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Chilling Touch (Pre 7.20)

Chilling Touch (Pre 7.20)

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Ability
Target Area

Affects
Allied Heroes / Enemies

Damage
Magical

A frigid gust enchants allied heroes, granting them bonus magical damage for a given number of physical attacks. Each attack slows the enemy movement speed. Ancient Apparition always receives the buff.

Cast Animation: 0.01+0

Cast Range: 800

Radius: 525

Number of Attacks: 3/4/5/6

Damage per Attack: 20/40/60/80 ( 100/120/140/160)

Movement Speed Slow: 30%

Slow Duration: 0.3

Buff Duration: 20/24/28/32

 50/42/34/26

 110/120/130/140

Modifiers

modifier_chilling_touch

Any

modifier_chilling_touch_slow

Any

The Ancient Apparition's eternal knowledge brings a frigid enchantment to his allies.

• This ability got reworked into the current Chilling Touch in the 7.20 gameplay patch.

• Chilling Touch places a buff on allied heroes within the area which enchants their attacks. Leaving or entering the area after cast has no effect.

• The buff is only placed on allied heroes (including Meepo clones and Tempest Doubles), but not on illusions.

• The buff is always placed on Ancient Apparition, even when he is outside the targeted area.

• The bonus damage is dealt in a separate damage instance, and counts as spell damage.
  • This means it is not affected or considered by anything that works with attack damage.
  • This also means that it fully works with spell damage amplification and spell lifesteal.

• Only successful hits reduce the number of left attacks and apply the damage. The damage is always applied before the leading attack damage.
  • However, hitting an already dead target also counts as a successful hit, which results in wasting one charge.

• The damage source is set to be the attacking hero, not Ancient Apparition.

• Does not work against buildings, but fully works against wards.

• Can deal up to 60/160/300/480 ( 300/480/700/960) damage per buffed ally, and 300/800/1500/2400 ( 1500/2400/3500/4800) damage with 5 buffed heroes (before reductions).

• Each attack places a new separate debuff, fully stacking with the slow of other attacks.

• The attacks first apply their own damage, then Chilling Touch damage, then apply the slow debuff.

• Recasting Chilling Touch refreshes the buff duration, resets the number of attacks, and updates the number of attacks and damage bonus based on the current level and talents.

• Choosing the damage upgrading talent does not upgrade Ancient Apparition's already placed Chilling Touch buffs.