Kunkka

Kunkka

The Radiant

21 + 3 14 + 1.3 18 + 1.5

Level 1 16 25 Hit Points 549 1442 2297 Mana 234 546 962 Damage 47-57 94-104 139-149 Armor 1.96 4.9 9.1 Attacks / Second 0.67 0.79 0.97

Movement Speed 300 Sight Range 1800/800 Attack Range Melee Missile Speed Instant Attack Duration 0.4+0.3 Cast Duration 0.4+0.51 Base Attack Time 1.7

Kunkka the Admiral is a versatile melee Hero. Though can work with any role, his build is completely dependent on which path he'll take, be it a carry or merely an initiator. He requires good positioning and reflexes in order to succeed. When played well, he can be an excellent hero on all fronts, from initiating to lane control. He can be fearsome and capable of dealing burst damage as well as survive any chaos and mayhem with the right use of his spells.

Kunkka is a hero that requires huge farming ability, extensive map awareness, and near-perfect positioning to be effective. Because of this, he is not recommended to new players. He is recommended for advanced players.

Bio

Kunkka, the Admiral "That's worth a bottle of rum." Role: Disabler / Initiator / Carry / Durable Lore: As 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 Maelraun 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 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 Maelraun, knows for sure. Voice: Responses

Gameplay

Kunkka is most powerful because of his Tidebringer ability, which adds cleave to his basic attacks and increases damage. When used in lanes, this can quickly take out multiple creeps, or focus a ton of damage on a single one, for maximum farming and control potential. His other ability, Torrent, disables enemies for a short time, allowing him to gank and harass easily, as well as escape from a fight he has no chance of winning. X Marks the Spot allows him to improve the effectiveness of his Torrent ability, as well as gank and escape with practice. It pairs well with other spells and heroes, letting Kunkka snap an enemy back in place for a hard blow. His ultimate, Ghost Ship, reduces the damage taken by friendly heroes for a short time, and can stun enemies if aimed properly, making a great initiator for large and small battles.

Abilities

Torrent Q E Ability Affects Damage Target Point Enemies Magical Summons a rising torrent that, after a short delay, hurls enemy units into the sky, stunning, dealing damage and slowing movement speed. Range: 1500 Radius: 215 Slow Duration: 1/2/3/4 Movement Speed Slow: 35% Damage: 120/180/240/300 12 120 An ancestral rush of water explodes from the center of the world, called upon by the Admiral.

Notes: The delay is 2 seconds at all levels. The initial visual bubble effect can only be seen by allies. Units tossed in the air are paused and can still be attacked. Part of the damage occurs right as the torrent erupts, the rest occurs over time as the units are in the air. The units are disabled for 1.53 seconds at all levels.

Tidebringer W D Ability Affects Passive Enemies Kunkka's legendary sword grants increased damage and cleaves a large area of effect in front of him for a single strike. Radius: 500 Damage Bonus: 15/30/45/60 13/10/7/4 A lost Claddish soul inhabits Kunkka's trusty Tidebringer, empowering it to destroy demons of the Cataract.

Notes: Cleaved damage is only reduced by armor type, not by armor value. Cooldown is not activated on denies, so the damage bonus is maintained. Applies on-hit effects.

X Marks The Spot E X Ability Affects Target Hero 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. Range: 500/650/800/950 Duration: 1/2/3/4 16 80/90/100/110 The Admiral's set of arcane abilities includes some that can be used for battle as well as entertainment.

Notes: If target becomes magic immune after this spell has been cast, target will not return to the X after the duration ends. Interrupts channelling spells.

X Marks The Spot Return E X Ability Affects No Target Heroes Returns the marked hero to the X. Effect: Returns the marked hero to the X. 5 50

Notes: This ability is available when X Marks the Spot is active on a target.

Ghost Ship R T Ability Affects Damage Target Point Units Magical Summons a ghostship to cut a swath through battle, causing damage and stuns to enemy units as it crashes through. Allies are doused in Kunkka's Rum, receiving bonus movement speed and a delayed reaction to damage. Range: 1000 Radius: 400 Buff Duration: 8 Stun Duration: 1.4 Damage: 300/400/500 Movement Speed Bonus: 10% Damage Reduction: 50% (which will be dealt after the buff wears off) 90/80/70 150/200/250 The damage is blocked, the stun is not. 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: Actual area of effect of ship's collision is larger than the boat itself. The boat has a movement speed of 650. Damage dealt after Kunkka's rum wears off is non-lethal and can never kill a hero.

Recommended Items

Explanation: Starting Items: Provides a lot of healing and strength bonuses to keep Kunkka alive in the lane. Clarity also lets him be more aggressive with Torrents early on. Consumables can vary to provide more healing or stats. Early Game: Boots of Speed give a much needed speed boost and build up into Power Treads later. Magic Stick for some in lane healing. Bracers and a Ring of Health to make Kunkka more resilient and to add to his mana pool. Core: Power Treads make Kunkka a lot more powerful, letting him take and dish damage. Magic Wand for improved healing. Vanguard lets him shrug off damage, and Scrolls make him a lot more mobile. Situational: Battle Fury improves Kunkka's Tidebringer and gives plenty of regeneration, and is very easy to build. Black King Bar will keep him alive in teamfights and isn't too expensive. Daedalus' critical strike will add extra damage to his Tidebringer and Battle Fury. Assault Cuirass reduces enemy armor, allowing you and your allies deal more damage, while giving an armor boost to them at the same time. Heart of Tarrasque provides a ton of extra health and regeneration, and helps Kunkka recover from fights almost immediately. Not mentioned in the recommended build but a very strong choice is Shadow Blade. Shadow Blade allows Kunkka to position himself better and the damage bonus applies to the cleave effect on Tidebringer, effectively dealing a bonus 150 pure damage to targets hit by the cleave.

Tips

• Tidebringer is your signature ability, and should be trained early.
• Use Torrent to initiate battles and disable opponents.
• Try to get raw damage to maximize your Tidebringer damage.
• X Marks the Spot works well with Torrent to ensure you a hit.
• Ghost Ship delays half of the damage dealt to allies, making it great for short team battles.
• Train Torrent first if you're going for First Blood, otherwise, train Tidebringer.
• Try dual laning with heroes such as Crystal Maiden or Vengeful Spirit. Their disables will help you land your Torrents.
• Avoid taking damage in team battles as much as possible, you don't have as much health as your allies!
• Use a high leveled X Marks the Spot on enemies who are trying to flee using a Town Portal Scroll and they will be brought back to the X no matter how far they've gone!
• The classical combo should be: Torrent and then Ghost Ship, but you can add X Marks the Spot before them if you are targeting a single unit.
• During team fights, either initiate with your combo when the enemies get clumped together, or wait until the battle starts and use it when they get clumped.

Trivia

• Kunkka's official alternate/fun names were "CoCo", "Daelin Proudmoore" and "Captain Obvious"
• In his original biography it is stated that some people called him "Jack Sparrow" like the character from "Pirates of the Caribbean" but it was never seen as his name in game.
• Kunkka is also the name of the artist who made the loading screen pictures for DotA 1.

Update History

March 08, 2012 Patch

• Added Team Only Marker for Kunkka's Ship.

February 16, 2012 Patch

• Fixed X Marks The Spot being purged by Tornado/Diffusal.

January 19, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added taunt-animations for Kunkka

January 12, 2012 Patch

• Strength growth increased from 2.7 to 3.0.
• Ghost Ship'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.

December 02, 2011 Patch

• Fixed Kunkka’s missing body parts.

December 01, 2011 Patch

• Fixed Repel/Purge removing Ghost Ship allied buff.

November 17, 2011 Patch

• Fixed Tidebringer working against wards.

November 03, 2011 Patch

• Fixed X Marks The Spot teleporting you back if you buyback while the spell is still active.
• Added missing Flail and Stun animations for Kunkka.

October 27, 2011 Patch

• Fixed Torrent slow not lasting as long as it should.
• Fixed X Marks The Spot ignoring Linken's Sphere
• Fixed X Marks The Spot vision revealer not working.
• Fixed Ghost Ship not having vision.
• Fixed Ghost Ship's allied buff not reducing spell damage.

October 13, 2011 Patch

• Fixed Torrent being slower than designed.
• Fixed Torrent and Ghost Ship affecting Ancients/Roshan.

October 06, 2011 Patch

• Enabled Kunkka and Bloodseeker.

September 09, 2011 Patch

• Fixed Kunkka not playing Tidebringer's animation/effects correctly.

July 29, 2011 Patch

• Damage from Tidebringer should show up in the UI now.

June 24, 2011 Patch

• Fixed Kunkka's Return to have a cast time.
• Disabled Blink Dagger for Vengeful Spirit and Pudge. Disabled Quelling Blade for Kunkka.

June 10, 2011 Patch

• Fixed Tidebringer sound playing on denies.

April 09, 2011 Patch

• Added New Kunkka model.

March 22, 2011 Patch

• Fixed Kunkka's Ghost Ship not actually making the ship if cast near the edge of the world and into the world.

March 03, 2011 Patch

• Added more info to tooltips of Drow's Silence, Death Prophet's Silence, and Kunkka's Ghostship.
• Fixed Kunkka's Ghost Ship's path to correctly be centered.
• Fixed Torrent not giving vision over the area it hits.

February 19, 2011 Patch

• New set of Kunkka animation; i.e. runs, attacks, abilities

February 12, 2011 Patch

• Hooked up Kunkka's new X Marks the Spot sound.

January 30, 2011 Patch

• Fixed cases where creating a linear projectile directly on yourself would cause it to get stuck. This includes fixes to Fissure, Ghost Ship, Dragon Slave, Arrow, Impale, Waveform, Illusory Orb, Meat Hook, Burrowstrike, Wave of Terror, and Power Shot.

January 27, 2011 Patch

• Fixed Tidebringer on towers

December 17, 2010 Patch

• Fixed X Marks the Spot disappearing if the target went into FoW.
• Made Tidebringer's active effect more majestic.
• Added constant ambient glow to Kunkka's Tidebringer Sword.

Ability Change Log

6.74

• Torrent AOE increased from 200 to 215
• X Marks The Spot cooldown decreased from 20 to 16 seconds
• Ghost Ship stun duration increased from 1.2 to 1.4

6.73

• Strength growth increased from 2.7 to 3.0
• Ghost Ship'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 from 16 to 18
• Ghost Ship cooldown from now scales 90 to 90/80/70

6.72

• Ghost Ship stun increased from 1 to 1.2 seconds
• Tidebringer cooldown rescaled from 16/12/8/4 to 13/10/7/4

Gallery

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  Splash artwork

See also

• Kunkka responses