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Episode 70 Stukov PTR Patch Stukov Trait Bio-Kill Switch (D): Activate to detonate all of Stukov’s Viruses. Each Healing Pathogen…

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Episode 70

Stukov PTR Patch

Stukov

Trait

Bio-Kill Switch (D): Activate to detonate all of Stukov’s Viruses. Each Healing Pathogen heals its target, and each Weighted Pustule does damage and Slows its target by 70% for 2 seconds. Can be cast while Channeling Lurking Arm.

Is 16 second cooldown too long?

Basic Abilities

Healing Pathogen (Q): Infest an allied Hero with a Healing Pathogen that heals the target for 240 Health over 4.5 seconds. Healing Pathogens can spread to a nearby allied Hero every 0.75 seconds, and a single Healing Pathogen can spread to each allied Hero 1 time.

Positioning is crucial for spreading and the initial target will benefit the most from Bio-Kill Switch.

Weighted Pustule (W): Hurl a pustule that impacts all enemy Heroes in its path, dealing damage and Slowing by 5%, increasing to 50% over 3 seconds. Deals additional damage upon expiring or being removed.
Lurking Arm (E): Channel at a target location, creating an area that Silences enemies inside and deals 144 damage per second to them. Deals 50% reduced damage to non-Heroes. Does not cost Mana while Channeling, and lasts until canceled or interrupted.

You can perma-lock a sieged Hammer and they can’t unsiege and run away.

Heroic Abilities

Flailing Swipe: Swipe 3 times in front of Stukov over 1.75 seconds, dealing damage to enemies hit and knocking them away. Each swipe is larger than the previous.
Massive Shove: Extend Stukov’s arm. If it hits an enemy Hero, they are rapidly shoved until they collide with terrain, taking damage. Stukov gains 50 Armor while shoving an enemy.

Maximum troll potential, but it’s actually pretty good for a 20 second cooldown?
Currently healing is way overtuned. I think he’ll be tier S if he releases in his current state. -Bacon
Apparently healing was BUGGED and doing double the normal amount. We’ll see his actual power level when he releases.

Hanamura Changes

Core life increased from 7 to 8.
No more sapper minions. I’m really against this and might go off on a tangent. – balrog
Payloads take 255 seconds to respawn (up from 240).

Payloads now grant 1200 XP upon completion.

Fortification Camp: Turret power-up now prioritize attacking Heroes.
Recon Camp: Power-up no longer demounts when using.
Support Camp: Largely unchanged in terms of XP and bribe.

Xul Rework

Mana/Health Talents at 4/7 replaced with an inferior version.
Lane soaking/wave clear ability is largely unchanged.
Is his teamfighting better? I think not -Bacon.

Discussion Topics

Things Bacon has noticed about Grandmaster players.

The number of games they play.
Swings in points and rankings.
Everyone knows each other.

The Matayeo Problem: How do we stop him when the enemy drafts him?

Maps

Most often played on Hanamura, but it’s his second worst map (Infernal Shrines worst)
BoE is his 4th worst and Spider Queen is his 3rd worst.
Best is Cursed Hollow and Sky Temple.

Heroes to counter

Anub’arak.
Push heroes: Probius, Zagara, Hammer, Gazlowe.
Poke heroes: Hammer, Rexxar, Jaina, Sylvanas (Windrunner), Tracer.

Gankbush Hero of the Week: Anub’arak revisited

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