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Lich changes

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Change record

44 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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May 6, 2026

Lich in 7.41c

  • Sinister GazeMana Drain per second increased from 20% to 25%

Mar 24, 2026

Lich in 7.41

  • Base Mana Regen decreased from 0.75 to -1
  • Intelligence gain decreased from 3.8 to 3.4
  • Removed Death Charge innate ability
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +4s Frost Shield Duration replaced with 2 Frost Shield Charges
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +100 Chain Frost Incremental Damage replaced with Chain Frost Unlimited Bounces
  • SacrificeNew Innate ability. Active
  • SacrificeLich can instantly kill an allied creep to gain mana relative to its current health and earn experience bounty for it. Health to Mana: 42% + 3% per level. Experience Bounty: 69% + 6% per level. Cast Range: 700. No Mana Cost. Cooldown: 120s
  • SacrificeThis ability starts on extended cooldown and with no charges, making the first cast possible only at 2:00 mark
  • SacrificeSacrificed creeps count as denies, providing experience to enemy heroes. Lich's experience gain is independent from experience enemies gain

Oct 2, 2025

Lich in 7.39e

  • Base Intelligence increased from 26 to 28
  • Damage at level 1 increased by 2 (from 50–59 to 52–61)

Jun 24, 2025

Lich in 7.39c

  • Evil Eye · Sinister GazeBonus Damage increased from 10/15/20/25 to 15/20/25/30

May 29, 2025

Lich in 7.39b

  • Death Charge: Mana restored on Hero Death increased from 15% to 25%

May 22, 2025

Lich in 7.39

  • Evil Eye · Sinister GazeSinister Gaze applies a Evil Eye debuff that will deal additional 10/15/20/25 damage every time Lich deals magic damage to the target, and amplifies received movement slows by 50%. The Evil Eye debuff duration lingers up to 2x the elapsed Sinister Gaze channel duration
  • Evil Eye · Sinister Gaze · ContextAbilities and items that do not proc certain other abilities (Blood Grenade, Radiance, etc.) do not trigger the additional magic damage
  • Removed Frostbound Facet
  • Sinister GazeMana Drain per second increased from 15% to 20%
  • Sinister GazeNo longer has extended duration on creeps
  • Chain FrostNow the orb lingers for 2s if there are no current targets to bounce to. The orb will bounce to a new target if one becomes available within the linger duration
  • Chain FrostBounces can now damage and slow Roshan
  • Chain Frost · ContextPreviously only affected Roshan if he was the cast target
  • Ice SpireHero hits to kill decreased from 5 to 4
  • Ice SpireCreep hits to kill decreased from 10 to 8

Feb 18, 2025

Lich in 7.38

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent Chain Frost Unlimited Bounces replaced with +100 Chain Frost Incremental Damage
  • Frost ShieldCast Range decreased from 1000 to 800
  • Frost ShieldDuration decreased from 5/6/7/8s to 4/5/6/7s
  • Sinister GazeMana Cost decreased from 50/60/70/80 to 25
  • Sinister GazeMana Drain Per Second increased from 12% to 15%
  • Sinister GazeNo longer deals damage to creeps
  • Sinister GazeNow requires Aghanim's Scepter to cast other abilities during channeling
  • Chain FrostBounce Distance decreased from 600 to 550
  • Ice SpireNow the spire is damaged by 1 hero attack damage every time Chain Frost orb bounces off of it
  • Ice SpireEffect Radius decreased from 750 to 550

Nov 19, 2024

Lich in 7.37e

  • Frostbound · Chain FrostFrostbound Duration decreased from 2/3/4s to 2/2.75/3.5s
  • Frostbound · Chain FrostIf the affected hero dies and buys back, Chain Frost will no longer follow that hero

Oct 1, 2024

Lich in 7.37d

  • Frost ShieldDamage Reduction increased from 30/40/50/60% to 45/50/55/60%

Aug 28, 2024

Lich in 7.37c

  • Death Charge: Mana restoration range increased from 1200 to 1500
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Sinister Gaze Duration decreased from +0.4s to +0.3s

Jun 24, 2024

Lich in 7.36c

  • Frostbound · Chain FrostFrostbound Duration decreased from 2.5/3.5/4.5s to 2/3/4s
  • Growing ColdIllusions killed are now treated as creep kills

May 22, 2024

Lich in 7.36

  • Innate AbilityNew Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • Innate AbilityLich's max mana regeneration is 0. Whenever any unit dies nearby, Lich restores a portion of his Max Mana. Dying heroes restore a bigger portion. Works with deaths of both allies, enemies, and neutrals. Lich can regenerate mana only under effect of a Fountain. Radius: 1200, Max Mana Restored (Creep): 2.5%, Max Mana Restored (Hero): 15%
  • Frostbound · Chain FrostIf the orb fails to find a new target to bounce into, it instead circles the previous target, waiting up to 2.5/3.5/4.5s for a valid target to come into range. This may happen multiple times per cast
  • Frostbound · Chain Frost · ContextThe orb will persist if the enemy was killed while the debuff was active. However, if there are no valid targets the orb will disappear if the enemy is killed by the orb or while the orb was flying towards them
  • Growing ColdGrants additional bounces to Chain Frost and extends the duration of Frost Shield when these abilities kill enemies
  • Growing Cold · Frost ShieldKilling a creep extends the duration by 1s while killing a hero extends it by 4s
  • Growing Cold · Chain FrostKilling a creep adds 1 bounce while killing a hero adds 3 bounces
  • Frost BlastCast backswing improved from 0.93s to 0.4s
  • Frost ShieldCast backswing improved from 0.93s to 0.4s
  • Sinister GazeNo longer requires Aghanim's Scepter to use other abilities while channeling Sinister Gaze

Mar 21, 2024

Lich in 7.35d

  • Frost ShieldDamage rescaled from 20/30/40/50 to 18/32/46/60
  • Chain FrostCan now select the Ice Spire as the initial target

Dec 14, 2023

Lich in 7.35

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Frost Blast Radius and Damage decreased from +150 to +125
  • Sinister GazeMana Drain per second increased from 10% to 12%
  • Ice SpireMovement Slow decreased from 30% to 25%

Oct 4, 2023

Lich in 7.34d

  • Base Intelligence increased by 2
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Frost Blast Cooldown Reduction increased from 3s to 3.5s

Aug 8, 2023

Lich in 7.34

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +100 Chain Frost Damage replaced with Chain Frost on Death

Jun 15, 2023

Lich in 7.33d

  • Base Movement Speed decreased from 295 to 290

Apr 20, 2023

Lich in 7.33

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Sinister Gaze Duration decreased from +0.5s to +0.4s
  • Frost BlastMovement Slow decreased from 30% to 25%
  • Sinister GazeNow when cast on a non-Ancient creep, it lasts 2x longer and deals 250 damage per second
  • Sinister GazeDuration decreased from 1.3/1.7/2.1/2.5s to 1.1/1.4/1.7/2s
  • Sinister Gaze · ContextDuration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction

Mar 6, 2023

Lich in 7.32e

  • Intelligence gain increased from 3.6 to 3.8
  • Frost BlastCast Time improved from 0.4s to 0.3s
  • Frost BlastCast Range rescaled from 600 to 575/600/625/650

Sep 27, 2022

Lich in 7.32c

  • Base Health Regen increased from 0.25 to 0.5
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Frost Blast Radius and Damage increased from +125 to +150

Aug 30, 2022

Lich in 7.32b

  • Frost ShieldDuration rescaled from 6s to 5/6/7/8s
  • Ice SpireNow casts Frost Blast on itself when destroyed (does not proc on expiration)
  • Ice SpireFrost Shield Health Regen Talent no longer heals the Ice Spire

Aug 23, 2022

Lich in 7.32

  • Sinister GazeDuration rescaled from 1.4/1.7/2/2.3s to 1.3/1.7/2.1/2.5s
  • Sinister GazeMana Cost decreased from 80 to 50/60/70/80
  • Sinister GazeMana Drained rescaled from 10/15/20/25% total to 10% per second
  • Ice SpireNow Ice Spire requires 5 hero hits or 10 creep hits to be destroyed
  • Ice SpireCasting Frost Shield on Ice Spire will heal it by 1 hero hit per tick

Jun 8, 2022

Lich in 7.31d

  • Frost BlastMana cost reduced from 110/130/150/170 to 110/120/130/140

Feb 23, 2022

Lich in 7.31

  • Base Agility increased from 15 to 17
  • Intelligence gain decreased from 4.1 to 3.6
  • Turn rate increased from 0.6 to 0.7
  • Frost BlastAttack speed slow increased from 30% to 30/40/50/60%
  • Frost ShieldNow does its first tick of damage/slow 0.1s after casting (total damage/duration unchanged)
  • Chain FrostMana cost reduced from 200/350/500 to 180/300/420

Aug 17, 2021

Lich in 7.30

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +100 Attack Damage replaced with +0.5s Sinister Gaze Duration
  • Frost BlastMana cost reduced from 115/135/155/175 to 110/130/150/170
  • Sinister GazeCast range increased from 500/525/550/575 to 600
  • Sinister GazeMana cost reduced from 120/130/140/150 to 80
  • Sinister GazeScepter now also lets you cast your other abilities while channeling Sinister Gaze
  • Chain FrostInitial projectile speed increased from 850 to 1050

Apr 9, 2021

Lich in 7.29

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +90 Frost Blast AoE Damage to +125 Frost Blast Radius and Damage
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +100 Cast Range to +10% Frost Shield Damage Reduction
  • Frost BlastMana cost reduced from 115/140/165/190 to 115/135/155/175
  • Frost BlastPrimary target damage reduced from 50/100/150/200 to 40/80/120/160
  • Frost BlastArea damage increased from 75/100/125/150 to 80/120/160/200
  • Chain FrostMana cost increased from 200/325/500 to 200/350/500
  • Ice SpireShard health increased from 600 to 800
  • Ice SpireShard radius increased from 600 to 750
  • Ice SpireShard slow increased from 20% to 30%

Jan 10, 2021

Lich in 7.28b

  • Ice SpireShard health increased from 300 to 600
  • Ice SpireShard radius increased from 500 to 600

Jul 15, 2020

Lich in 7.27b

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +15 Movement Speed to +60 Frost Nova AoE Damage
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent changed from +150 Health to +100 Cast Range
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +150 Cast Range to +100 Chain Frost Damage
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +2.5s Frost Shield Duration to +4s

Jan 26, 2020

Lich in 7.24

  • Base damage reduced by 2
  • Frost BlastManacost increased from 105/130/155/180 to 115/140/165/190
  • Sinister GazeDuration reduced from 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5 to 1.4/1.7/2.0/2.3

Jul 14, 2019

Lich in 7.22e

  • Base intelligence increased by 2
  • Sinister GazeCooldown reduced from 30/27/24/21 to 24/22/20/18

Jun 30, 2019

Lich in 7.22d

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +150 Cast Range to +200
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +2s Frost Shield Duration to +3s
  • Sinister GazeCooldown reduced from 30/28/26/24 to 30/27/24/21

Jun 9, 2019

Lich in 7.22c

  • Base intelligence increased by 2
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from 50% slow to 60%
  • Sinister GazeCooldown reduced from 30 to 30/28/26/24
  • Chain FrostDamage increased from 250/375/500 to 250/400/550

Feb 16, 2019

Lich in 7.21b

  • Movement speed reduced from 305 to 295
  • Sinister GazeDuration reduced from 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5 to 1.3/1.7/2.1/2.5

Jan 29, 2019

Lich in 7.21

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from +40% slow to +50%
  • Frost ShieldSlow reduced from 35% to 20/25/30/35%
  • Chain FrostDamage reduced from 300/400/500 to 250/375/500

Nov 30, 2018

Lich in 7.20d

  • Base movement speed reduced from 315 to 310

Nov 19, 2018

Lich in 7.20

  • Intelligence increased from 16 + 3.3 to 20 + 3.6
  • Frost Nova manacost reduced from 125/150/170/190 to 105/130/155/180
  • Ice Armor replaced with Frost Shield
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from 180 Gold/Min to +2s Frost Shield
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent reduced from +175 Cast Range to +150
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent increased from Ice Armor Provides +30 HP Regen to Frost Shield Provides +60 HP Regen
  • SacrificeReplaced with Sinister Gaze

Jun 25, 2018

Lich in 7.18

  • Ice Armor increased from 3/5/7/9 to 4/6/8/10
  • Sacrifice25 manacost removed
  • Chain FrostCast point reduced from 0.4 to 0.3

Jun 10, 2018

Lich in 7.17

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +175 Health to +200
  • Frost BlastAttack slow increased from -20 to -30
  • Frost BlastCooldown reduced from 8 to 7

May 27, 2018

Lich in 7.16

  • Chain FrostDamage increased from 280/370/460 to 300/400/500 (Scepter from 370/460/550 to 400/500/600)

Apr 24, 2018

Lich in 7.14

  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +120 Gold/Min to +180

Mar 29, 2018

Lich in 7.12

  • SacrificeMana conversion increased from 30/50/70/90 to 55/70/85/100

Mar 1, 2018

Lich in 7.10

  • Talent: Level 25 Talent from Attacks Apply 30% MS and AS Slow to 40%

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