What players buy
The items bought most in each of Valve’s four game stages
Public matches · each item’s own count
1stMost bought
152 buys
2ndSecond most
98 buys
3rdThird most
78 buys
4thFourth most
76 buys
5thFifth most
60 buysBy GamGem ResearchLast updated 22 Sept 2026
Crystal Maiden
Ranged · Intelligence
- Win rate
- 51.6%
- Pick share
- 1.3%
- Matches
- 617,501
- Patch
- 7.41f
Draft coverage
BringsSupportDisablerNuker
NeedsCarryInitiatorFrontlineTower damageEscape
Recommendation
Pick
- The game is heading for 0–20 min — that is where this hero measures best, at 52.1% over 4,890 matches.
- You are playing around Herald — its strongest medal, 54.0% over 19,307 picks.
Avoid
- Razor is on their side — this hero wins 29.2% of 48 matches against it.
- Batrider is on their side — this hero wins 29.7% of 37 matches against it.
- Nyx Assassin is on their side — this hero wins 30.8% of 39 matches against it.
152 buys98 buys78 buys76 buys60 buys
Skill Order
Which ability to max first, and where each point goes — what most league players on Crystal Maiden took at each level.
QCrystal Nova
A burst of damaging frost slows enemy movement in the targeted area.
Point Target · AOE · Magical damage
WFrostbite
Encases an enemy unit in ice, prohibiting movement and attack, while dealing damage over time.
Unit Target · Magical damage
EArcane Aura
Gives mana regeneration to all friendly units on the map.
Passive
RFreezing Field
CHANNELED - Surrounds Crystal Maiden with 100 random icy explosions that slow enemies and deal massive damage.
No Target · Channeled · Magical damageMax Order
WEQ
Max W first, then E, then Q. Most took R at 6 / 13.
Level-up Order
- QCrystal Nova
- WFrostbite
- EArcane Aura
- RFreezing Field
- TTalent
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCrystal Nova | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| WFrostbite | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||
| EArcane Aura | E | E | E | E | ||||||||||||
| RFreezing Field | R | R | ||||||||||||||
| TTalent | T | T | T |
Matchup map
How Crystal Maiden performs against every opponent with 30 or more counted games
105 opponents · public matches40%60%Crystal Maiden's win rate
≥ 60%Very favorable
55 – 60%Favorable
50 – 55%Even
45 – 50%Unfavorable
40 – 45%Hard
< 40%Very hard
If this happens, use this
- They are running away
Something that holds them still, or closes the gap yourself. Matched on “slow”.
- I am being jumped
A way out, a way to shrug the debuff, or something to eat the burst. Matched on “barrier”.
- Kill them in one window
Damage that lands now rather than over a minute. Matched on “magical”, “damage over time”.
- Clear or push the wave
Creeps, summons and anything that hits a building. Matched on “creep”.
- Stay in lane
Healing, regeneration or lifesteal — not having to walk back. Matched on “regenerat”.
- Pressure their mana
Burn it, drain it, or take the spell away entirely. Matched on “mana”.
By medal
- Herald54.0%19,307
- Guardian53.3%62,869
- Crusader52.3%100,568
- Archon51.3%127,934
- Legend51.3%126,982
- Ancient50.5%81,881
- Divine49.8%49,255
One count per medal, not one rate split across them; a medal with no counted matches is left out.
By match length
- 0–20 min52.1%4,890
- 20–30 min50.8%13,479
- 30–40 min50.3%6,234
- 40–50 min50.5%2,219
- 50 min +48.6%913
Bands under 120 matches are absent rather than shown small.
Learning Crystal Maiden
Abilities
Crystal Nova
Point Target · AOE · Magical damageA burst of damaging frost slows enemy movement in the targeted area.
Frostbite
Unit Target · Magical damageEncases an enemy unit in ice, prohibiting movement and attack, while dealing damage over time. Deals 4x damage to non-ancient creeps.
Arcane Aura
PassiveGives mana regeneration to all friendly units on the map. Allies within a 1200 radius of Crystal Maiden receive more mana regeneration. Crystal Maiden passively gains mana regen amplification.
Crystal Clone
Point Target · Hidden · Instant CastSlides in a direction, creating a crystal clone of herself in her place and disjointing incoming projectiles. If the clone takes enough damage or times out, it shatters, Frostbiting enemies in a 450 AoE around its place. The Clone can also be destroyed by Crystal Maiden's own spells.
Glacial Guard
Passive · HiddenA portion of the mana Crystal Maiden spends on her abilities is converted into a physical barrier.
Freezing Field
No Target · Channeled · Magical damageCHANNELED - Surrounds Crystal Maiden with 100 random icy explosions that slow enemies and deal massive damage. Lasts 10 seconds.
Base attributes
- Strength
- 17 +2.2
- Agility
- 16 +1.8
- Intelligence
- 20 +3.3
- Move · range
- 280 · 600
Talents
- 4Frostbite DurationCrystal Nova Damage
- 3Glacial Guard Mana Spent To BarrierFreezing Field Damage
- 2Frostbite Cast RangeCrystal Nova Cooldown
- 1+200 Health+12 Intelligence
Aghanim’s Scepter
Changes Freezing Field
Allows you to move, cast and attack during Freezing Field. Can still be interrupted by enemies. You move 75% slower during this. Increases total number of explosions by 20%. Applies Frostbite to any unit that has been standing in the Freezing Field for over 2s.
Aghanim’s Shard
Changes Crystal Clone
Slides in a direction, creating a crystal clone of herself in her place and disjointing incoming projectiles. If the clone takes enough damage or times out, it shatters, Frostbiting enemies in a 450 AoE around its place. The Clone can also be destroyed by Crystal Maiden's own spells.
Sources
- Kit, talents and upgrades · mechanicalread 22 Sept 2026
Ability names, icons, behaviour, damage type and text, plus the Aghanim’s Scepter and Shard descriptions — as the game itself ships them. Nothing here was counted over matches.
- Win rate by medal · countedread 15 Sept 2026
The same hero at each of Valve’s eight medals, over 4,610,063 public matches. Each medal carries its own sample, because the eight buckets are nothing like the same size.
- Matchups and match length · counted, on a narrower windowread 16 Sept 2026
Win rate against each opponent and across five match-length bands. This channel reports far fewer games than the medal figures above: the median hero pairing is 51 matches and the largest on the whole roster is 707. Rows under 30 games are absent rather than shown small, and the ones that remain are ORDERED by a figure shrunk toward even by its own sample — the rate you see is the real one, the ranking is the careful one.
- What players build · countedread 15 Sept 2026
The five most common items in each of Valve’s four game stages, with each row’s own pick count.
- Skill order · counted, in league matchesread 3 Oct 2026
Where skill points go, read off every player's own learning order in premium and professional league matches on patches 7.41 and 7.40. Each level shows the ability most players took there and the share that did — a column only a third agree on is printed as a third, not as the rule. Heroes under 30 counted games show no path.
- Situation index · derived, and checkableread 22 Sept 2026
Each situation is a phrase match against Valve’s own ability text, and every row shows the phrases that matched. No win rate is attached, because nobody counts one per situation.
Mechanics are the ones Valve publishes for patch 7.41f. GamGem is not affiliated with or endorsed by Valve Corporation.