Ancient Apparition

Ancient Apparition is a caster with high range and spammable spells. Because of the nature of his ultimate and his weakness against silencers, Ancient Apparition requires good positioning and map knowledge, as well as a good eye for enemy heroes. He works well as an initiator and ganker. Ancient Apparition is recommended for advanced/intermediate players.

Anicent Apparition has many spells with a short cooldown timer, letting him spam them when needed. Cold Feet works well as a disable and harass, and pairs excellently with other Heroes' stuns, killing enemies in the early game and controlling lanes. Ice Vortex breaks enemy magic resistance, improving Cold Feet's damage and slowing enemies. Its long range also makes it good for scouting. Chilling Touch requires finesse, but makes team battles a cinch, especially when combined with Ice Vortex. Ice Blast is a powerful initiator that can cripple enemies and freeze their health. The spell can also be used globally, meaning you can defend or even push lanes from across the map.

Basic Strategy

 * Use Cold Feet to harass in the early game.
 * Ice Vortex can be used to slow enemies when chasing or being chased, as well as reduce their resistance.
 * Ice Blast is a multi-purpose spell that can be cast to anywhere on the map. Use it to aid your allies in ganks, initiate team battles, slow down escaping enemies, finish off low-hp heroes, clear large creep waves.
 * Ancient Apparition can do solo mid early game. You want to start ganking as soon as possible and Ancient Apparition's got all the necessary tools to control his lane.
 * As a ganker hero, AA synergies very well with any other ganker heroes.
 * All AA's spells have incredible range, try to avoid close combat in less-than-ideal conditions.
 * You don't have an escape mechanism, so having vision of your opponents is crucial for you to survive. Ask your teammates to ward or do it yourself whenever it's possible.
 * Later in game, try to pair up with high DPS heroes and stuns in order to decimate enemies.