Hero Discussion of the Day: Lich (November 3, 2011)

Lich

Strength	Agility	Intelligence
18 + 1.55	15 + 2	18 + 3.25
Damage	Armor	Movespeed
42 - 51	1.1	315
Attack Range	Base Attack Time	Missile Speed
550	1.7	900

Frost Nova

Blasts enemy units around a target enemy unit with a wave of damaging frost that slows movement and attack rates for 4 seconds.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	125	9.25	600	200	4 seconds	Deals 50 damage to the target and 75 AoE damage.
2	150	9.25	600	200	4 seconds	Deals 100 damage to the target and 100 AoE damage.
3	170	9.25	600	200	4 seconds	Deals 150 damage to the target and 125 AoE damage.
4	190	8.00	600	200	4 seconds	Deals 200 damage to the target and 150 AoE damage.

• Damage type: magical
• Frost slows movement speed by 30% and attack speed by 20%.

Frost Armor

Creates a shield of frost around a target friendly unit. The shield adds armor and slows attacking melee units for 2 seconds. Lasts 40 seconds.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	50	5	800	N/A	40 seconds	Adds 3 armor
2	50	5	800	N/A	40 seconds	Adds 5 armor
3	50	5	800	N/A	40 seconds	Adds 7 armor
4	50	5	800	N/A	40 seconds	Adds 9 armor

• Frost slows movement speed by 30% and attack speed by 20%.
• If autocast is activated, the Lich will cast this spell on nearby allies who are attacked.

Dark Ritual

Sacrifices a target friendly unit to convert its hit points into mana.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	25	35	400	N/A	N/A	Converts 15% of the current HP of the creep to mana
2	25	30	400	N/A	N/A	Converts 30% of the current HP of the creep to mana
3	25	25	400	N/A	N/A	Converts 45% of the current HP of the creep to mana
4	25	20	400	N/A	N/A	Converts 60% of the current HP of the creep to mana

• Enemy heroes get no experience from creeps killed with Dark Ritual.

Chain Frost

Releases a jumping breath of frost that jumps 7 times.

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	200	145	750 (850*)	575**	N/A	Deals 280 (370*) damage per jump
2	325	115	750 (850*)	575**	N/A	Deals 370 (460*) damage per jump
3	500	060	750 (850*)	575**	N/A	Deals 460 (550*) damage per jump

• Damage type: magical
• Frost slows movement speed by 30% and attack speed by 20%.
• Can be improved by Aghanim's Scepter (* shows the improved values).
• The first target of this skill is ministuned.
• (**) Area of Effect means the distance the Chain Frost can bounce.