreezing Field Slow: Movement speed slowed by x%, attack speed reduced by x.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANT modifier_crystal_maiden_freezing_field_trackerHidden Modifier
Freezing Field Probability Density Function
- The following values describes certain values are most likely to appear versus the less likely outcomes:
- The x-axis represents the distance between Rylai and the affected enemy unit.
- The y-axis represents the icy explosions' probability.
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- Has the following chances to be affected by an explosion per interval within the radius:
- Has a ≈18.35% chance at point
, when Rylai and the affected enemy unit are on the same coordinates. - Has a ≈16.78% chance at 195-distance apart.
- Has a ≈5.35% chance at point
at 800-distance apart.
- Has a ≈18.35% chance at point
- Has the following chances to be affected by an explosion per interval within the radius:
- The average spell damage is roughly constant up to a 485-radius, and falls off after that.
Stop Freezing Field
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F
Stop Freezing Field
Rylai commands the Freezing Field to halt as she wishes.
She can now move, albeit slower, cast other abilities and attack during Freezing Field. Can still be interrupted by enemies.
She can now move, albeit slower, cast other abilities and attack during Freezing Field. Can still be interrupted by enemies.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
0 + 0Self Move Speed Slow: 75%
Max Duration: 10
Applies Frostbite to enemy units that has been standing in the Freezing Field for over a certain duration.
Aura Radius: 810
810 Frostbite Timer: 2
Aura Linger Duration: 0.1
1
Arcane Overflow
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
The active component cannot be cast while the sub-ability is active. However, all other facet-related ability components still applies once it is cast.
The active component cannot be cast while the sub-ability is active. However, all other facet-related ability components still applies once it is cast.
- Replaces Freezing Field until this sub-ability is used or until the ability's max duration.
- Interrupts Rylai's channeling abilities upon cast.
- Goes into a 1-second cooldown upon Freezing Field is cast.
- Replaces Freezing Field until this
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- The timer resets upon being reapplied to a valid enemy unit.
- The Frostbite applied this way has the following properties:
- Can only affect the same enemy units once per cast.
- Works independently of Frostbite's cooldown, and does not cost mana.
- Does not proc on-cast effects.
- Reapplying the Frostbite debuff refreshes the duration.
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- Applies the self movement speed slow upon cast.
- Freezing Field is still interrupted by the following sources:
- No longer is interrupted by the following sources:
- Applies the self
Grants Freezing Field if this sub-ability is the last cast ability.
sub-ability is the last cast ability.Recent Matches
[edit]Main Article: Crystal Maiden/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | ||||
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| February 6, 2026 - 14:55 CET | Tier 1 |   | BLAST Slam VI - Play-In |      |   | 0 : 1 |  |      | |
| February 4, 2026 - 11:00 CET | Tier 1 | | BLAST Slam VI - February 4-A |     |  | 1 : 0 |  |     | |
| February 4, 2026 - 11:00 CET | Tier 3 |   | EPL Season 34 - February 4 |   |  | 0 : 1 |  |     | |
| February 3, 2026 - 16:30 CET | Tier 1 | | BLAST Slam VI - February 3-A |    | | 1 : 0 | |     | |
| February 2, 2026 - 17:45 UTC | Qualifier |   | UESF Stage 1 OQ2 - Playoffs |  |  | 0 : 1 | |  |
- Crystal Maiden has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes
[edit]Description
- Increased base intelligence from 18 to 20.
- Reduced base attack damage from 30‒36 to 28‒34.
- Increased Arcane Aura Arcane Overflow mana cost to ally mana restore factor from 0.15 to 0.2.
- Increased Freezing Field damage per explosion from 105/170/250 to 110/180/250.
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.
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Trivia
[edit]- Rylai is one of the oldest heroes from the original DotA in Reign of Chaos DotA. Her title used to be Frost Maiden.
- Crystal Maiden is Lina's younger sister, with both sharing a bitter sibling-rivalry.
- Her leveling-up response ▶️ "Is it cold in here or is it just me?" is a reference to the action movie Demolition Man.[1]
- Her respawning line ▶️ "You only live ice..." is a reference to the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice based on the novel of the same name.
- Crystal Maiden's line ▶️ "It's all fun and games until someone's frozen solid." is a reference to a novel written by Christopher Brookmyre entitled All Fun and Games until Somebody Loses an Eye.
- Crystal Maiden's rare response ▶️ "Can you guess my... favorite poet?" is a reference to Robert Frost due to his last name, and also an allusion to Frost's poem Fire and Ice.
- She is the ice, and her sister Lina is fire. An excerpt: "Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice ... know enough of hate, to say that for destruction ice is also great, and would suffice.".
- Crystal Clone may be inspired by the Ice Klone special move of Sub-Zero from the Mortal Kombat franchise.
- Sub-Zero and Crystal Maiden both jump back and leave an ice clone in their previous location.
- Sub-Zero's clone freezes the enemy on contact, while Crystal Maiden's clone freezes enemies after taking enough damage.
- In DotA, Frostbite could be cast on the enemy's Fountain, preventing it from attacknig.
- Since the Fountain is a non-hero unit, it used the creep duration on it, which used to be 10 seconds.
- During the Crownfall event, Crystal Maiden's full name was revealed to be "Rylai Moon".
- In League of Legends, there is an item named Rylai's Crystal Scepter, as an homage to Crystal Maiden.
- The item's theme follows Crystal Maiden's as well, applying a frost-themed effect.
- The icon itself is similar to the icon of Brilliance Aura, which is used by Crystal Maiden's aura in DotA as well.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Crystal Maiden uses the model of Jaina Proudmoore, a campaign-only variant of the Human Archmage hero.
- In some very early versions of DotA, Rylai's title was once changed to "Batrider" and used Troll Batrider model.
- Her frost and ice theme may be inspired by the Archmage's Blizzard ability.
- Arcane Aura's original iteration was identical to the Archmage's Brilliance Aura.
- In DotA, the aura was named Brilliance Aura as well. It got changed to Arcane Aura during early beta in Dota 2.
- Freezing Field is inspred by and based on the Archmage's Blizzard.
- Frostbite's original iteration was identical to the Keeper of the Grove's Entangle.
- Crystal Nova is based on and inspired by the Lich's Frost Nova.
- Its predecessor, Frost Nova, was identical to Lich's Frost Nova.
- In DotA, Crystal Maiden's full name is Lyrai Crestfall. The surname was dropped to avoid copyright issues with "Blizzard Entertainment", since Crestfall is a location within the "Warcraft" universe.
- Conversely, a human mage NPC with the name Lyrai Crestfall was added to World of Warcraft, as an homage to the Crystal Maiden.
- Crystal Maiden uses the model of Jaina Proudmoore, a campaign-only variant of the Human Archmage hero.
Gallery
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Crystal Maiden and Axe cartoon art
Steam profile background art
Concept art
Ability icon progress
Hero icon
Crystal Maiden on the Ability Draft splash art in the New Bloom 2014 update.
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead
