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[e][h]Lich

Dire Hero

Attributes

20 +2.1

17 +2

24 +3.8

Base Stats

24 - 33

1.7

550

900

-1

25%

295 / 325

0.7

1800 / 800

Health Regen

0.5

Mana Regen

0.75

Attack Type

Ranged

Attack Speed

100

Attack Animation

0.46 + 0.54

Acquisition Range

800

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

30

Health

560

1198

1924

2188

Mana

363

999

1599

1851

Armor

1.83

6.5

11.83

13.83

Magic R

27.4%

32.72%

37.72%

39.82%

Damage

48-57

101-110

151-160

172-181

Notes

Collision Size

24

Legs

2

Release Date

2011-04-09

Competitive Release

2011-04-09

Ethreain, the Lich

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Support Nuker

In life, the frost-mage Ethreain (not yet a Lich) had used the threat of destructive ice to enslave entire kingdoms. His subjects, aided by a few desperate magicians, eventually grew bold enough to ambush him. Armed with enough charmed rope to bind him forever, they tied the frost mage to adamant weights and dropped him in a pool known chiefly for being bottomless. It wasn't.

He only fell for a year or so before an outcrop snagged him. There he rested, dead but undecaying, until the geomancer Anhil thought to verify the legend of the supposedly bottomless Black Pool. Anhil's plumbline snarled with the ropes that bound the drowned magician, and up he hauled an unexpected prize. Thinking that by rendering the dead undead, he could question the Lich about the properties of the pool, he removed the bindings and commenced a simple rite of resurrection. Even the descendants of Ethreain's enemies were long forgotten by time, so there were none to warn Anhil against imprudence. But he learned the error of his judgement almost immediately, as Lich threw off the shackles and consumed him.

Drifting from battle to battle and sacrificing creeps to fuel his assaults, Lich is always ready to help his fellow heroes destroy their enemies with slowing frost. Should his foes be foolish enough to gather, his bouncing ultimate will ensure their demise.

Abilities

Frost Blast

QV

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Blasts the target enemy unit with damaging frost, dealing area damage and slowing movement and attack rates for few seconds. The primary target receives both base and area damage and extra attack speed slow.

Primary Damage	40/80/120/160

Area Damage	80/120/160/200 230/270/310/350 10

Movement Speed Slow	25%

Attack Speed Slow	30/40/50/60

Slow Duration	4

Radius	200 350 10

Cast Range 575/600/625/650

Cast Point 0.3

Cast Backswing 0.93

7
     4

15

110/120/130/140

	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
	Block only the primary target.
	Dispellable.

Frost-mage Ethreain has not forgotten even the simplest of ice manipulation.

Notes

• Total damage to primary target:
  • 120/200/280/360
  • 270/350/430/510
    10

Frost Shield

WF

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Allied Units
Buildings

Applies a magical frost shield around the target, reducing damage from attacks against it. While the shield is active, ice magic will affect nearby enemy units every second, dealing minor damage and slowing them.

Physical Damage Reduction	30%/40%/50%/60% 40%/50%/60%/70% 10

Damage Per Second	20/30/40/50

Movement Speed Slow	20%/25%/30%/35%

Slow Duration	0.5

Shield Duration	5/6/7/8 9/10/11/12 20

Radius	600

HP Regen	50 25

Cast Range 1000

Cast Point 0.2

Cast Backswing 0.93

30/25/20/15

100/110/120/130

	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity enemies. Can cast on debuff immune allies.
	Dispellable.
	Affected by cast range bonus.

First conceived of to protect him in his mortal years, the frost magic that Ethreain weaves around himself has only grown colder with time.

Notes

• Does its first tick of damage/slow 0.1s after casting

Sinister Gaze

ER

Targeting
Unit Target
Channeled

Affects
Enemy Units

Hypnotizes an enemy unit, causing it to move towards a point between the two of you and drains a percentage of its current mana.

Hypnotize Move Distance	32%/38%/44%/50%

Current Mana Drain	10%

Duration	1.1/1.4/1.7/2 1.5/1.8/2.1/2.4 15

Creep Damage	250

Creep Duration	200%

Radius	400

Cast Range 600

Cast Point 0

Cast Backswing 0

24/22/20/18

50/60/70/80

	Sinister Gaze becomes an Area of Effect ability, affecting units within a radius of the target area. Sinister Gaze allows Lich to cast other abilities while channeling it.
	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
	Blocked by Spell Block.
	Reflected by Lotus Orb.
	Dispellable.
	Affected by cast range bonus.

Mind the cold...

Chain Frost

RC

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Releases an orb of frost that bounces between nearby enemy units several times, slowing and damaging each time it hits. Each bounce increases the damage for the subsequent bounces.

Damage	250/400/550 650 20

Bounces	10 Unlimited 25

Damage Increased Per Bounce	15/20/25

Movement Speed Slow	65%

Attack Speed Slow	65

Slow Duration	2.5

Bounce Range	600

Cast Range 750

Cast Point 0.3

Cast Backswing 1.03

100/80/60

180/300/420

	Cannot target or affect debuff immune enemies, but can cast and bounce to them.
	Block only the primary instance, does not block bounced instances.
	Reflect only the primary instance, does not reflect bounced instances.
	Dispellable.
	Cannot be disjointed.

Almost universally considered the ultimate in frost magic, Ethreain's orb of frozen death strikes fear into those who dare stand against him.

Notes

• The projectile travels at 1050 speed.
• Provides 800 flying vision around the projectile.
• There is a 0.2 second delay between bounces.
• Will not bounce to a  Tombstone  Zombie.

Aghanim's Shard

Ice Spire

DE

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Creates an icicle at the target spot for a duration, slowing enemies within range. Requring hero/creep hits to be destroyed and will create a Frost Blast around it.
Chain Frost can bounce to the Icicle if there are no other enemies in range.
Can cast Frost Shield on it, each tick heals the spire.

Radius	750

Slow	30%

Hero Attack	5

Non-Hero Attack	10

Frost Shield Heal per Tick	1

Duration	15

Linger Duration	0.5

Cast Range 750

Cast Point 0.3

Cast Backswing 0

25

150

	Granted by Aghanim's Shard.
	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
	Does not proc any on-cast effects when cast.

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
Chain Frost Unlimited Bounces	25	Frost Shield Provides +50 HP Regen
+4s  Frost Shield Duration	20	+100  Chain Frost Damage
-3s  Frost Blast Cooldown	15	+0.5s  Sinister Gaze Duration
+150  Frost Blast Radius and Area Damage	10	+10%  Frost Shield Damage Reduction

Recent Changes

Version	Balance Changes
7.33
	Frost Blast Movement Slow decreased from 30% to 25%  Sinister Gaze Now when cast on a non-Ancient creep, it lasts 2x longer and deals 250 damage per second Duration decreased from 1.3/1.7/2.1/2.5s to 1.1/1.4/1.7/2s  Talent Level 15 Talent Sinister Gaze Duration decreased from +0.5s to +0.4s
7.32e
	Intelligence gain increased from 3.6 to 3.8  Frost Blast Cast Time improved from 0.4s to 0.3s Cast Range rescaled from 600 to 575/600/625/650
7.32c
	Base Health Regen increased from 0.25 to 0.5  Talent Level 10 Talent Frost Blast Radius and Damage increased from +125 to +150

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Notable Players

Kidaro

kickeed

Aretes

Gatciy

Additional Content

• Official Hero Page
• Standard Lich (Support) Build by Torte de Lini

Trivia

• In DotA, the name of the hero is Kel'Thuzad and the title is Lich.

See also

• Slow
• Armor