Crystal Maiden
Born in a temperate realm, raised with her fiery older sister Lina, Rylai the Crystal Maiden soon found that her innate elemental affinity to ice created trouble for all those around her. Wellsprings and mountain rivers froze in moments if she stopped to rest nearby; ripening crops were bitten by frost, and fruiting orchards turned to mazes of ice and came crashing down, spoiled. When their exasperated parents packed Lina off to the equator, Rylai found herself banished to the cold northern realm of Icewrack, where she was taken in by an Ice Wizard who had carved himself a hermitage at the crown of the Blueheart Glacier. After long study, the wizard pronounced her ready for solitary practice and left her to take his place, descending into the glacier to hibernate for a thousand years. Her mastery of the Frozen Arts has only deepened since that time, and now her skills are unmatched.
Hero lore
Born in a temperate realm, raised with her fiery older sister Lina, Rylai the Crystal Maiden soon found that her innate elemental affinity to ice created trouble for all those around her. Wellsprings and mountain rivers froze in moments if she stopped to rest nearby; ripening crops were bitten by frost, and fruiting orchards turned to mazes of ice and came crashing down, spoiled. When their exasperated parents packed Lina off to the equator, Rylai found herself banished to the cold northern realm of Icewrack, where she was taken in by an Ice Wizard who had carved himself a hermitage at the crown of the Blueheart Glacier. After long study, the wizard pronounced her ready for solitary practice and left her to take his place, descending into the glacier to hibernate for a thousand years. Her mastery of the Frozen Arts has only deepened since that time, and now her skills are unmatched.
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.
Crystal Maiden abilities
A burst of damaging frost slows enemy movement in the targeted area.
Encases an enemy unit in ice, prohibiting movement and attack, while dealing damage over time. Deals 4x damage to non-ancient creeps.
Gives mana regeneration to all friendly units on the map. Allies within a 1200 radius of Crystal Maiden receive more mana regeneration. Crystal Maiden passively gains mana regen amplification.
Slides in a direction, creating a crystal clone of herself in her place and disjointing incoming projectiles. If the clone takes enough damage or times out, it shatters, Frostbiting enemies in a 450 AoE around its place. The Clone can also be destroyed by Cry…
A portion of the mana Crystal Maiden spends on her abilities is converted into a physical barrier.
Passive, Hidden
CHANNELED - Surrounds Crystal Maiden with 100 random icy explosions that slow enemies and deal massive damage. Lasts 10 seconds.
Immediately stops the Freezing Field
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 Branch156 selections · 23.3% - 2
Tango99 selections · 14.8% - 3
Observer and Sentry Wards78 selections · 11.6% - 4
Blood Grenade71 selections · 10.6% - 5
Enchanted Mango63 selections · 9.4% - 6
Magic Stick42 selections · 6.3%
Early
6 items- 1
Boots of Speed90 selections · 50% - 2
Tranquil Boots61 selections · 33.9% - 3
Soul Ring15 selections · 8.3% - 4
Null Talisman9 selections · 5% - 5
Urn of Shadows2 selections · 1.1% - 6
Shadow Amulet2 selections · 1.1%
Mid
6 items- 1
Aghanim's Shard44 selections · 23.7% - 2
Blink Dagger38 selections · 20.4% - 3
Glimmer Cape31 selections · 16.7% - 4
Staff of Wizardry23 selections · 12.4% - 5
Drum of Endurance10 selections · 5.4% - 6
Point Booster7 selections · 3.8%
Late
6 items- 1Blink Dagger22 selections · 28.6%
- 2
Aghanim's Scepter9 selections · 11.7% - 3
Force Staff8 selections · 10.4% - 4Glimmer Cape8 selections · 10.4%
- 5
Black King Bar7 selections · 9.1% - 6
Solar Crest7 selections · 9.1%
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Crystal Maiden — frequently asked
What are Crystal Maiden's abilities in Dota 2?
Crystal Maiden's abilities are Crystal Nova, Frostbite, Arcane Aura, Crystal Clone, Glacial Guard, Freezing Field, Stop Freezing Field. It is a Intelligence ranged hero played as Support, Disabler, Nuker.
What is Crystal Maiden's primary attribute?
Crystal Maiden is a Intelligence hero, starting with 17 strength (+2.2/lvl), 16 agility (+1.8/lvl) and 20 intelligence (+3.3/lvl), and a base move speed of 280.
What do the popular Crystal Maiden 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.