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Lich

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[e][h]Lich
Dire Hero
Attributes
Primary Attribute
Base Stats
0.75
Attack Type
0.46 + 0.54
Level Changes
Level
1
15
25
30
Health
(Regen)
560
2.5
1198
5.44
1924
8.74
2188
9.99
Mana
(Regen)
387
2.05
1023
4.71
1623
7.21
1875
8.26
Armor
1.83
6.5
11.83
13.83
Magic R
27.6%
32.92%
37.92%
40.02%
Damage
50-59
103-112
153-162
174-183
Notes
2
Release Date
2011-04-09
Competitive Span
2011-04-09 — Present

Lich Ethreain, the Lich[edit]

Recommended Roles
Support Nuker

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 judgement almost immediately, as Lich threw off the shackles and consumed him.

Drifting from battle to battle and sacrificing creeps to fuel his assaults, Lich is always ready to help his fellow heroes destroy their enemies with slowing frost. Should his foes be foolish enough to gather, his bouncing ultimate will ensure their demise.

Abilities[edit]

Frost Blast
QV
Targeting
Unit Target
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage Type
Magical
Blasts the target enemy unit with damaging frost, dealing area damage and slowing movement and attack rates for few seconds. The primary target receives both base and area damage and extra attack speed slow.
Primary Damage40/80/120/160
Area Damage80/120/160/200
205/245/285/325
Movement Speed Slow25%
Attack Speed Slow30/40/50/60
Slow Duration4
Radius200
325

Cast Range 575/600/625/650
Cast Point 0.3
Cast Backswing 0.93
Cooldown
7
     3.5
110/120/130/140
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.

Block only the primary target.
Echoed only the primary target.
Dispellable.

Frost-mage Ethreain has not forgotten even the simplest of ice manipulation.
Notes
  • Total damage to primary target:
    • 120/200/280/360
    • 270/350/430/510
Frost Shield
WF
Targeting
Unit Target
Affects
Allied Units
Buildings
Applies a magical frost shield around the target, reducing damage from attacks against it. While the shield is active, ice magic will affect nearby enemy units every second, dealing minor damage and slowing them.
Physical Damage Reduction30%/40%/50%/60%
40%/50%/60%/70%
Damage Per Second20/30/40/50
Movement Speed Slow20%/25%/30%/35%
Slow Duration0.5
Shield Duration5/6/7/8
9/10/11/12
Radius600

HP Regen50
Cast Point 0.2
Cast Backswing 0.93
Cooldown
30/25/20/15
100/110/120/130
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
Can cast on debuff immune allies.
Dispellable.

Affected by cast range bonus.
First conceived of to protect him in his mortal years, the frost magic that Ethreain weaves around himself has only grown colder with time.
Notes
  • Does its first tick of damage/slow 0.1s after casting
Sinister Gaze
ER
Affects
Enemy Units
Hypnotizes an enemy unit, causing it to move towards a point between the two of you and drains a percentage of its current mana.
Hypnotize Move Distance32%/38%/44%/50%
Current Mana Drain12%
Duration1.1/1.4/1.7/2
1.5/1.8/2.1/2.4
Creep Damage250
Creep Duration200%

Radius400
Cast Point 0
Cast Backswing 0
Cooldown
24/22/20/18
50/60/70/80
Sinister Gaze becomes an Area of Effect ability, affecting units within a radius of the target area. Sinister Gaze allows Lich to cast other abilities while channeling it.
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.

Blocked by Spell Block.

Reflected by Spell Reflection.

Dispellable.

Affected by cast range bonus.
Mind the cold...
Ultimate Ability
Chain Frost
RC
Targeting
Unit Target
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage Type
Magical
Releases an orb of frost that bounces between nearby enemy units several times, slowing and damaging each time it hits. Each bounce increases the damage for the subsequent bounces.
Damage250/400/550
Bounces10
Unlimited
Damage Increased Per Bounce15/20/25
Movement Speed Slow65%
Attack Speed Slow65
Slow Duration2.5
Bounce Range600

Passive Values
Chain Frost on Lich Death
Chain Frost on Lich Death Search Radius750

Cast Range 750
Cast Point 0.3
Cast Backswing 1.03
Cooldown
100/80/60
180/300/420
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
Can cast and bounce off debuff immunity unit.
Blocked by Spell Block.
Does not block bounced instances.
Reflected by Spell Reflection.
Does not reflect bounced instances.
Dispellable.

Cannot be disjointed.

Almost universally considered the ultimate in frost magic, Ethreain's orb of frozen death strikes fear into those who dare stand against him.
Notes
  • The projectile travels at 1050 speed.
  • Provides 800 flying vision around the projectile.
  • There is a 0.2 second delay between bounces.
  • Will not bounce to a Tombstone Tombstone Deathlust Zombie.

Aghanim's Shard[edit]

Ice Spire
DE
Targeting
Point Target
Affects
Enemy Units
Creates an icicle at the target spot for a duration, slowing enemies within range. Requring hero/creep hits to be destroyed and will create a Frost Blast around it.
Chain Frost can bounce to the Icicle if there are no other enemies in range.
Can cast Frost Shield on it, each tick heals the spire.
Radius750
Slow25%
Hero Attack5
Non-Hero Attack10
Frost Shield Heal per Tick1
Duration15
Linger Duration0.5

Passive Values
Frost Blast on Death Damage80/120/160/200
230/270/310/350
Frost Blast on Death Radius200
350
Cast Point 0.3
Cast Backswing 0
Cooldown
25
150
Granted by Aghanim's Shard.
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.

Dispellable.

Does not proc any on-cast effects when cast.

Talent Tree[edit]

Chain Frost Chain Frost Unlimited Bounces 25 Frost Shield Frost Shield Provides +50 HP Regen
+4s Frost Shield Frost Shield Duration 20 Chain Frost Chain Frost on Death
-3.5s Frost Blast Frost Blast Cooldown 15 +0.5s Sinister Gaze Sinister Gaze Duration
+125 Frost Blast Frost Blast Radius and Area Damage 10 +10% Frost Shield Frost Shield Damage Reduction

Recent Changes[edit]

Version Balance Changes
7.35
  • Sinister Gaze Sinister Gaze
    • Buff Mana Drain per second increased from 10% to 12%
  • Ice Spire Ice Spire
    • Nerf Movement Slow decreased from 30% to 25%
  • Talent Talent
    • Nerf Level 10 Talent Frost Blast Radius and Damage decreased from +150 to +125
7.34d
  • Buff Base Intelligence increased by 2
  • Talent Talent
    • Buff Level 15 Talent Frost Blast Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 3.5s
7.34
  • Talent Talent
    • Rework Level 20 Talent +100 Chain Frost Damage replaced with Chain Frost on Death

Notable Players[edit]

Kidaro 
Aretes 

Additional Content[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • In DotA, the name of the hero is Kel'Thuzad and the title is Lich.

References[edit]