Kunkka

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[e][h]Kunkka

Radiant Hero

Attributes

24 +3.8

14 +1.3

18 +1.5

26 - 36

1

300

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

0

Base Mana Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

150

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.4 + 0.3

Cast Duration

0.4 + 0.51

Base Attack Speed

100

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.6

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

740

1932

2787

Mana

291

543

723

Armor

3.2

6.2

8.2

Damage

50-60

103-113

141-151

Spell Amp

1.3%

2.7%

3.8%

Magic Resist

26%

30%

33%

Movement Speed Amp

0.7%

1.6%

2.3%

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Kunkka, the Admiral

Recommended Roles

Carry Support Disabler Initiator Durable Nuker

As The Admiral of the mighty Claddish Navy, Kunkka was charged with protecting the isles of his homeland when the demons of the Cataract made a concerted grab at the lands of men. After years of small sorties, and increasingly bold and devastating attacks, the demon fleet flung all its carnivorous ships at the Trembling Isle. Desperate, the Suicide-Mages of Cladd committed their ultimate rite, summoning a host of ancestral spirits to protect the fleet. Against the demons, this was just barely enough to turn the tide. As Kunkka watched the demons take his ships down one by one, he had the satisfaction of wearing away their fleet with his ancestral magic. But at the battle's peak, something in the clash of demons, men and atavistic spirits must have stirred a fourth power that had been slumbering in the depths. The waves rose up in towering spouts around the few remaining ships, and Maelrawn the Tentacular appeared amid the fray. His tendrils wove among the ships, drawing demon and human craft together, churning the water and wind into a raging chaos. What happened in the crucible of that storm, none may truly say. The Cataract roars off into the void, deserted by its former denizens. Kunkka is now The Admiral of but one ship, a ghostly rig which endlessly replays the final seconds of its destruction. Whether he died in that crash is anyone's guess. Not even Tidehunter, who summoned Maelrawn, knows for sure.

Abilities

Torrent

QE

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Summons a rising torrent of water that hurls enemy units into the sky after a short delay. It stuns, deals damage, and slows movement speed.

Damage	75 / 150 / 225 / 300 195 / 270 / 345 / 420 15

Radius	225 325 20

Slow	35%

Slow Duration	1.75 / 2.5 / 3.25 / 4

Stun Duration	1.6

Delay	1.6

Cast Range	1500

Cast Point	0.4

16 / 14 / 12 / 10

90 / 100 / 110 / 120

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Dispellable.

An ancestral rush of water explodes from the center of the world, called upon by the Admiral.

Notes

• Damage is dealt every 0.2 seconds in 8 instances.
• Damage per instance:
  • 9.375 / 18.75 / 28.125 / 37.5
  • 24.375 / 33.75 / 43.125 / 52.5
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• Kunkka does not need to face the targeted area to cast Torrent.
• Enemies cannot see the bubbling water effect before Torrent bursts.
• Provides ground vision over its area upon cast until it triggers.

Tidebringer

Targeting
Unit Target
Autocast

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Physical

Kunkka's legendary sword grants increased damage and cleaves a large area of effect in front of him for a single strike.

Bonus Damage	25 / 50 / 75 / 100

Starting Radius	150

Ending Radius	500 / 550 / 600 / 650

Distance	650 / 800 / 950 / 1100

Cleave Damage	160% 220% 25

Cast Range	150

13 / 10 / 7 / 4

A lost Claddish soul inhabits Kunkka's trusty Tidebringer, empowering it to destroy demons of the Cataract.

Notes

• Enemies can see the Tidebringer visual effect on Kunkka's weapon when it is available.

X Marks the Spot

EX

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Heroes

Targets a friendly or enemy Hero, marks their position with an X, and returns them to it after several seconds. Kunkka can trigger the return at any time during the duration. Has double the duration on allies.

Enemy Duration	4

Ally Duration	8

Cast Range	400 / 600 / 800 / 1000

Cast Point	0.4

26 / 20 / 14 / 8

50

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity. Can be cast on spell immune allies.
	Blocked by Linken's Sphere and echoed by Lotus Orb.

The Admiral's set of arcane abilities includes some that can be used for battle as well as entertainment.

Notes

• Interrupts channeling upon return.
• The target leaves behind a trail showing the path it has traveled from the X.
• The X provides 400 ground vision.

Return

EX

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Heroes

Returns the marked hero to the X.

Cast Point	0.4

1

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity. Can return spell immune allies.

Ghostship

RT

Targeting
Point Target

Affects
Units

Damage Type
Magical

Summons a ghostly ship that sails through the battle before smashing apart, damaging and stunning all enemies caught near the wreckage. Allied heroes touched by the Ghostship are given a swig of The Admiral's Rum, receiving bonus movement speed and a delayed reaction to all incoming damage.

Damage	400 / 500 / 600

Stun Duration	1.4

Bonus Speed	10%

Damage Delayed	40% / 45% / 50%

Buff Duration	10

Radius	425

Cast Range	1000

Cast Point	0.3

Ghostships Summoned	1 3 25

Drag Radius	200

60 / 50 / 40

125 / 175 / 225

	Drags enemies with the Ghostship.
	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.

The final ship of the Claddish Navy is nothing but a phantom, but it is all too real to the enemies of the Admiral.

Notes

• When cast, the ship appears behind Kunkka and travels forward to land in front of Kunkka.
• Always crashes where Kunkka targets it. It spawns the appropriate distance behind him to travel the full 2000 units.
• The boat's movement speed is 650, taking 3 seconds to reach the impact area.
• The boat appears directly on Kunkka and lands 1000 units ahead of Kunkka.
• Effectively shortens the travel time to 1.5 seconds.
• Enemies dragged by the ship can still perform actions and channel spells.
• Destroys trees units are pushed into within 100 range.
• Enemies cannot see the visual indicator marking the impact area.
• The boat has 300 flying vision.
• The Admiral's Rum buff gives allies a glossy wetness visual for the duration of the buff.
• After The Admiral's Rum buff wears off, the delayed damage is dealt in 10 instances over 10 seconds.
• The damage from Rum Hangover is non-lethal hp cost.
• Each Ghostship of the fleet appears 2.7 seconds after the previous one spawns.
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Talent Tree

Talent Tree
+60% Tidebringer Cleave	25	Ghostship Fleet
+25 Strength	20	+100 Torrent AoE
+120 Torrent Damage	15	+10 Health Regen
+6 Armor	10	+40 Damage

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

Kunkka is always predicting where his enemies will go next. Able to attack a location with a geyser of water or a ghostly shipwreck, should his aim prove true, he and his allies will have no trouble cleaning up whatever is left.

Kunkka (In-Game Description)

Overview

Skill Build

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spell
Level	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	20	25
Spell

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.21c
	Tidebringer no longer provides a bonus on denies
7.21
	Level 25 Talent changed from -1.5s Tidebringer Cooldown to +60% Tidebringer Cleave
7.20c
	Tidebringer cleave damage increased from 150% to 165%
7.16
	Level 25 Talent changed from +50% Tidebringer Cleave to -1.5s Tidebringer Cooldown
7.13b
	Base movement speed reduced from 300 to 295 Base armor reduced from 2 to 1
7.10
	Tidebringer damage increased from 25/45/65/85 to 25/50/75/100
7.07b
	Level 25 Talent reduced from 4 Ghostships to 3
7.07
	Kunkka is no longer restricted from using Quelling Blade Reworked Talent Tree
7.06
	Ghostship now always crashes where Kunkka targets it (Spawns the appropriate distance behind him to travel the full 2000 units)
7.04
	Level 10 Talent increased from +25 Damage to +30 Level 15 Talent increased from +20 Movement Speed to +30
7.03
	Level 15 Talent increased from +15 Movement Speed to +20
7.02
	Tidebringer Cleave Distance from 675/750/825/900 to 650/800/950/1100 Tidebringer Cleave Radius from 450/500/550/600 to 500/550/600/650 Level 10 Talent from +150 Mana to +40 Torrent Damage Level 10 Talent from +20 Damage to +25 Level 25 Talent from +25% Magic Resistance to +35%
7.00
	Added Talent Tree
6.88f
	Torrent cooldown increased from 10 to 16/14/12/10 Ghostship Rum damage reduction changed from 50% to 40/45/50%
6.88e
	Torrent damage reduced from 120/180/240/300 to 75/150/225/300
6.88
	Torrent slow duration increased from 1/2/3/4 to 1.75/2.5/3.25/4 Tidebringer bonus damage increased from 25/40/55/70 to 25/45/65/85
6.87
	Torrent damage is now dealt evenly over 8 ticks Torrent stun duration increased from 1.53 to 1.6 Torrent mana cost reduced from 120 to 90/100/110/120 Base armor increased from 0 to 2
6.86
	Added Scepter upgrade to Kunkka Ghostship now drags enemies within a 200 AoE of it towards the crash site It now starts from where Kunkka is, rather than behind him Torrent now gives your team vision over target area immediately upon cast (Rather than just when triggering) Tidebringer is now an autocast ability (Will only trigger if turned on or cast directly on the target) Tidebringer damage bonus increased from 20/35/50/65 to 25/40/55/70 Tidebringer AoE from rescaled 500/500/500/600 to 450/500/550/600 Ghostship mana cost reduced from 150/200/250 to 125/175/225
6.85
	Tidebringer damage increased from 15/30/45/60 to 20/35/50/65 X Marks the Spot cast range rescaled from 350/550/750/1000 to 400/600/800/1000 X Marks the Spot cooldown rescaled from 19/16/13/10 to 26/20/14/8 Ghostship cast point reduced from 0.4 to 0.3
6.84
	Kunkka no longer turns to cast Torrent Torrent cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds X Marks the Spot mana cost from 80 to 50
6.83
	X Marks the Spot enemy delay from 1/2/3/4 to 4, and allied delay from 2/4/6/8 to 8 X Marks the Spot cast range from 500/650/800/950 to 350/550/750/1000 X Marks the Spot cooldown from 14/13/12/11 to 19/16/13/10 X Marks the Spot Return mana cost reduced from 50 to 0
6.82
	X Marks the Spot cooldown from 13 to 14/13/12/11
6.81
	Torrent area of effect increased from 215 to 225 X Marks the Spot can now last twice as long on allied heroes Ghostship allied buff duration increased from 8 to 10 Added Ghostship AoE indicator for allies
6.79
	X Marks the Spot cooldown reduced from 16 to 13 Ghostship damage increased from 350/450/550 to 400/500/600
6.78
	Ghostship damage increased from 300/400/500 to 350/450/550 X Marks the Spot mana cost decreased from 80/90/100/110 to 80 X Marks the Spot vision from 1000 flying vision to 400 ground vision
6.76
	Tidebringer level 4 AoE increased from 500 to 600
6.75
	Base strength increased from 21 to 24 Ghostship cooldown decreased from 90/80/70 to 60/50/40 Ghostship impact AoE increased from 400 to 425
6.74
	Torrent AoE increased from 200 to 215 X Marks the Spot cooldown decreased from 20 to 16 seconds Ghostship stun duration increased from 1.2 to 1.4
6.73
	Strength gain increased from 2.7 to 3 Ghostship's CoCo's Rum duration increased from 5/6/7 to 8 Tidebringer cleave AoE improved from 380/420/460/500 to 500 Torrent slow increased from 30% to 35% X Marks the Spot cooldown decreased from 30 to 20 seconds
6.72d
	Base intelligence increased from 16 to 18 Ghostship cooldown decreased from 90 to 90/80/70
6.72
	Tidebringer cooldown rescaled from 16/12/8/4 to 13/10/7/4 Ghostship stun increased from 1 to 1.2 seconds Ghostship cooldown reduced from 100 to 90
6.60
	Base agility reduced from 18 to 14 Agility gain reduced from 1.7 to 1.3
6.58
	Reduced Captain Coco's Rum movement bonus (30%➜10%) Ghostship cooldown increased from 100/80/60 to a constant 100
6.57
	Base intelligence reduced from 18 to 16 Intelligence gain reduced from 2.2 to 1.5 Decreased X Marks the Spot duration from 2/3/4/5 to 1/2/3/4 Added 50 mana cost to manual return ability of X Marks the Spot Increased Ghostship mana cost from 150 to 150/200/250
6.56
	Base strength reduced from 24 to 21 Torrent slow duration reduced from 2/3/4/5 to 1/2/3/4 Torrent mana cost increased from 105 to 120 Tidebringer radius reduced from 425/450/475/500 to 380/420/460/500 X Marks the Spot no longer recalls the target if he becomes magic immune
6.55
	New Hero

Notable Players

Kingrd

ASD

LeBronDota

Emo

jdh

See also

• Stun
• Slow
• Cleave

External links

Guides

• Standard Kunkka (Lane) Build
• Standard Kunkka (Middle) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Kunkka