Charnok

Charnok

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Role - Ranged DPS
Archetype - Caster
2352.9 EHP
2000 HP
15 armor
630 move speed
186.7 / 150.0 proj base dps
1510.8 total dmg over 5s
900 / 1150 / 1400 AoE & burn dmg
Baseline effects

Upgrade effects

Playstyle

Charnok is a slow, meaty mid-range caster that focuses on AoE and dealing heavy damage over time.

• He is a great hero to follow up on a teammate's engage and does excellent damage vs stationary targets, including pinned down guardians.
• He is also great at fighting in narrow spaces, where there is not much room to avoid his abilities and he can hit multiple targets easily.
• Charnok struggles against heroes with longer range, and must pick and choose his fights against them wisely as he will generally lose long range trades.
• Charnok has very few defensive upgrades and plenty of offensive ones, meaning that he becomes more of a glass cannon as the game goes on.

Skills

Fireball

140
40m

LMB - Charge up a fireball

Charges and shoots a fireball projectile.

• Attack time on release - 0.75s.
• On impact, explodes dealing damage in a radius based on charge level.
• Charge Level 1
  • 20m range, 140 dmg in a 1m radius, 186.7 dps.
• Charge Level 2 - 0.75s
  • 40m range, 225 dmg in a 1.4m radius, 150.7 dps.
• Damage falls off from -0% at center to -70% at edge.

Dragon's Breath

8-13s

35
6m

RMB - Breathe fire

Breathe fire in a narrow cone, for up to 2.27s.

• 4-17 hits.
• Pierces enemies.
• Cooldown increases from 8-13s the longer the attack is held.
• 195.3 dps.
• 595 total dmg.

Detonate

12s

200
Self

Q - Blast off

Blast into the air, 5m high.

• Can hold forward or backwards to be sent in that direction. Otherwise Charnok is sent slightly forward.
• Enemies within a 3m radius are pushed 1m (interrupts).
• Cooldown does not begin until Charnok lands.

Hot Hail

15s

110
17m

E - Rain fiery stones

Bombards a 3m radius with fire for 4s.

• No hit damage, only burns.
• Burn, 110 dmg/s for 1s.
• 440 total dmg.

Flame On

300
12m

F - Fire pillars

Calls forth three pillars of fire in a line in front of Charnok.

• Knocks up enemies 6.5m high (interrupts).
• Applies burn for 1s.
• Pillars leave behind burning ground for 4s.
• Focus increases
  • Initial hit - 300 / 450 / 600 dmg.
  • Burn - 150 / 175 / 200 dmg/s.
  • 900 / 1150 / 1400 total dmg.

Upgrades

LMB - Fireball

Big Ball of Fire

LMB L - Charge up further

Fireball

• Charge Level 1
  • 20m range, 140 dmg in a 1m radius, 186.7 dps.
• Charge Level 2 - 0.75s
  • 40m range, 225 dmg in a 1.4m radius, 150.7 dps.
• Charge Level 3 - 2.25s
  • 60m range, 360 dmg in a 1.8m radius, 120.0 dps.

Bigger Ball of Fire

LMB LL - Full charge area

Fireball

• Charge Level 3 - 2.25s
  • 60m range, 360 dmg in a 1.8m 2.3m radius.

Bombastic

LMB LR - Buff damage

Fireball

• Charge Level 3 - 2.25s
  • On hit, gains +4% basic attack dmg until next attack misses. Stacks 3x.

Burn Notice

LMB R - Full charge burns

Fireball

• Charge Level 2 - 0.75s
  • On direct hit, applies burn, 40 dmg/s for 3s.
  • 150 190 dps.
  • 225 345 total dmg.

Extended Notice

LMB RL - Longer burn

Fireball

• Charge Level 2 - 0.75s
  • On direct hit, applies burn, 40 dmg/s for 3s 5s.
  • 345 425 total dmg.

Stoke the Fire

LMB RR - Damage vs burning

Fireball

Hits against burning enemies deal extra damage.

• Charge Level 1
  • 140 185 damage vs burning enemies.
  • 186.7 246.7 dps vs burning enemies.
• Charge Level 2 - 0.75s
  • 225 295 damage vs burning enemies.
  • 190 236.7 dps vs burning enemies.
  • 345 415 total dmg vs burning enemies.

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RMB - Dragon's Breath

Turning up the Heat

RMB L - Longer duration

Dragon's Breath

Breathe fire in a narrow cone, for up to 2.27s 3.2s.

• 4-17 4-24 hits.
• Cooldown increases from 8-13s 8-15s the longer the attack is held.
• 595 840 total dmg.

Scorching Flames

RMB LL - Duration increases damage

Dragon's Breath

On hit, gain up to +30% damage as duration increases.

• Approximately 840 1003 total dmg.

Back Burner

RMB LR - Backstab ignores armor

Dragon's Breath

On backstab hit, damage ignores armor.

Fire Shelter

RMB R - Deflection, damage reduction

Dragon's Breath

Gains front deflection and +20% front damage reduction.

Fire Wall

RMB RL - More damage reduction

Dragon's Breath

• Gains front deflection and +20% +40% front damage reduction.

Backdraft

RMB RR - Push on release

Dragon's Breath

On release deals an extra hit, then a sends a wave that deals 35 dmg and pushes enemies 10m (interrupts).

• 595 665 total dmg.

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Q - Detonate

Blast Off

Q L - Increased damage

Detonate

• 200 300 dmg.

Parting Gift

Q LL - Push farther

Detonate

• Enemies within a 3m radius are pushed 1m 10m (interrupts).

Make it Rain Fire

Q LR - Quick charge fireballs

Detonate

For 3s after activation, Fireball starts at charge level 2.

Dive Bomb

Q R - Dive attack

Dive Bomb can now be used with Q, Q

Dive Bomb

87.5
10m

Q, Q - Dive attack

Dive toward the ground, upon landing create an explosion in a 3m radius.

• May only be used within 1.5s after using Detonate.
• May be cancelled with a dodge.
• Burns, 100 dmg/s for 3s.
• 378.5 total dmg.

Time of Impact

Q RL - Reduced cooldown

Dive Bomb

Reduce cooldown of Detonate by 3s per hit, to a minimum of 3s.

Superheat

Q RR - Burn damage

Detonate

• 12s 15s cooldown.

Dive Bomb

• On landing, all skills gain +30% damage with burn for 3s.
  • Burns, 100 130 dmg/s for 3s with buff.
  • 378.5 468.5 total dmg with buff.

This upgrade increases burn damage dealt by all of Charnok's skills by +30% for 3s. This does not apply retroactively to skills that have already applied burn, but does affect the full duration of new burns applied during the buff.

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E - Hot Hail

Hot Coals

E L - Slow

Hot Hail

Slows enemies, -25% move speed for 3s.

Burnination

E LL - Larger area

Hot Hail

• Bombards a 3m 4.5m radius with fire for 4s.

Hotter and Hotter

E LR - Increased slow

Hot Hail

• Slows major slows enemies, -25% -50% move speed for 3s.

Hunka Burning Love

E R - Meteor

Hot Hail

A meteor falls after 2s, deals 375 dmg.

• 440 815 total dmg.

Crater

E RL - Meteor stuns

Hot Hail

• A meteor falls after 2s, deals 375 dmg and stuns enemies for 0.9s (interrupts).

Meteoric Fall

E RR - Remove delay

Hot Hail

• A meteor falls after 2s, deals 375 dmg.

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F - Flame On / Passive

Dominator

F L - Damage buff on kill

Passive

On kill, Fireball gains +5% damage until death. Stacks 3x.

Battle Fury

F LL - Focus gain

Passive

On kill and death, gain +25 focus.

Remorseless

F LR - Buff on kill

Passive

On kill, gain +10% move speed and +10% damage for 6s.

Blazing Fast

F R - Charge up faster

Fireball

• Charge Level 2 - 0.75s 0.5s
• Charge Level 3 - 2.25s 1.5s (if available)

Penetrating Flame

F RL - Ignore armor

Fireball

• Charge Level 2 - 0.5s

30% of damage ignores armor.

• Charge Level 3 - 1.5s (if available)

30% of damage ignores armor.

Precision Flame

F RR - Always crit

Fireball

• Charge Level 2 - 0.5s

100% crit chance.

• Charge Level 3 - 1.5s (if available)

100% crit chance.

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Talents

Burning Breath

T RMB - Burns

Dragon's Breath

Applies burn, 25 dmg/s for 4s.

Clash

• Applies burn, 25 50 dmg/s for 4s.

Propulsion

T Q - Distance, radius, speed

Detonate

• Can hold forward or backwards to be sent farther in that direction. Otherwise Charnok is sent slightly forward.
• Enemies within a 3m 4m radius are pushed 1m (interrupts).

Clash

On landing, gain +12% move speed for 3s.

Hail Yes

T E - Range and focus

Hot Hail

• 17m 25m range.

Clash

On burn kill, gain +50 focus.

Notes

• Charnok's escape skill Detonate is slower and less reliable than most other ranged heroes. Make up for this by using it to climb terrain vertically so that enemies can't chase you down.
• When aiming Charnok's focus against stationary targets, try to overlap two columns. The initial hit cannot hit the same target twice, but targets can take an extra tick of burn damage at the end of the skill if they are hit by an earlier pillar and are touching the ground from a later pillar.