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Lich
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Lich
20 + 2.1
17 + 1.7
28 + 3.4
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +46.2HP and +0.21HP regeneration | |
| +0.28 armor and 1.7 attack speed | |
| +40.8MP and +0.17MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance +3.4 Main Attack Damage | |
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900 Projectile Speed
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100 (117)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.46 + 0.54
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0.7
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Ice
Gib Type | ||
2010-11-01
Released | ||
2004-02-03
(0.60) | ||
Competitive Span
2011-04-09 — Present | ||
Version Control This article is mostly accurate for 7.41c, the last version this hero was changed in. New interactions that emerged in following patches may have not yet been accounted for. |
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| Unleashes a powerful attack that bounces between enemies. | |
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| Resurrected by a curious geomancer, Ethreain bewitched his savior with a Sinister Gaze, then promptly made the man his newest sacrifice. Finally freed from the depths of the Black Pool, the Lich returns to wreak icy destruction on the world. Cloaking his followers with a Frost Shield, Ethreain floats across the battlefield to Blast any who cross him. A frozen orb descends on his foes, traveling between foes and Ice Spires until the Chain Frost brings all opposition to their demise. | |
| Roles: | |
| Adjectives | Blue, Flying, Icy, Undead, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Bio
[edit]And so the dead will bury the dead.▶️Ethreain, the Lich
Lore:
In life, the frost-mage Ethreain (not yet a Lich) had used the threat of destructive ice to enslave entire kingdoms. His subjects, aided by a few desperate magicians, eventually grew bold enough to ambush him. Armed with enough charmed rope to bind him forever, they tied the frost mage to adamant weights and dropped him in a pool known chiefly for being bottomless. It wasn't.
He only fell for a year or so before an outcrop snagged him. There he rested, dead but undecaying, until the geomancer Anhil thought to verify the legend of the supposedly bottomless Black Pool. Anhil's plumbline snarled with the ropes that bound the drowned magician, and up he hauled an unexpected prize. Thinking that by rendering the dead undead, he could question the Lich about the properties of the pool, he removed the bindings and commenced a simple rite of resurrection. Even the descendants of Ethreain's enemies were long forgotten by time, so there were none to warn Anhil against imprudence. But he learned the error of his judgment almost immediately, as Lich threw off the shackles and consumed him.
He only fell for a year or so before an outcrop snagged him. There he rested, dead but undecaying, until the geomancer Anhil thought to verify the legend of the supposedly bottomless Black Pool. Anhil's plumbline snarled with the ropes that bound the drowned magician, and up he hauled an unexpected prize. Thinking that by rendering the dead undead, he could question the Lich about the properties of the pool, he removed the bindings and commenced a simple rite of resurrection. Even the descendants of Ethreain's enemies were long forgotten by time, so there were none to warn Anhil against imprudence. But he learned the error of his judgment almost immediately, as Lich threw off the shackles and consumed him.
Voice:
Upgrades
[edit]Aghanim's
[edit]Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Now affects enemy units within a radius of the area-targeted location.
Additionally, Lich can use his other abilities while channeling this ability.
Additionally, Lich can use his other abilities while channeling this ability.
Talents
[edit]| Unlimited Chain Frost Bounces | 25 | +50 Frost Shield Health Regen |
|---|---|---|
| Chain Frost Upon Death | 20 | 2 Frost Shield Charges |
| -3.5s Frost Blast Cooldown | 15 | +0.3s Sinister Gaze Duration |
| +125 Frost Blast Radius/Damage | 10 | +10% Frost Shield Damage Reduction |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Sacrifice
[edit]Unit
Affects
Allied Units / Self
Sacrifices an allied unit and converts its current health to mana restore Lich.
Cast Animation: 0.4 + 0.93
Cast Range: 
700
Current Health as Damage: 100%
Current Health to Mana Restore Factor: 
0.42
XP Factor: 0.69
The ability starts without charge and with an initial cooldown.
Initial Cooldown: 
120
Innate Properties
The higher Lich's level, the greater the health to mana restore and experience value.
The higher Lich's level, the greater the health to mana restore and experience value.
Mana Restore Factor Increase: 
0.03
XP Factor Increase: 0.06
120
2
0
It was not unheard of Ethreain to make examples out of those who contested his rule during his human life.
Details
- This ability is in the fourth ability slot.
- All ability effects are applied immediately despite the visual effects, and cannot be disjointed.
- This is considered a
deny source, and grants
experience to enemy heroes.
- Affects the following units:
- Dominated units.
- Does not affect on the following units:
- This is considered a
- EXPR
CreepCurrentHP × (0.42 + 0.03 × SelfLvl)CreepCurrentXP × (0.69 + 0.06 × SelfLvl)
Hero Model
[edit] Hero Model
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Lich's hero model has the following hidden 
innate abilities.
He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
Innate Properties
Lich is considered a ground unit, despite its hero model showing otherwise.
Lich is considered a ground unit, despite its hero model showing otherwise.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities
[edit]Frost Blast
[edit]Blasts the target enemy unit with damaging frost, dealing area damage and slowing movement and attack speed for a duration.
The primary target receives both base and area damage.
The primary target receives both base and area damage.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.4
Cast Range: 575/600/625/650
Effect Radius: 
200 (
325)
Base Damage: 40/80/120/160
Area Damage: 80/120/160/200 ( 205/245/285/325)
Move Speed Slow: 25%
Attack Speed Slow: 30/40/50/60
Slow Duration: 4
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Frost Blast has an instant cast time while channeling Sinister Gaze.
Frost Blast has an instant cast time while channeling Sinister Gaze.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
7 (
3.5)
110/120/130/140
Frost-mage Ethreain has not forgotten even the simplest of ice manipulation.
- Can affect enemy units at max
- The ability must be
unit-targeted on an enemy unit.
- Can affect enemy units at max
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The radius
magical
spell damage.
lich_frostnova_slow- The base
, the primary
- Hence, the ability applies two spell damage instances on the primary unit-targeted enemy.
- The radius
- Frost Blast has the following properties while
channeling Sinister Gaze as long as the target unit is within the
- Has an
- Does not require
facing the
- Has an
Does not proc Spell Block sources on secondary affected targets.
Does not proc Spell Reflection sources on secondary affected targets.
Frost Blast Slow: Movement speed slowed by x%, attack speed slowed by x
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANT- The primary target takes 120/200/280/360 (
Frost Shield
[edit]Applies a shield around the unit-targeted ally.
Deals damage per second and slowing the enemy's movement speed centered around the buff-affected allied unit.
Deals damage per second and slowing the enemy's movement speed centered around the buff-affected allied unit.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0.4
Cast Range: 800
Pulse Radius: 600
Damage per Second: 18/32/46/60
Move Speed Slow: 20%/25%/30%/35%
Slow Duration: 0.5
Shield Duration: 4/5/6/7
The shield reduces all incoming offensive hero-based attack damage of all damage types for its duration.
Damage Reduction: 
45%/50%/55%/60% (
55%/60%/65%/70%)
Health Regen Bonus: 
(
50)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Frost Shield has an instant cast time while channeling Sinister Gaze.
Frost Shield has an instant cast time while channeling Sinister Gaze.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Applies all effects of Frost Shield around the Ice Spire and regenerating its health while the ice magic pulsates.
Applies all effects of Frost Shield around the Ice Spire and regenerating its health while the ice magic pulsates.
Hit Count Regen per Pulse: (
1)
(
Cooldown)
( 2)
30/25/20/15
100/110/120/130
First conceived of to protect him in his mortal years, the frost magic that Ethreain weaves around himself has only grown colder with time.
lich_frost_shield- Pulses in 1-second intervals, starting 0.1 seconds after the buff is applied, over 4/5/6/7 instances.
- Reapplying the buff refreshes its duration and resets the pulse intervals.
- Both leveling up the ability and the bonus health regeneration
- Can be cast on any non-
invulnerable ally unit, including the following units:
Buildings
Couriers
Ward-type units.
Doubletap casts the ability on Lich.
- Applies generic
- Stacks additively with other generic incoming damage manipulation sources.
- Affects only hero-based
attack damage, regardless of the damage type the affected allied unit receives.
- Considers attack damage from
clones,
illusions, and the Spirit Bear as heroes, attacks from
creep-heroes as creeps.
- Considers attack damage from
- Does not reduce the following damage sources:
cleave sources.
HP Removal sources.
-
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The
- This ability component does not affect the following units:
Fogged units.
Invisible units.
lich_frost_shield_slow- Considers
- Considers
- The
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Frost Shield has the following ability effects while
- Has an
- Does not require
- Has an
Frost Shield: Reducing physical attack damage against you.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_INCOMING_DAMAGE_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_HEALTH_REGEN_CONSTANTMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATHFrost Shield: Movement speed slowed by x%.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_BONUS_MOVEMENT_SPEED_PERCENTAGE- Can deal up to 72/160/276/420
- Acquiring the charges
Sinister Gaze
[edit]Unit / Channeled / Area
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Hypnotizes an enemy unit, causing it to move towards a point between the Lich and the enemy unit while draining a percentage of its current mana.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Cast Range: 600
Max Channel Time: 1.1/1.4/1.7/2 (
1.4/1.7/2/2.3)
Distance Moved: 32%/38%/44%/50%
Current Mana Loss per Second: 25%
Lich replenishes mana based on the mana drained.
Mana Restore Factor: 1
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Now affects enemy units within a radius of the area-targeted location.
Additionally, Lich can use his other abilities while channeling this ability.
Now affects enemy units within a radius of the area-targeted location.
Additionally, Lich can use his other abilities while channeling this ability.
Radius: (
400)
24/22/20/18
25
Mind the cold...
- All ability components applied to the debuff-affected enemy unit(s) can only be interrupted if Lich's
- Has the following targeting functionalities:
- When unit-targeted, applies the
lich_sinister_gazeon the affected enemy unit.
- When unit-targeted, applies the
- The
- Applies
lich_sinister_gazeon all affected enemy unit within the radius. - Can affect enemy units at max
- Affects the following units:
Untargetable units.
- Does not affect the following units:
Hidden units.
- Applies
- The
- The following ability effects are applied as follows while
- Considers
ancient creeps as heroes.
- Applies
lich_sinister_gazeon all debuff-affected enemy unit(s):Cannot Act.
Hypnosis, forcing it to
Mute
Silence
- Grants
True Sight over the all affected enemy units.
- Grants
unobstructed movement and does not destroy
trees while moving.
- Removes the affected enemy unit(s)' min and max movement speed limits.
- Then, it sets the enemy's movement speed to a fixed value, and is defined as:
- Grants
- Applies an offensive forced movement and moves the enemy unit at
- Applies an offensive forced movement and moves the enemy unit at
- These following mechanics applied on the debuff-affected enemy unit(s) that might cancel other
Dispel sources.
- Entering the
- Trees within 200-radius centered around each affected enemy unit(s) are destroyed at the end of the
- Trees within 200-radius centered around each affected enemy unit(s) are destroyed at the end of the
- Considers
- The debuff-affected enemy unit(s) lose 2.5%
current mana in 0.1-second intervals, over a max 11/14/17/20 instances.
- The actual mana loss is defined as:
- EXPR
ActualMPLoss = CurrentMP × 0.025 × MaxChannelTime - Hence, the affected enemy may lose up to ≈24.31%/29.84%/34.98%/39.73% (
- The debuff-affected enemy unit(s) lose 2.5%
- Lich can only
- However, if Lich is at full mana, all debuff-affected enemy unit(s) still continues to lose mana.
- Lich can only
- Enables Lich to cast his other abilities without interrupting Sinister Gaze's
targeted distance is within the
- All of Lich's other abilities have an
- All of Lich's other abilities have an
Sinister Gaze: You are helpless against Lich's Sinister Gaze!
Ice Spire
[edit]Conjures an Ice Spire for his rituals, slowing enemy units around it.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0
Cast Range: 750
Effect Radius: 550
Move Speed Slow: 25%
Hit Count: 4
Duration: 15
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Creeps' attacks are less effective on the Ice Spire.
Creep Hit Count: 8
Frost Blast of its corresponding level is applied around it when destroyed.
Damage Radius: 200 ( 325)
Damage on Death: 80/120/160/200 ( 205/245/285/325)
Applies all effects of Frost Shield around the Ice Spire and regenerating its health while the ice magic pulsates.
Hit Count Regen per Pulse: 1
Chain Frost can be cast onto, and the ability projectile can bounce to the spire if there are no other enemy units within the bounce radius.
Each successful bounce reduces the Ice Spire's current hit count.
Each successful bounce reduces the Ice Spire's current hit count.
Hit Count Reduction per Bounce: 1
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Ice Spire has an instant cast time while channeling Sinister Gaze.
Ice Spire has an instant cast time while channeling Sinister Gaze.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
25
150
This ability levels up with Frost Blast.
The waters within the Black Pool remain liquid far below the point of freezing and immediately crystallize when removed.
- Acquiring
lich_ice_spire_debuff- Can affect enemy units at max
- Can affect enemy units at max
- The Ice Spire additionally has the following properties:
- Applies Frost Blast of its corresponding level within the damage radius centered on the Ice Spire, sourced to Lich, upon destroyed. Has the following properties upon proc:
- Works independently of Frost Blast's
- Does not proc on-cast effects.
- Works independently of Frost Blast's
- Considers attacks from
- Considers attacks from
- Applies Frost Blast of its corresponding level within the damage radius centered on the Ice Spire, sourced to Lich, upon destroyed. Has the following properties upon proc:
- Frost Shield
- Heals the unit for 1
health per pulse.
- Applies all ability effects on the Ice Spire.
- Frost Shield can affect enemy units at max
- Heals the unit for 1
- Chain Frost
- The unit is a valid
- The ability
projectile can bounce to the Ice Spire, if there are no valid target within its bounce radius.
- Can only bounce on allied Ice Spires.
- Randomly bounces on one Ice Spire with multiple spires within the bounce radius.
- The ability
- The unit is a valid
- Ice Spire has the following ability effects while
- Has an
- Does not require
- Has an
Applies Frost Blast of its corresponding ability level when acquired.
Requires drafting Chain Frost to unlock this ability.
Requires drafting Frost Blast for its corresponding component to work.
Requires drafting Frost Blast for its corresponding component to work.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_LIFETIME_FRACTIONSpell Immune
MODIFIER_STATE_MAGIC_IMMUNEMissing Tooltip
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PHYSICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_MAGICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PUREMODIFIER_PROPERTY_EVENT_ON_ATTACKEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_HEALTHBAR_PIPSIce Spire: Movement speed slowed by x%.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEFrost Blast Slow: Movement speed slowed by x%, attack speed slowed by x
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANTChain Frost
[edit]Releases an orb of frost that bounces between nearby enemy units, slowing and subsequently increasing its damage each time it bounces.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 1.03
Cast Range: 750
Bounce Radius: 550
Number of Bounces: 10 (
)
Bounce Delay: 0.2
First Damage: 250/400/550
Damage Increment per Bounce: 15/20/25
Move Speed Slow: 65%
Attack Speed Slow: 65
Slow Duration: 2.5
The projectile will stay dormant and linger on the current affected enemy unit, until there is another valid unit for the projectile to bounce-off to.
Search Radius: 550
Linger Duration: 2
Talent Upgrade
Passively casts an independent Chain Frost of the corresponding level upon Lich's death, excluding Reincarnation sources.
Passively casts an independent Chain Frost of the corresponding level upon Lich's death, excluding Reincarnation sources.
Number of Casts: 1
Search Radius: 750
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Chain Frost has an instant cast time while channeling Sinister Gaze.
Chain Frost has an instant cast time while channeling Sinister Gaze.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Chain Frost can be cast onto, and the ability projectile can bounce to the spire if there are no other enemy units within the bounce radius.
Each successful bounce reduces the Ice Spire's current hit count.
Chain Frost can be cast onto, and the ability projectile can bounce to the spire if there are no other enemy units within the bounce radius.
Each successful bounce reduces the Ice Spire's current hit count.
100/80/60
180/300/420
Almost universally considered the ultimate in frost magic, Ethreain's orb of frozen death strikes fear into those who dare stand against him.
- Has the following targeting functionalities:
- Can be cast on the Ice Spire.
- Cannot be cast on
spell immune enemy units.
- Can affect enemy units at max
- Can affect enemy units at max
- The Chain Frost on Death
talent casts the ability correspondingly on Lich's
death location, prioritizing the nearest enemy unit, within the radius upon proc.
- Grants a permanent
buff on the HUD upon learning the
- Has the following properties upon proc:
- Works independently of Chain Frost's
- Does not proc on-cast effects.
- Works independently of Chain Frost's
- Grants a permanent
- The Chain Frost on Death
- Leveling up the ability immediately updates all currently active projectiles.
- The ability utilizes two different
projectile speeds:
- The first launched projectile to the primary
- Can bounce on the same enemy unit, after another enemy unit was hit between bounces.
- Grants a non-lingering
- Stops granting vision and stop playing the ability sound effects upon hitting creeps after bouncing
> 60times.
- Grants a non-lingering
- The first launched projectile to the primary
- Subsequent bounce projectiles have a 0.2-second delay with 850-speed.
- The bounce
- EXPR
SplDmg = 250/400/550 + (15/20/25) × b , MAX(b) = 10 OR ∞
- Bounces to the Ice Spire if there are no other enemy units within the bounce radius.
- Both the primary projectile and subsequent projectiles cannot be disjointed.
- Projectiles can
bounce to and
bounce off units affected by the following sources:
- The
Spell Block sources.
- The
- Does not
- Attack immune units.
- Enemy
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
lich_chainfrost_slow- The
- Chain Frost has the following ability effects while
- Has an
- Does not require
- Has an
Spell Block sources blocks the first damage instance upon 
projectile impact, this blocked instance is still counted toward the number of bounces.
The projectile does not stop bouncing, and continues to increase in damage per projectile impact.
The projectile does not stop bouncing, and continues to increase in damage per projectile impact.
On Hidden Entity
On Hidden Entity
Chain Frost On Death: Will release a Chain Frost orb on death.
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATHChain Frost Slow: Movement speed slowed by x%, attack speed slowed by x
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANT- Can deals up to 3575/5500/7425
- Considers
Recent Matches
[edit]Main Article: Lich/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | Patch | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2026 - 18:00 SGT | Qualifier | TI2026 SEA OQ1 | 1 : 0 | 7.41d | |||||||
| June 9, 2026 - 18:00 SGT | Qualifier | TI2026 SEA OQ1 | 1 : 0 | 7.41d | |||||||
| June 9, 2026 - 18:00 SGT | Qualifier | TI2026 SEA OQ1 | 0 : 1 | 7.41d | |||||||
| June 9, 2026 - 17:10 CST | Qualifier | TI2026 CN OQ1 | 0 : 1 | 7.41d | |||||||
| June 9, 2026 - 17:00 CST | Qualifier | TI2026 CN OQ1 | 0 : 1 | 7.41d | |||||||
- Lich has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes
[edit]Description
- Increased Sinister Gaze current mana loss per second from 20% to 25%.
- Reduced
intelligence gain from 3.8 to 3.4.
- Reduced base mana regeneration from 0.75 to -1.
- REMOVED Death Charge .
- ADDED new Sacrifice
- This is now in the fifth ability ability slot.
- Instant kills an allied unit and grants Lich CurrentHP * 0.42 + (0.03 * HeroLvl) as mana restore.
- Has a 0.69 + (0.06 * HeroLvl) experience factor.
- The ability starts on a 120-second initial cooldown with no charges.
- Has a 700-cast range, 2-max charges, and a 120-second restore time.
- Creeps killed this way are considered as denies, granting experience to enemy heroes within the radius.
- REMOVED Frost Shield
Growing Cold ability component.
- REMOVED Sinister Gaze
Evil Eye ability component.
- Chain Frost
- REMOVED the
- MOVED to the sixth ability ability slot.
- REMOVED the
Talents:
- LVL 20 U +4s Frost Shield duration ➜ Chain Frost on death.
- LVL 20 U Chain Frost on death ➜ 2 Frost Shield charges.
- LVL 25 +100 Chain Frost damage increment ➜ Unlimited Chain Frost bounces.
Dota Plus Progress
[edit]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.
| Lich's Relics | Voice Lines | |
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Bronze |
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Silver |
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Gold |
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Platinum |
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Master |
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Grandmaster |
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Equipment
[edit]| Sets | |
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| Head | |
| Neck | |
| Arms | |
| Taunt | |
| Kinetic Gems | |
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Trivia
[edit]- Lich's voice actor, Gary Schwartz also voiced the Heavy and Demoman classes in "Team Fortress 2", another title by Valve.
- Lich's line upon casting Sacrifice, ▶️ "Om nom nom!" refers to a line spoken by the Heavy which he uses upon consuming the Sandvich Edible Device.
- In the first iteration of Invoker's abilities (Pre 6.18), when the order of his three orbs determines the Invoked ability, Frost Nova was one of his abilities and functioned almost identically as the current Frost Blast, and was mapped to Quas Quas Exort.
- Crystal Maiden also had the same Frost Nova ability with small differences in numbers.
- Anatomically, Lich's cranium has no visible sutures, another proof of his age.
- ▶️ "Frost bitten, twice shy." is a reference to Great White albums: Once Bitten... and ...Twice Shy and also to the English idiom.
- ▶️ "And so the dead will bury the dead." is a reference from Bible (Luke 9:59-60), where Jesus said, "Let the dead bury the dead," in response to a disciple who wanted to bury his father before committing himself to the Lord.
- Lich's response ▶️ "Dead man drifting." is a reference to the line "Dead man walking." spoken by the Warcraft 3 hero.[1]
- In Deadlock, Celeste's 'Shinig Wonder' ability may be inspired by Lich's Chain Frost, both launching a projectile that jumps between enemies, damaging and slowing them, and lingering on a target if no jump targets are nearby. The visual effects for the lingering on a target are identical to between both games.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Lich's hero concept is originally based on Kel'Thuzad, a campaign-only variant of the Undead Lich hero.
- In DotA, he was also named Kel'Thuzad. His name was changed to Ethreain in Dota 2 to avoid copyright issues with "Blizzard Entertainment", since the Kel'Thuzad is a well known character within the Warcraft universe.
- He kept his title as the Lich. A Lich as an animated corpse-turned-wizard, commonly related to western mythology.
- "Lich" is an old english word and literally translates to "corpse". It is related to the german "Leiche" and the dutch "Lijk".
- Frost Blast's original iteration is identical to the Lich's Frost Nova, and is named Frost Nova in DotA as well.
- Lich's old ability, Ice Armor, was identical to the Lich's Frost Armor, and is named Frost Armor in DotA as well.
- Lich's old ability, Sacrifice, was identical to the Lich's Dark Ritual, and is named Dark Ritual in DotA as well.
- Lich's hero concept is originally based on Kel'Thuzad, a campaign-only variant of the Undead Lich hero.
Gallery
[edit]- Model
- Low Violence model
- Early concept art
- Ability icon progress
- Hero icon progress
- Lich illustration
- Bone Harvest sprite - alive
- Bone Harvest sprite - dead