Mei, despite having many tools to disrupt the enemy team, is ineffective compared to most characters of her role.
The goal of this rework is to make the Adventuring Climatologist more viable.
Note
This concept has been significantly changed as of 24/04/2026.
Stats
Health increased from 2625 to 2688
Health Regen increased from 5.5703 to 5.6
Attack Damage decreased from 78 to 60
Stats now properly scale by 4% per level, reaching (rounded) 5890 Health, 12 Health Regen, and 131 Attack Damage at level 20
Combat Trait
1
Endothermic Blaster (New Trait)
Basic Attacks deal 50% more damage to enemies that are Slowed or Stunned.
2
Cryo-Freeze (D)
Become encased in ice for 3 seconds, gaining a Shield that absorbs up to 828 damage and rapidly decays over the duration. While active, this Shield grants Mei Unstoppable and heals up to 30% of her maximum Health, but makes her unable to fight.
Can be cancelled while active. Cooldown starts once the Shield is broken.
Tooltip updated
Cooldown reduced from 40 to 30 seconds
Shield decreased from 1104 to 828
Healing decreased from 35% to 30%
Primary Abilities
1
Snow Blind (Q)
Mana: 20 Charge Cooldown: 6 seconds
Throw a snowball at the target area, dealing 60 damage to enemies on impact and Slowing them by 20% for 1.5 seconds. Enemies hit are also Blinded for 1.5 seconds.
Snow Blind's Slow amount stacks with itself and other Slow effects.
Stores up to 2 charges. Has a 0.5 second cooldown between uses.
Range: 10
Radius: 2
Tooltip updated
Mana reduced from 35 to 20
Cooldown reduced from 10 to 6 seconds
Damage decreased from 70 to 60
Slow decreased from 35% to 20%
Slow now stacks with itself and other sources
Slow and Blind duration decreased from 1.75 to 1.5 seconds
Range increased from 9.75 to 10
Radius decreased from 2.25 to 2
2
Blizzard (Reworked W)
Mana: 80 Cooldown: 12 seconds
Command Snowball to create a Blizzard at the target location after 0.5 seconds that lasts for 2 seconds and deals 12 damage every 0.25 seconds, Slowing enemies hit by 8% for 3 seconds, up to 40%.
While inside of Blizzard's area, enemies that reach its maximum Slow amount will be Stunned for 1 second, take 60 bonus damage, and become immune to this effect until the Blizzard ends.
Range: 6
Radius: 4
Bonus damage is taken after the Stun is applied.
3
Icing (E)
Mana reduced from 70 to 60
Cooldown reduced from 14 to 12 seconds
Damage increased from 52 to 80
Slow duration decreased from 1.5 to 1 second
Range increased from 11 to 12
Heroic Abilities
1
Avalanche (R1)
Cooldown reduced from 90 to 80 seconds
Damage increased from 220 to 240
2
Ice Wall (R2)
Mana increased from 50 to 60
Duration increased from 2.5 to 3 seconds
Slow decreased from 75% to 60%
Now obstructs vision for both teams while active
LEVEL 1
Ice Storm (Reworked)
Increase Blizzard's bonus damage by 200%. Passive: Mei restores 1 Mana each time she Slows or Stuns an enemy.
Skating Away (Moved from Level 7)(Reworked)
While Icing is active, Mei evades all Basic Attacks.
When Icing ends, Mei removes all Slows from herself and nearby allies.
Radius: 4
Heat Transfer (Reworked)
Mei heals for 25% of all damage she deals to Heroes that are Slowed or Stunned. Passive: Gain 1 Attack Range.
LEVEL 4
Slushball (Reworked)
Increase Snow Blind's damage by 50%. ❢Quest: Cause enemy Heroes to miss 50 Basic Attacks. ❢Reward: Snow Blind disables Structures hit by 3 seconds.
Flurry (Moved from Level 13)(Reworked)
While in her own Blizzard, Mei gains 50% bonus Attack Speed.
If Blizzard Stuns at least one enemy Hero, reduce its cooldown by 4 seconds.
Crystallize (Reworked)
Increase the Shield amount of Cryo-Freeze by 25%.
Mei gains 30 Armor while Cryo-Freeze is active and for 1 second after.
LEVEL 7
Heavy Pack (Moved from Level 1)(Reworked)
Increase the duration of Snow Blind's Slow by 1.5 seconds.
Basic Attacks against Slowed or Stunned Heroes reduce the cooldown of Snow Blind by 0.5 seconds.
Cold Front (Moved from Level 4)(Reworked)
Entering Blizzard while Icing is active reduces Icing's cooldown by 6 seconds and refreshes the duration of Blizzard.
Polar Vortex (Moved from Level 13)(Reworked)
Mei can now move at 50% Movement Speed while Cryo-Freeze is active.
Enemies near Cryo-Freeze take 6 damage every 0.25 seconds and are Slowed by 20%.
Radius: 4
LEVEL 13
Cooling Servos (Reworked)
Cryo-Freeze's cooldown is reduced by 0.2 seconds each time Mei Slows or Stuns an enemy Hero.
While Cryo-Freeze is active, Mei's Basic Ability cooldowns recharge 100% faster.
Acclimation (Moved from Level 16)(Adjusted)
Each time Mei Slows or Stuns an enemy, her damage dealt and healing received is increased by 1%, up to 25%.
Lasts 5 seconds.
Backup Battery (Moved from Level 7)(Reworked) Cooldown: 90 seconds Active: Activate to become Unstoppable for 1 second and restore 15% of maximum Health and Mana over 3 seconds.
Basic Attacks against Heroes that are Slowed or Stunned reduce the cooldown of Backup Battery by 3 seconds.
Backup Battery and its effects are disabled while Cryo-Freeze is active.
LEVEL 16
The Big One (Moved from Level 20)(Reworked)
Increase Snow Blind's damage by 300%, radius by 50%, and Slow amount to 50%.
Increase Snow Blind's cooldown to 10 seconds and lose 1 charge.
Induce Hibernation (Moved from Level 7)(Reworked)
Increase the Stun duration of Blizzard by 0.5 seconds.
Enemy Heroes hit by Blizzard deal 40% less damage for 1.5 seconds.
Black Ice (Adjusted)
Increase Icing's Slow duration by 0.5 seconds and cause it to no longer decay.
Icing deals 200% more damage to enemies very close to Mei.
LEVEL 20
Cascade (Adjusted)
Reduce the cooldown of Avalanche by 20 seconds.
While traveling, Avalanche constantly launches a volley of untalented Snow Blind snowballs ahead of itself.
Shatter (Adjusted)
When Ice Wall expires, trapped enemy Heroes also take 180 damage and lose 30 Armor for 6 seconds.
Fresh Powder (Moved from Level 16)(Reworked)
Increase Snow Blind's range by 40% and remove its Mana cost.
Flash Freeze (Adjusted)
Upon taking fatal damage, Mei activates Cryo-Freeze.
This effect has a 120 second cooldown.
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Acclimation (Moved from Level 16)(Adjusted)
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