Ancient Apparition

Stats

These are the base values written in the game files. Totals derived from attributes (HP, mana, armor) depend on engine-side formulas, so no estimated values are shown.

Recommended items

Items the in-game shop recommends for this hero (curated by Valve). These are not win-rate statistics.

Aghanim's Scepter4200Magic Wand460Hand of Midas2200Tranquil Boots900Arcane Boots1500Boots of Speed500Glimmer Cape2150Force Staff2200Eul's Scepter of Divinity2600Urn of Shadows825Kaya2100Wind Lace225

Abilities

Cold Feet

Cooldown 15 / 13 / 11 / 9sMana 110 / 115 / 120 / 125Range 700 / 800 / 900 / 1000MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown 15 / 13 / 11 / 9sMana 110 / 115 / 120 / 125Range 700 / 800 / 900 / 1000

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 4.0/4.0/4.0/4.0 seconds.

Raw values (from the game files)（3）

DAMAGE PER SECOND	25 / 45 / 65 / 85
BREAK DISTANCE	725 / 750 / 775 / 800
STUN DURATION	1.8 / 2.2 / 2.6 / 3.0

• Deals damage every half second.

Patch history

7.41d2026-06-04

• Damage per second increased from 20/40/60/80 to 25/45/65/85

7.412026-03-24

• Now deals 20/40/60/80 damage per second

Ice Vortex

Cooldown 10 / 8 / 6 / 4sMana 40 / 55 / 70 / 85Range 1200 / 1200 / 1200 / 1200MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown 10 / 8 / 6 / 4sMana 40 / 55 / 70 / 85Range 1200 / 1200 / 1200 / 1200

Creates a vortex of icy energy that slows, deals damage, and increases magic damage done to enemies in its range.

Raw values (from the game files)（7）

RADIUS	275
drag_speed	40 / 50 / 60 / 70
MOVEMENT SLOW	-8
INCREASED MAGIC DAMAGE	-16 / -19 / -22 / -25
vision_aoe	200 / 220 / 240 / 260
DAMAGE PER SECOND	10 / 20 / 30 / 40
DURATION	6 / 8 / 10 / 12

• Provides vision in a small area where it is placed.

Patch history

7.412026-03-24

• Now deals 10/20/30/40 damage per second
• Now slows movement by 8%

Chilling Touch

Cooldown 10 / 7.5 / 5 / 2.5sMana 35MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown 10 / 7.5 / 5 / 2.5sMana 35

Enhances Ancient Apparition's attack with increased range and a burst of magical damage and slow.

Raw values (from the game files)（5）

DAMAGE	35 / 65 / 95 / 125
duration	3
SLOW	100
SLOW DURATION	0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9 / 1
ATTACK RANGE BONUS	60 / 90 / 120 / 150

Patch history

7.41d2026-06-04

• Cooldown decreased from 12/9/6/3s to 10/7.5/5/2.5s
• Damage increased from 30/60/90/120 to 35/65/95/125

7.412026-03-24

• Mana Cost decreased from 45/50/55/60 to 35
• Aghanim's Scepter no longer reduces mana costAghanim's Scepter

Bone ChillInnatePassive

MAGICAL

Passive

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.

Raw values (from the game files)（4）

STRENGTH REDUCTION	.2
tooltip_scepter_bonus	0.8
DURATION	4.0
MOVEMENT SLOW	2

Patch history

7.41b2026-04-07

• Aghanim's Scepter Strength Reduction bonus increased from 0.3 to 0.8Aghanim's Scepter

7.41a2026-03-27

• Base Strength Reduction increased from 0.1 to 0.2

7.412026-03-24

• New innate ability. Passive, improves with Ancient Apparition's level
• When Ancient Apparition deals magic damage with his abilities, affected enemies are chilled for 4s, reducing their movespeed by 2% per stack. If the target is an enemy hero, debuff also reduces their Strength by 0.1 + 0.1 per 3 levels. Each instance stacks and has independent duration
• Upgraded with Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter
• Increases Base Strength Reduction by 0.3

Ice Blast

Cooldown 50.0 / 45.0 / 40.0sMana 175Range 0MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown 50.0 / 45.0 / 40.0sMana 175Range 0

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.

Raw values (from the game files)（9）

radius_min	300
radius_grow	50.0
radius_max	1000
PATH RADIUS	300
FROSTBITTEN DURATION	10 / 11 / 12
speed	1500 / 1500 / 1500
SHATTER HEALTH THRESHOLD	12 / 13 / 14
target_sight_radius	500
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 300 + 50.0*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.

Patch history

7.41e2026-07-30

• Cooldown decreased from 60/50/40s to 50/45/40s

7.41c2026-05-06

• Path Radius increased from 275 to 300
• Base Area of Effect Radius increased from 275 to 300

7.412026-03-24

• Now deals 12/24/36 damage per second

Release

Cooldown 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0s

ActiveCooldown 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.0s

Releases the ice blast to explode at the tracer's current location. Can be cast while silenced.

Talents

One of the two per level is chosen. They appear in the order registered in the game files.

Patch history (hero and talents)

Background

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!

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