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Ancient Apparition

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Ancient Apparition
20 + 1.9
20 + 2
23 + 3.1
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+41.8HP and +0.19HP regeneration
+0.33 armor and 2 attack speed
+37.2MP and +0.155MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
+3.1 Main Attack Damage
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2.33
Armor
(638.29 EHP)
27.3%
Magic Resist
(770.29 EHP)
1250
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
100 (120)
(1.7 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.45 + 0.3
Turn Rate This unit takes 0.175s to turn 180°.
This ability component has a different effect during daytime. 1800 / This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 800
Ice
Gib Type
2011-06-17
Released
2009-12-23
Competitive Span
2011-06-17 — Present
Version Control
This article has been updated to the latest version (7.41d) and is mostly accurate.
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Launches a powerful icy blast from anywhere on the map.
Projected from the cold, infinite void, the Ancient Apparition known as Kaldr is but a faint image of his true self. Nevertheless, his Chilling Touch is enough to reach the furthest of targets. Caught in an Ice Vortex, heroes quickly get Cold Feet and before they know it, find themselves frozen in place. A frigid sphere flies across the sky, expanding at its destination. Within seconds, an Ice Blast strikes the marked area. Flash frozen, enemies have no choice but to retreat before their brittle bodies shatter to pieces...
Bone Chill
Bone Chill
Bone Chill
Cold Feet
Ice Vortex
Chilling Touch
Chilling Touch
Ice Blast
Ice Blast
Roles:Support Support Disabler Disabler Nuker Nuker
AdjectivesBlue, Flying, Icy
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Bio

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One day, ice will cover these lands, and it will be as if this war never happened.
▶️  Kaldr, the Ancient Apparition
Alias:
AA
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!

Upgrades

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Aghanim's

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Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Bone Chill
Increases the Strength strength reduction base value.
Chilling Touch
Removes cooldown.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Ice Blast
Stuns all affected enemy units for a shorter duration corresponding to Cold Feet's level as the Ice Blast projectile implodes at the targeted location.

Talents

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+4% Ice Blast Health Kill Threshold25450 Radius Cold Feet
+100 Chilling Touch Damage20+4s Ice Blast Duration
+250 Cold Feet Break Radius15-2s Ice Vortex Cooldown
+30 Cold Feet Damage per Second10+300 Chilling Touch Attack Range
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+2 All / / Attributes

Innate. Innate

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Bone Chill

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Bone Chill
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Enemy Units
Applies a movement speed slow debuff to all enemy units affected by Kaldr's abilities.
Max Stacks: IndefiniteIndefinite
Move Speed Slow per Stack: 2%
Duration: 4
Additionally reduces the debuff-affected enemy hero's Strength strength.
Str Reduction per Stack: 0.2 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 1)
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
The higher Kaldr's level on certain intervals, the greater the applied Strength strength reduction value.
Lvl Up Interval: 3
Str Reduction Increase: +This ability component scales with Hero Levels. 0.1
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the Strength strength reduction base value.
Linked abilities are learned automatically when their counterpart ability is learned and vice versa.Linked abilities are learned automatically when their counterpart ability is learned and vice versa.
This ability levels up with Ancient Apparition.
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  • The ability effects are applied as follows:
    1. Kaldr's ability cast.
    2. The greater the stack, the greater the ability value.The greater the stack, the greater the ability value. to Debuff ancient_apparition_bone_chill
      • Each stack applies a new debuff on affected enemy unit, with each debuff duration independent of the other.
    3. The correpsonding ability's cast effects.
Debuff modifier_ancient_apparition_Dispellable by any Dispel sources.
Bone Chill: Slowed by x%, and
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_STATS_STRENGTH_BONUS

Hero Model

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Hero Model
Ability
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Kaldr's hero model has the following hidden Innate. innate abilities.

It may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Watch Tower
Warp
Warp
Lantern of Sight
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details.

Abilities

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Cold Feet

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Q
C
Cold Feet
Ability
Unit / Area
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Places a frozen hex on an enemy unit that can be dispelled by moving away from the initial cast point.

If the enemy unit doesn't move out of the given distance within a period of time, it will be stunned and frozen in place.
Cast Animation: 0.01 + 0
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 700/800/900/1000
Break Radius: 725/750/775/800 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 975/1000/1025/1050)
Damage per Second: 25/45/65/85 (With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. 55/75/95/115)
Damage Duration: 4
Stun Duration: 1.8/2.2/2.6/3
Talent Upgrade
Cold Feet is now an area-targeted ability and applies the debuff to all enemy units within the radius upon cast.
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 450
15/13/11/9
Mana Cost
110/115/120/125
Kaldr's presence draws those around him into a frozen void, threatening to lock them in an icy prison for eternity.
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  • Has the following targeting functionalities:
    • The ability's unit-targeted properties.
      • When unit-targeted, applies the ability effects on the enemy unit.
    • With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. The ability's ground-targeted properties. to
      • Changes the ability targeting functionality from unit-targeted to ground-targeted, and applies the debuff to all enemy units within the radius.
        • Can affect enemy units at max Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1150/1250/1350/1450-distance away with the cast range and effect radius.
        • Each affected enemy unit has its own independent break distance.
        • Fully affects the following units within the radius:
  • The ability has two main components:
    • 1
      • The effects are applied upon cast as follows:
        1. Applies Debuff cold_feet on all affected enemy unit(s).
        2. The ability's visual effects.
          • An icy marker at its current position, indicating its break radius, visible to everyone.
        3. Debuff Bone Chill
        4. Does not apply the ability effect on this interval. Does not apply the ability effect on this interval. ... Does not apply the ability effect on this interval. Does not apply the ability effect on this interval.
          • Applies Debuff ancientapparition_coldfeet_freeze 1 second after the last Death Rime Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage instance, if the previous Debuff cold_feet is not Dispellable by any Dispel sources. dispelled.
          • The debuff applies the following ability effects:
            • Freezes all unit animations on all affected units.
            • Stun
          • The break radius increasing With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. talent does not update the current debuff instance.
    • 2 Dispellable by any Dispel sources. to Debuff cold_feet
      • Dispels all ability components 1 if the affected unit(s)' distance exceeds the break radius while Debuff cold_feet is active.
      • Neither resets or reapplies the debuff when the affected unit(s) reenter the radius.
      • The effective area of the break radius is a half-sphere Area-of-effect visualized. and not a flat circle.
      • Reapplying the debuff on units with the debuff active does nothing.
Ability interactions with Spell Block sources.
With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. Procs Spell Block sources only on the primary The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy.

The talent upgrade does not proc Spell Block sources on secondary affected targets.
Ability interactions with Spell Reflection sources.
The facet upgrade does not proc Spell Reflection sources on secondary affected targets.
Ability interactions with Spell Duplication sources.
The facet upgrade applies all ability effects to enemy units within the radius around both The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemies.
Debuff modifier_cold_feetDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Cold Feet: Taking periodic damage, if you don't move you will be frozen in place
Debuff modifier_ancientapparition_coldfeet_freezeDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Frozen: Frozen by Ancient Apparition.
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNED
MODIFIER_STATE_FROZEN
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_AINMATION

Ice Vortex

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W
E
Ice Vortex
Ability
Area / Aura
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Applies a movement speed slow and magic resistance reduction to enemy units within its radius.
Cast Animation: 0.01 + 0
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1200
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 275
Move Speed Slow: 8%
Damage per Second: 10/20/30/40
Magic Resist Reduction: 16%/19%/22%/25%
Duration: 6/8/10/12
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Grants flying vision centered around the effect radius.
Vision Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 200/220/240/260
Duration: 0.50625
10/8/6/4 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 8/6/4/2)
Mana Cost
40/55/70/85
Frozen, caustic winds are at the whim of Kaldr, chilling the field of battle.
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  • Has the following targeting functionalities:
    • The ability's area-of-effect properties. to
      • Creates a negative aura at the area-targeted location that applies the following ability effects:
    • Casting on the unit's portrait self-cast the ability whenever available.Casting on the unit's portrait self-cast the ability whenever available.
      • Considers portrait-casting as a The ability's ground-targeted properties. ground-targeted cast, and centers the radius around Kaldr.
  • The targeted area intersects.
    • Multiple overlapping Ice Vortex radius do not stack.
Buff modifier_ancient_apparition_ice_vortex_thinkerUndispellable.
On Hidden Entity
Debuff modifier_ice_vortexUndispellable.
Ice Vortex: Slowed, will take additional damage from magic
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANT
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MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKEDAMAGE
  • Ability values reducing per determined increments. Magic Resistance The affected enemy unit(s).
    • Affected enemy heroes now 13%/10.75%/8.5%/6.25% + 0.016%/0.019%/0.022%/0.025% × ΣInt magic resistance.

Chilling Touch

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E
G
Chilling Touch
Ability
Autocast / Active Attack Modifier
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Enhances Kaldr's attack with increased attack range, heavy magic damage, and movement speed slow.
Cast Animation: 0.45 + 0.3
Cast Range: Affected by Attack Range increasing sources. 735/765/795/825 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 1035/1065/1095/1125)
Damage: 35/65/95/125 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 135/165/195/225)
Move Speed Slow: 100%
Slow Duration: 0.7/0.8/0.9/1
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Removes cooldown.
10/7.5/5/2.5 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 0)
Mana Cost
35
The Ancient Apparition's eternal knowledge brings a frigid enchantment to his attacks.
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  • This unit's attack now apply certain effects.
    • Chilling Touch is an active attack modifier, and has the following properties:
    • Both This ability can automatically cast on valid units. Autocast and an active cast uses Kaldr's current Affected by Attack Range increasing sources. attack range.
      • Has Autocast off by default.
    • Instant Attack
      • This ability component can be applied by other instant attack sources.
Ability interactions with the caster's illusions.
Neither functional nor is toggled This component requires toggling on the ability..
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Cannot acquire active This unit's attack now apply certain effects. attack modifiers.
This ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability DraftThis ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability Draft
Utilizes the caster's current Affected by Attack Range increasing sources. attack range while This ability can automatically cast on valid units. Autocast is active, manual cast utilizes the ability's current Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. cast range.
Buff modifier_chilling_touchUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BONUS
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDED
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDED_DESTROY
Debuff modifier_chilling_touch_slowDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Chilling Touch: Slowed by x%.
Debuff modifier_chilling_touch_super_slowDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE

Ice Blast

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R
T
Ice Blast
Ability
Point
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical / Instant Kill
Launches a tracer toward any location, which must be triggered again to mark the final point-targeted location, this area will be blasted by a damaging explosion of hail.

The further the tracer travels, the larger the explosion radius.
Ball Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 300
Min Impact Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 300
Max Impact Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1000
Radius Increment per Second: 50
First Damage: 250/325/400
Damage per Second: 12/24/46
Debuff Duration: 10/11/12 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 14/15/16)
Aura Linger Duration: The minimum possible duration is 1 in-game server tick (0.033-seconds). 0.033
Enemy units caught in the explosion, or came in contact of the ice projectile as it travels, take damage over time with heal and health regeneration sources no longer working for them.

If an enemy hero's current health drops below a certain threshold, they instantly shatter.
Health Kill Threshold: 12%/13%/14% (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 16%/17%/18%)
Freeze Health Duration: 10/11/12 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 14/15/16)
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Stuns all affected enemy units for a shorter duration corresponding to Cold Feet's level as the Ice Blast projectile implodes at the targeted location.
Stun Duration Factor: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 0.5)
60/50/40
Mana Cost
175
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.
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Has the following priorities among kill credit manipulation sources.
  • The projectile traveling properties.
    • The 1500-Projectile SpeedProjectile Speed projectile speed tracer has the following properties:
      • Flying vision is not obstructed by trees, higher elevations, and vision blockers.
        • Grants a non-lingering 500-radius centered around the The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile as it travels.
      • The ability's visual effects. The ability's sound effects. to The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s).
        • The following ability components are visible and audible ally-only:
  • The Debuff ice_blast has two main debuff application methods:
    • 1 The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. Release
      • Applies the debuff on enemy heroes coming in contact with the released projectile.
      • Hence, the projectile does not apply the debuff if This ability functionally supplements its parent ability.This ability functionally supplements its parent ability. Release is not used as the tracer reaches the map boundary.
    • 2 The projectile impact properties. to
      • The ability effects are applied as follows at the impact radius:
        1. Creates a negative aura at the impact radius that applies Debuff ice_blast.
          • Ability values increasing per determined increments.
            • The explosion radius increases per traveling second, and is defined as:
              • EXPR
                ΣRadius = 300 + 50 per second , MAX = 1000
            • Hence, the tracer projectile reaches its max radius after a 14-second travel duration or a 21000-distance to reach max radius.
          • The non-lingering debuff expires immediately when leaving the impact effect radius, and reapplies the debuff when reentering the radius.
        2. Applies Debuff ancientapparition_coldfeet_freeze of its corresponding level upon impact.
        3. The impact Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage.
        4. Debuff Bone Chill
  • Applies the following ability effects on Debuff ice_blast debuff-affected enemy heroes:
    • The Health Freeze component.
      • Checks the debuff-affected unit's current health per Affected by Heal Manipulation sources. heal instance or per damage instance taken, excluding HP Removal sources, then applies the following ability effects if their health drops below the threshold:
        1. Only dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death. Death dispels.
          • This dispels most debuffs applied before applying the next ability component.
        2. The instant kill component, and credits the kill to the damage source which brought the affected unit's current health to the instant kill health threshold.
          • However, with self-damage sources, Kaldr is credited instead.
          • The following sources prevent affected enemy units from being instant killed:
      • Affects the following units:
      • Does not affect the following units:
      • Negates the following current health increasing sources:
        • Both flat and percentage-based current health sources.
        • Current health increase from Strength strength items and/or from health bonus items.
        • Granite Aura.
      • Does not interact with the following mechanics:
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Applies Cold Feet of Ancient Apparition's corresponding ability level when acquired.
This ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability DraftThis ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability Draft
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Requires drafting Cold Feet for its corresponding component to work.
Buff modifier_projectile_vision_on_minimapUndispellable.
On Hidden Entity
Buff modifier_invisible_truesight_immuneUndispellable.
On Hidden Entity
Debuff modifier_ice_blastOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Frostbitten: Taking damage over time and cannot heal or regenerate health. Will instantly shatter if health drops too low.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_DISABLE_HEALING
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKEDAMAGE

Release

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Affects
Self
Marks the final point-targeted location, and releases the ice blast.

The tracer now will explode at the final location.
Cast Animation: 0.01 + 1.1
Min Projectile Speed: 750
Max Travel Time: 1.7
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  • This ability functionally supplements its parent ability.This ability functionally supplements its parent ability.
    • Replaces Ice Blast until the sub-ability is used or the tracer projectile disappears.
    • Can be cast despite being affected by Units affected by Silence sources cannot cast abilities. Does not affect items. silence sources.
    • Kaldr is unable to level Ice Blast up while this sub-ability is active.
  • The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties.
    • The tracer projectile is only released in the following conditions:
      • Upon the sub-ability cast.
      • Upon Kaldr's The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only.The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only. death while the tracer is still traveling.
    • The projectile traveling properties. The ability's visual effects.
      • The ability effects are visible to everyone. However, it is not visible on the minimap.
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Grants Ice Blast if this This ability functionally supplements its parent ability.This ability functionally supplements its parent ability. sub-ability is the last cast ability.
  • Projectile SpeedProjectile Speed
    • The projectile does not travel more than its max travel time.
    • Hence, the projectile speed exceeds its min travel speed, if the travel distance upon released is < 1275-distance.

Recent Matches

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DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. PicksPatch
June 6, 2026 - 16:45 CESTTier 1BLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - Playoffs
Windranger
Largo
Ancient Apparition
Hoodwink
Tiny
0 : 1
Bane
Vengeful Spirit
Grimstroke
Beastmaster
Zeus
7.41
Details
June 5, 2026 - 16:30 CESTTier 1BLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - Playoffs
Storm Spirit
Hoodwink
Windranger
Ancient Apparition
Pangolier
1 : 0
Keeper of the Light
Chen
Clockwerk
Mars
Lifestealer
7.41
Details
June 5, 2026 - 16:00 SGTQualifierEWC 2026 SEA CQEWC 2026 SEA CQEWC 2026 SEA CQ
Storm Spirit
Rubick
Ancient Apparition
Tiny
Underlord
1 : 0
Invoker
Winter Wyvern
Beastmaster
Lion
Clinkz
7.41
Details
May 31, 2026 - 16:00 CESTQualifierEWC 2026 WEU CQEWC 2026 WEU CQEWC 2026 WEU CQ
Ancient Apparition
Tusk
Dawnbreaker
Nature's Prophet
Necrophos
1 : 0
Huskar
Treant Protector
Rubick
Puck
Centaur Warrunner
7.41
Details
May 30, 2026 - 13:45 MSKTier 4STORM CUP Season 2 - Group BSTORM CUP Season 2 - Group BSTORM CUP Season 2 - Group B
Axe
Ancient Apparition
Rubick
Chen
Anti-Mage
0 : 1
Keeper of the Light
Queen of Pain
Lion
Night Stalker
Luna
7.41c
+ Details

The International

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  • Ancient Apparition has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:

Recent Changes

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Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.41d
(2026-06-04)
  • Increased Cold Feet damage per second from 20/40/60/80 to 25/45/65/85.
  • Chilling Touch
    • Increased damage from 30/60/90/120 to 35/65/95/125.
    • Reduced cooldown from 12/9/6/3 to 10/7.5/5/2.5.
7.41c
(2026-05-06)
  • Ice Blast
    • Increased ball radius from 275 to 300.
    • Increased min impact radius from 275 to 300.
7.41b
(2026-04-07)

Dota Plus Progress

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Main Article: Hero Challenges

Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.

Ancient Apparition's Relics Voice Lines

Cold Feet Freezes

Ice Vortex Magic Damage

Ice Blast Kills

Ice Blast Damage

Slows Leading To Kills

Cyclone Leading to Kills

Long Range Kills

Stuns Leading To Kills

Triple Kills

Dominating Kill Streaks

Enemy Ward Kills

Wards Placed

Kill Assists

Kills
Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master

Grandmaster
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Equipment

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Trivia

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  • Kaldr's lore suggests that he is the embodiment of the Heat Death, a theoretical fate of the universe. According to this theory, the universe will achieve thermodynamic equilibrium and will no longer transfer energy. This would result in a universal temperature growing colder and a cessation of processes that require energy consumption, such as life.
  • "Kaldr" is old norse and translates to "cold" in English.
  • In Deadlock, Warden's Binding Word ability may be inspired by Ancient Apparition's Cold Feet, both debuffing the target, and if they do not move a certain distance away from their original location, they take damage and get frozen in place.
  • In DotA, Ancient Apparition is the only hero with a fully custom model.
    • It utilizes a custom model named "IcyGhost", created by the pseudonymous content creator PrMosquito in 2006.
    • Although other heroes have custom models too, most of them are just fixed up versions of the default models.
      • Phantom Lancer has a custom skin, but it is an interpretation of an existing character from another franchine, and not an original creation. Also, he uses an existing model as his basis, only changing the textures.
      • Enigma has a custom model, but is not an original. It is based on the Voidwalker model from World of Warcraft.
      • Venomancer uses a model from Starcraft, but this is a model that already exists within the Warcraft 3 files.
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