Kraken/Details

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Kraken
Crustacean Kraken

[edit] Legacy Skills

Skills that were either removed or had its mechanics reworked drastically.

Tidal Pull

Action:	Aura
Target:	Enemy Units

Kraken's presence slows nearby enemies with a continuous tidal pull.

[edit] Skills Table

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Cast Range	Area of Effect	Duration	Effects
1	N/A	N/A	N/A	300	N/A	7% Movement Slow
2	N/A	N/A	N/A	300	N/A	14% Movement Slow
3	N/A	N/A	N/A	300	N/A	21% Movement Slow
4	N/A	N/A	N/A	300	N/A	28% Movement Slow

Whirlpool

Action:	Target Position
Type:	Superior Magic

Kraken forms two connected whirlpools, one at a target location and one around himself. After a short time, the whirlpool near Kraken sucks everyone in and spits them out at the targeted location. Enemies are damaged in the process.

[edit] Skills Table

Level	Mana Cost	Cooldown	Cast Range	Area of Effect	Duration	Effects
1	200	150 seconds	750	350	N/A	Creates a whirlpool at target location. Teleports all units around Kraken 4 seconds after activation to whirlpool's location, dealing 150 Magic damage to enemy units and applying Drench for 4 seconds.
2	250	135 seconds	1000	350	N/A	Creates a whirlpool at target location. Teleports all units around Kraken 5 seconds after activation to whirlpool's location, dealing 300 Magic damage to enemy units and applying Drench for 4 seconds.
3	300	120 seconds	1250	350	N/A	Creates a whirlpool at target location. Teleports all units around Kraken 6 seconds after activation to whirlpool's location, dealing 450 Magic damage to enemy units and applying Drench for 4 seconds.

Drench Effects

Level	Effects
1	-2 Armor, 20% Movement Slow
2	-4 Armor, 30% Movement Slow
3	-6 Armor, 40% Movement Slow

Notes

Whirlpool can be manually activated after 2 seconds.
May not be used near an allied Well, Tarpit, or Trees.

[edit] Patch Notes

Patch 0.1.21

Removed Tidal Pull
Third ability is now Splash. Splash grants a 20% chance on attack to do bonus Magic damage to nearby enemies.
Cast range on Whirlpool reduced to 1000, from 1500

Patch 0.1.23

Kraken is no longer invulnerable during his Tsunami Charge. Stuns and other immobilizing effects may interrupt it
Some restrictions have been placed on Whirlpool to prevent abuse
- If Kraken moves more than 3000 units away from the whirlpool, the ability will instantly trigger its teleportation rather than waiting for the remaining time
- If kraken teleports more than 3500 units away from the whirlpool, the ability will be cancelled
Whirlpool now scales more appropriately with level
- Cast range is now 750/1000/1250
- The delay on whirlpool triggering its teleport is now 6/5/4 seconds

Patch 0.1.26

Tweaked graphical effects on Whirlpool to match the radius around Kraken in which units will be teleported

Patch 0.1.42

Whirlpool will no longer teleport gadgets (such as wards)

Patch 0.1.45

Drench
- Removed
Tsunami Charge
- Manacost lowered to 90/100/110/120
- Damage increased to 100/150/200/250
Splash
- Moved to ability slot 1 (Q)
- Now an Attack Ability that has a 6/5/4/3 second cooldown
- Damage and splash range the same
Whirlpool
- Changed the delay on casting Whirlpool from 6/5/4 to 4/5/6 seconds
- The whirlpool may be manually triggered to teleport early. Cannot be triggered within 2 seconds of having cast whirlpool
- Damage dealt to enemy units increased from 150/225/300 to 150/300/450
- Enemy units caught in the whirlpool at time of teleport will have a debuff applied to them for 4 seconds that reduces movement speed by 20/30/40% and armor by 2/4/6
- Cool down is now 150/135/120 (increased from 120 at all levels)
New Ability: Tidal Pull
- Ability slot 3 (E)
- Decreases the movement speed of all enemies in a 300 radius by 7/14/21/28%

Patch 0.1.47

Splash is now Physical damage

Patch 0.1.48

Whirlpool may no longer be used near the Well, Tarpit, or any trees
Splash's damage is now typed as Splash (will no longer hit wards)

Patch 0.1.49

Kraken's Whirlpool no longer brings Bosses with it
Kraken's Splash now takes 25 mana (used to be 15)

Patch 0.1.60

Fixed Whirlpool so he can activate the 'return' while standing near trees

Patch 0.1.62

Whirlpool will no longer drag gadget pets such as Engineer's Turret or Arachna's Spider with it

Patch 0.1.63

No longer runs in place after charging (but he did look hilarious)

Patch 0.3.2

Fixed Ult grabbing gadgets/PsuedoPets

Patch 1.0.13

Reworked
Ability 1: Torrent
- Kraken conjures a surge of seawater, drowning an enemy. Deals damage, slows, and reduces armor
- Deals 110/160/210/260 Magic damage and applies Torrent to the target for 3 seconds
- Torrent: 30% Movement Slow, -2/-3/-4/-5 Armor
Ability 2: Tsunami Charge
- Kraken charges with great strength and speed, dragging the first enemy he encounters to sure doom. If Kraken collides with a tree, cliff, or structure, he will stop. If he is dragging someone at that time, they will get stunned.
- Charges 800 units in the targeted direction. Deals 60/90/120/150 Magic damage in a 200 AoE to all enemy units he charges past. On collision with an enemy hero, that hero is picked up and carried along with Kraken. When he hits a cliff, building, or tree he stops charging. If he is carrying an enemy hero, that hero is stunned for 1/1.33/1.66/2 seconds and takes an additional 50/100/150/200 Physical damage.
Ability 3: Splash
- Kraken releases a devastating slam that splits the seven seas, passively dealing additional splash damage on occasion.
- Deals 30/50/70/90 bonus Magical damage to targets in a 325 radius and an additional 30/50/70/90 Magical damage to targets in a 200 radius. Attacking will reduce cooldown by 1 second.
Ability 4: Release the Kraken!
- Every seafarer's nightmare is manifest as this hulk of watery flesh! Summons a Whirlpool that damages and pulls in enemies. If they reach the center, they are damaged and stuned by its lashing tentacles.
- After a delay of 1 second a 300 radius whirlpool spawns, dealing 40/50/70 Magic damage per second, slowing by 50%, and pulling units towards the center with a force of 100/125/150. Any enemies who reach the center are dealt 200/300/400 Magic damage and are stunned for 1.5/1.75/2 seconds. Lasts 3/4/5 seconds.

Patch 1.0.14

Fixed Hellbourne Main Building bounds so Tsunami Charge doesn't just go through it
Fixed Tsunami Charge doing too much damage
Tsunami Charge no longer brings Invulnerable units along with him
Splash no longer propagates to illusions

Patch 1.0.15

Projectile speed of Torrent increased from 1000 to 1250

Patch 1.0.18

Bugfix for Kraken's charge warping people around
Tsunami Charge touch radius from 60 to 80
Splash CD from 8 secs to 11/10/9/8 seconds, damage type changed from magic to physical

Patch 1.0.19