Winter is Coming.

Basic Introduction

Okay, so this is my first guide here, I was planning to make a Witch Doctor guide for a long time, but then I played Wyvernand the whole scene of my semi-support and support playing changed. Its been a while since Wyvern was released and (I play on the SEA server, so I can't really say about the others) I have not seen more than 2 picks in all my pub games in which I didn't play as her. Winter Wyvernor Aurothis the latest addition to Dota 2. She is an extremely fun and interesting hero to play, even if you play as a hard support version of her or a semi-support. It is advisable for beginners to get a good hang of the game before trying to play her, even though her skills are pretty straight forward, it requires the skills and knowledge to use them at the correct moment.

Early Disclaimer:- This in NOT a hard support guide, and best for pub matches.

Skills (Basic)

Aurothhas a very nice and smooth skillset, it's very flexible in my opinion. All of her skills are activatable and, undeniably, cool.

Winter Wyvern soars upon an arctic wind, granting her unobstructed movement and allowing her to exhale a blistering chill into each attack. While soaring, her attacks travel further and faster, and slow enemies with a burning freeze that strips them of 8% of their current health each second. Her sight is also hardened against night's chill, granting her 400 additional vision range at night while soaring.

Cast Time: Instant

Attack Range Bonus: 275/375/475/575
Attack Projectile Speed Bonus: 500
Night Vision Bonus: 400
Current Health as Damage per Second: 8%
Move Speed Slow: 25%/30%/35%/40%
Debuff Duration: 5 seconds
Arctic Burn Duration: 6 seconds

Cooldown:- 50/40/30/20 seconds Mana 120/110/100/90

Partially dispellable. The slow/damage debuff is purgeable, the buff is not.

[list=2]Launches a ball of brittle ice towards an enemy. The ice shatters on impact, leaving the primary target completely unaffected, while hurling damaging splinters into nearby enemies in a 500 radius. Enemies struck by these splinters are slowed by 25%.

Cast Time: 0.3+1.17

Cast Range: 1200

Splinter Search Radius: 500
Damage: 100/180/260/340
Move Speed Slow: 25%
Slow Duration: 4

Cooldown:- 7 seconds Mana 120/130/140/150

Partially blocked by Spell Immunity. Can't be cast on spell immune units. If target turns spell immune, splinters still spawn. Splinters also spawn for spell immune secondary targets, but do not affect them.

Partially blocked by Linken's Sphere. Blocked fully only when primary target. Blocked upon projectile impact.
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Encases an ally in an icy cocoon, freezing them solid while healing a base amount as well as a percentage of their maximum health each second. The cocoon blocks all physical damage.

Cast Time: 0.3+0.63

Cast Range: 1000
Base Heal per Second: 20
Max Health as Heal per Second: 3%/4%/5%/6%
Duration: 4 seconds
Cooldown:- 17/16/15/14 seconds Mana 75
Cannot be dispelled. Can not be dispelled by anything.

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[list=4]Winter Wyvern freezes an enemy in place while striking those nearby with a maddening curse which causes them to attack their frozen ally. Units cursed to attack their ally take 70% reduced damage from all sources.

Cast Time: 0.3+1.37

Cast Range: 800
Radius: 400
Incoming Damage Reduction: 70%
Duration: 2.5/3/3.5 seconds
Cooldown:- 110/100/90 seconds Mana 250

Blocked by Linken's Sphere. Blocked fully only when primary target.

Cannot be dispelled. Can not be dispelled by anything.
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Skills (detailed)

Okay, after that basic skill intorduction, time to go into the details.