HardCore DotA: Guide To Admiral Proudmore , Kunka

Introduction

Admiral Proud-more, initially featured as a criminal in the Horde extra campaign in The Frozen Throne, returns from the beating he received in the hands of Rexxar to get his. Proud-more is a well ranked competitive level hero able of soloing and winning a lane in opposition to a solo ranged or weak hero combination. He has got a set of useful AOE skills which include a immense initiative stun/de-buff in Ghost Ship spell, a small-AOE disable and slow in Torrent, and one of the finest chasing spells in the game, X marks the spot. He also has one of the finest last-hit and denying abilities in the game which is known as Tidebringer. Proud-more is a one of the best for harassment, allowing even to harass range hero being a melee.

2. Hero Overview

Strength: 21 +2.7 per level

Agility: 14 +1.3 per level

Intelligence: 16 +1.5 per level

Statistics:

Affiliation: Sentinel

Damage: 47 - 57

Attack Animation: 0.3 - 0.4

Attack Type: Melee

Attack Range: 128

Missile Speed: Instant

Casting Animation: 0.4 - 0.51

Base Attack Time: 1.7

Armor: 2.6

Movement speed: 300ms

Sight Range (Day/Night): 1800 / 800

Pros:

+ A best in game changer once mastered

+ Very fun to play

+ Has more than one disables

+ Very good initiator in gank

+ Excellent lane control

+ Very good farming potential

+ Excellent example of ganker

+ Can roam, solo or dual lane

Cons:

- Got no real escape mechanism

- Has slow attack speed

- Requires constant practice

- Is very tricky to use

- Needs lot of farm to be as a carry in a late game

Hero Skills

Torrent(E):

Using his unparalleled knowledge of the sea, Kunkka is able to summon a blast of water at a targeted area. After 2 seconds a fierce torrent of water erupts from the ground, the stream blasting enemies caught in the AoE into the sky, dealing damage and slowing movement speed by 30%.

Ability Type: Active

Targeting Type: Area

Mana Cost: 120

Area Of Effect: 225

Casting Range: 1500

Damage type: Magic

Damage Dealt: 120/180/240/300

Length Of Slow: 1/2/3/4

Disabling period: 1.5 secs

Cool Down: 12 secs

Tidebringer(D):

Daelin's legendary sword Tidebringer is infused with the very power of the sea. Akin to the ebb and flow, Tidebringer passively grants the hero increased damage and large AoE cleave for a single strike every once in awhile.

Ability Type: Passive

Targeting Type: N/A

Mana Cost: N/A

Area Of Effect: 380/420/460/500

Casting Range: 1500

Damage type: Magic

Damage Dealt: +15/30/45/60

Cool Down: 16/12/8/4 secs

X Marks The Spot(X):

In order to make an assembly for his troops, Admiral Proudmore targets a hero and marks its current position on the ground. After a few seconds, the hero will instantly return to the mark.

Ability Type: Active

Mana Cost: 80/90/100/110

Effect: Returns the target after 1/2/3/4 sec

Casting Range: 500/650/800/950

Cool down: 30 secs

Return(R):

Returns the target to the X

Ability Type: Active

Mana Cost: 50

Effect: Returns the target Immediately

Cool Down: 5 secs

Ghost Ship(T):

The admiral summons the mythical ghost ship S.S. CoCo to the battlefield. Allies are doused in Captain CoCo's Rum, inebriating them for 10% bonus movespeed and numbness to incoming damage, causing them to feel only half of the pain now and half after the Rum wears off. Enemies, pirates and scurvy knaves are dashed on the rocks for damage and a brief stun when the ship crashes.