Ancient Apparition
Kaldr, the Ancient Apparition, is an image projected from outside time. He springs from the cold, infinite void that both predates the universe and awaits its end. Kaldr is, Kaldr was, Kaldr shall be...and what we perceive, powerful as it appears to us, is but the faintest faded echo of the true, eternal Kaldr. Some believe that as the cosmos ages and approaches its final moments, the brightness and power of Kaldr will also intensify--that the Ancient Apparition will grow younger and stronger as eternity's end draws nigh. His grip of ice will bring all matter to a stop, his image will cast a light too terrible to behold. An Apparition no longer!
Hero lore
Kaldr, the Ancient Apparition, is an image projected from outside time. He springs from the cold, infinite void that both predates the universe and awaits its end. Kaldr is, Kaldr was, Kaldr shall be...and what we perceive, powerful as it appears to us, is but the faintest faded echo of the true, eternal Kaldr. Some believe that as the cosmos ages and approaches its final moments, the brightness and power of Kaldr will also intensify--that the Ancient Apparition will grow younger and stronger as eternity's end draws nigh. His grip of ice will bring all matter to a stop, his image will cast a light too terrible to behold. An Apparition no longer!
Compact stat and ability fields shown here were checked against patch 7.41e where this model represents the changed field. Talents and full mechanics remain in the official notes.
Ancient Apparition abilities
Places a curse on an enemy, dealing damage over time. If the enemy unit doesn't move outside of the given range from the initial location, it will be stunned and frozen in place after 4 seconds.
Creates a vortex of icy energy that slows, deals damage, and increases magic damage done to enemies in its range.
Enhances Ancient Apparition's attack with increased range and a burst of magical damage and slow.
When Ancient Apparition deals Magic damage to an enemy with his abilities, it is slowed for a short duration. If the target is a Hero, its Strength is also reduced. Multiple instances of this effect stack and have independent durations.
Passive, Hidden
Launches a tracer toward any location on the battlefield, which must be triggered again to mark the area to be blasted by a damaging explosion of hail. The further the tracer travels, the larger the explosion will be. Enemies caught in the explosion, or who t…
Releases the ice blast to explode at the tracer's current location. Can be cast while silenced.
Popular items by game phase
OpenDota professional-match aggregate as of Jul 21, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC. Popularity rows are independent phase totals, not a coherent build, sequence, or win-rate advice.
Starting
6 items- 1
Iron Branch135 selections · 20.4% - 2
Tango107 selections · 16.2% - 3
Blood Grenade82 selections · 12.4% - 4
Sentry Ward60 selections · 9.1% - 5
Observer and Sentry Wards60 selections · 9.1% - 6
Faerie Fire60 selections · 9.1%
Early
6 items- 1
Boots of Speed85 selections · 73.3% - 2
Arcane Boots12 selections · 10.3% - 3
Tranquil Boots6 selections · 5.2% - 4
Null Talisman5 selections · 4.3% - 5
Urn of Shadows4 selections · 3.4% - 6
Bracer2 selections · 1.7%
Mid
6 items- 1Arcane Boots69 selections · 24.3%
- 2
Staff of Wizardry50 selections · 17.6% - 3
Vitality Booster29 selections · 10.2% - 4
Aghanim's Shard28 selections · 9.9% - 5
Glimmer Cape27 selections · 9.5% - 6
Rod of Atos25 selections · 8.8%
Late
6 items- 1
Blink Dagger18 selections · 12.4% - 2
Force Staff18 selections · 12.4% - 3
Mystic Staff14 selections · 9.7% - 4Glimmer Cape14 selections · 9.7%
- 5
Eul's Scepter of Divinity10 selections · 6.9% - 6
Scythe of Vyse9 selections · 6.2%
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Ancient Apparition — frequently asked
What are Ancient Apparition's abilities in Dota 2?
Ancient Apparition's abilities are Cold Feet, Ice Vortex, Chilling Touch, Bone Chill, Ice Blast, Release. It is a Intelligence ranged hero played as Support, Disabler, Nuker.
What is Ancient Apparition's primary attribute?
Ancient Apparition is a Intelligence hero, starting with 20 strength (+1.9/lvl), 20 agility (+2/lvl) and 23 intelligence (+3.1/lvl), and a base move speed of 285.
What do the popular Ancient Apparition item phases mean?
The saved OpenDota aggregate is dated 2026-07-22. The phase lists summarize professional-match item popularity; they are not one coherent build, a recommended sequence, or win-rate advice.