ZERO, THE CRYOPHAGE

strength Hero

created by by frenky | Last update: Dec 30, 2025

1.0

version

Steals auras

Unbound and Pure. Zero Shatters the strong and weak alike, to bathe in the sun, reflected in the Cryosphere of his parasitic frost.

strength Attribute

melee Attack

Complexity

Easy to learn

1, 3 Preferred Positions

hard carry, offlaner

Traits

Mobility Master

Excels at rapid movement.

POWER TRAIT

Nuker

Deals high burst damage.

POWER TRAIT

Debuffer

Weakens enemy abilities.

SUPPORTIVE TRAIT

Abilities

Active and passive powers

Glacial

INNATE

passive Ability

Zero carries a shivering aura affecting every unit near him, including himself. All units under this aura will take and deal amplified damage. Levels with Cryosphere.

Unbound

active Ability

Zero nullifies every movement and attack slow he suffers from, and instead enhances his attacks to apply movement and attack slow.

12/10/8/6

Shatter Strike

channelling Ability

Zero channels a powerful strike and starts quickly advancing forward in the cast direction. Casting Shatter Strike again cancels the channeling and sets Zero into the air, striking the ground in fr...

110/115/120/125

26/22/18/14

Purity

active Ability

Glassifies an enemy, making it brittle and fragile. Dealing enough physical damage to the enemy shatters it, dealing large magical damage in an area. Killing a glassified enemy doubles the shatter ...

70/80/90/100

10/8/6/4

Cryosphere

ULTIMATE

active Ability

Flash freezes a large area to extremely low temperature. All auras present within this area will not affect any unit or building except for Zero. Zero will additionally not only receive the aura ef...

175/200/225

115/110/105

LEVEL

BONUS STATS

STRENGTH

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

AGILITY

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

INTELLIGENCE

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

DPS

DAMAGE

SPEED

RANGE

ARMOR

MAGIC RES.

SPEED

TURN RATE

VISION

ABILITIES

THIS IDEA CONTAINS A TOTAL OF 5 ABILITIES

scroll to see more →

Glacial

Type passive Damage mix Target none

Available from the start

Zero carries a shivering aura affecting every unit near him, including himself. All units under this aura will take and deal amplified damage. Levels with Cryosphere.

DAMAGE AMPLIFICATION 2%/3%/4%/5%

RADIUS 900

Upgrades with Level 10

+1.5% Glacial Damage Amplification

self

ally

enemy

neutral

Heroes

Creeps

Buildings

Trees

Runes

Roshan

Casting

Leash/Root Can be casted when the caster is leashed or rooted Yes

Interruption Goes on cooldown even if cast was interrupted No

Blocking

Linken's Sphere Is blocked by Linken's Sphere No

Pierces Spell Immunity Pierces spell immunity Yes

Targeting

Disjoint Can be disjointed, causing it to miss its target No

Illusions Illusion units can be targeted Yes

Dispel

Dispellable Can be dispelled No

Applies Dispel Applies dispel to the target No

Effects

Break The ability is breakable Yes

Barrier Applies protective barrier to the target/s No

Debuff Immunity Grants debuff immunity to target/s No

Loading hero modifiers...

HERO´S MODIFIERS

MODIFIERS THAT ALTER THE GAMEPLAY OF THE HERO

Cryogenics

Increases Unbound duration by 0.5 seconds and causes the enemy to suffer the movement and attack slow, Zero suffered. -Slow Duration 2 seconds

Absolute Zero

Shatter Strike stun will affect all enemies within the radius of Cryosphere. This indirect stun will be reduced to 0.4/0.6/0.8/1.0 seconds.

Frostburns

Every magical damage Zero deals, burns the enemy for additional 20/40/60/80 damage over 4 seconds. Levels with Cryosphere.

AGHANIM'S SCEPTER

Increases Cryosphere radius by 150 and Cryosphere also glassifies all enemy units in the radius with Purity.

Upgrades Cryosphere

Increases Cryosphere radius by 150 and Cryosphere also glassifies all enemy units in the radius with Purity.

AGHANIM'S SHARD

Shatter will not only deal damage but also slow enemies in the area. -Movement Slow 20%/25%/30%/35% -Slow Duration 4 seconds

Upgrades Purity

Shatter will not only deal damage but also slow units in the area. -Movement Slow 20%/25%/30%/35% -Slow Duration 4 seconds

Talent Tree

Tap anywhere to toggle notes

Undispellable Unbound

No notes

Upgrades Unbound

+25 Cryosphere Damage per Aura

No notes

Upgrades Cryosphere

Undispellable Unbound

No notes

Upgrades Unbound

+25 Cryosphere Damage per Aura

No notes

Upgrades Cryosphere

+400 Health

No notes

+60% Shatter Strike Critical Damage

No notes

Upgrades Shatter Strike

+400 Health

No notes

+60% Shatter Strike Critical Damage

No notes

Upgrades Shatter Strike

+75 Purity Shatter Damage

No notes

Upgrades Purity

+20%/20 Unbound Movement/Attack Slow

No notes

Upgrades Unbound

+75 Purity Shatter Damage

No notes

Upgrades Purity

+20%/20 Unbound Movement/Attack Slow

No notes

Upgrades Unbound

+1.5% Glacial Damage Amplification

No notes

Upgrades Glacial

-75 Purity Physical Damage Threshold

No notes

Upgrades Purity

+1.5% Glacial Damage Amplification

No notes

Upgrades Glacial

-75 Purity Physical Damage Threshold

No notes

Upgrades Purity

Loading voice lines...

VOICE LINES

Hero's voice lines at every medal.

bronze tier

Rank 1

""Hmmhmm""

silver tier

Rank 2

""Your comfort disturbs me""

gold tier

Rank 3

""Flawlessly""

platinum tier

Rank 4

""It's the death and desire""

master tier

Rank 5

""I'll show how fragile you can be""

grandmaster tier

Rank 6

""Zero, one""

Loading descriptions...

IDEA DESCRIPTION

Explained by the author.

Description

Unbound and Pure. Zero Shatters the strong and weak alike, to bathe in the sun, reflected in the Cryosphere of his parasitic frost.

LORE & HISTORY

Unveil the backstory and characteristics of this idea.

Lore & Flavor

My people, the Qar'raq, lived by the rhythm of the sun, until the White Death descended. Not a storm, but a sickness. A sentient, creeping rime that turned blood to slush and scales to brittle stone. It sought a host to carry it across the world, it sought a heart that would not stop beating when the temperature fell. I was the strongest. The most stubborn. While my brothers shattered like glass in the wind, I stepped into the center of the frost. I did not fight it, I devoured it. I drew the infection into my lungs and trapped it behind my ribs. I am a creature of the sun, forced to carry the grave of the world. My blood is a frozen river, my breath a biting gale. I-I am the winter that does not end, so that my people may see the spring.

Loading gallery...

ART & GALLERY

With our imagination we can achieve anything.

Loading author info...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SOMEONE WONDERFUL MADE THIS WONDERFUL IDEA

frenky

Dota Ideas Supporter

Old Friend - Migrated from DotaIdeas v3

2022

Last seen 36 minutes ago Member since Mar 2022

View profile

Ideas Created

Immortals Won

Forges Joined

20225

Tangos Farmed

Quests

319

Unlocked Items

Lvl 2

Tip Level

Tips Received

Tips Given

Lvl 4

Voting Level

382

Votes Received

100

Votes Given

Pudge

Fav Hero 1

Juggernaut

Fav Hero 2

Ember Spirit

Fav Hero 3

Latest ideas from this author

Support This Author

ABOUT THE IDEA

INFORMATION ABOUT THIS POST

07 Jul 2025

Created 5 months ago

Comments

208

Views

Tips

Bookmarks

BOOKMARK

Save this idea in your favorites!

Spread this idea in your socials!

Download this idea on pdf forever!

Loading voting section...

SIGN IN TO VOTE

VOTING GUIDELINES

• Score Range: Vote from 1 to 5. Use 1 to flag spam or low-quality content. Give 2+ to encourage refinement. Scores of 2 or lower negatively impact the author if not updated after revisions.
• High Rated Ideas: Ideas scoring 4+ are featured prominently. Vote count also affects visibility.
• Immortal State: The top three ideas each month become Immortal and receive special recognition.
• Fair Voting: Base your score on relevance, quality, originality, and feasibility. Vote constructively.
• Update Votes: Adjust your score when ideas are updated.

• Originality: Innovative ideas score higher. Ideas should at least be interesting.
• Content Quality: Detailed descriptions and well-explained concepts deserve higher scores.
• Images: Quality images improve the score.
• Updates: Frequent, meaningful updates show dedication and refinement.
• Completeness: Consider completed sections and explanation quality.
• AI Content: AI-generated content is acceptable. Focus on the idea's quality.

• Voting Rewards: Both Author and Voter earn tangos based on Voting Bounty level. Use tangos in the Sideshop.
• Score-Independent: Reward amount is the same regardless of score. Authors get nothing for scores below 2 (flagged).
• One-Time Reward: Updating your vote doesn't grant additional tangos. Bounties are claimed once per idea.

Move the slider to select your vote score

Use scores of 1 to flag ideas that are not suitable for the site, such as spam, memes, or low-quality content. Consider giving a higher score to encourage the author to refine this idea.

VOTING REWARDS

Voting Modifier	For Author	For You
Voting Bounty Lv.1	+3	+3
Black Tango	—	+0
Tamago	×1	—
Wand of Collaboration	×1	—

Author Gets

+3 +0

No tangos on updates

Flagged ideas get nothing

You Get

+3 +0

No tangos on updates

Loading comments...

COMMENTS

SAY YOUR THOUGHTS

No Comments Yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this idea!

Main Section Abilities Hero Modifiers Voice Lines Description & Lore Art & Gallery

Author & Idea Vote Comments