Hero Discussion of the Day: Ancient Apparition (September 20, 2011)

Ancient Apparition

Strength	Agility	Intelligence
18+1.4	20+2.2	25+2.6
Damage	Armor	Movespeed
44-54	1.8	295
Attack Range	Base Attack Time	Missile Speed
600	1.7	1250

Cold Feet

Sets a Frozen Mark that deals damage and freezes enemies in place unless they move away quickly.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	150	15	700	N/A	4 seconds	Damage over time, 1.25 seconds stun.
2	150	13	700	N/A	4 seconds	Damage over time, 2 seconds stun.
3	150	11	700	N/A	4 seconds	Damage over time, 2.75 seconds stun.
4	150	09	700	N/A	4 seconds	Damage over time, 3.5 seconds stun.

• Deals 37.5/50/62.5/75 magic damage at 0.8, 1.6, 2.5, 3.4 seconds
• Effect ends when the unit dies, the distance is over 740 or it no longer has the aura placed buff
• Blocked by Linken's Sphere

Ice Vortex

Creates a vortex of icy energy that slows movement speed and lowers magical resistance of enemies in its range.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	80	6	1500	275	12	-18% movespeed and -10% spell resistance.
2	90	6	1500	275	12	-22% movespeed and -15% spell resistance.
3	100	6	1500	275	12	-26% movespeed and -20% spell resistance.
4	110	6	1500	275	12	-30% movespeed and -25% spell resistance.

• New units are checked for every 0.1 seconds.
• Does not affect magic immune units
• Does not affect Forged Spirit, Familiar, Stone Form

Chilling Touch

A frigid gust enchants allied heroes, granting them a bonus of magical damage, while slowing their attack speed slightly.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	140	50	800	N/A	2 attacks or 40 seconds	+40 Bonus magic damage on attack, -15% attack speed for the attacker.
2	140	46	800	N/A	3 attacks or 40 seconds	+50 Bonus magic damage on attack, -15% attack speed for the attacker.
3	140	42	800	N/A	4 attacks or 40 seconds	+60 Bonus magic damage on attack, -15% attack speed for the attacker.
4	140	38	800	N/A	5 attacks or 40 seconds	+70 Bonus magic damage on attack, -15% attack speed for the attacker.

• Extra damage is it's own instance of damage as opposed to added to the attack.
• If an attack is interrupted before dealing damage the count of attacks is not lowered.
• Bonus damage only works on attacks against heroes.

Ice Blast

An explosive combination of icy hail and black magic. Ice Blast is a precision spell that can be used to strike targets at great distance. The attack comes in two pulses- the first marking range, and the second causing the icy blast. It deals damage to enemy units and applies a frostbite curse that puts the freeze on health regeneration. Frostbitten units will take minor damage over time.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	100	45	Global	*	8 seconds HP freeze.	250 Damage, 12.5 DoT, instant kill if damage suffered below 10% HP.
2	125	45	Global	*	9 seconds HP freeze.	350 Damage, 20 DoT, instant kill if damage suffered below 11% HP.
3	150	45	Global	*	10 seconds HP freeze.	450 Damage, 32 DoT, instant kill if damage suffered below 12% HP.

• Damage type: magic
• *The area of effect for the damage is 225+50 *TimeTraveled capped at 1000, The area of effect for HP freeze is 275 along the path of the second projectile and upon the final strike area.
• First projectile has a 1500 movespeed, stops when the caster dies or casts the second part of the skill
• First projectile clears fog in a 500 radius circle at it's end.
• Kill will be granted to the source of the damage that triggers the shatter.
• Fatal damage is 100000000 physical and clears all debuffs prior damaging.
• The instant kill does not work on Illusions or Meepo clones.
• HP freeze prevents most kinds of healing including those from skills or items.
• The frozen buff can be purged, and the shatter damage will not kill you if you are affected by Shallow Grave.