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Pugna

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[e][h]Pugna
Dire Hero
Attributes
Base Stats
Attribute Type
Health Regen
Mana Regen
Attack Type
Attack Speed
Attack Animation
Acquisition Range
Level Changes
Level
1
15
25
30
Health
538
1154
1858
2122
Mana
363
1227
1995
2331
Armor
4
7.03
11.2
12.62
Magic R
27.4%
34.68%
41.08%
43.88%
Damage
45-52
117-124
181-188
209-216
Notes
Collision Size
Legs
Release Date
2011-05-20
Competitive Release
2011-05-20

Pugna Pugna, the Oblivion[edit]

Recommended Roles
Nuker Pusher

In the realm of Pugna's birth, near the vents of the Nether Reaches, there stood a lamasery devoted to the Arts of Oblivion, which drew its power from the nether energies. The Grandmaster of the temple compound had himself passed into Oblivion several years prior, leaving his academy without a leader. From the moment of their master's death, the regents of the temple began rites of divination to identify their master's reincarnation, and eventually all signs converged on the immediate neighborhood. Several villages squatted in the shadow of the temple, their alleys and plazas full of the laughter of squalling children.

Pugna, a mere thirteen months of age, was but one candidate among the local brats, and on the appointed day he was presented at the temple alongside two other promising tots. The lamas offered a jumble of worn relics to the children, treasured possessions of their former grandmaster. One boy reached for a porphyry wand that had belonged to the lama...and put it in his nostril. An impish girl pulled out an amulet that had also been the lama's, and immediately swallowed it. Pugna regarded the other two coolly, gave a merry laugh, and blasted them with gouts of emerald flame, reducing them to ashes in an instant. He then snatched up the wand and amulet, saying 'Mine!' The regents hoisted the beaming Pugna on their shoulders, wrapped him in their grandmaster's vestments, and rushed him to the throne before his mood could change. Within five years, the temple itself was another pile of ash, which pleased Pugna to no end.

A crafty trickster, Pugna turns the enemy's power against itself as he blasts their defenses. While his nether ward strikes nearby foes that dare to cast a spell, he drains life from enemies to ensure he will be ready for the next assault.

Abilities[edit]

Nether Blast
QB
Targeting
Point Target
Affects
Enemy Units
Buildings
Damage Type
Magical
An exploding pulse deals damage to enemies and structures in the area. Deals half damage to structures.
Damage100/180/260/340
260/340/420/500
Building Damage50%
Blast Delay0.8
Blast Radius400
Cast Range 600
Cast Point 0.2
Cast Backswing 0
Cooldown
5
     4
85/105/125/145
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
Affected by cast range bonus.
The Arts of Oblivion include a deafening blast of emerald flames from the Nether Reaches.
Decrepify
WC
Targeting
Unit Target
Affects
Units
A powerful banishing spell that slows a unit and renders it unable to attack or be attacked. Afflicted units take extra magic damage. Can be cast while channeling.
Enemy Movement Speed Slow30%/40%/50%/60%
Enemy Magic Resistance Reduction30%/40%/50%/60%
Ally Heal Amplification5%/10%/15%/20%
Duration3.5
4.5
Cast Range 400/475/550/625
Cast Point 0.2
Cast Backswing 0.4
Cooldown
16/13/10/7
80
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
Blocked by Spell Block.
Reflected by Lotus Orb.
Dispellable.
Affected by cast range bonus.
A now-mastered relic from his childhood, Pugna delights in banishing others into the Nether Realm, whether for good, evil, or simple enjoyment.
Notes
  • Can be cast on allied and enemy Nether Ward Nether Ward.
  • Can be cast on an allied Undying Tombstone Tombstone.
  • Does not interrupt Pugna channeling abilities.
Nether Ward
EW
Targeting
Point Target
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage Type
Magical
Pugna places a Nether Ward at the target location. The ward will fire at any enemy hero who casts a spell dealing base damage plus the damage multiplier of the mana spent by the enemy hero.
Base Damage50/60/70/80
Damage Per Mana Used1/1.2/1.4/1.6
2.75/2.95/3.15/3.35
Radius1400
Ward Duration18/22/26/30
Linger Duration0.5
Hero Hit Count4
7
Non-Hero Hit Count16
28
Cast Range 150
                     
500
Cast Point 0.2
Cast Backswing 0.4
Cooldown
35
80
Increases cast range.
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
Affected by cast range bonus.
While at the lamasery for the Arts of Oblivion, Pugna learned to dominate his classmates with a simple ward charged with Nether magic.
Notes
  • Mana Flare damage is based on enemy spell mana cost.
  • Mana Degen aura is based on maximum enemy mana.
  • Mana Degen aura does not stack with multiple Nether Wards.
  • Mana Flare deals damage before the triggering spell is cast, so the target can die from mana flare before the spell is released.
  • The ward can be targeted by Decrepify Decrepify.
Ultimate Ability
Life Drain
RD
Affects
Units
Damage Type
Magical
When cast on an enemy, Pugna drains health from the target enemy unit to heal himself and granting vision over the target. If Pugna has full HP, and the enemy target is a Hero, Life Drain will restore mana instead.

When cast on an ally, Pugna will drain his own health into his ally.
Drain Per Second160/240/320
Heal/Mana Restore160/240/320
192/288/384
Max Duration10
Break Range900
Instance Interval0.25
Spell Amplification Drain
8%
Self Max Spell Amplification Bonus
100%
Enemy Max Spell Damage Reduction
75%
Buff/Debuff Duration
8
Nether Ward Spell Amplification Drain
4%
Nether Ward Life Drain Damage Percentage
75%
Cast Range 700
Cast Point 0.2
Cast Backswing 0
Cooldown
7
     
3.5
125/175/225
Reduces cooldown. When targeting an enemy hero, Pugna reduces their outgoing spell damage every second up to a maximum amount and increases his own, up to a maximum of an amount. When draining through a Nether Ward using Shard, the rate of increase/decrease is a fix amount instead.
Life Drain can target your Nether Ward, causing life drain to refract to all enemy heroes within a radius the ward for a percentage of its damage. The effect is interrupted if the ward is destroyed.
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.
Only block primary target.
Only reflect primary target.
Affected by cast range bonus.
Pugna has truly become more powerful than even the grandmaster of Oblivion.
Notes
  • Heals Pugna first. Restores mana when Pugna is at full HP.
  • The heal and mana restore is equal to the damage dealt.
  • Instantly destroys illusions.
  • Life Drain provides true sight of the target.
  • Pugna can deny himself with this ability when healing an ally. Pugna does not stop healing when the target ally is at full health.
  • When targeted on an ally, Pugna loses HP and heals the ally for that amount. The HP self loss is affected by spell resistance. If Pugna is Spell Immune, no self-damage is done, so allies will not be healed.
  • Also increases the healing done when targeting allies.

Talent Tree[edit]

Talent Tree
+1.75 Nether Ward Nether Ward Damage Per Mana 25 +160 Nether Blast Nether Blast Damage
+1s Decrepify Decrepify Duration 20 +20% Life Drain Life Drain Heal
+3 Nether Ward Nether Ward Health 15 -1s Nether Blast Nether Blast Cooldown
+200 Health 10 +20 Movement Speed

Summon Stats[edit]

Nether Ward [h]
Stats
Unit Type
Ward
Armor Type
Duration
30
Health
4
7
Cast Duration
Sight Range
Magic Resistance
Gold Bounty
20 / 40 / 60 / 80
Notes
Takes 1 damage from heroes, and 0.25 from non-hero units.

Recent Changes[edit]

Version Balance Changes
7.33
  • Decrepify Decrepify
    • Rework When targeting allies or self no longer increases Magic Damage taken. Instead, provides 5/10/15/20% incoming heal amplification
  • Life Drain Life Drain
    • Rework Healing for allies is no longer based on the damage dealt by Life Drain
7.32e
  • Life Drain Life Drain
    • Buff Aghanim's Shard Refracted Drain percentage increased from 70% to 75%
7.32d

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