Hero Discussion of the Day: Rylai, the Crystal Maiden (18th June 2013)
As requested via PM, Crystal Maiden.
###Rylai Crestfall, the Crystal Maiden
It's all fun and games until someone's frozen solid.
Rylai the Crystal Maiden is a ranged intelligence Hero mostly used as a support and disabler known best for her powerful global mana regeneration aura. This aura allows mana dependent allies to excel during the early or laning phase. She can also go out on an offensive, investing on Crystal Nova and Frostbite abilities earlier in the game to create a more devastating presence. Her powerful area nuke and slow coupled with her moderately long disable even at its first level makes her a tremendous roamer in the early game while still having a dominant power, although of less quality in the later stages. The Arcane Aura combined with her slow and disable abilities make her one of the more common support Heroes.
####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.
####Roles:
Support, Disabler, Nuker, Lane Support
####Attributes / Stats
Strength: 16 + 1.7
Agility: 16 + 1.6
Intelligence: 21 + 2.9
Damage: 38 - 44
Armour: 1.24
Movement Speed: 280
Attack Range: 600
Missile Speed: 900
Base Attack Time: 1.7
Sight Range: 1800 (Day) / 800 (Night)
Turn Rate: 0.5
###Spells
####Crystal Nova
A burst of damaging frost slows enemy movement and attack rate in the targeted area.
| Level | Manacost | Cooldown | Casting Range | Area | Duration | Effects |
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| 1 | 100 | 15 | 700 | 400 | 3.5 | Enemies within the area take 100 damage, have their movement speed reduced by 30% and their attack speed reduced by 20% |
| 2 | 120 | 15 | 700 | 400 | 4 | Enemies within the area take 150 damage, have their movement speed reduced by 30% and their attack speed reduced by 20% |
| 3 | 140 | 15 | 700 | 400 | 4.5 | Enemies within the area take 200 damage, have their movement speed reduced by 30% and their attack speed reduced by 20% |
| 4 | 160 | 15 | 700 | 400 | 5 | Enemies within the area take 250 damage, have their movement speed reduced by 30% and their attack speed reduced by 20% |
- Damage type: Magical
The air temperature around Rylai drops rapidly, chilling all around her to the core.
####Frostbite
Encases an enemy unit in ice, prohibiting movement and attack, while dealing damage per second.
| Level | Manacost | Cooldown | Casting Range | Area | Duration | Effects |
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| 1 | 115 | 10 | 500 | - | 1.5 | The target suffers 70 damage per second, and can neither move nor attack for the duration |
| 2 | 125 | 10 | 500 | - | 2 | The target suffers 70 damage per second, and can neither move nor attack for the duration |
| 3 | 140 | 10 | 500 | - | 2.5 | The target suffers 70 damage per second, and can neither move nor attack for the duration |
| 4 | 150 | 10 | 500 | - | 3 | The target suffers 70 damage per second, and can neither move nor attack for the duration |
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Damage type: Magical
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Frostbite does not affect Phantom Strike.
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Frostbite disables blinking and metamorphosising.
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Unique Attack Modifier abilities can still be manually cast to auto-attack while Frostbite is active.
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Units that turn invisible while Frostbite is active are still revealed for Frostbite's duration.
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Lasts 10 seconds on all creeps of lvl 6 or less. This includes the DPS.
Rylai channels winds from the Blueheart Glacier, imprisoning attackers in thick blocks of ice.
####Arcane Aura
Passive
Gives additional mana regeneration to all friendly units on the map.
| Level | Manacost | Cooldown | Casting Range | Area | Duration | Effects |
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| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | All friendly units gain 1 additional mana regeneration per second. Crystal Maiden gains double the bonus |
| 2 | - | - | - | - | - | All friendly units gain 1.5 additional mana regeneration per second. Crystal Maiden gains double the bonus |
| 3 | - | - | - | - | - | All friendly units gain 2 additional mana regeneration per second. Crystal Maiden gains double the bonus |
| 4 | - | - | - | - | - | All friendly units gain 2.5 additional mana regeneration per second. Crystal Maiden gains double the bonus |
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Stacks with the Arcane Aura given by Ring of Basilius.
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The bonus mana regeneration is not considered for percentage mana regeneration increases.
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This bonus is doubled on Crystal Maiden
Cold temperatures promote the essence of magic, causing Rylai's presence to allow spell usage in abundance.
####Freezing Field
Ultimate
CHANNELED - Surrounds Crystal Maiden with random icy explosions that slow enemies and deal massive damage. Lasts 7 seconds.
| Level | Manacost | Cooldown | Casting Range | Area | Duration | Effects |
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| 1 | 200 | 150 | - | 685 (spell radius) / 230 (explosion radius) | 7 | Covers the area around Crystal Maiden with random explosions, each one dealing 105 (170*) damage. Enemies within the area have their movement speed reduced by 30% and their attack speed reduced by 20% (50%*) |
| 2 | 400 | 120 | - | 685 (spell radius) / 230 (explosion radius) | 7 | Covers the area around Crystal Maiden with random explosions, each one dealing 170 (250*) damage. Enemies within the area have their movement speed reduced by 30% and their attack speed reduced by 20% (50%*) |
| 3 | 600 | 90 | - | 685 (spell radius) / 230 (explosion radius) | 7 | Covers the area around Crystal Maiden with random explosions, each one dealing 250 (310*) damage. Enemies within the area have their movement speed reduced by 30% and their attack speed reduced by 20% (50%*) |
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Damage type: Magical
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Aghanim's Scepter increases damage and attack speed slow (* shows improved values)
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The slow is applied on all enemy units within an radius of 685, even if they aren't hit by any explosion (lasts 1 second).
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Every 0.1 seconds one explosion is made, for a total of 70 explosions.
Once the place of her exile, Icewrack has become an anchor for Rylai's frigid onslaught.
###Recent changes
####6.78
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Arcane Aura mana regen increased from 0.5/1/1.5/2 to 1/1.5/2/2.5.
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Freezing Field:
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Explosion AoE increased from 215 to 230.
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Aghanim's Scepter attack speed reduction aura increased from -20 to -50.
####6.76
- Arcane Aura has twice the effect on Crystal Maiden.
###Fluff
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Posted Jun 16, 2013, 7:34 PM UTC · edited