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Crystal Maiden

Crystal Maiden: Ranged, position 5 (hard support), Disabler, Nuker. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 51.7% win rate in pubs and a 15.0% pick rate.

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.

Rangedposition 5 (hard support)DisablerNuker
51.7%Win rate · all pubs
15.0%picked in 1 of 7 games
53.1%Turbo · 274,219 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f

How to play Crystal Maiden

Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms

1What to build?

Start
TangoBlood GrenadeIron BranchEnchanted MangoSmoke of DeceitSentry Ward
Laning
Infused Raindrops6′Magic Wand8′Tranquil Boots10′
Core
Aghanim's Shard19′Glimmer Cape23′Force Staff24′

Core items in order: Aghanim's Shard (around minute 19), Glimmer Cape (around minute 23), Force Staff (around minute 24).

Full build by minute →

2How to skill?

Lv 1–4FrostbiteCrystal NovaArcane AuraFrostbite
Maxed by level
Frostbite
lv 7
Crystal Nova
lv 10
Arcane Aura
lv 15
Freezing Field
lv 17
11+200 Health16-4.5s Crystal Nova Cooldown

Max Frostbite, then Crystal Nova, then Arcane Aura.

Abilities and talents →

3Who counters the hero?

Toughest opponents: Visage, Bane and Pugna; easiest: Naga Siren, Jakiro and Batrider.

All 126 opponents →

4How much to farm?

377459552

Half of the players on this hero farm under 377 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 552.

5Common mistakes by role

Wards dewarded fastCaught while smokedDied on a rotation

Fewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the support role.

AI coach

Compare your Crystal Maiden match with this cheat sheet

The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.

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Mistake guides for the support role

Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.

AI coach

A review of your Crystal Maiden game

Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.

  • Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
  • Your pace against the Crystal Maiden benchmark: 377 GPM for an average player, 459 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Aghanim's Shard by minute 19, and the coach shows where you lose time.
  • Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
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Pro build by minute

Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.

100 pro matches · 45.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′
Tango · 95%Blood Grenade · 81%Iron Branch · 75%Enchanted Mango · 59%Smoke of Deceit · 47%Sentry Ward · 45%
Starting
Infused Raindrops6′28%
Magic Wand8′77%
Tranquil Boots10′88%
Aghanim's Shard19′56%
Glimmer Cape23′39%
Force Staff24′25%
Blink Dagger25′48%
Gem of True Sight27′26%

Skill build

4% of 95 pro matches

All abilities and talents →
  1. 1Frostbite
  2. 2Crystal Nova
  3. 3Arcane Aura
  4. 4Frostbite
  5. 5Frostbite
  6. 6Freezing Field
  7. 7Frostbite
  8. 8Crystal Nova
  9. 9Crystal Nova
  10. 10Crystal Nova
  11. 11T
  12. 12Arcane Aura
  13. 13Freezing Field
  14. 14Arcane Aura
  15. 15Arcane Aura
  16. 16T
  17. 17Freezing Field
  • Lvl 11+200 Health
  • Lvl 16-4.5s Crystal Nova Cooldown
Crystal Nova

Crystal Nova

на точку, по области

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

Pros max it by level 10

Frostbite

Frostbite

на цель

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

Pros max it by level 7

Arcane Aura

Arcane Aura

пассивная

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.

Pros max it by level 15

Glacial Guard

Glacial Guard

пассивная · innate

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

Freezing Field

Freezing Field

без цели, поддерживаемая

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

Pros max it by level 17

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Freezing Field.
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's ShardGrants a new ability, Crystal Clone.
+1s Frostbite Duration25+300 Crystal Nova Damage
+20% Glacial Guard Mana Spent To Barrier20+50 Freezing Field Damage
+100 Frostbite Cast Range15-4.5s Crystal Nova Cooldown
+200 Health10+12 Intelligence

Matchups

Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games

All opponents · 126 →

Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.

Who to pick against Crystal Maiden: counter picks →

Benchmarks on the hero

Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.

Gold per minute
377459552
Experience per minute
565762908
Last hits per minute
2.33.85.6
Hero damage per minute
425544787

Win rate by rank

The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank

pubs · OpenDota
484950515253545552.9Heraldpick 18%53.1Guardianpick 18%52.6Crusaderpick 17%51.8Archonpick 16%51.2Legendpick 15%51.1Ancientpick 14%49.6Divinepick 12%53.1Turbo

Hero at a glance

Complexity: easy

It does best in Guardian (53.1% wins) and wins 53.1% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 5 (hard support) in 91% of games. Pros usually build Aghanim's Shard, Glimmer Cape and Force Staff by minute 24. It struggles most against Visage, Bane and Pugna and has the easiest time against Naga Siren, Jakiro and Batrider.

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