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Kunkka

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Kunkka
24 + 3.6
14 + 1.6
18 + 1.8
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+79.2HP and +0.36HP regeneration
+3.6 Main Attack Damage
+0.27 armor and 1.6 attack speed
+21.6MP and +0.09MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
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4.33
Armor
(816.35 EHP)
26.8%
Magic Resist
(885.25 EHP)
Instant
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
100 (114)
(1.7 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.4 + 0.3
Turn Rate This unit takes 0.175s to turn 180°.
This ability component has a different effect during daytime. 1800 / This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 800
Default
Gib Type
2011-10-06
Released
2008-10-07
Competitive Span
2011-10-06 — Present
Version Control
This article is mostly accurate for 7.41c, the last version this hero was changed in.

New interactions that emerged in following patches may have not yet been accounted for.
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Disrupts enemy positioning and disables them.
It is said that none survived the battle at the Trembling Isle, save perhaps, the Admiral of the Claddish fleet. Man or phantom, Kunkka's presence on the battlefield is duly felt by all. Armed with the legendary Tidebringer, the Admiral strikes with a single blow at all who stand before him. A veteran of innumerable naval engagements, Kunkka times his skills with Planned Precision, predicting Tidal Waves and catching opponents in a rising Torrent, disrupting the battlefield with a Storm of Geysers, or summoning the ephemeral Ghostly Shipwreck to dash them upon the rocks. Should his aim prove true, he and his allies will have no trouble cleaning up whatever is left.
Torrent
Tidebringer
X Marks the Spot
Tidal Wave
Tidal Wave
Admiral's Rum
Admiral's Rum
Ghostship
Roles:Carry Carry Support Support Disabler Disabler Initiator Initiator Durable Durable Nuker Nuker
AdjectivesAquatic, Bearded, Undead, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Bio

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Step lively now, your Admiral is on board!
▶️  Kunkka, the Admiral
Alias:
Admiral
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.

Upgrades

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Aghanim's

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Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Ghostship
Launches a fleet of 2 ships on a 2.5 second interval. Each ship now also fires 3 waves of cannonballs from the port and starboard side that deal 40% of Ghostship's damage as they pass through enemies.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Tidal Wave
Grants the Tidal Wave ability.

Calls upon a tidal wave from behind Kunkka that deals damage, disarms, and drags enemy units along it.

Talents

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+25% Tidebringer Armor Piercing25+100 Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. Spell Area-of-Effect Bonus
+80% Tidebringer Cleave20-4s Torrent Cooldown
+75 Tidebringer Damage15x1.25 Torrent Damage/Stun Duration
+1s Tidebringer 60% Move Speed Slow10+1s Admiral's Rum Rum Timer/Hangover Duration
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+2 All / / Attributes

Admiral's Rum

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Admiral's Rum
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Passive
Affects
Self
HP Removal
Douses himself with the Admiral's signature rum upon taking additional player-based damage instances when reaching a certain health threshold.

The Rum buff grants bonus movement speed and damage reduction for a period of time.
Health Threshold: 65%
Move Speed Bonus: 7.75%
Damage Reduction: Affects the incoming ability value positively of the affected unit. 18%
Rum Damage Timer: 5 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 6)
Hangover Duration: 5 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 6)
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
The higher the Admiral's level, the greater the movement speed bonus, and the lower the ability cooldown.
Move Speed Bonus Increase: +This ability component scales with Hero Levels. 0.25%
Cooldown Reduction Increase: -This ability component scales with Hero Levels. 0.5
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
The Admiral's Rum applied by the Ghostship is more effective.
Move Speed Factor: 2
Damage Reduction Factor: 2
Rum Buff Duration Factor: 2
50.5
Deleterious to landlubbers, no one holds their rum like a sailor.

Hero Model

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Hero Model
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Kunkka's hero model has the following hidden Innate. innate abilities.

He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling, excluding passive innate abilities.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Watch Tower
Warp
Warp
Lantern of Sight
Damage Block (Melee)
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details.

Abilities

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Torrent

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Affects
Enemy Units
Spell / Damage
Summons a rising torrent that, after a short delay, stuns and hurls enemy units into the sky.
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1300
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 250 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 350)
Effect Delay: 1.6
Stun Duration: 1.4 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 1.75)
Knock-Up Duration: 1.33 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 1.66)
The rising torrent also applies the damage and movement speed slow are to all enemies within the radius throughout its duration.
Total Damage: 110/180/250/320 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 137.5/225/312.5/400)
Move Speed Slow: 40%
Slow Duration per Instance: 1/2/3/4
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
Kunkka does not need to face the area-targeted location to cast this ability within the ability's cast range.
16/14/12/10
Mana Cost
90
An ancestral rush of water explodes from the center of the world, called upon by the Admiral.

Tidebringer

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W
D
Tidebringer
Autocast / Active Attack Modifier
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Spell / Physical
Grants increased damage and cleaves a large area of effect in front of Kunkka for a single strike.
Cast Animation: 0.4 + 0.3
Cast RangeAffected by Attack Range increasing sources. 150
First Width: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 150 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 250)
Distance: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 650/775/900/1025 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 750/875/1000/1125)
End Width: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 500/550/600/650 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 600/650/700/750)
Cleave Damage: 150% (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 230%)
Attack Damage Bonus: 35/70/105/140 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 110/145/180/215)
Talent Upgrade
A successful Tidebringer attack now movement speed slow to all affected enemy units.
Move Speed Slow: 60%
Slow Duration: 1
Talent Upgrade
The Tidebringer attack now ignores a certain amount of the armor damage factor.

Only affects the Tidebringer damage instance.
Armor Piercing Bonus: 25%
13/10/7/4
A lost Claddish soul inhabits Kunkka's trusty Tidebringer, empowering it to destroy demons of the Cataract.

X Marks the Spot

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E
X
X Marks the Spot
Affects
Heroes
Marks the unit-targeted hero's current position with an X, and returns it to the X after several seconds.
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 550/700/850/1000
Enemy Duration: 3
X Marks the Spot is more effective while targeting an ally.
Ally Duration: 6
24/20/16/12
Mana Cost
50
The Admiral's set of arcane abilities includes some that can be used for battle as well as entertainment.

Return

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E
X
Return
Can be cast while rooted or leashed. Can be cast while leashed.
Affects
Heroes
Kunkka can return the marked hero to the X at anytime during the duration.
1

Tidal Wave

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F
W
Tidal Wave
Point
Affects
Enemy Units
Spell / Magical
Calls upon a tidal wave from behind Kunkka that deals damage, disarms, and drags enemy units along it.
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1050
Travel Distance: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1800
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 750 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 850)
Damage: 180
Knock Distance: 600
Knock Duration: 1
Disarm Duration: 1
12
Mana Cost
75
A good sailor knows the timing of the tides like the back of his hand.

Ghostship

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R
T
Ghostship
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity sources.
Point
Affects
Enemy Units / Allied Heroes
Spell / Magical
Summons a ghostly ship that sails through the battle before smashing apart, damaging and stunning all enemies caught near the wreckage.
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1000
Number of Ships: 1 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 2)
Ship Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 450 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 550)
Travel Distance: 2000
Ship Spawn Interval: 3.5
Impact Damage: 350/475/600
Stun Duration: 1.2
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
The Admiral's Rum applied by Ghostship is more effective.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Summons a fleet of Ghost ships on a 2.5 second interval. Each ship now also fires waves of cannonballs from the port and starboard side dealing part of Ghostship's damage as they pass through enemies.
Ship Interval: 2.5
Cannonball Volley Waves: 3
Volley Ghostship Damage Ratio: 40%
Projectile Radius: 100
Projectile Speed: 1400
90/80/70
Mana Cost
125/175/225
The final ship of the Claddish Navy is nothing but a phantom, but it is all too real to the enemies of the Admiral.

Recent Matches

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Main Article: Kunkka/Matches
DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. PicksPatch
June 6, 2026 - 17:00 CESTTier 3EPL Season 38 - June 6EPL Season 38 - June 6EPL Season 38 - June 6
Clockwerk
Windranger
Mirana
Timbersaw
Kunkka
1 : 0
Pangolier
Rubick
Alchemist
Techies
Largo
7.41c
June 6, 2026 - 12:30 CESTTier 1BLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - PlayoffsBLAST SLAM VII - Playoffs
Kez
Axe
Winter Wyvern
Mirana
Kunkka
0 : 1
Treant Protector
Snapfire
Enigma
Invoker
Templar Assassin
7.41
June 5, 2026 - 20:00 CESTTier 3EPL Season 38 - June 5EPL Season 38 - June 5EPL Season 38 - June 5
Largo
Bane
Witch Doctor
Kunkka
Templar Assassin
1 : 0
Puck
Shadow Fiend
Undying
Underlord
Ringmaster
7.41c
June 2, 2026 - 20:00 PETQualifierEWC 2026 SA CQEWC 2026 SA CQEWC 2026 SA CQ
Beastmaster
Phoenix
Keeper of the Light
Tiny
Kunkka
1 : 0
Shadow Fiend
Nyx Assassin
Winter Wyvern
Bristleback
Queen of Pain
7.41
June 1, 2026 - 20:00 EESTQualifierEWC 2026 EEU CQEWC 2026 EEU CQEWC 2026 EEU CQ
Rubick
Doom
Witch Doctor
Kunkka
Keeper of the Light
0 : 1
Axe
Lich
Drow Ranger
Windranger
Void Spirit
7.41

Recent Changes

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Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.41c
(2026-05-06)
7.41
(2026-03-24)
  • Admiral's Rum
    • The ability no longer passively procs if the buff is applied via Ghostship ,
    • Reapplying the buff refreshes its duration and no longer stacks.
    • Reduced damage reduction from 20% to 18%.
    • Rescaled movement speed bonus from 10% on each level to 7.75% + (0.25% * HeroLvl) .
    • Reduced damage timer from 6 to 5.
    • Reduced rum buff duration from 6 to 5.
    • Rescaled cooldown from 60 on each level to 60.5 - (0.5 * HeroLvl) .
    • Ghostship
      • Now applies a 2 ability factor to the incoming damage reduction, movement speed bonus, and buff duration.
  • REMOVED the Tidebringer High Tide ability component.
  • REMOVED the X Marks the Spot Grog Blossom ability component.
7.40b
(2025-12-23)

Dota Plus Progress

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Main Article: Hero Challenges

Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.

Kunkka's Relics Voice Lines

Multi-Hero Torrents

Three Hero Tidebringers

Three Hero Ghostships

Damage With Unholy Strength

Stuns Leading To Kills

Teleports Leading To Kills

Crit Damage

Damage From Invisibility

Triple Kills

Mega Kill Streaks

Wards Placed

Kill Assists

Kills

Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum
  • ▶️ Just to be clear, if I call you mate, I don't mean it literally.

Master

Grandmaster

Equipment

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Trivia

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  • Warcraft 3 similarities:
    • In DotA, Kunkka uses the model of Admiral Proudmoore, a campaign-only variant of the Paladin hero, without any abilities.
      • Kunkka is named Daelin Broudmoore as well, but this was changed in Dota 2 to avoid copyright issues with "Blizzard Entertainment".
      • The name Kunkka is in honour of the artist who created numerous loading screen artwork for DotA and Dota 2.[2]
      • The artist also participated in the creation of several cosmetic sets, including Kunkka's Bestowments of the Divine Anchor set, and the Chains of the Black Death set.
      • In Kunkka's DotA biography, it is stated that some people called him "Jacksparrow," though this name did not appear in-game. Jack Sparrow is the name of the main character in the Pirates of the Carribean movie franchise.
    • Kunkka has a 3/9 chance to spawn in with the name "Kunkka".
    • Kunkka has a 1/9 chance to spawn in with the name "CoCo". It is unknown what this is a refering to.
    • Kunkka has a 1/9 chance to spawn in with the name "Captain Obvious", a common slang word for a Lapalissade.
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References

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