Frost Wyrm, Lycan Counter?

Frost Wyrm

Do you see the skills of Frost Wyrm? I couldnt help but feel that frost worm is like a counter to lycanthrope. If you have read my blog about the possible changes in 6.75, you would notice a deliberate attempt by icefrog to try to nerf lycanthrope. We can clearly see this attempt in his changes such as removing the armor bonus lycan gets in his ulti. Also lycan's strength gain is being reduced. However the main reason that lycanthrope is such a powerful hero still remains. He is a non - purgable extra damage dealer (howl) wolf.

When u read Frost Wyrm's skills especially his ultimate, Winter's Curse, you tend to wonder if this hero is supposed to be a counter lycanthrope.

Also have a look at his Shield Ability. Lycanthrope depends so much on his ultimate and movement speed to gain kills or to move away.IF he is attacking a particular hero, Frost Wyrm can simply shield him which makes his invulerable to physical attacks and also regens his HP.

His first ability Mark is basically a stun for lycanthrope. So before lycanthrope gets his BKB frost wyrm can disable him. This can be done according to Frost Wyrms wishes, since he can voluntarily remove the marker and stun lycanthrope.

However the main reason i want you to believe that frost wyrmmight be a counter to lycan is cause of Winter's Curse. What is left to be seen is if this will affect the 522 movement speed bonus that lycan gains in his ulti. 70% slow is huge.

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Range

Intelligence

Move Speed : 290

Starting Armor  : 3

Attack Range : 600

Attack Damage : 38 – 46

Intelligence: 25 + 2.4

Strength : 24 + 2.1

Agility : 16 + 1.9

Ability 1: [TRAP] A2L9 – R

Your attacks passively place a marker on enemies. It lasts 20 seconds duration. Upon activation, all enemies within the marker are frozen and then the marker is removed. You gain bonus damage for each unit that got frozen. Casting the spell removes the marker from all units, dead units do not count towards the marker bonus.

Hero Marker Bonus : + 30 damage

Non-Hero Marker Bonus : + 10 Damage

Bonus Damage Duration : 8 seconds

Freeze Duration : 1/1.5/2/2.5

Cooldown : 20

Manacost  : 130

Ability 2 : [SPLIT] A2LA – T

Fires a projectile at a targeted enemy unit.Upon impact, the projectile will deal minor damage to the target and then split and fly out to the other enemy units dealing more damage.

Cast Range : 800

Projectile Speed : 700

Split AOE: 450

Primary Target Damage : 50/100/150/200

Split Damage : 100/180/260/340

Cast Range : 600

Cool-Down : 10

ManaCost : 120/130/140/150

Ability 3 :[SHIELD] A2LB – E

Targets an alied unit and encases them in a protective layer of ice. Disables the target, preventing all physical damage and increases their HP regeneration.

Duration  : 4

HP Regeneration : 40 +5/ 6/ 7/ 8 % of Max HP per Second

Cast Range : 1000

Cooldown : 12

Manacost : 75

Winter’s Curse :[CURSE] A0Z0 –W

Global ability. Slows all enemy units movement speed. Pierces Magical immunity.

Slow : 50/60/70%

Duration : 5 Seconds

Cool-down :70/60/50

ManaCost : 125

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