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Ancient Apparition

Popularity: #59

Leaderboard: #27

Ban Rank: #61

KDA Rank: #63

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Bone Chill

Ancient Apparition's abilities reduce the enemy's Strength.

Death Rime

Each Death Rime Stack also reduces the enemy's Strength.

STR REDUCTION PER STACK: 0.5 / 0.75 / 1 / 1.25

Ability Build

1
Chilling Touch
2
Cold Feet
3
Ice Vortex
4
Ice Vortex
5
Ice Vortex
6
Ice Blast
7
Ice Vortex
8
Cold Feet
9
Cold Feet
10
Cold Feet
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
11
+2 Cold Feet Death Rime Stacks
12
Ice Blast
13
Chilling Touch
14
Chilling Touch
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
15
-2s Ice Vortex Cooldown
16
Chilling Touch
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Ice Blast
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
20
+5s Ice Blast Frostbitten Duration
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
25
+4% Ice Blast Kill Threshold

Item Build

Starting
Tango
10
Blood Grenade
5
Faerie Fire
Circlet
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
1
Observer Ward
1
Sentry Ward
Early Game
Boots of Speed
15
Magic Wand
Ring of Basilius
Wind Lace
7
Infused Raindrops
Mid Game
55
Arcane Boots
Aghanim's Shard
14
Glimmer Cape
19
Force Staff
23
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Late Game
20
Scythe of Vyse
Octarine Core
22
Ethereal Blade
16
Wind Waker
45
Guardian Greaves
Situational
50
Mekansm
Hand of Midas
10
Urn of Shadows
22
Ghost Scepter
16
Pavise
16
Solar Crest
Aether Lens
18
Rod of Atos
19
Hurricane Pike
30
Boots of Bearing
23
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
105
Aeon Disk
15
Lotus Orb
Aghanim's Scepter
Revenant's Brooch
Boots of Travel
Core
55
Arcane Boots
19
Force Staff
Aghanim's Shard
14
Glimmer Cape
20
Scythe of Vyse
Octarine Core
16
Wind Waker
Neutral
60
Arcane Ring
40
Trusty Shovel
Philosopher's Stone
Eye of the Vizier
20
Psychic Headband
35
Ogre Seal Totem
Telescope
Timeless Relic
60
Seer Stone
8
Book of Shadows

In Game Guides

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1
Chilling Touch
2
Cold Feet
3
Ice Vortex
4
Ice Vortex
5
Ice Vortex
6
Ice Blast
7
Ice Vortex
8
Cold Feet
9
Cold Feet
10
Cold Feet
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
+2 Cold Feet Death Rime Stacks
12
Ice Blast
13
Chilling Touch
14
Chilling Touch
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
-2s Ice Vortex Cooldown
16
Chilling Touch
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Ice Blast
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+5s Ice Blast Frostbitten Duration
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+4% Ice Blast Kill Threshold

starting items

Tango
Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Enchanted Mango
Faerie Fire
Blood Grenade
Sentry Ward

Early game

Boots of Speed
Ring of Basilius

Core items

Arcane Boots
Magic Wand
Glimmer Cape
Aghanim's Shard

Utility Items

Observer Ward
Sentry Ward
Dust of Appearance
Gem of True Sight
Smoke of Deceit
Blood Grenade

Situational items

Ghost Scepter
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Rod of Atos
Solar Crest
Aeon Disk

Extension items

Force Staff
Lotus Orb
Aghanim's Scepter
Guardian Greaves
Scythe of Vyse
Ethereal Blade

Standard Position 5, Facet 1

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Thunderpick

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1
Chilling Touch
2
Cold Feet
3
Ice Vortex
4
Ice Vortex
5
Ice Vortex
6
Ice Blast
7
Ice Vortex
8
Cold Feet
9
Cold Feet
10
Cold Feet
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
+2 Cold Feet Death Rime Stacks
12
Ice Blast
13
Chilling Touch
14
Chilling Touch
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
-2s Ice Vortex Cooldown
16
Chilling Touch
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Ice Blast
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+5s Ice Blast Frostbitten Duration
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+4% Ice Blast Kill Threshold

starting items

Tango
Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Enchanted Mango
Faerie Fire
Blood Grenade
Sentry Ward

Early game

Boots of Speed
Ring of Basilius

Core items

Arcane Boots
Magic Wand
Glimmer Cape
Aghanim's Shard

Utility Items

Observer Ward
Sentry Ward
Dust of Appearance
Gem of True Sight
Smoke of Deceit
Blood Grenade

Situational items

Ghost Scepter
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Rod of Atos
Solar Crest
Aeon Disk

Extension items

Force Staff
Lotus Orb
Aghanim's Scepter
Guardian Greaves
Scythe of Vyse
Ethereal Blade

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ImmortalFaith

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1
Chilling Touch
2
Cold Feet
3
Ice Vortex
4
Cold Feet
5
Ice Vortex
6
Ice Blast
7
Ice Vortex
8
Ice Vortex
9
Cold Feet
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
10
+2 Cold Feet Death Rime Stacks
11
Cold Feet
12
Ice Blast
13
Chilling Touch
14
Chilling Touch
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
-2s Ice Vortex Cooldown
16
Chilling Touch
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Ice Blast
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+5s Ice Blast Frostbitten Duration
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+4% Ice Blast Kill Threshold

Starting Items

Observer Ward
Sentry Ward
Sentry Ward
Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Faerie Fire
Enchanted Mango
Circlet

Early Game

Magic Wand
Boots of Speed
Arcane Boots

Core Items

Glimmer Cape
Force Staff
Aghanim's Shard
Lotus Orb

Situational Items

Tranquil Boots
Ring of Basilius
Veil of Discord
Pavise
Solar Crest
Ghost Scepter
Urn of Shadows
Spirit Vessel
Rod of Atos
Gem of True Sight
Aeon Disk
Scythe of Vyse

consumables

Tango
Healing Salve
Enchanted Mango
Clarity
Infused Raindrops
Blood Grenade
Observer Ward
Sentry Ward
Dust of Appearance
Smoke of Deceit

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4621

SkinnyLexa

1 hour ago

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KILLS

3

DEATHS

6

ASSISTS

20

KDA

3.8

TEAM KILL %

60.5%

GPM

435

XPM

639

LH/DN

67/1

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit
Dota 2 Item sentry-ward
Dota 2 Item sentry-ward
Dota 2 Item blood-grenade
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item magic-stick
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:18

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

01:20

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

01:20

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

03:03

Dota 2 Item tango

03:59

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

03:59

Dota 2 Item ring-of-basilius

04:04

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

04:04

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

05:13

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

05:44

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

07:21

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

08:10

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

08:10

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

08:10

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

09:26

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots

09:49

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

09:49

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

09:49

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

09:49

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

09:49

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

10:18

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

11:02

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

11:02

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

11:02

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

11:02

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

11:32

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

15:28

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

15:28

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

15:28

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

15:28

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

15:28

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

15:29

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

15:29

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

15:29

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

15:29

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

15:47

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

16:08

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

16:09

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

16:30

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

18:29

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

19:27

Dota 2 Item tiara-of-selemene

19:31

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

19:31

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

19:31

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

20:46

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

21:15

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

21:59

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

21:59

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

21:59

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

22:02

Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

22:02

Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

22:18

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

23:28

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

23:28

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

23:28

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

23:31

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

26:12

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

26:12

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

26:12

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

26:12

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

26:12

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

27:41

Dota 2 Item mystic-staff

27:48

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

27:48

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

27:48

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

28:03

Dota 2 Item scythe-of-vyse

28:58

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

30:02

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

30:02

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

30:02

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

30:02

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

30:02

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

30:02

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

30:32

Dota 2 Item shadow-amulet

30:35

Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

30:35

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

31:01

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

31:44

Dota 2 Item cloak

32:19

Dota 2 Item glimmer-cape

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots
Dota 2 Item scythe-of-vyse
Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item healing-salve
Dota 2 Item glimmer-cape
Dota 2 Item trusty-shovel

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition cold feet

01:59

2

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice vortex

03:29

3

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition chilling touch

05:42

4

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice vortex

08:23

5

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice vortex

09:21

6

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice blast

13:44

7

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice vortex

14:24

8

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition cold feet

16:34

9

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition cold feet

17:36

10

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition cold feet

20:22

11

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21:00

12

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice blast

22:31

13

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition chilling touch

24:17

14

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition chilling touch

27:21

15

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28:15

16

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition chilling touch

31:31

18

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice blast

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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ankeyty

2 hours ago

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KILLS

4

DEATHS

7

ASSISTS

6

KDA

1.4

TEAM KILL %

62.5%

GPM

365

XPM

377

LH/DN

102/5

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item faerie-fire
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item observer-ward
Dota 2 Item sentry-ward
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll
Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:21

Dota 2 Item bottle

03:51

Dota 2 Item magic-stick

04:11

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

05:44

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

05:45

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

06:43

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

07:13

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

07:13

Dota 2 Item ring-of-basilius

09:40

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

09:40

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

10:07

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

11:48

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

13:17

Dota 2 Item boots-of-travel

15:52

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

17:27

Dota 2 Item smoke-of-deceit

19:39

Dota 2 Item blitz-knuckles

20:30

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

21:27

Dota 2 Item robe-of-the-magi

21:27

Dota 2 Item oblivion-staff

24:27

Dota 2 Item chainmail

26:09

Dota 2 Item witch-blade

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item witch-blade
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item ring-of-basilius
Dota 2 Item bottle
Dota 2 Item boots-of-travel

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice vortex

00:59

2

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition chilling touch

01:37

3

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition cold feet

03:12

4

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition cold feet

04:30

5

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition cold feet

06:23

6

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice blast

08:26

7

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition cold feet

09:40

8

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice vortex

12:16

9

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice vortex

14:26

10

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

16:43

11

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice vortex

20:40

12

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice blast

27:19

13

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition chilling touch

30:39

14

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition chilling touch

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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1389

九爷

2 hours ago

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KILLS

7

DEATHS

8

ASSISTS

12

KDA

2.4

TEAM KILL %

55.9%

GPM

322

XPM

292

LH/DN

39/5

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item sentry-ward
Dota 2 Item observer-ward
Dota 2 Item blood-grenade
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll
Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:20

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

01:58

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

03:45

Dota 2 Item tango

03:45

Dota 2 Item clarity

03:46

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

06:03

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

06:03

Dota 2 Item ring-of-basilius

06:34

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots

07:19

Dota 2 Item clarity

10:12

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

12:55

Dota 2 Item vitality-booster

12:57

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

13:47

Dota 2 Item rod-of-atos

15:33

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

16:38

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

20:19

Dota 2 Item energy-booster

22:32

Dota 2 Item vitality-booster

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item rod-of-atos
Dota 2 Item energy-booster
Dota 2 Item arcane-boots
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item vitality-booster

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice vortex

01:50

2

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition chilling touch

03:25

3

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition chilling touch

04:47

4

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice vortex

05:34

5

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice vortex

06:55

6

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice blast

10:00

7

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice vortex

11:36

8

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition cold feet

14:08

9

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition cold feet

16:25

10

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition cold feet

18:30

11

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition cold feet

24:32

12

Dota 2 Ability ancient apparition ice blast

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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Counter Items

Core Players

Laning Phase
7
Infused Raindrops
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
Cloak
Headdress
Mid Game
Sange and Yasha
60
Pipe of Insight
Eternal Shroud
95
Black King Bar
Late Game
Sange and Yasha

Support Players

Laning Phase
7
Infused Raindrops
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
Cloak
Mid Game
14
Glimmer Cape
19
Force Staff
23
Eul's Scepter of Divinity
Late Game
95
Black King Bar
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