The Butcher

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[e][h]The Butcher

Flesh Carver

Hero Information

Universe

Role

Attack
Melee

Cost:

7,000 

Release Date:

June 30, 2015

Stats

Attack Range:

1.5

Attacks Per Second:

1.11

Level Changed Stats

Initial

Change/Level

Attack Damage:

146

4%

Life:

2240

4%

Life Regen:

4.67

4%

Mana:

500

10

Mana Regen:

3

0.098

The Butcher, the Flesh Carver, is a Melee Assassin class hero from the Diablo universe.

Abilites

Starting Abilities

Hamstring
	Ability: Area of Effect Affects: Enemies Deal damage and slow enemies by 50% fading over 2 seconds. The Butcher's next Basic Attack will strike immediately.
Q  40 4 Hamestring damage (per level):  110 (+4%)

Butcher's Brand
	Ability: Target Affects: Enemy Deal damage to an enemy and Brand them for 4 seconds. The Butcher's Basic Attacks against the Branded target heal him for 75% of the damage done, and increase the duration of the Brand by 0.5 seconds. Healing is doubled versus Heroes.
W  65 14 Butcher's Brand damage (per level):  38 (+4%)

Ruthless Onslaught
	Ability: Target Affects: Enemy Charge at an enemy, becoming Unstoppable and gaining Movement Speed. If The Butcher reaches the target, they are stunned for 1 second and take damage.
E  55 15 Ruthless Onslaught damage (per level):  119 (+4%)

Heroic Abilities

Furnace Blast
	Ability: Area of Effect Affects: Enemies After a 3 second delay, fire explodes around The Butcher dealing 500 (+4% per level) damage to enemies. Can be cast while using Ruthless Onslaught.
R  75 60 Furnace Blast damage (per level):  520 (+4%)

Lamb to the Slaughter
	Ability: Area of Effect Affects: Enemy Throw a hitching post that attaches to the nearest enemy Hero after a 1 second delay. This deals damage and causes the enemy to be chained to the post and Silenced for 3 seconds.
R  75 90 Lamb to the Slaughter damage (per level):  178 (+4%)

Combat Trait

Fresh Meat
	Ability: Passive Affects: Self Quest: Nearby Minions drop 1 Fresh Meat and Heroes drop 5 Fresh Meat when they die. Fresh Meat can be picked up to gain 1 Attack Damage per Meat. Can hold up to 125 Meat. The Butcher drops 10 Fresh Meat upon dying. Reward: After acquiring 125 pieces of Fresh Meat, The Butcher gains an additional 100 Attack Damage and 25% increased Attack Speed, and no longer loses Fresh Meat on death.

Talents

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Invigoration
If Hamstring hits a Hero, half of the Mana cost is refunded and the cooldown is reduced by 1 second.

Block
Every 5 seconds, gain 75 Physical Armor against the next enemy Hero Basic Attack, reducing the damage taken by 75%. Stores up to 2 charges.

Chop Meat
Increases Hamstring damage by 100% to Minions and Mercenaries.

Abattoir
Decreases the amount of Fresh Meat lost on death from 10 to 5. Once the Fresh Meat Quest is completed, Heroes continue to drop Meat that grants Attack Damage. This bonus Meat is not lost on death.

Flail Axe
Increases the length of Hamstring by 40%.

Unrelenting Pursuit
Reduces the cooldown of Ruthless Onslaught by 33% upon impact.

Cheap Shot
Hamstring does 100% more damage to targets affected by a slow, root, or stun.

Insatiable Blade
Increases Butcher's Brand's healing from 75% to 100% of Physical damage dealt. While facing the branded enemy, The Butcher's Movement Speed is increased by 20%.

Victuals
Every time a nearby enemy minion dies, The Butcher heals 4% of his maximum health.

Meat Shield
When Ruthless Onslaught impacts an enemy Hero, The Butcher gains 50 Spell Armor for 2.5 seconds, reducing Ability Damage taken by 50%.

Furnace Blast
Cooldown: 60 seconds After a 3 second delay, fire explodes around The Butcher dealing 500 (+4% per level) damage to enemies. Can be cast while using Ruthless Onslaught.

Lamb to the Slaughter
Cooldown: 90 seconds Throw a hitching post that attaches to the nearest enemy Hero after a 1 second delay. This deals 178 (+4% per level) damage and causes the enemy to be chained to the post and Silenced for 3 seconds.

Cleaver
Basic Attacks deal 35% of The Butcher's Basic Attack Damage in an area around the target.

Savage Charge
Ruthless Onslaught deals bonus damage to Heroes equal to 10% of their maximum Health.

Brutal Strike
After using Hamstring, The Butcher's next 3 Basic Attacks within 5 seconds deal an additional 15% damage.

Crippling Slam
Hamstring's slow no longer fades out, and the duration is increased by 25%.

Enraged
While below 50% of his maximum Health, taking damage causes The Butcher to become Enraged for 10 seconds, gaining 40% Attack Speed and 25 Armor, reducing damage taken by 25%. This effect has a 25 second cooldown.

Blood Frenzy
Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes grant 5% increased Attack and Movement Speed for 3 seconds, up to 25%.

Fires of Hell
Furnace Blast explodes a second time 3 seconds after the initial explosion.

Slaughter House
Lamb to the Slaughter now chains all enemy Heroes in range.

Nexus Blades
Basic Attacks deal 20% more damage and slow enemy Movement Speed by 20% for 1 second.

Bolt of the Storm
Cooldown: 70 seconds Activate to teleport to a nearby location.

Lore

A grotesque shape lumbers across the Nexus, a cleaver and a blood-encrusted meat hook in his massive hands. His hunger, insatiable, insistent, drives him ever on to carve up his enemies and consume their fresh meat. Even those fighting alongside him shrink away in fear when he draws near. He is violence incarnate; he is brutality given shape. He is the Butcher.

Lore connections to other heroes

• Enemy of the Nephalem (Sonya, Nazeebo, Valla, Johanna, Li-Ming, and Kharazim)

Balance Updates

Patch Changes
Patch	Changes
June 30 2015	Envenom duration increased from 5 to 10 seconds, but damage has not been changed