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[e][h]Lich

Dire Hero

Attributes

20 +2.1

17 +2

26 +3.8

Primary Attribute

Intelligence

Base Stats (Level 0)

Damage

24 - 33

Attack Time

1.7

Attack Range

550

Projectile

900

Attack Speed

100

Armor

-1

Magic Resistance

25%

Movement Speed

290 / 320

Turn Rate

0.7

Vision Range

1800 / 800

Health Regen

0.5

Mana Regen

0.75

Attack Type

Ranged

Attack Animation

0.46 + 0.54

Acquisition Range

800

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

Collision Size

24

Legs

2

Release Date

2011-04-09

Competitive Span

2011-04-09 — Present

Ethreain, the Lich

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

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 Damage	40/80/120/160

Area Damage	80/120/160/200 205/245/285/325 10

Movement Speed Slow	25%

Attack Speed Slow	30/40/50/60

Slow Duration	4

Radius	200 325 10

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Cast Range 575/600/625/650

Cast Point 0.3

Cast Backswing 0.93

7
     3.5

15

110/120/130/140

[[File:|40px|link=Avatar icon| ]]	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
[[File:|40px|link=hi res| ]]	Block only the primary target.
[[File:|40px|link=echo shell| ]]	Echoed only the primary target.
[[File:|40px|link=Fortunes End| ]]	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
    10
    

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 Reduction	30%/40%/50%/60% 40%/50%/60%/70% 10

Damage Per Second	18/32/46/60

Movement Speed Slow	20%/25%/30%/35%

Slow Duration	0.5

Shield Duration	5/6/7/8 9/10/11/12 20

Radius	600

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HP Regen	50 25

Cast Point 0.2

Cast Backswing 0.93

30/25/20/15

100/110/120/130

[[File:|40px|link=Avatar icon| ]]	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity. Can cast on debuff immune allies.
[[File:|40px|link=Fortunes End| ]]	Dispellable.
[[File:|40px|link=hi res| ]]	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

Targeting
Unit Target
Channeled

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 Distance	32%/38%/44%/50%

Current Mana Drain	12%

Duration	1.1/1.4/1.7/2 1.5/1.8/2.1/2.4 15

Creep Damage	250

Creep Duration	200%

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Radius	400

Cast Point 0

Cast Backswing 0

24/22/20/18

50/60/70/80

[[File:|40px|link=Ultimate Upgrade| ]]	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.
[[File:|40px|link=Avatar icon| ]]	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
[[File:|40px|link=hi res| ]]	Blocked by Spell Block.
[[File:|40px|link=echo shell| ]]	Reflected by Spell Reflection.
[[File:|40px|link=Fortunes End| ]]	Dispellable.
[[File:|40px|link=hi res| ]]	Affected by cast range bonus.

Mind the cold...

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.

Damage	250/400/550

Bounces	10 Unlimited 25

Damage Increased Per Bounce	15/20/25

Movement Speed Slow	65%

Attack Speed Slow	65

Slow Duration	2.5

Bounce Range	600

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Passive Values

Chain Frost on Lich Death 20

Chain Frost on Lich Death Search Radius	750 20

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Cast Range 750

Cast Point 0.3

Cast Backswing 1.03

100/80/60

180/300/420

[[File:|40px|link=Avatar icon| ]]	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity. Can cast and bounce off debuff immunity unit.
[[File:|40px|link=hi res| ]]	Blocked by Spell Block. Does not block bounced instances.
[[File:|40px|link=echo shell| ]]	Reflected by Spell Reflection. Does not reflect bounced instances.
[[File:|40px|link=Fortunes End| ]]	Dispellable.
[[File:|40px|link=Blink| ]]	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

No Name

Ability
N/A

There is no description for this ability.

 Zombie.

Aghanim's Shard

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.

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Chain Frost can be cast on the Spire and can bounce to the Spire if there are no other enemies in range.

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Can cast Frost Shield on it, each tick heals the spire.

Radius	750

Slow	25%

Hero Attack	5

Non-Hero Attack	10

Frost Shield Heal per Tick	1

Duration	15

Linger Duration	0.5

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Passive Values

Frost Blast on Death Damage	80/120/160/200 230/270/310/350 10

Frost Blast on Death Radius	200 350 10

Cast Point 0.3

Cast Backswing 0

25

150

[[File:|40px|link=shard upgrade| ]]	Granted by Aghanim's Shard.
[[File:|40px|link=Avatar icon| ]]	Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
[[File:|40px|link=Fortunes End| ]]	Dispellable.
[[File:|40px|link=hi res| ]]	Does not proc any on-cast effects when cast.

Talent Tree

	25
	20
	15
	10
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Recent Changes

Lich/Changelog

Version	Balance Changes

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Additional Content

• Official Hero Page
• Standard Lich (Support) Build by Torte de Lini

Trivia

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