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Data Page for Dehaka
Parameter Variable Value
name name Dehaka
date date March 29, 2016
price price 10000
title title Primal Pack Leader
role role Bruiser
franchise franchise Starcraft
info info A Bruiser with a strong, global presence that can effectively clear groups of minions.
lore lore Cunning and wise, Dehaka is one of the last surviving pack leaders of the forgotten world of Zerus. As with all primal zerg, he is driven by a powerful desire to consume the essence of his foes and evolve into newer and more deadly forms.
difficulty difficulty Hard
melee melee True
health health 2434
healthRegen health regen 5.0703
resource resource 500
resourceType resource type Mana
armor armor 0
attackSpeed attack speed 1.11
attackRange attack range 1.00
attackDamage attack damage 100
healthScaling health scaling 0.04
regenScaling health regen scaling 0.04
adamageScaling attack damage scaling 0.04
unitRadius unit radius 1.125
skills skills see below
talents talent_<tier>_<column> see below

Skills

Essence Collection Icon
Essence Collection
Cooldown: 5 seconds

Heal Dehaka for 29 Health per stored essence over 5 seconds. Can be cast during Drag and Burrow.
Passive: Gain 10 Essence from Takedowns and 2 Essence from nearby Minions dying. Maximum of 50 Essence.


Type: Healing
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Self
Targeting: No target
Properties: Heal over time
Cast time: Instant
Radius: 12 (minion deaths)
Tickrate: 2.0 per second (x11)
Drag Icon
Q
Drag
75 Mana Cooldown: 15 seconds

Dehaka lashes out his tongue, dealing 160 damage to the first enemy hit, Stunning and dragging them with him for 1.75 seconds.
If Dehaka is Stunned or Silenced while using Drag, the effect ends.


Type: Spell damage, Crowd control
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Clamping, Skillshot
Cast time: 0.1875 + 0 seconds
Range: 5.5
Hitbox: 1.25 x 2.0
Missile speed: 14
Dark Swarm Icon
W
Dark Swarm
50 Mana Cooldown: 10 seconds

Deal 52 damage every 0.5 seconds to nearby enemies for 3.5 seconds. While active, you are able to move through units. Can be cast during Drag and Burrow.


Type: Spell damage
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: No target
Properties: Area of Effect
Cast time: Instant
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 3.5
Tickrate: 2.0 per second (x6)
Burrow Icon
E
Burrow
65 Mana Cooldown: 20 / 0.5 seconds

Burrow into the ground, entering Stasis and becoming Invulnerable for 2 seconds.


Type: Status effect
Affects: Self
Targeting: No target
Properties: Stasis
Cast time: Instant

  • Burrow can be reactivated after 0.5 seconds to end its effect early.
Isolation Icon
R
Isolation
70 Mana Cooldown: 60 seconds

Launch biomass that hits the first enemy Hero dealing 200 damage, revealing, Silencing and Slowing them 30% for 3 seconds. Additionally, their vision radius is greatly reduced for 6 seconds.


Type: Spell damage, Crows control, Status effect, Vision reduction
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemy Heroes
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Channeled cast (stationary), Revealed, Silence, Skillshot, Slow
Cast time: 0.375 (ch) + 0.1875 seconds
Range: 8.0
Hitbox: 1.75 x 0.65
Missile speed: 18
Reduced vision radius: 3.5

  • Interrupting the ability during its windup puts it on a 10 second cooldown.
  • Enemy Heroes hit by Isolation are Revealed for 3 seconds.
  • Vision reduction cannot be removed, while other effects can be removed by certain effects.
Adaptation (Dehaka) Icon
R
Adaptation
70 Mana Cooldown: 60 seconds

After 4 seconds, heal for 100% of the damage Dehaka took over this period.


Type: Healing
Scaling: -
Affects: Self
Targeting: No target
Cast time: Instant

  • Healing is calculated from final damage taken, after damage modifications.
  • Amount healed can further be affected by healing modifiers affecting either Dehaka's healing output (e.g. Spell Power) or healing received.
Icon dehaka mount
Z
Brushstalker
Cooldown: 75 seconds

Activate to burrow to a bush on the Battleground.
Passive: Gain 20% movement speed while in a bush and for 2 seconds after leaving.


Type: Movement: Teleport, Status effect
Affects: Self
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Channeled cast (stationary), Movement speed, Stasis
Cast time: 2.0 (ch) + 0 seconds
Range: Global

  • Interrupting Brushstalker during it's cast puts it on a 10 second cooldown.
  • While travelling, Dehaka is removed from battleground and put in Stasis for 1.5 seconds, removing most debuffs.

Talents

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Enduring Swarm Icon
Enduring Swarm

Dark Swarm's duration is increased by 0.5 seconds and grants 50 Spell Armor while active.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Properties: Spell Armor

  • Does not stack with other positive Spell Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
Tissue Regeneration Icon
Tissue Regeneration

Regneration Globes grant 10 Essence.
❢ Repeatable Quest: Every 50 Essence collected permanently increases Health Regeneration by 4, up to 40, and maximum Essence by 1, up to 10.


Type: Bonus Health Regeneration
Scaling: -
Affects: Self

  • Essence collected while at maximum Essence still counts towards quest progress.
Enhanced Agility Icon
Enhanced Agility

Brushstalker's movement speed bonus now lasts for 5 seconds after leaving a brush.
❢ Repeatable Quest: Every 50 Essence collectedpermanently increases the Movement Speed Bonus of Brushstalket by 2%, up to 20%.


  • Stack additively with itself and Brushstalker's passive Movement Speed bonus.
  • Essence collected while at maximum Essence still counts towards quest progress.
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Lurker Strain Icon
Lurker Strain

Reduce the cooldown of Burrow by 6 seconds. Emerging from Burrow grants Dehaka Stealth for 3 seconds and also knocks nearby enemies back, Slowing them by 30% for 3 seconds.


Type: Crowd control / Status effect
Affects: Enemies / Self
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 3.0
Knockback duration: 0.25 seconds
Knockback speed: 10
One-Who-Collects Icon
One-Who-Collects

Increases Essence collected from Minions by 50%.

Hero Stalker Icon
Hero Stalker

Increases Essence gained from Takedowns by 100% and gain 1 Essence each time an enemy Hero is hit by Dark Swarm.

7
Feeding Frenzy Icon
Feeding Frenzy

Basic Attacks reduce Drag's cooldown by 2 seconds.


Properties: Attack Modifier
Paralyzing Enzymes Icon
Paralyzing Enzymes

Increase the duration of Drag by 0.5 seconds. Drag Slows enemies by 35% for 2 seconds after it ends.


Type: Crowd control
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Slow
Symbiosis Icon
Symbiosis

Every time Dark Swarm damages an enemy Hero, reduce its cooldown by 0.4 seconds.

10
Isolation Icon
Isolation

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Launch biomass that hits the first enemy Hero dealing 200 damage, revealing, Silencing and Slowing them 30% for 3 seconds. Additionally, their vision radius is greatly reduced for 6 seconds.

Adaptation (Dehaka) Icon
Adaptation

Cooldown: 60 seconds
After 4 seconds, heal for 100% of the damage Dehaka took over this period.

13
Ferocious Stalker Icon
Ferocious Stalker

Dark Swarm Slows enemy Heroes by 15% for 0.75 seconds and deals 50% more damage while Brushstalker's Movement Speed bonus is active.


Type: Crowd control / Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Enemy Heroes / Ability
Properties: Slow

  • Damage bonus stacks additively with other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Dark Swarm's damage.
Primal Swarm Icon
Primal Swarm

Dark Swarm causes enemies hit to lose 10 Armor for 0.75 seconds, causing them to take 10% extra damage.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Enemy Heroes

  • Does not stack with itself or other negative Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
One-Who-Collects Icon
Primal Rage

Gain 1.25% increased Attack Damage per Essence stored.


Type: Offensive damage modifier
Affects: Self

  • Stacks additively with itself and other offensive damage modifiers that can affect Dehaka's Basic Attack damage.
16
Elongated Tongue Icon
Elongated Tongue

Increase Drag range by 20%.


Bonus range: 1.1
Tunneling Claws Icon
Tunneling Claws

Dehaka can move while Burrowed.

Pack Leader Icon
Pack Leader

Dehaka gains 20 Armor while in a bush and for 5 seconds after leaving.


Type: Defensive damage modifier
Affects: Self
Properties: Armor

  • Does not stack with itself or other positive Armor effects. Other defensive damage modifiers may stack.
20
Contagion Icon
Contagion

Isolation hits all Heroes near the first target.


Properties: Splash
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 3.5
Change Is Survival Icon
Change Is Survival

Increases Adaptation healing to 200% of the damage received and reduces the cooldown by 40 seconds.


Type: Bonus healing
Scaling: -
Affects: Ability

  • Increases the amount of healing stored, causing the bonus to stack multiplicatively with healing modifiers.
Essence Claws Icon
Essence Claws

Dehaka's Basic Attacks Slow the target by 20% for 1 second. If the target is a Hero, Dehaka gains 5 Essence.


Type: Crowd control
Affects: Enemies
Properties: Attack Modifier, Slow
Apex Predator Icon
Apex Predator

Reduces Brushstalker's cooldown by 50 seconds and the cast time by 0.5 seconds.

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