Kalithresh by Koetetsu

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Kalithresh

By: Koetetsu
Last Updated: Oct 13, 2017
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Kalithresh

Naga Warlord

Background: Deep within the Steamvault, the naga have begun experimenting with a mysterious substance to strengthen their warriors and purge them of fear. Kalithresh was one of Lady Vashj's first servants to volunteer as a test subject for this dark elixir. As reward, he has been charged with guarding the expansive Steamvault and ensuring the region's arcane machinery operates without interruption.

Hero Statistics:
Health: 2545 (+4%/level)
Mana: 500 (+4%/level)
Attack Damage: 115 (+4%/level)
Attack Speed: 0.85
Attack Range: 3

Design Philosophy:
A Naga bruiser that creates disarray for the enemy team and overpowers enemies who are foolish enough to duel with him in melee.

Combat Trait

1
Impaling Strike
Ability Key: D
Cooldown: 1 second

Every 3rd basic attack against the same target roots the target and Kalithresh for 1 second. When the root expires the target is then dealt damage equal to Kalithresh's basic attack damage.

Primary Abilities

1
Crushing Wave
Ability Key: Q
Mana Cost: 60
Cooldown: 10 seconds.

Sends a gigantic wave to damage enemies in a cone for 192 (+4%/level) damage. Enemies that are facing the wave are also slowed by 40% for 2 seconds.
2
Warlord's Rage
Ability Key: W
Mana Cost: 75
Cooldown: 12 seconds

Become enraged gaining 20% increased attack and movement speed, and increases all damage done by 15% for 6 seconds.
3
Head Crack
Ability Key: E
Mana Cost: 50
Cooldown: 6 seconds

Headbutts a target in melee dealing 227 (+4%/level) damage. If the target is rooted or stunned they instead have their maximum health reduced by 15% for 5 seconds.

Secondary Abilities

1
Deep Strike
Cooldown: 90 seconds

Burrows into the ground and creates a torrent of water at the target location that throws enemies into the air, slows them on hitting the ground and deals 318 (+4%/level) damage. Kalithresh also re-emerges from the torrent.
2
Trident Throw
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Throws a trident in the target direction rooting for 1 second and dealing 115 (+4%/level) damage to the first enemy it hits.

Heroic Abilities

1
Tidal Shield
Ability Key: R
Mana Cost: 100
Cooldown: 80 seconds

Gains 75 spell armor for 4 seconds and all enemy non-AoE abilities and their effects that hit Kalithresh are instead reflected back to the caster.

Upgrade: Spell Reflection

Increases the duration to 7 seconds but reduces the spell armor to 25.
2
Rip Tide
Ability Key: R
Mana Cost: 100
Cooldown: 100 seconds

After a 1 second delay, summons torrents of water below nearby enemy heroes that knocks them into the air, slowing them after they land by 30% for 3 seconds and dealing 318 (+4%/level) damage.

Upgrade: Vengeful Torrent

Now affects all enemy heroes globally and takedowns on heroes affected by the slow reduce the cooldown by 20 seconds.

Special Mount

1
Swift Slither
After not taking damage for 3 seconds gain 20% movement speed that is lost upon entering combat or taking damage.

Talents

Level 1

Bloodsoaked Trident (Quest): Hit enemy heroes 15 times with Impaling Strike
Reward: Impaling strike and Trident Throw now causes the target to bleed. Losing 1% of their maximum health per second for 10 seconds.

Enraged Regeneration (Quest): Collecting regeneration globes increases health regeneration by 1 up to 20.
Reward: Upon collecting 20 regeneration globes, Activating Warlord's rage increases this bonus to 80 for the duration of the ability.

Leatherback (Passive): Passively gain 15 physical armor. If Kalithresh takes damage more than 10% of his health he becomes unstoppable for 0.5 seconds. This effect has a 10 second cooldown.

Level 4

Crashing Wave (Q): The wave deals 15% increased damage the longer it travels, up to 60%. But reduces the travel speed by 30%.

Numbed Nerves (W): Warlord's rage delays 50% of all incoming damage until the end of the ability.

Skull Bash (E): Using Head Crack on heroes grants 20 armor for 3 seconds.

Level 7

Tide Over (Trait): Impaling Strike now deals 100% of your basic attack damage to nearby enemies around the rooted target.

Serpentine Momentum (Z): Movement speed bonus now decays over 2 seconds upon entering combat or taking damage.

Trident Throw (Active): Throws a trident in the target direction. If it hits an enemy they are rooted for 1 second and take 115 (+4%/level) damage.

Level 10 (See Heroic Abilities)

Level 13

Rage Flip (Trait): Impaling Strike now flips the target over Kalithresh but no longer roots the target.

Intimidating Roar (W): Activating Warlord's Rage now reduces the damage of nearby enemies by 25% for 3 seconds.

Maul (E): Head Crack now heals for 15% of Kalithresh's maximum health over 3 seconds.

Level 16

Minion of the Deep (Q): Crushing wave summons a sea elemental on the first 3 enemy heroes it hits. Sea elementals deal 65 (+4%/level) ranged damage and stun their target for 0.5 seconds after attacking them 4 times. Up to 3 elementals can be active at a time and last for 8 seconds.

Naga Distiller (W): Increases the bonuses to 30% attack and movement speed and 50% increased damage but requires a channeling time of 3 seconds.

Brain Damage (E): Lower's the target's armor by 25 for 4 seconds.

Level 20

Spell Reflection (See heroic abilities)

Vengeful Torrent (See heroic abilities)

Fueled by Carnage (Trait): Impaling strike now extends the duration of Warlord's rage by 1 second or reduces its cooldown by 1 second when on cooldown.

Deep Strike (Active): Burrows into the ground and creates a Rip Tide on the location and bursts forth from it.

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