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Ancient Apparition changes

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Change record

43 patches with recorded changes · 118 of 118 listed patches readable.

Coverage: Feb 1, 2018 to Sep 15, 2026. This feed does not include every patch in Dota’s lifetime.

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Jun 4, 2026

Ancient Apparition in 7.41d

  • Cold FeetDamage per second increased from 20/40/60/80 to 25/45/65/85
  • Chilling TouchCooldown decreased from 12/9/6/3s to 10/7.5/5/2.5s
  • Chilling TouchDamage increased from 30/60/90/120 to 35/65/95/125

May 6, 2026

Ancient Apparition in 7.41c

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Chilling Touch Damage increased from +80 to +100
  • Ice BlastPath Radius increased from 275 to 300
  • Ice BlastBase Area of Effect Radius increased from 275 to 300

Mar 24, 2026

Ancient Apparition in 7.41

  • Removed Death Rime innate ability
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +2 Cold Feet Death Rime Stacks replaced with +30 Cold Feet Damage Per Second
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Cold Feet Break Distance decreased from +300 to +250
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +50% Death Rime Slow/Damage replaced with 450 AoE Cold Feet
  • Bone ChillNew innate ability. Passive, improves with Ancient Apparition's level
  • Bone ChillWhen 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
  • Bone ChillUpgraded with Aghanim's Scepter
  • Bone ChillIncreases Base Strength Reduction by 0.3
  • Cold FeetNow deals 20/40/60/80 damage per second
  • Ice VortexNow deals 10/20/30/40 damage per second
  • Ice VortexNow slows movement by 8%
  • Chilling TouchMana Cost decreased from 45/50/55/60 to 35
  • Chilling TouchAghanim's Scepter no longer reduces mana cost
  • Ice BlastNow deals 12/24/36 damage per second

May 22, 2025

Ancient Apparition in 7.39

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Ice Blast Frostbitten Duration decreased from +5s to +4s
  • Ice VortexCast Range decreased from 1500 to 1200
  • Ice VortexRadius decreased from 300 to 275
  • Ice BlastAghanim's Shard Cold Feet stun duration decreased from 60% to 50%

Mar 27, 2025

Ancient Apparition in 7.38c

  • Ice VortexMana Cost increased from 40/50/60/70 to 40/55/70/85
  • Chilling TouchAttack Range Bonus decreased from 80/120/160/200 to 60/90/120/150

Feb 18, 2025

Ancient Apparition in 7.38

  • Cold FeetStun Duration rescaled from 1.9/2.2/2.5/2.8s to 1.8/2.2/2.6/3s
  • Cold FeetBreak Distance is no longer affected by AoE bonuses
  • Chilling TouchAttack Range Bonus rescaled from 60/120/180/240 to 80/120/160/200
  • Chilling TouchDeath Rime Stacks increased from 1 to 2
  • Chilling TouchDeath Rime duration decreased from 4s to 3s
  • Chilling TouchAghanim's Scepter Mana Cost reduction decreased from 50% to 40%
  • Ice BlastRelease sub-ability can now be cast while silenced
  • Ice BlastFrostbitten heroes will now have a visual indicator on their overhead health bar showing where the shatter threshold is. The indicator is visible to everyone

Jun 6, 2024

Ancient Apparition in 7.36b

  • Exposure · Cold FeetNow scales with Ice Blast
  • Exposure · Cold FeetNow applies its effects in a 0/150/300/450 radius

May 22, 2024

Ancient Apparition in 7.36

  • Innate AbilityNew Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • Innate AbilityAncient Apparition's abilities now apply frost stacks that deal 10 damage per second and 1.5% movement slow for each stack on the enemy
  • Bone ChillDeath Rime: Each stack also reduces target's Strength by 0.5/0.75/1/1.25. Improves with Ice Blast level
  • Exposure · Cold FeetDeals Death Rime damage to all enemies within 400 radius from target
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +40 Cold Feet Damage Per Second replaced with +2 Cold Feet Death Rime Stacks
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent 450 AoE Cold Feet replaced with +50% Death Rime Slow/Damage
  • Cold FeetNo longer deals damage on its own. Now applies 2/4/6/8 Death Rime stacks. Stacks are dispelled when leaving the break area
  • Cold FeetBreak distance increased from 715 to 725/750/775/800
  • Cold FeetStun Duration increased from 1.6/2.0/2.4/2.8s to 1.9/2.2/2.5/2.8s
  • Ice VortexNo longer deals damage or slows movement speed on its own. Now applies 1/2/3/4 Death Rime stacks to targets in its area of effect. Stacks are dispelled when leaving the AoE
  • Chilling TouchApplies 2 Death Rime stack that lasts for 4 seconds
  • Chilling Touch · ContextBrief 100% Movement Slow on hit is still in effect
  • Chilling TouchBonus Damage decreased from 40/80/120/160 to 30/60/90/120
  • Chilling TouchMana Cost increased from 30/40/50/60 to 45/50/55/60
  • Ice BlastNo longer deals damage over time on its own. Now applies 2 Death Rime stack for the duration of the debuff

Dec 14, 2023

Ancient Apparition in 7.35

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +4s Ice Vortex Duration replaced with +5s Ice Blast Frostbitten Duration

Nov 20, 2023

Ancient Apparition in 7.34e

  • Ice VortexDamage per second decreased from 12/20/28/36 to 12/18/24/30
  • Ice BlastFrostbitten Duration decreased from 10/11/12s to 10s

Aug 8, 2023

Ancient Apparition in 7.34

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +5% Ice Vortex Slow/Increased Magic Damage replaced with +4s Ice Vortex Duration
  • Ice VortexDuration decreased from 6/9/12/15s to 6/8/10/12s
  • Ice VortexVision Radius increased from 200 to 200/220/240/260

Apr 20, 2023

Ancient Apparition in 7.33

  • Cold FeetStun Duration decreased from 2/2.5/3/3.5s to 1.6/2/2.4/2.8s
  • Cold Feet · ContextDuration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
  • Ice VortexAghanim's Shard Upgrade removed
  • Ice VortexNow deals 12/20/28/36 damage per second to enemy units in the area
  • Ice VortexDuration decreased from 16s to 6/9/12/15s
  • Ice VortexCooldown increased from 7/6/5/4s to 10/8/6/4s
  • Ice BlastNow upgradable by Aghanim's Shard
  • Ice BlastEnemies hit by Ice Blast explosion are stunned with the current level of Cold Feet for 60% of its duration. Doesn't stun Debuff Immune enemies

Mar 6, 2023

Ancient Apparition in 7.32e

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Chilling Touch Attack Range increased from +200 to +300
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Cold Feet Break Distance increased from +200 to +300

Aug 23, 2022

Ancient Apparition in 7.32

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +8% Spell Amplification replaced with +40 Cold Feet Damage per Second
  • Ice VortexShard Now also slows Attack Speed for the same amount as Movement Speed Slow
  • Ice VortexRadius increased from 275 to 300
  • Ice VortexDuration decreased from 16s to 14s
  • Chilling TouchSlow duration increased from 0.5s to 0.7/0.8/0.9/1s

Feb 23, 2022

Ancient Apparition in 7.31

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent -6% Ice Vortex slow/magic resistance reduced to -5%
  • Cold FeetNow deals damage in 0.5s intervals instead of 1s. (Total damage remains unchanged)
  • Ice VortexSlow rescaled from 15/20/25/30% to 16/19/22/25%
  • Ice VortexMagic amplification rescaled from 12/16/20/24% to 16/19/22/25%
  • Chilling TouchCooldown reduced from 15/11/7/3s to 12/9/6/3s
  • Chilling TouchMana cost reduced from 30/45/60/75 to 30/40/50/60
  • Chilling TouchDamage reduced from 50/90/130/170 to 40/80/120/160

Sep 10, 2021

Ancient Apparition in 7.30c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +175 Chilling Touch Attack Range increased to +200
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +150 Cold Feet breaking distance increased to +200
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +70 Chilling Touch Damage increased to +80
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent 500 AoE cold feet reduced to 450

Aug 17, 2021

Ancient Apparition in 7.30

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +12 HP Regen replaced with +150 Cold Feet Break Distance
  • Cold FeetCooldown increased from 10/9/8/7 to 12/11/10/9
  • Ice BlastCooldown increased from 40 to 60/50/40

May 24, 2021

Ancient Apparition in 7.29d

  • Ice VortexMagic resistance reduction reduced from 15/20/25/30 to 12/16/20/24
  • Ice BlastDamage reduced from 250/350/450 to 250/325/400

Apr 9, 2021

Ancient Apparition in 7.29

  • Ice VortexMana cost reduced from 40/55/70/85 to 40/50/60/70
  • Ice VortexCooldown increased from 4 to 7/6/5/4
  • Chilling TouchScepter now reduces mana cost by 50%

Jul 15, 2020

Ancient Apparition in 7.27b

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +140 Chilling Touch Attack Range to +175
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +65 Chilling Touch Damage to +70
  • Ice VortexManacost reduced from 40/60/80/100 to 40/55/70/85

Jan 26, 2020

Ancient Apparition in 7.24

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +90 Gold/Min to +175 Chilling Touch Attack Range
  • Ice BlastKill threshold increased from 10/11/12% to 12/13/14%

Jul 28, 2019

Ancient Apparition in 7.22f

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from +20 Health Regen to +15
  • Cold FeetDistance to travel reduced from 740 to 715
  • Ice BlastManacost increased from 150 to 175

Jul 14, 2019

Ancient Apparition in 7.22e

  • Movement Speed reduced from 290 to 285
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from 700 AoE Cold Feet to 625

May 24, 2019

Ancient Apparition in 7.22

  • Ice VortexManacost reduced from 50/70/90/110 to 40/60/80/100
  • Ice BlastCan no longer been seen on the minimap by enemies if they have truesight

Jan 29, 2019

Ancient Apparition in 7.21

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from 900 AoE Cold Feet to 700
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +4% Ice Blast Kill Threshold to +5%
  • Chilling TouchDamage increased from 50/85/120/155 to 50/90/130/170
  • Ice VortexManacost reduced from 65/80/95/110 to 50/70/90/110

Apr 24, 2018

Ancient Apparition in 7.14

  • Chilling TouchDamage rescaled from 30/45/60/75 to 20/40/60/80
  • Chilling TouchNo longer pierces Spell Immunity

Mar 1, 2018

Ancient Apparition in 7.10

  • Talent: Level 15 Talent increased from -1.5s Ice Vortex Cooldown to -2.5s
  • Talent: Level 25 Talent changed from 4 Charges of Cold Feet to 900 AoE Cold Feet

Source: Valve’s public Dota 2 data feeds. Notes belong to Valve. Dates use Bellevue time (Pacific).