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Ice Blast has lost some damage in exchange for focusing on its unique shattering mechanic. As it has become the primary part of the ultimate, its numbers have been raised (Or should I say lowered) to a chilling degree, enough to rival 
Reaper's Scythe. The increasing threshold gives enemies a truly impending feeling of doom, arguably more than the damage over time component did. As enemies now have more ways to play around this, so do him and his allies. Stuns now directly synergize with the ability, immediately making enemies susceptible to shattering like the frozen statues they are.
Cold Feet work really well in tangent with Ice Blast to either guarantee it as per usual or to lock them during it to deadly effect. Cold Feet itself, which was the main ability that pushed the mechanical direction, has received little change aside from its damage properties now imitating 
Arctic Burn to better push enemies towards the threshold. 
Chilling Touch still buffs his attacks but with the slow removed and the bulk of the damage potential being delayed. It now boasts ridiculous single target damage from decent range, only held back by his attack speed. It has a tight duration so if the target can be held down to guarantee all of them landing, that would be nice. His stats have been brought down primarily due to how crazy this spell can get.
Ice Vortex by itself now does little aside from providing better vision. Its true power lies in what it can do when paired with another one. This can be quite telling and aware enemies can dodge with ease so if need be, he can fire Ice Blast to immediately trigger a Vortex in a close engagement. Regardless, it is still a good zoning and scouting tool that he can spam out even more easily than before. Because of the way it works, he can litter the battlefield with these zones and threaten to unleash a chain reaction. This spell also works well with Cold Feet in multiple ways. While enemies are stunned, he can easily guarantee an implosion. Alternatively, if he can manage to get it off while Cold Feet is ticking, they take more damage and are more likely to be stunned.
Ancient Apparition, left for more utility and right for more damage. The Ice Blast talent reintroduces the damage over time but competes with a potential 100% Vortex debuff uptime so choose wisely. With Cold Feet dealing better damage against heroes in the late game, its talent radius is nerfed but really, it’s always been an incredibly strong choice. The alternative is a 1080 range attack that deals an extra 640 magic damage, which is a pretty frosty treat.DOTAFire is the place to find the perfect build guide to take your game to the next level. Learn how to play a new hero, or fine tune your favorite DotA hero’s build and strategy.
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