Ancient Apparition
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!
Base STR
20 +1.9
Base AGI
20 +2
Base INT
23 +3.1
Move Speed
285
Attack Range
675
Base Armor
-1
Attack DMG
21–31
Projectile
1250
Innate Abilities
Bone Chill
When Ancient Apparition deals Magic damage to an enemy with his abilities, it is slowed for a short duration. If the target is a Hero, its Strength is also reduced. Multiple instances of this effect stack and have independent durations.
STRENGTH REDUCTION:
0.2
DURATION:
4
MOVEMENT SLOW:
2
Abilities
Cold Feet
Cooldown
15 / 13 / 11 / 9s
Mana
110 / 115 / 120 / 125
Places a curse on an enemy, dealing damage over time. If the enemy unit doesn't move outside of the given range from the initial location, it will be stunned and frozen in place after 4 seconds.
DAMAGE PER SECOND:
20 / 40 / 60 / 80
BREAK DISTANCE:
725 / 750 / 775 / 800
STUN DURATION:
1.8 / 2.2 / 2.6 / 3
- Deals damage every half second.
Kaldr's presence draws those around him into a frozen void, threatening to lock them in an icy prison for eternity.
Ice Vortex
Cooldown
10 / 8 / 6 / 4s
Mana
40 / 55 / 70 / 85
Creates a vortex of icy energy that slows, deals damage, and increases magic damage done to enemies in its range.
RADIUS:
275
MOVEMENT SLOW:
-8
INCREASED MAGIC DAMAGE:
-16 / -19 / -22 / -25
DAMAGE PER SECOND:
10 / 20 / 30 / 40
DURATION:
6 / 8 / 10 / 12
- Provides vision in a small area where it is placed.
Frozen, caustic winds are at the whim of Kaldr, chilling the field of battle.
Chilling Touch
Cooldown
12 / 9 / 6 / 3s
Mana
35
Enhances Ancient Apparition's attack with increased range and a burst of magical damage and slow.
DAMAGE:
30 / 60 / 90 / 120
SLOW:
100
SLOW DURATION:
0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9 / 1
ATTACK RANGE BONUS:
60 / 90 / 120 / 150
The Ancient Apparition's eternal knowledge brings a frigid enchantment to his attacks.
Ice Blast
Cooldown
60 / 50 / 40s
Mana
175
Launches a tracer toward any location on the battlefield, which must be triggered again to mark the area to be blasted by a damaging explosion of hail. The further the tracer travels, the larger the explosion will be. Enemies caught in the explosion, or who touch the icy ball of hail as it travels, are Frostbitten, taking damage over time and prevented from regenerating or healing. If a Frostbitten unit's health drops below a certain percentage, they will instantly shatter.
PATH RADIUS:
275
FROSTBITTEN DURATION:
10 / 11 / 12
SHATTER HEALTH THRESHOLD:
12 / 13 / 14
DAMAGE PER SECOND:
12 / 24 / 36
- Upon cast, this ability is replaced by Release, used to stop the tracer on the target area.
- The area of effect is 275 + 50*TimeTraveled, capped at 1000.
- Kill will be granted to the source of the damage that triggers the shatter.
- The shatter effect doesn't work on illusions.
- The HP Freeze prevents most kinds of healing, including the fountain, except Sunder, Time Lapse and Supernova.
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.
Talents
Aghanim's Scepter
Chilling Touch
Removes cooldown.
Aghanim's Shard
Ice Blast
Freezes enemies hit with the current level of Cold Feet for 0% of the duration.
Hero Performance
Median across all public matches · OpenDotaForm
49%
Win rate in recent matches
Performance
55%
KDA ratio (kills + assists / deaths)
Laning
11%
Last hits per minute over full game
Farm
43%
Average gold per minute
Fighting
18%
Average kills + assists per match
Experience
59%
Average XP per minute
Strategy
When to Pick Ancient Apparition?
Pick Ancient Apparition as hard support when your team needs insane global presence, anti-heal, and the ability to punish anyone who dares to regen or heal in fights. He’s disgusting right now in 7.41a with the new Bone Chill innate stack slows and strength reduction every time you land magic damage, making carries feel like wet paper. Perfect against lineups full of sustain heroes (Omniknight, Abaddon, Necrophos, Huskar) or teams that love to fight around objectives.
Great with initiators who can set up your Ice Blast or Cold Feet. Avoid him if the enemy has heavy silence (Silencer, Skywrath, or Orchid buyers) or a burst that deletes you before you can contribute. He also struggles hard with mobile lineups that jump your backline instantly or if your team has zero setup for cold feet. In this patch he’s strong, but you still need good positioning — one bad Ice Blast and you’re just a squishy creep feeding gold.
Tips & common mistakes
- Don’t waste Ice Blast early for a random poke—save it for when the enemy commits or groups up; otherwise, you look like an idiot with a 100-second cooldown.
- Always drop Ice Vortex before fights for the slow and magic amp—it's free vision and damage; stop forgetting it like a pos 5 potato.
- Level Cold Feet early in lane—the damage over time is actually decent now; use it to harass and set up kills.
- Bone Chill stacks hard with your spells—every Cold Feet, Vortex, or Chilling Touch applies it, so spam intelligently to slow and weaken them.
- Stop popping Ice Blast the second someone is low—wait for the right moment so the shatter actually kills or turns the fight.
- Use Ice Blast for vision and scouting Roshan or rotations—it's not just a kill button, you blind idiot.
- Build utility items (Glimmer, Force Staff, Lotus, and Aether Lens) instead of going full greedy every game—you're a support, not a core.
- Don’t stand in the open—you're fragile as hell; position yourself from the back or fog and land your globals like a boss.
Summary
Ancient Apparition is the ultimate global troll in 2026 — drop Ice Blast from anywhere, shut down all healing, stack Bone Chill to make enemies slow and weak, then watch your team clean up. He’s broken when you have setup and patience but completely useless if you spam ults like a monkey or feed early. Play patiently, control the map with Vortex and globals, and you’ll make the enemy regret picking any sustain hero.
Just don’t pick him and hide in trees the whole game—be the annoying ice bastard who decides fights from across the map.
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