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 spell. Each of his spells require precision and good timing to reach their full potential. However, because of his spells synergise 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 and also for his Ice Vortex that helps you and your team deal more damage with spells. He can also be an Initiator by using his ultimate but to do so effectively, it 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. Since his spells are best used all together in quick succession, he requires Quick Spell Combos. Consequentially, early on in the game, casting all his spells successively will consume a lot of mana, possibly leaving you only able to cast one other spell until you replenish. He thus requires a fair amount of Mana Management. Because of his naturally powerful (but mana-intensive) spells, he doesnt have any real "core" item so he can still be effective without farming extensively. However, a few good items can help with his mana issues.

He is also very good during Every Game Phase. Early on, he has amazing lane control by harrassing the enemy with the smart use of Cold Feet, denying easily with his quick animations and the fact that Ice Vortex gives sight so it can easily be used to scout for runes or possible early ganks. During mid-game, as said, he is a very good ganker and can get fair amount of kills if paired up with good allies. Later on, when there are large team fights, good placing of Ice Vortex and proper use of Chilling Touch can enormously help. He will also have a far larger mana-pool and higher mana-regeneration at this stage, making his spells very spammable.

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.