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Winter Wyvern

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[e][h]Winter Wyvern
Dire Hero
Attributes
Primary Attribute
Base Stats
0.25
Attack Type
0.25 + 0.8
Level Changes
Level
1
15
25
30
Health
560
1220
1968
2254
Mana
387
855
1335
1527
Armor
3.67
7.17
11.67
13.25
Magic R
27.6%
31.52%
35.52%
37.12%
Damage
40-45
104-109
174-179
201-206
Notes
2
Release Date
2015-02-12
Competitive Release
2015-04-30
 — 2015-12-16
2015-12-20

Winter Wyvern Auroth, the Winter Wyvern[edit]

Recommended Roles
Support Disabler Nuker

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.

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.

Abilities[edit]

Arctic Burn
QR
Targeting
No Target
Toggle
Affects
Self
Enemy Units
Damage Type
Magical
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 Second4%/6%/8%/10%
Enemy Movement Speed Slow16%/24%/32%/40%
33%/41%/49%/57%
Attack Range Bonus350/400/450/500
Projectile Speed Bonus500
Attack Point0.1
Night Vision Bonus400
Debuff Duration5
8
Flight Duration7/8/9/10
Indefinite

Movement Speed Bonus25%

Cast Point 0
Cast Backswing 0
Cooldown
26/24/22/20
     0
100
      100 + 20 per Second
Causes Arctic Burn to be a toggle ability, draining mana every second when active. Removes limit on number of attacks per target. Increases Winter Wyvern's movement speed.
Pierce Debuff Immunity.

Dispellable.
Self bonus dispellable only by death.
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.
Notes
  • The health burn is based on a percentage of the enemy's current hp.
  • Auroth can move through impassable terrain for the duration.
  • Destroys trees in a 250 radius around Auroth when the duration ends.
  • The debuff can only be applied to enemies once per cast.
    Aghanim's Scepter removes this limit.
  • Does not affect Roshan.
Splinter Blast
WT
Targeting
Unit Target
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage Type
Magical
Launches a ball of brittle ice toward an enemy. The ice shatters on impact, leaving the primary target completely unaffected, while hurling damaging splinters into nearby enemies within a radius. Enemies struck by these splinters are slowed.
Damage100/180/260/340
200/280/360/440
Movement Speed Slow30%
Slow Duration4
Splinter Search Radius500
900

Stun Duration1.5

Cast Range 1200
Cast Point 0.3
Cast Backswing 1.17
Cooldown
6
105/115/125/135
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.

Blocked by Spell Block.
Block only when primary target.
Reflected by Spell Reflection.
Reflect only when primary target.
Dispellable.

Hard disables are dispellable only by strong dispels.
The primary projectile cannot be disjointed. The secondary projectiles can be disjointed.
Affected by cast range bonus.
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 800 speed.
Cold Embrace
EE
Targeting
Unit Target
Affects
Allied Units
Enemy Units
Damage Type

Magical
Encases an ally in an icy cocoon, freezing them solid while healing a base amount as well as a percentage of their maximum health each second. The cocoon blocks all physical damage.
Base Heal per Second30/35/40/45
55/60/65/70
Max Health Heal per Second2.25%/3%/3.375%/4.5%
Heal Duration4

Splinter Blast Radius1200

Cast Range 850/900/950/1000
Cast Point 0.3
Cast Backswing 0.63
Cooldown
24/21/18/15
     20/17/14/11
50/60/70/80
When Cold Embrace ends, a Splinter Blast goes off at that location, hitting enemies within a radius. Reduces cooldown.
Dispellable only by death.

Affected by cast range bonus.
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.
Ultimate Ability
Winter's Curse
RW
Targeting
Unit Target
Affects
Enemy Units
Winter Wyvern dispells then 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. The frozen ally and those cursed to attack their ally are immune to all damage from their enemies with the exception of magic and pure damage from Winter Wyvern or her controlled units, that is amplified.
Duration4.25/4.75/5.25
5.5/6/6.5
Curse Attack Speed Bonus65
Curse Physical Damage Reduction100%
Curse Magical Damage Ampflication30%
Curse Pure Damage Ampflication30%
Taunt Radius525
Check Timer2.5
Cast Point 0.3
Cast Backswing 1.37
Cooldown
85/80/75
250
Pierce Debuff Immunity on the primary target.
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity on secondary targets.
Blocked by Spell Block.

Reflected by Spell Reflection.

Dispellable only by death.

Affected by cast range bonus.
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.

Talent Tree[edit]

Splinter Blast Splinter Blast 1.5s Stun 25 +1.25s Winter's Curse Winter's Curse Duration
+100 Splinter Blast Splinter Blast Damage 20 +17% Arctic Burn Arctic Burn Slow
+400 Splinter Blast Splinter Blast Radius 15 +3s Arctic Burn Arctic Burn Debuff Duration
+35 Damage 10 +25HP/s Cold Embrace Cold Embrace Heal

Recent Changes[edit]

Version Balance Changes
7.34c
  • Buff Base Armor increased by 1
  • Buff Base Mana Regen increased from 0 to 0.25
  • Arctic Burn Arctic Burn
    • Buff Cooldown decreased from 38/32/26/20s to 26/24/22/20s
7.34b
  • Splinter Blast Splinter Blast
    • Buff Mana Cost decreased from 105/120/135/150 to 105/115/125/135
    • Buff Cooldown decreased from 7s to 6s
  • Talent Talent
    • Buff Level 15 Talent Arctic Burn Debuff Duration increased from +2s to +3s
    • Buff Level 20 Talent Arctic Burn Slow increased from +12% to +17%
7.34
  • Cold Embrace Cold Embrace
    • Buff Max HP Heal per second increased from 1.75/2.5/3.25/4% to 2.25/3/3.75/4.5%
  • Winter's Curse Winter's Curse
    • Removed Winter Wyvern can no longer deal physical damage to units affected by Winter's Curse
    • New Affected units now take 30% more magical and pure damage from Winter Wyvern and units under her control
    • Buff Cooldown decreased from 90/85/80s to 85/80/75s

Notable Players[edit]

XinQ 
Jabz 
SoNNeikO 
Kataomi` 
Julz 

Additional Content[edit]

References[edit]