Damage
38-45
88-95
124-131
Auroth, the Winter Wyvern[edit]
Like many great poets, Auroth just wants time to write, but the Winter Wyvern's life is full of interruptions. The epics of the Eldwurms have a long and colorful history, but some fear that the remaining dragon scholars are not as prolific as they once were, with few lines added to the Eldwurm Eddas since the last age of greatness. Auroth laments: "We forget that there is more to life than triumph and dominion over enemies. We must also live our lives in the pursuit of creative expression." She embarks on research expeditions, collecting books for inspiration. But all this research can be terribly distracting, and she spends less time writing than she should. Although she knows she should be lurking in her lair, adding to the Eddas, she finds herself engaged in epic battles against powerful enemies. She loots castles, raids ancient libraries ... and if she happens to heap glory on herself in the process, she tells herself that it's merely a side effect of her research. The fact is, while her skill and power on the battlefield are legendary, her scholarly travails have thus far hardly been the stuff of literary acclaim. But she is not content to stand as a protagonist of heroic lore. She wishes also to create it.
Abilities[edit]
Winter Wyvern soars upon an arctic wind, granting her unobstructed movement and allowing her to exhale a blistering chill into each attack. While soaring, her attacks travel further and faster, and slow enemies with a burning freeze that strips them of a percentage of their current health each second.
Her sight is also hardened against night's chill, granting her additional vision range at night.Current HP Burn Per Second | 6% / 7% / 8% / 9% |
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Movement Speed Slow | 22% / 28% / 34% / 40% 52% |
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Attack Range | 775 / 850 / 925 / 1000 |
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| Becomes a toggled ability. |
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| Does not pierce Spell Immunity. |
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| Dispellable. |
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The same organ where some dragons stoke their inner flame is, in Auroth, a crucible of unimaginable cold. From deep within her frosty gullet, an exhalation sends enemies into burning agony.
Launches a ball of brittle ice toward an enemy. The ice shatters on impact, leaving the primary target unaffected, while hurling damaging splinters into nearby enemies. Enemies struck by these splinters are slowed.
Damage | 100 / 180 / 260 / 340 |
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| Does not pierce Spell Immunity. |
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| Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb. |
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| Dispellable. |
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| The primary projectile cannot be disjointed. The secondary projectiles can be disjointed. |
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Produced slowly by specialized vesicles in her frozen gullet, Winter Wyvern blasts shards of ice at her enemies.
Notes
- Primary projectile speed is dynamic and moves at either 650 speed or lands in 1 second, whichever is faster.
- Secondary projectiles travel at 600 speed.
Encases an ally in an icy cocoon which heals a base amount as well as a percentage of their maximum health each second. The cocoon blocks all
Physical damage.
Max HP Heal Per Second | 2% / 3% / 4% / 5% 3% / 4% / 5% / 6% |
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Base Heal Per Second | 20 / 26 / 32 / 38 |
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From winter's heart comes a cold, healing embrace. The ice slows the blood and allows the spell to better work its curative magic.
Notes
- Total heal:
- 56 / 72 / 88 / 104 + 12% / 16% / 20% / 24%
- The heal is based on a percentage of the ally's maximum HP.
- The allied unit is disabled for the duration of the buff.
Winter Wyvern freezes an enemy in place while striking those nearby with a maddening curse which causes them to attack their frozen ally with increased attack speed. Units affected by Winter's Curse are immune to damage from enemies, except from the Winter Wyvern player's hero or units.
Duration | 4 / 4.75 / 5.5 6.7 |
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| The taunt does not pierce Spell Immunity. |
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| Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb. |
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The oldest of Auroth's spells, the curse lends truth to the old saw: sometimes the enemy of my enemy is my enemy still.
Notes
- Winter Wyvern gets credit for kills done this way.
- The taunt radius moves with the stunned target. Entering the radius will force attacks to the target. Exiting the radius will not dispel it. The curse ends when the stunned target dies.
- All units affected by Winter's Curse are immune to damage from enemies, except from the Winter Wyvern player's hero or units.
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General Strategy[edit]
Winter Wyvern stalks the skies, slowing foes with burning cold as she soars over the battlefield. Should the enemy be foolish enough to gather, she curses them to attack one of their own as she blasts the gathering with icy splinters.
Winter Wyvern (In-Game Description)
Overview
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Version History[edit]
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Balance Changes
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7.27b
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Winter's Curse cooldown increased from 80 to 90
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7.26c
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Level 10 Talent increased from +0.8% Cold Embrace Heal to +1%
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7.26b
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All talents are now about 20% weaker
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7.25
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Cold Embrace is now considered a heal instead of regen
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7.24
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Base Strength reduced from 26 to 24
Cold Embrace percentage heal reduced from 3/4/5/6% to 2/3/4/5%
Cold Embrace base heal increased from 14/18/22/26 to 20/26/32/38
Level 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +1% Cold Embrace Heal
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7.23
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Winter's Curse no longer reduces damage on the targets from the Winter Wyvern player's hero or units
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7.22
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Arctic Burn scepter mana cost per second reduced from 40 to 30
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7.21
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Cold Embrace base health regen increased from 15 to 14/18/22/26
Cold Embrace mana cost changed from 75 to 50/60/70/80
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7.19
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Splinter Blast mana cost increased from 90/110/130/150 to 105/120/135/150
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7.17
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Base intelligence increased from 24 to 26
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7.16
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Splinter Blast slow increased from 25% to 30%
Splinter Blast mana cost reduced from 120/130/140/150 to 90/110/130/150
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7.14
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Winter's Curse duration increased from 3.25/4/4.75 to 4/4.75/5.5 seconds
Winter's Curse attack speed bonus reduced from 85 to 55
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7.13b
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Base strength increased from 24 to 26
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7.12
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Arctic Burn attack range changed from 275/375/475/575 to 350/425/500/575
Base intelligence increased by 1
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7.10
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Arctic Burn mana cost reduced from 120/110/100/90 to 90
Level 10 Talent increased from +50 Damage to +60
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7.07d
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Cold Embrace base heal reduced from 15 to 10
Arctic Burn damage reduced from 7.5/8/8.5/9% to 6/7/8/9%
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7.07c
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Arctic Burn damage reduced from 9% to 7.5/8/8.5/9%
Base damage reduced by 3
Level 15 Talent reduced from +600 Night Vision to +500
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7.07
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Cold Embrace base heal reduced from 25 to 15
Turn Rate increased from 0.4 to 0.5
Reworked Talent Tree
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7.06f
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Level 15 Talent increased from +20 Movement Speed to +35
Level 15 Talent increased from +50 Damage to +75
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7.06e
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Cold Embrace base health regen increased from 20 to 25
Winter Wyvern: Arctic Burn slow increased from 19/26/33/40% to 22/28/34/40%
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7.06d
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Arctic Burn health damage increased from 8% to 9%
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7.06c
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Arctic Burn flight duration from 6 to 8 seconds
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7.06
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Winter's Curse attack speed from 70 to 85
Replaced Respawn Talent: +1s Cold Embrace Duration (Level 20)
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7.03
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Level 15 Talent increased from +40 Damage to +50
Level 15 Talent increased from +15 Movement Speed to +20
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7.03
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Level 10 Talent from +6 Strength to +7
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7.02
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Level 10 Talent from +5 Strength to +6
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7.00
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Added Talent Tree
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6.88
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Winter's Curse cooldown reduced from 90 to 80
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6.87
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Added Scepter to Winter Wyvern
Winter's Curse cooldown reduced from 120/110/100 to 90
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6.86c
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Winter's Curse attack speed bonus increased from 50 to 70
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6.86b
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Enabled in Captains Mode
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6.86
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Temporarily removed from Captains Mode
Cold Embrace cooldown increased from 17/16/15/14 to 24/21/18/15
Arctic Burn slow reduced from 25/30/35/40% to 19/26/33/40%
Winter's Curse primary and secondary units are now immune to all damage from their enemies
Winter's Curse secondary units now have 50 attack speed bonus
Winter's Curse AoE increased from 400 to 500
Winter's Curse cooldown increased from 110/100/90 to 120/110/100
Winter's Curse duration increased from 2.5/3/3.5 to 3.25/4/4.75
Fixed Winter's Curse lingering if the primary target died
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6.85
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Winter's Curse no longer affects Spell Immune enemies in the area, but it still affects the primary target
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6.84
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Enabled Winter Wyvern in Captains Mode
Reworked Winter's Curse
Those cursed to attack their ally now take 70% less damage from all sources.
Area of effect increased from 350 to 400
Duration from 2.5/2.75/3 to 2.5/3/3.5
Cooldown from 90/80/70 to 110/100/90
Arctic Burn is now dispellable
Arctic Burn damage per second from 6% of health to 8%
Arctic Burn damage type from Pure to Magic
Arctic Burn no longer pierces Spell Immunity
Splinter Blast speed increased 500➜650 (1.35 to 1 seconds max)
Splinter Blast debuff is now dispellable
Cold Embrace now behaves as normal regeneration instead of 0.1 interval heals
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6.83c
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Arctic Burn slow duration increased from 4 to 5 to match the burn duration
Arctic Burn now pierces Spell Immunity
Arctic Burn now only gives bonus night vision for the duration of the spell instead of permanently when learned
Splinter Blast no longer ignores Linken's Sphere
Cold Embrace can now be cast on spell immune allies
Cold Embrace can no longer be dispelled
Winter's Curse now fully pierces spell immunity and forces spell immune units to attack the cursed target
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6.78
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Intelligence growth increased from 2.4 to 3.1
Arctic Burn no longer provides flying vision
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6.77
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Arctic Burn cooldown decreased from 60/50/40/30 to 50/40/30/20
Splinter Blast cooldown decreased from 8 to 7
Fixed Arctic Burn vs Roshan
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6.76
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Winter's Curse cooldown rescaled from 90 to 90/80/70
Splinter Blast initial projectile speed improved from 1.5 to 1.35 seconds
Arctic Burn debuff duration increased from 4 to 5
Cold Embrace cooldown rescaled from 14 to 17/16/15/14
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6.75
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New Hero
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