Ability
Torrent
Summons a rising torrent that, after a short delay, hurls enemy units into the sky, stunning, dealing damage and slowing movement speed.
↻ 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 sec.Mana 90
Kunkka
Abilities, roles and builds with an explanation for every purchase.
HERO GAME PLANWhat I want to do in the game
I combine X Marks the Spot with disables and the ship to set up the team’s initiation.
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.
Abilities at hand
01 / ROLE IN THE TEAM
A pick is not a plan yet.
My recommendation is a starting point. We choose another position together with the team and for its needs.
02
Mid · position 2
Initial recommendationLevels, lane control and joining the team at the right moment matter.
03
Offlane · position 3
My resource is the team's space: I hold the lane and build for initiation or team protection.
02 / ITEMS FOR A PURPOSE
What I buy and why.
This is an editorial starting plan based on hero mechanics. It is not presented as a match I have already tested or a popularity ranking.
Mid · position 2
My starting plan
Here is my initial plan: I do my role's job first, then choose the items the team needs. I adapt the order and expensive purchases to the opponent.
01 / First stepPhase BootsHelp maintain close contact and pass through groups of units.
02 / FoundationBlade MailMakes enemy focus fire more costly by returning damage when the opponent is forced to keep attacking.
03 / FoundationBlack King BarProvides a window for my actions against eligible magical damage and disables. I check effects that pierce the protection.
04 / Next choiceAghanim's ScepterUnlocks or upgrades Ghostship. The exact effects are shown below in the abilities section.
05 / Next choiceShiva's GuardAdds armor and pressure in an area, helping limit the enemy’s health restoration.
What I change for the situation 3 options
Refresher Orb ↗Lets you repeat your main power window. Before buying, I consider whether I will have enough mana for both casts.
Assault Cuirass ↗Gives the team armor and attack speed, helping it apply physical pressure to heroes and objectives.
Daedalus ↗Increases physical attack damage once access to the target and protection are already secured.
I see the minute on the clock. And the situation too.
I do not assign one ‘correct’ minute to every purchase. I look at my gold, the next fight and the problem: am I missing mana, target access, control or protection? If an expensive slot will arrive too late, I get a useful answer earlier.
03 / HERO ABILITIES
Abilities. As in the game.
Original Valve icons and descriptions. Cooldowns and mana are shown by level from the data snapshot; talents and upgrades can change the values.
Ability
Tidebringer
Kunkka's legendary sword grants increased damage and cleaves a large area of effect in front of him for a single strike.
↻ 13 / 10 / 7 / 4 sec.
Ability
X Marks the Spot
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. Lasts twice as long on allied heroes.
↻ 24 / 20 / 16 / 12 sec.Mana 50
Ability
Ghostship
Summons a ghost ship that sails through the battle and crashes, stunning and damaging enemies in the crash area.
↻ 90 / 80 / 70 sec.Mana 125 / 175 / 225
Details and upgrades
Summons a ghost ship that sails through the battle and crashes, stunning and damaging enemies in the crash area. Allies touched by the ship receive the rum from Admiral's Rum at 2 times its strength.
Aghanim’s Scepter
Summons a fleet of 2 ghost ships that crash at the selected point 2.5 sec. apart. Each ship fires 3 volleys from each side, dealing 40% of the ability’s damage to enemies struck by the cannonballs.
Innates, upgrades and other forms2 abilities +
These abilities are not necessarily available at the same time. I check the condition beside the name: innate ability, another form or an Aghanim purchase.
Innate
Admiral's Rum
If damage from a hero, building, or Roshan lowers the ability owner’s health below 65%, they douse themselves in admiral’s rum, gaining movement speed and delaying 18% of incoming damage by 5 sec.
Full description
If damage from a hero, building, or Roshan lowers the ability owner’s health below 65%, they douse themselves in admiral’s rum, gaining movement speed and delaying 18% of incoming damage by 5 sec.
From Aghanim’s Shard
Tidal Wave
Releases a Tidal Wave that spawns behind Kunkka. Deals damage and drags enemies along it. Enemies cannot attack while being dragged.
Full description
Releases a Tidal Wave that spawns behind Kunkka. Deals damage and drags enemies along it. Enemies cannot attack while being dragged.
Valve base stats +
- Health · base
- 648
- Mana · base
- 291
- Damage · Valve field
- 54–60
- Armour · Valve field
- 4.33
- Movement speed
- 315
- Attack range
- 150
- Strength · base / gain
- 24 / 3.6
- Agility · base / gain
- 14 / 1.6
- Intelligence · base / gain
- 18 / 1.8
These are fields from the official source. The hero's final values in the client account for attributes and other active mechanics.
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One hero. Many decisions.
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