Items
- Black King Bar Item Changelogs Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe
and other sources of magical immunity/reduction make Crystal Maiden nearly irrelevant, preventing her from using her abilities or Freezing Field from dealing its damage or slow. These items make it easy for enemy heroes to kill her off quickly - even in her ultimate. - Skull Basher, and other sources of bash are very problematic for Crystal Maiden, because even if she owns a Black King Bar Item Changelogs Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe , the stun will pierce it and cancel her ultimate.
- Orchid Malevolence and Bloodthorn are an issue for Crystal Maiden in the same way that they are for any spell based hero - if she can`t use her abilities due to a silence, her fight impact is greatly reduced.
- Blade Mail Item Old Abilities Changelogs Blade MailBL A razor-sharp coat of mail, it is the choice of selfless martyrs in combat. Cost2200 Bought FromArmor Active Damage Return Bonus +10 Intelligence+6 Armor+22 reflects Freezing Field, doing incredible damage to Crystal Maiden when she uses her ultimate. Due to her low health pool, this can quickly spell her doom, so heroes who build Blade Mail (like Axe, Clockwerk Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Clockwerk 26 + 3.2 13 + 2.3 17 + 1.3 Level Base , or Bristleback Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Bristleback 22 + 2.2 17 + 1.8 14 + 2.8 Level Base ) can be incredibly problematic.
- Necronomicon 3, much in the same vein as Blade Mail Item Old Abilities Changelogs Blade MailBL A razor-sharp coat of mail, it is the choice of selfless martyrs in combat. Cost2200 Bought FromArmor Active Damage Return Bonus +10 Intelligence+6 Armor+22 , provides damage reflection that can turn the massive damage of Freezing Field against the fragile Crystal Maiden. In addition, the True Sight of the Necronomicon Warrior at level 3 can render the early-game purchase of a Shadow Amulet or Glimmer Cape Item Changelogs Glimmer CapeB The stolen cape of a master illusionist. Cost1850 Bought FromCaster Active Glimmer Bonus +20 Attack speed+15% Magic resistance Disassemble? Yes Alert allies? No Recipe The Glimmer Cape useless.
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- The Cold Feet stun is more likely to proc on slower targets - that includes Crystal Maiden. It can also be used to discourage full channel of Freezing Field.
- Ice Vortex can be used to reveal a Crystal Maiden who is trying to hide out of line of sight, and can negate the Magic Resistance Magic resistance is an attribute of heroes, similar to armor. Instead of reducing physical damage, it reduces magical damage. All heroes, except for Meepo and Visage, possess 25% magic resistance from their armor type. This granted from Glimmer Cape Item Changelogs Glimmer CapeB The stolen cape of a master illusionist. Cost1850 Bought FromCaster Active Glimmer Bonus +20 Attack speed+15% Magic resistance Disassemble? Yes Alert allies? No Recipe The Glimmer Cape .
- Ice Blast is very easy to land on a Crystal Maiden who is busy channeling Freezing Field.
- Ancient Apparition likes to stay far away from the fight, and is less likely to get caught out by Crystal Maiden`s spells.
- Viscous Nasal Goo can hinder Crystal Maiden`s already abysmal mobility, which allows Bristleback (or his teammates) to run her down and kill her.
- Bristleback frequently builds Blade Mail Item Old Abilities Changelogs Blade MailBL A razor-sharp coat of mail, it is the choice of selfless martyrs in combat. Cost2200 Bought FromArmor Active Damage Return Bonus +10 Intelligence+6 Armor+22 , which can quickly kill Crystal Maiden if her ultimate is used while he is under its effect.
- The passive part of Bristleback will trigger many, many times under the damage from Freezing Field, and as the stacks increase, the damage output from each successive cast (or proc) will eat away at Crystal Maiden`s small @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### pool.
- Battery Assault, Power Cogs, and Hookshot can interrupt Freezing Field, the latter two being able to go through invisibility Invisibility is a status effect which makes units and heroes not appear on their opponent s screen or minimap, and makes them unable to be targeted directly by the enemy. Invisibility makes the unit s model appear should Crystal Maiden Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Crystal Maiden 16 + 2 16 + 1.6 16 + 2.9 Level use Glimmer Cape Item Changelogs Glimmer CapeB The stolen cape of a master illusionist. Cost1850 Bought FromCaster Active Glimmer Bonus +20 Attack speed+15% Magic resistance Disassemble? Yes Alert allies? No Recipe The Glimmer Cape .
- Rocket Flare can be used to find Crystal Maiden Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Crystal Maiden 16 + 2 16 + 1.6 16 + 2.9 Level should she try to hide in the trees to try to safely cast Freezing Field
- Hookshot allows Clockwerk Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Clockwerk 26 + 3.2 13 + 2.3 17 + 1.3 Level Base to easily close in on Crystal Maiden Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Crystal Maiden 16 + 2 16 + 1.6 16 + 2.9 Level and kill her.
- Doom alone can easily pick off Crystal Maiden since she is fairly fragile, even using only auto-attacks and Infernal Blade / Scorched Earth
- Doom prevents her from using any abilities in a fight, making her impact negligible.
- Devour allows Doom to acquire a stun, allowing him to cancel Freezing Field even without committing Doom
- Boulder Smash and Geomagnetic Grip allow Earth Spirit Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Earth Spirit 21 + 3.2 17 + 1.5 18 to easily disrupt Freezing Field, regardless of where Crystal Maiden Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Crystal Maiden 16 + 2 16 + 1.6 16 + 2.9 Level is due to their incredible range. Earth Spirit Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Earth Spirit 21 + 3.2 17 + 1.5 18 is quite possibly the best hero for stopping long channeling abilities, and Crystal Maiden Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Crystal Maiden 16 + 2 16 + 1.6 16 + 2.9 Level is vulnerable to him without a Black King Bar Item Changelogs Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe .
- All of Earth Spirit`s spells allow him to easily close in on Crystal Maiden Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Crystal Maiden 16 + 2 16 + 1.6 16 + 2.9 Level and kill her. Since she is a low health support, she generally stays behind in teamfights, but Earth Spirit can easily close the distance.
- Crystal Maiden Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Crystal Maiden 16 + 2 16 + 1.6 16 + 2.9 Level has low movement speed and no other escape mechanism, rendering her extremely vulnerable to Earth Spirit`s arsenal of long-range, damaging spells.
- Duel is a great initiation into Crystal Maiden, preventing her from using Freezing Field or any other abilities and allowing the enemy team to quickly kill her before she can aid her team in a fight.
- Mirror Image can dispel Frostbite.
- Ensnare and Song of the Siren can stop Freezing Field. Ensnare goes through Black King Bar Item Changelogs Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe while Song of the Siren doesn`t care about any kind of invisibility Invisibility is a status effect which makes units and heroes not appear on their opponent s screen or minimap, and makes them unable to be targeted directly by the enemy. Invisibility makes the unit s model appear .
- Song of the Siren can allow her team to quickly close the gap on Crystal Maiden Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Crystal Maiden 16 + 2 16 + 1.6 16 + 2.9 Level .
- Crystal Maiden has a very bad movement speed, so Impale is far easier to land against her. Furthermore, even while trapped by Frostbite, Nyx Assassin can still cast Impale.
- Crystal Maiden has very low armor, so Vendetta is very effective.
- Nyx Assassin has two ways to stop Freezing Field, provided she doesn`t get a Black King Bar Item Changelogs Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe . He can pop Spiked Carapace and simply walk into the field, or he can use Impale to interrupt the field, since Crystal Maiden has to channel it.
- Gush can make Crystal Maiden`s already weak armor even weaker.
- Kraken Shell can break Frostbite, preventing him from getting stuck inside Freezing Field.
- Ravage is very useful for interrupting Freezing Field, even while Crystal Maiden is under the effects of Glimmer Cape Item Changelogs Glimmer CapeB The stolen cape of a master illusionist. Cost1850 Bought FromCaster Active Glimmer Bonus +20 Attack speed+15% Magic resistance Disassemble? Yes Alert allies? No Recipe The Glimmer Cape . Crystal Maiden must purchase a Black King Bar Item Changelogs Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe , which is far more costly.
- Snowball allows Tusk to easily cancel Freezing Field from a safe distance without putting himself in any danger.
- Walrus PUNCH! is most certainly a high enough damage nuke to easily kill off Crystal Maiden.
- Ice Shards can prevent the already immobile Crystal Maiden from escaping, making her an easy kill for either Tusk or a teammate.
- Grave Chill will make Crystal Maiden`s bad movement speed even worse.
- Soul Assumption charges can easily be stacked up from Freezing Field, allowing Visage to nuke enemies multiple times throughout the fight.
- Familiars` Stone Form can also be used to interrupt Freezing Field, even while Crystal Maiden is under the effects of Glimmer Cape Item Changelogs Glimmer CapeB The stolen cape of a master illusionist. Cost1850 Bought FromCaster Active Glimmer Bonus +20 Attack speed+15% Magic resistance Disassemble? Yes Alert allies? No Recipe The Glimmer Cape . Crystal Maiden must purchase a Black King Bar Item Changelogs Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe , which is far more costly.
Others
- Omniknight, Juggernaut, and Lifestealer all have abilities ( Repel, Blade Fury, and Rage respectively) that prevent Crystal Maiden from using her spells on themselves or important targets in the early game, before Black King Bar Item Changelogs Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe and other magical reduction is even an issue.
- In general, heroes with AoE or long range disables (such as Faceless Void with Chronosphere, Pudge with Meat Hook and Underlord with Pit of Malice) hinder Crystal Maiden, preventing her from using Freezing Field to help her team in a fight.
- In the same vein, heroes with silences - especially AoE like Death Prophet - can also prevent Crystal Maiden from being able to impact a fight.
- Heroes with large health pools or good innate magic resistance ( Anti-Mage or Huskar) can be very problematic for Crystal Maiden, since even if they are under the effect of her ultimate for the entire duration, the damage output is simply not enough to kill or force them to retreat.
- Heroes who can easily harass Crystal Maiden out of lane in the early game ( Clinkz, Viper) can prevent Crystal Maiden from being able to level effectively, and can ultimately slow down her level 6, 12, and 18 to a point where enemy carries already have items to address her ultimate.
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Slark- Though Slark`s large damage output is most certainly a concern for the squishy Crystal Maiden, she does perform fairly well against him, when coupled with aid from her team
- Slark has no innate way to cancel Freezing Field, but the common purchase of Skull Basher does make Slark a substantially greater threat to Crystal Maiden and the game progresses.
- Freezing Field can still hit Slark while he is under the effect of Shadow Dance, and for the early and mid game, the damage output of Crystal Maiden`s ultimate far outscales Slark`s passive regeneration, making a quick use of Freezing Field as soon as Slark uses Shadow Dance a great way to address him.
- Crystal Maiden`s Frostbite and Crystal Nova are helpful in disabling and slowing the slippery Slark so he can be killed by her teammates.
- Though certainly not a "hard counter", Crystal Maiden`s skillset (magical damage nukes) does pose a substantial threat to Phantom Assassin through the mid game, especially if followed up with engagement by her team.
- A quick use of Freezing Field directly after Phantom Strike can leave Phantom Assassin trapped inside the area of effect, capitalizing on Phantom Assassin`s relatively low HPTechnology company pool when she is not protected by Blur.
- If Phantom Assassin chooses not to buy a Black King Bar Item Changelogs Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe relatively early, the attack slow from Freezing Field can greatly hinder the proc chance of Coup de Grace in a teamfight.
- Be that as it may, Phantom Assassin`s massive damage, and her tendency to build both Black King Bar Item Changelogs Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe and Skull Basher makes her a formidable foe the later the game goes, and fighting her without a team is almost never a good choice.
