Kunkka

Stats

These are the base values written in the game files. Totals derived from attributes (HP, mana, armor) depend on engine-side formulas, so no estimated values are shown.

Recommended items

Items the in-game shop recommends for this hero (curated by Valve). These are not win-rate statistics.

Magic Wand 460 Phase Boots 1450 Daedalus 5200 Aether Lens 2275 Blink Dagger 2250 Arcane Boots 1500 Armlet of Mordiggian 2500 Glimmer Cape 2150 Force Staff 2200 Urn of Shadows 825 Drum of Endurance 1625 Tranquil Boots 900

Abilities

Torrent

Cooldown 16 / 14 / 12 / 10s Mana 90 Range 1300 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown16 / 14 / 12 / 10sMana90Range1300

Summons a rising torrent that, after a short delay, hurls enemy units into the sky, stunning, dealing damage and slowing movement speed.

Raw values (from the game files)（7）

RADIUS	250
%MOVE SLOW	-40
SLOW DURATION	1 / 2 / 3 / 4
STUN DURATION	1.4
DELAY	1.6 / 1.6 / 1.6 / 1.6
DAMAGE	110 / 180 / 250 / 320
damage_tick_interval	0.2

• The initial bubble effect is only visible to allies and provides vision in fog of war.
• Units tossed in the air will be stunned and still able to be attacked.

Patch history

7.40 2025-12-15

• Damage increased from 80/160/240/320 to 110/180/250/320

Tidebringer

Cooldown 13.0 / 10.0 / 7.0 / 4.0s Range 150 PHYSICAL

ActiveCooldown13.0 / 10.0 / 7.0 / 4.0sRange150

Kunkka's legendary sword grants increased damage and cleaves a large area of effect in front of him for a single strike.

Raw values (from the game files)（6）

cleave_starting_width	150
cleave_ending_width	500 / 550 / 600 / 650
CLEAVE RANGE	650 / 775 / 900 / 1025
DAMAGE BONUS	35 / 70 / 105 / 140
%CLEAVE DAMAGE	150
HERO HIT COOLDOWN REDUCTION	0.0

X Marks the Spot

Cooldown 24 / 20 / 16 / 12s Mana 50 Range 550 / 700 / 850 / 1000

ActiveCooldown24 / 20 / 16 / 12sMana50Range550 / 700 / 850 / 1000

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.

Raw values (from the game files)（8）

ENEMY DELAY	3.0
ALLIED DELAY	6.0
fow_range	400
fow_duration	5.94
RUM SPLASH RADIUS	0
RUM DURATION	0
movespeed_bonus	15
ghostship_absorb	35

• Interrupts channeling spells.

Patch history

7.40 2025-12-15

• Cooldown decreased from 30/24/18/12s to 24/20/16/12s

Admiral's Rum Innate Passive

Cooldown 50.5s

Passive

Damage 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.

Raw values (from the game files)（4）

damage_threshold	65
ghostship_absorb	18
buff_duration	5
%BONUS MOVESPEED	7.75

• Damage dealt after Rum wears off is non-lethal and can never kill a hero.

Patch history

7.41c 2026-05-06

• Cooldown decreased from 60.5s - 0.5s per level to 50.5s - 0.5s per level

7.41 2026-03-24

• Can no longer be applied by multiple sources, and will no longer trigger passively if Ghostship already applied the buff
• Cooldown changed from 60s to 60.5s - 0.5s per level
• Bonus Movement Speed rescaled from 10% to 7.75% + 0.25% per level
• Duration decreased from 6s to 5s
• Delayed Damage decreased from 20% to 18%

Tidal Wave

Cooldown 12s Mana 75 Range 1050 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown12sMana75Range1050

Releases a Tidal Wave that spawns behind Kunkka. Deals damage and drags enemies along it. Enemies cannot attack while being dragged.

Raw values (from the game files)（6）

SPEED	700
RADIUS	750
DAMAGE	180
DRAG DURATION	1.0
WAVE DISTANCE	1800
KNOCKBACK DISTANCE	600

Ghostship

Cooldown 90 / 80 / 70s Mana 125 / 175 / 225 Range 1000 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown90 / 80 / 70sMana125 / 175 / 225Range1000

Summons 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.

Raw values (from the game files)（11）

IMPACT DELAY	3.1
RANGE	2000
WIDTH	450
STUN DURATION	1.2
ghostship_speed	650
rum_factor	2
num_cannon_volleys	3
base_cannon_rotation	20
rotation_per_cannon	12
initial_cannon_offset	-150
distance_between_cannons	75

• Actual area of effect of ship's collision is larger than the boat itself.
• The boat has a movement speed of 650.

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24

• Now applies Admiral's Rum at a 2x factor
• Multiplication applies to duration, delayed damage and movement speed bonus

Return

Cooldown 1.0s

ActiveCooldown1.0s

Returns the marked hero to the X.

Talents

One of the two per level is chosen. They appear in the order registered in the game files.

Patch history (hero and talents)

Background

As The 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 Maelrawn 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 The 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 Maelrawn, knows for sure.

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