Lich
Patch 7.41c06.05.2026+1.00 (1.00)
Abilities
Sinister Gaze
- BUFFMana Drain per second increased from 20% to 25%+25%
Patch 7.4124.03.2026-1.33 (3.53)
GENERAL
- NERFBase Mana Regen decreased from 0.75 to -1-233%
- NERFIntelligence gain decreased from 3.8 to 3.4-11%
Abilities
Death Charge→Sacrifice
- NEWNew innate ability.
Passive
Lich's max mana regeneration is 0. Whenever any unit dies nearby, Lich restores a portion of his Max Mana. Dying heroes restore a bigger portion.
Max Mana Restored: 2.5% (Creep), 25% (Hero).
Instant mana restoration from items and abilities apply to Lich as normal.
Radius1500
Cooldown60/50/40/30s
Mana restored from creeps
2.5%
Mana restored from heroes
25%
Active – scales with level
Targets an allied creep within 700 range and instantly kills it.
Lich gains mana equal to 42% + 3% per level of the creep's current health and experience bounty equal to 69% + 6% per level of the creep's value.
| L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | L5 | L6 | L7 | L8 | L9 | L10 | L11 | L12 | L13 | L14 | L15 | L20 | L25 | L30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| value | 45% | 48% | 51% | 54% | 57% | 60% | 63% | 66% | 69% | 72% | 75% | 78% | 81% | 84% | 87% | 102% | 117% | 132% |
| L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | L5 | L6 | L7 | L8 | L9 | L10 | L11 | L12 | L13 | L14 | L15 | L20 | L25 | L30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| value | 75% | 81% | 87% | 93% | 99% | 105% | 111% | 117% | 123% | 129% | 135% | 141% | 147% | 153% | 159% | 189% | 219% | 249% |
Starts on extended cooldown with no charges — the first cast is only possible at the 2:00 mark.
Sacrificed creeps count as denies, providing experience to enemy heroes (Lich's experience gain is independent from what enemies receive).
Cast range700
Cooldown120s
Mana from health
42%
Mana per level
3%
Experience bounty
69%
Experience bounty per level
6%
Talents
- SWAPLevel 20 Talent: +4s Frost Shield Duration replaced with 2 Frost Shield Charges
- SWAPLevel 25 Talent: +100 Chain Frost Incremental Damage replaced with Chain Frost Unlimited Bounces
Patch 7.40b23.12.2025-0.68 (0.68)
GENERAL
- NERFAgility gain decreased from 2.0 to 1.7-15%
Patch 7.39e02.10.2025+0.85 (0.85)
GENERAL
- BUFFBase Intelligence increased from 26 to 28?Damage at level 1 increased by 2 (from 50–59 to 52–61)+8%
Patch 7.39c24.06.2025+0.81 (0.81)
Facets
Evil Eye
- BUFFBonus Damage increased from 10/15/20/25 to 15/20/25/30+50%+33%+25%+20%
Patch 7.39b29.05.2025+1.90 (1.90)
Abilities
Death Charge
- BUFFMana restored on Hero Death increased from 15% to 25%+67%
Patch 7.3922.05.2025+1.90 (4.67)
Facets
Evil Eye
- NEWNew facet
Active: Sinister Gaze
Sinister Gaze applies a Evil Eye debuff that will deal additional 10/15/20/25 damage every time Lich deals magic damage to the target, and amplifies received movement slows by 50%. The Evil Eye debuff duration lingers up to 2x the elapsed Sinister Gaze channel duration.?Abilities and items that do not proc certain other abilities (Blood Grenade, Radiance, etc.) do not trigger the additional magic damage
Bonus damage
10/15/20/25
Slow amplification
50%
Linger duration multiplier
2x
Frostbound
- DELRemoved
Abilities
Sinister Gaze
- BUFFMana Drain per second increased from 15% to 20%+33%
- DELNo longer has extended duration on creeps
Chain Frost
- NEWNow the orb lingers for 2s if there are no current targets to bounce to. The orb will bounce to a new target if one becomes available within the linger duration
- NEWBounces can now damage and slow Roshan?Previously only affected Roshan if he was the cast target
Ice Spire
- NERFHero hits to kill decreased from 5 to 4-20%
- NERFCreep hits to kill decreased from 10 to 8-20%
Patch 7.3819.02.2025-2.96 (8.69)
Abilities
Frost Shield
- NERFCast Range decreased from 1000 to 800-20%
- NERFDuration decreased from 5/6/7/8s to 4/5/6/7s-20%-17%-14%-12%
Sinister Gaze
- BUFFMana Cost decreased from 50/60/70/80 to 25-50%-58%-64%-69%
- BUFFMana Drain Per Second increased from 12% to 15%+25%
- NERFNow requires Aghanim's Scepter to cast other abilities during channeling
- DELNo longer deals damage to creeps
Chain Frost
- NERFBounce Distance decreased from 600 to 550-8%
Ice Spire
- NERFNow the spire is damaged by 1 hero attack damage every time Chain Frost orb bounces off of it
- NERFEffect Radius decreased from 750 to 550-27%
Talents
- SWAPLevel 25 Talent: Chain Frost Unlimited Bounces replaced with +100 Chain Frost Incremental Damage
Patch 7.37e20.11.2024-0.86 (0.86)
Facets
Frostbound
- NERFFrostbound Duration decreased from 2/3/4s to 2/2.75/3.5s0%-8%-12%
- DELIf the affected hero dies and buys back, Chain Frost will no longer follow that hero
Patch 7.37d02.10.2024+0.49 (0.49)
Abilities
Frost Shield
- BUFFDamage Reduction increased from 30/40/50/60% to 45/50/55/60%+50%+25%+10%0%
Patch 7.37c28.08.2024+1.28 (1.57)
Abilities
Death Charge
- BUFFMana restoration range increased from 1200 to 1500+25%
Talents
- NERFLevel 15 Talent: Sinister Gaze Duration decreased from +0.4s to +0.3s-25%