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Crystal Maiden build & guide (7.41)

Unleashes a high damage blizzard upon her foes

Crystal Maiden Hard Support build

Divine – Immortal · 50.1% win rate · 11,865 matches · Tier B · Sep 11 – Sep 17

Skill order

Skill priority Frostbite › Arcane Aura › Crystal Nova

Freezing Field at 6, 12 and 18

  1. Level 1: Frostbite
  2. Level 2: Arcane Aura
  3. Level 3: Frostbite
  4. Level 4: Crystal Nova
  5. Level 5: Frostbite
  6. Level 6: Freezing Field
  7. Level 7: Frostbite
  8. Level 8: Arcane Aura
  9. Level 9: Arcane Aura
  10. Level 10: Crystal Nova
  11. Level 11: +200 Health (talent)
  12. Level 12: Crystal Nova
  13. Level 13: Freezing Field
  14. Level 14: Arcane Aura
  15. Level 15: Crystal Nova
  16. Level 16: Frostbite Cast Range (talent)
  17. Level 18: Freezing Field
  18. Level 20: Level 20 talent (talent)
  19. Level 25: Frostbite Duration (talent)

Items

Starting items

  • Tango 95% pick · 50.1% win rate
  • Blood Grenade 84% pick · 50.4% win rate
  • Enchanted Mango 66% pick · 50.1% win rate
  • Sentry Ward 60% pick · 50.7% win rate
  • Magic Stick 59% pick · 50.7% win rate
  • Iron Branch 56% pick · 49.7% win rate

Early game

  • Magic Wand 7 min · 70% pick · 51.0% win rate
  • Null Talisman 6 min · 19% pick · 51.5% win rate

Boots

  • Tranquil Boots 8 min · 94% pick · 50.5% win rate
  • Boots of Bearing 39 min · 7% pick · 71.5% win rate
  • Arcane Boots 12 min · 5% pick · 49.8% win rate

Core build

  • Blink Dagger 24 min · 72% pick · 56.6% win rate
  • Glimmer Cape 24 min · 43% pick · 49.4% win rate
  • Force Staff 26 min · 21% pick · 51.4% win rate
  • Black King Bar 34 min · 42% pick · 61.0% win rate
  • Aghanim's Scepter 37 min · 29% pick · 66.9% win rate

Situational

  • Aghanim's Shard 20 min · 15% pick · 50.4% win rate
  • Drum of Endurance 29 min · 11% pick · 64.3% win rate
  • Bracer 9 min · 7% pick · 49.2% win rate
  • Eul's Scepter of Divinity 29 min · 7% pick · 58.8% win rate
  • Ring of Basilius 8 min · 6% pick · 50.0% win rate
  • Ghost Scepter 34 min · 5% pick · 54.5% win rate

Talents

  • Level 25: Frostbite Duration 67% pick · 65.6% win rate or Crystal Nova Damage 33% pick · 59.9% win rate
  • Level 20: Glacial Guard Mana Spent To Barrier – win rate or Freezing Field Damage 63.0% win rate
  • Level 15: Frostbite Cast Range 70% pick · 57.9% win rate or Crystal Nova Cooldown 30% pick · 56.9% win rate
  • Level 10: +200 Health 77% pick · 50.6% win rate or +12 Intelligence 24% pick · 52.1% win rate

Matchups

Strong against

Weak against

  • Muerta -8.2% advantage · 45.1% win rate · 206 games
  • Bane -7.3% advantage · 44.2% win rate · 308 games
  • Sniper -4.9% advantage · 48.4% win rate · 972 games
  • Warlock -4.8% advantage · 48.2% win rate · 384 games
  • Ursa -4.8% advantage · 44.2% win rate · 568 games
  • Nyx Assassin -4.2% advantage · 42.1% win rate · 887 games

Builds from 13,644 parsed games

Crystal Maiden counters & matchups

  • Strength: 17 +2.2
  • Agility: 16 +1.8
  • Intelligence: 20 +3.3
  • Damage: 48–54
  • Armor: 2.6666667
  • Move speed: 280
  • Attack range: 600

Crystal Maiden abilities

Crystal Nova

A burst of damaging frost slows enemy movement in the targeted area.

Frostbite

Encases an enemy unit in ice, prohibiting movement and attack, while dealing damage over time. Deals 4x damage to non-ancient creeps.

Arcane Aura

Gives mana regeneration to all friendly units on the map. Allies within a 1200 radius of Crystal Maiden receive more mana regeneration. Crystal Maiden passively gains mana regen amplification.

Crystal Clone

Slides in a direction, creating a crystal clone of herself in her place and disjointing incoming projectiles. If the clone takes enough damage or times out, it shatters, Frostbiting enemies in a 450 AoE around its place. The Clone can also be destroyed by Crystal Maiden's own spells.

Glacial Guard

A portion of the mana Crystal Maiden spends on her abilities is converted into a physical barrier.

Freezing Field

CHANNELED - Surrounds Crystal Maiden with 100 random icy explosions that slow enemies and deal massive damage. Lasts 10 seconds.

Aghanim's Scepter: Allows you to move, cast and attack during Freezing Field. Can still be interrupted by enemies. You move 75% slower during this. Increases total number of explosions by 20%. Applies Frostbite to any unit that has been standing in the Freezing Field for over 3s.

Able to keep her allies supplied with mana as she slows down enemies to ensure a kill, Crystal Maiden is a helpful addition to any team. And, when the opportunity arises, she can unleash her massive ultimate ability to devastate her foes.