Ancient Apparition

Ancient Appariton, also known as Kaldr, is an ice-themed caster with high-range, semi-spammable spells. He is best played as a ganker and/or support.

Gameplay
This hero is considered an efficient Ganker for his very powerful abilities. Although, each of his them require precision and good timing to reach their full potential. However, because his spells synergises very well with themselves and those of other heros, a good ganking partner can almost ensure a kill. Kaldr is also a good Support for his Chilling Touch which gives a heavy ammount of bonus magic damage to your team's attacks but more importantly for his Ice Vortex, which slows and helps you and your team deal more magic damage. He can also be an Initiator by using his ultimate but to do so effectively requires alot more strategy and coordination with your team.

He is recommended for Intermediate/Advance players because he requires Map Knowledge to maximize the use of his ult but also do avoid getting ganked because he doesnt have any true escape mechanism. Because his abilities are most powerful when cast quickly in succession, pulling off Quick Ability Combos is very helpful. Consequentially though, he requires Mana Management because, early on in the game, casting all his spells in combination can consume a lot of mana which could possibly leave you enough mana to cast only one other spell until you replenish.

Ancient Apparition can Solo Mid effectively because of his quick lane dominance through harassing and denying but side-laning is also very viable, espescially with a partner who can disable. He shines the most during the Early & Mid Game-Phase. Firstly because his abilities are naturally strong while he is laning. They are also amazing ganking tools later on. If he takes mid-solo, then he should gank as soon as he reaches level 6. The second reason would be because he doesnt have any real "core" item. He is good with just his abilities so he doesnt need to farm and get any higher items. Even the most basic items are all that this hero needs. Although, because of his mana issues, a few good mana-regen items can help alot. Despite how good he is early on, he isnt necessarily bad during the late game. Infact, because of his supportive nature, he can be extremely helpful during teamfights.

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, and clear large creep waves.
 * Ancient Apparition can solo mid in the early game. You want to start ganking as soon as possible and Ancient Apparition has all the necessary tools to control his lane.
 * As a ganker hero, Ancient Apparition synergies very well with any other ganker heroes.
 * All of Ancient Apparition'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.