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Bad against...

Anti-Mage icon
  • Anti-Mage can Blink (Anti-Mage) icon Blink away from Cold Feet or to build a Manta Style icon Manta Style to dispel it.
  • Counterspell icon Counterspell minimizes the damage Anti-Mage takes from all of Ancient Apparition's abilities.
  • Mana Break icon Mana Break and Mana Void icon Mana Void deal a lot of damage to Ancient Apparition due to his high mana pool.
Brewmaster icon
  • Primal Split icon Primal Split makes Brewmaster invulnerable for the duration, rendering effects of Cold Feet and Ice Blast useless.
  • Dispel Magic (Storm) icon Dispel Magic can dispel Cold Feet from allies.
  • Brewmaster can easily run Ancient Apparition down with the slow from Thunder Clap icon Thunder Clap and Drunken Haze icon Cinder Brew.
Mirana icon
  • Leap icon Leap allows Mirana to easily escape the freezing range of Cold Feet. Mirana also tends to build Manta Style icon Manta Style which dispels Cold Feet.
  • During Moonlight Shadow icon Moonlight Shadow, the invisibility makes it hard to catch Mirana's team with Ice Blast.
  • Ancient Apparition's lack of mobility/escape capabilities makes him an easy target for Mirana at any stage of the game.
Oracle icon
  • False Promise icon False Promise can dispel the stun from Cold Feet and can save an ally that's about to shatter from Ice Blast, even allowing healing with Purifying Flames icon Purifying Flames because of the delayed effect.
    • Purifying Flames also allows Oracle to deny his allies if they're affected by Ice Blast. If he brings his allies' health to or below the shatter threshold, it will count as him denying the ally.
  • Fate's Edict icon Fate's Edict is good against all of Ancient Apparition's abilities at all stages of the game.
  • Fortune's End icon Fortune's End can dispel Cold Feet from allies.
Phantom Lancer icon
  • Phantom Lancer can dispel or escape from Cold Feet with Doppelganger icon Doppelganger and Phantom Rush icon Phantom Rush respectively. Phantom Lancer also builds a Manta Style icon Manta Style which dispels Cold Feet.
  • Ancient Apparition has trouble dealing with Phantom Lancer's illusions due to a lack of Area of Effect damage other than Ice Blast.
  • Phantom Lancer tends to build a Diffusal Blade icon Diffusal Blade, which greatly amplifies his damage against Ancient Apparition due to Ancient Apparition's high mana pool.
  • Ancient Apparition has no escape/mobility mechanisms, making him an easy target for Phantom Lancer at any stage of the game.
Phoenix icon
  • Icarus Dive icon Icarus Dive helps Phoenix escape from Cold Feet.
    • However, all of Pheonix's basic abilities do cost health, which can be harmful under the effects of Ice Blast
  • Supernova icon Supernova can save Phoenix from Ice Blast.
Terrorblade icon
  • Sunder icon Sunder allows Terrorblade (or an ally) to regain HP while affected by Ice Blast.
  • Terrorblade often buys Manta Style icon Manta Style which can dispel Cold Feet
Viper icon
  • Corrosive Skin icon Corrosive Skin minimizes the damage Viper takes from all of Ancient Apparition's abilities.
  • Ancient Apparition's slow movement speed, squishy nature, and lack of escape abilities can easily be taken advantage of through Poison Attack icon Poison Attack and Viper Strike icon Viper Strike.
Void Spirit icon
  • Dissimilate icon Dissimilate and Astral Step icon Astral Step allows Void Spirit to quickly escape from Cold Feet.
  • Void Spirit deals both magical and physical damage, which makes Ancient Apparition an easy target to ambush.
  • If Void Spirit purchases Aghanim's Scepter icon Aghanim's Scepter, the silence provided by Resonant Pulse icon Resonant Pulse can disrupt Ancient Apparition during fights, as he is entirely reliant upon spells to contribute.
Weaver icon
  • Time Lapse icon Time Lapse allows Weaver (or an ally if upgraded with Aghanim's Scepter icon Aghanim's Scepter) to regain HP while affected by Ice Blast.
  • Shukuchi icon Shukuchi completely ignores the slow from Ice Vortex and helps him escape the freeze range of Cold Feet.

Others

Items

Good against...

Abaddon icon
Alchemist icon
  • Ice Blast nullifies the health regeneration granted by Chemical Rage icon Chemical Rage, which Alchemist greatly relies on to stay alive in battle.
  • Alchemist tends to build Armlet of Mordiggian icon Armlet of Mordiggian which can be deadly during Ice Blast.
Chen icon
Dazzle icon
  • Shallow Grave icon Shallow Grave prevents Ice Blast's shatter for up to 5 seconds, but can mostly only delay it as Ice Blast's debuff lasts 10 seconds and prevents Shadow Wave icon Shadow Wave from healing them.
Death Prophet icon
Huskar icon
  • Ice Blast prevents Huskar from healing with Berserker's Blood icon Berserker's Blood and negates any lifesteal, making him significantly weaker in battle.
  • Burning Spear icon Burning Spear and Life Break icon Life Break cost Huskar his own health, killing him under the effects from Ice Blast.
  • Huskar often builds Armlet of Mordiggian icon Armlet of Mordiggian which can be deadly during Ice Blast.
Io icon
  • Ice Blast prevents Io from healing an ally with Tether icon Tether and prevents healing from Overcharge icon Overcharge
  • Io is a common Mekansm icon Mekansm builder which is useless if he is affected by Ice Blast.
Snapfire icon
  • Snapfire is vulnerable while she is casting Mortimer Kisses icon Mortimer Kisses making her an easy target for the effects of Cold Feet and Ice Blast.
Winter Wyvern icon
  • Cold Embrace icon Cold Embrace makes its target immovable, allowing Ancient Apparition to easily land Ice Blast, or a Cold Feet stun

Others

  • Ice Blast negates all regeneration, healing and lifesteal, making some heroes and heal-strategies risky.
  • Heroes like Slark minimap icon Slark, Witch Doctor minimap icon Witch Doctor and others also tend to suffer in Ice Blast's heal denial.
  • Heroes that withstand damage like Timbersaw minimap icon Timbersaw, Bristleback minimap icon Bristleback, Dragon Knight minimap icon Dragon Knight and others will have their durability largely reduced when hit by an Ice Blast due to the risk of shattering.
  • Ice Blast does not debuff illusions, so it can be used to detect the real hero out of his illusions, since the real hero gets debuffed, while the illusions do not. This does not work against Meepo however, since the clones and the main Meepo are debuffed.

Items

Works well with...

Faceless Void icon
  • Chronosphere icon Chronosphere is perfect setup for Ice Blast and can be followed by Cold Feet to stun enemies for an additional amount of time.
  • Time Dilation icon Time Dilation and Time Lock icon Time Lock both help Cold Feet for a successful stun on enemies.
Meepo icon
  • Successive casts of Earthbind icon Earthbind lock the enemy in place long enough for both Cold Feet and Ice Blast to hit.
  • Ice Vortex amplifies damage from Poof icon Poof
Necrophos icon
Oracle icon
  • Oracle can use Purifying Flames icon Purifying Flames to damage enemies under the effects of Ice Blast without healing them.
  • Oracle's Fortune's End icon Fortune's End root can set up a Cold Feet stun or Ice Blast
Shadow Demon icon
  • You can almost always ensure a stun by casting Cold Feet followed by Disruption icon Disruption.
  • Ice Vortex stacks with Lua error in Module:Ability_ID at line 61: Could not find Cargo data for "Soul Catcher". to amplify damage output of allies, especially magical damage.
Slark icon
  • Pounce icon Pounce is perfect setup for Cold Feet and Ice Blast.
  • Essence Shift icon Essence Shift may bring enemies closer to the threshold for Ice Blast.
  • Ice Vortex amplifies damage from Dark Pact icon Dark Pact
Winter Wyvern icon
  • Winter's Curse icon Winter's Curse can group enemies for an Ice Blast
  • Arctic Burn icon Arctic Burn deals damage based on current health, bringing enemies closer to Ice Blast's Kill Threshold

Others

Items

  • Dagon icon Dagon can help burst enemies that are under the effects of Ice Vortex and Ice Blast.
  • Veil of Discord icon Veil of Discord reduces magic resistance, amplifying all of Ancient Apparition's abilities.
  • Radiance icon Radiance deals damage over time in an area, bringing enemies close to Ice Blast's kill Threshold
  • Rod of Atos icon Rod of Atos can assist in setting up a stun with Cold Feet
  • Spirit Vessel icon Spirit Vessel's active ability deals damage based on current health, which compliments Ice Blast.


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