Torrent
по области, на точкуSummons a rising torrent that, after a short delay, hurls enemy units into the sky, stunning, dealing damage and slowing movement speed.
Pros max it by level 15
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Kunkka
Kunkka: Melee, position 2 (mid), position 3 (offlane), Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 49.3% win rate in pubs and a 4.8% pick rate.
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.
Meleeposition 2 (mid)position 3 (offlane)DisablerInitiatorDurableNuker
49.3%Win rate · all pubs
4.8%picked in 1 of 21 games
46.3%Turbo · 85,951 games
Complexity: medium
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Kunkka
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
2′
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2′5′7′7′Core
12′
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12′15′22′Core items in order: Blade Mail (around minute 12), Radiance (around minute 15), Aghanim's Scepter (around minute 22).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 10
lv 15
lv 17
11Tidebringer applies 60% slow for 60s16+75 Tidebringer Damage18+80% Tidebringer Cleave Damage
Max Tidebringer, then X Marks the Spot, then Torrent.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Lifestealer, Visage and Viper; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Nature's Prophet and Jakiro.
All 123 opponents →4How much to farm?
571average647good754great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 571 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 754.
5Common mistakes by role
Death streakDied with gold in pocketEnemy took the runesFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.
Compare your Kunkka match with this cheat sheet
The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.
Review my matchMistake guides for the mid and offlane role
- Death streakDied three times in a row almost without a break, or right after respawning.
- Died with gold in pocketDied while holding enough gold for a whole item.
- Enemy took the runesIn mid your opponent took two or more power or water runes than you.
- Aegis without buildingsYour team took Roshan but broke no building during the 5 minutes of Aegis.
Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.
AI coach
A review of your Kunkka game
Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.
- Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
- Your pace against the Kunkka benchmark: 571 GPM for an average player, 647 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Blade Mail by minute 12, and the coach shows where you lose time.
- Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
Review my matchA month of subscription as a gift, no card and no auto-renewal.How a match review works
Pro build by minute
Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′Starting
2′92%
5′21%
7′77%
7′95%12′23%15′20%22′51%
23′59%
25′48%
32′30%
2′92%5′21%7′77%7′95%12′23%15′20%22′51%23′59%25′48%32′30%Skill build
32% of 96 pro matches
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- 11T
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- 16T
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- 18T
- Lvl 11Tidebringer applies 60% slow for 60s
- Lvl 16+75 Tidebringer Damage
- Lvl 18+80% Tidebringer Cleave Damage
Tidebringer
на цель, автоприменение, Attack ModifierKunkka's legendary sword grants increased damage and cleaves a large area of effect in front of him for a single strike.
Pros max it by level 7
X Marks the Spot
на цельTargets 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.
Pros max it by level 10
Admiral's Rum
пассивная · innateDamage from enemy heroes, buildings, or Roshan that would reduce Kunkka below 65% threshold causes him to douse himself with The Admiral's Rum, receiving bonus movement speed and a delayed reaction to 18% of incoming damage for 5s.
Ghostship
на точкуSummons 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 2x strong swig of The Admiral's Rum.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Ghostship.
Aghanim's ShardGrants a new ability, Tidal Wave.
+100 Spell Area of Effect25Tidebringer Ignores 25% Armor
-4s Torrent Cooldown20+80% Tidebringer Cleave Damage
+25% Torrent Damage/Knock Up Duration15+75 Tidebringer Damage
+1s Admiral's Rum Buff Duration10Tidebringer applies 60% slow for 60s
Matchups
Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games
Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.
Who to pick against Kunkka: counter picks →Benchmarks on the hero
Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
Gold per minute
average 571good 647great 754
Experience per minute
average 752good 910great 1,144
Last hits per minute
average 7.3good 8.7great 10.0
Hero damage per minute
average 641good 800great 1,029
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: mediumIt does best in Ancient (50.3% wins) and wins 46.3% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 2 (mid) in 48% of games and position 3 (offlane) in 43% of games. Pros usually build Blade Mail, Radiance and Aghanim's Scepter by minute 22. It struggles most against Lifestealer, Visage and Viper and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Nature's Prophet and Jakiro.