Pugna (Dota 2)

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Pugna (Dota 2) - Pugna Skills

This page details each of Pugna's abilities/skills in turn.

First Ability

Nether Blast [Keybind: Q]
AbilityAffectsDamage
Target Point Enemy units and structures Magical
An exploding pulse deals damage to enemies and structures in the area.
  • Range: 400
  • Radius: 400
  • Damage to units: 100/175/250/325
  • Damage to structures: 50/87.5/125/162.5
  • Blast Delay: 0.9
  • Cooldown: 5.5 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 85/105/125/145
Lore: The Arts of Oblivion include a deafening blast of emerald flames from the Nether Reaches.
  • Is blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Will effectively deal 150/262.5/375/487.5 damage to decrepified units.
  • Deals 50% damage to structures.

Second Ability

Decrepify [Keybind: W]
AbilityAffects
Target Unit Units
A powerful banishing spell that slows a unit and renders it unable to attack or be attacked. Afflicted units take extra magic damage.
  • Range: 700
  • Duration: 2/2.5/3/3.5
  • Bonus Spell Damage: 50% against enemies, 25% against allies
  • Movement Speed Slow: 50% against enemies, 25% against allies
  • Cooldown: 12/10/8/6
  • Mana Cost: 60
Lore: A now-mastered relic from his childhood, Pugna delights in banishing others into the Nether Realm, whether for good, evil, or simple enjoyment.
  • Is blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Can be purged.
  • Is blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • Only magical and pure damage can harm units under the effect of Decrepify.
  • Does stack with other Magic amplification, but not other ethereal effects like from Ethereal Blade.

Third Ability

Nether Ward [Keybind: E]
AbilityAffectsDamage
No Target Enemies Magical
Pugna places a nether ward that fires mana flares at enemy heroes who dare to cast spells, while also preventing them from regenerating mana. Nether Ward deals damage equal to the damage multiplier times the mana spent by the enemy hero. Lasts 30 seconds.
  • Radius: 1600
  • Duration: 30
  • Hits to kill: 4
  • Damage Per Mana Used: 1/1.25/1.5/1.75
  • Mana Regeneration: -1.5/-3.0/-4.5/-6
  • Cooldown: 35 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 80
Lore: While at the lamasery for the Arts of Oblivion, Pugna learned to dominate his classmates with a simple ward charged with Nether magic.
  • Mana Flare is triggered when an enemy casts a spell or uses an item. Damage is based on the mana-cost of the spell or item.
  • Ability Modifiers such as Searing Arrows, Arcane Orb, and Impetus will trigger Mana Flare even if set to autocast.
  • Procs of Quill Spray from Bristleback's passive will count as cast spells, using 35 mana as the cost (despite not costing Bristleback any mana).
  • Requires 3 hero attacks or 12 other attacks to destroy.
  • Mana Flare deals the damage before the actual spell is cast, so if the target dies, the spell will have no effect and be set on cooldown.
  • Nether Ward can be targeted by Decrepify and will continue to function while under its effect.
  • The multiplier will effectively be 1.5/1.87/2.25/2.62 against decrepified units.
  • Is blocked by Spell Immunity.
  • Does trigger Linken's Sphere.
Nether Ward
Duration 30
Hit Points 3 hero hits, 12 creep hits
Armor 0
Sight Range 600/600
Base Attack Time 1
Bounty 20/40/60/80
Experience 0

Ultimate Ability

Life Drain [Keybind: R]
AbilityAffectsDamage
Channeled Enemies Magical

While channelling Life Drain, Pugna siphons HP from the target enemy unit. If Pugna has full HP, and the target is a Hero, Life Drain will restore mana instead. Lasts 10 seconds.

Life Drain can also be targeted on allies, allowing Pugna to drain his own life into them
  • Range: 850 (900 with Aghanims)
  • Duration: 10
  • Health Drained Per Second: 120/160/200 (180/240/300 with Aghanims)
  • Cooldown: 22 seconds (0 with Aghanims)
  • Mana Cost: 125/175/225
Lore: Pugna has truly become more powerful than even the grandmaster of Oblivion.
  • Can be targeted on spell immune unit, but target takes no damage and Pugna is not healed.
  • Is blocked by Linken's Sphere.
  • HP drained depends on the actual damage dealt, so Decrepify increases it and spell reduction reduces it.
  • Will continue to drain as long as the target stays within 1100 range of Pugna and is within Pugna's vision range.
  • If the target is an illusion it's destroyed on the first damage tick.
  • The mana-restoring effect only applies when targeting heroes.
  • Will effectively deal 180/240/300 (270/360/450 with Aghanims) damage per second to decrepified units.

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