Pudge Wars

Pudge Wars is a ten-player custom game in a 5 versus 5 team game.

Gameplay

 * Each player controls a with only one spell to use:.
 * The teams faces off on a square map divided by an uncrossable river.
 * Kill players to level up and spend ability points to upgrade the damage, radius, distance and speed of your hook.
 * Buy custom items such as the Grappling Hook to help you secure even more kills.
 * Headshot - Instantly kill Pudge by hitting a hook when he is already being hooked by another player.

Objective

 * The first team to get 50/75/100 kills wins the game.

Tips

 * Always try to get a Headshot.

Items
Pudge Wars not only offers a new map and new ways of upgrading your Meat Hook, it also contains custom items. You can purchase consumables like healing salves or gameplay changing items like the Grappling Hook.You can purchase upgrades for your item up to level 5. They will get stronger at each level.
 * Grappling Hook - Pudge launches a grappling hook at a structure, allowing him to move across otherwise impassable terrain.
 * Tiny's Arm - How Pudge aquired this somewhat macabre artifact is a question better left unasked; suffice to say, it retains its ability to throw allies and enemies as alike.
 * Lycan's Paws - The quickfooted spirit of Banehallow empowers Pudge's usually plodding movement.
 * N'aix's Jaw - Naix's ravenous hunger overcomes Pudge, making his hooks steal life.
 * Observer Ward - Gives vision of an area around the observer ward.
 * Reveal - Reveals an area of radius 800. Detects invisible units. Lasts 30 seconds.
 * Ricochet's Turbine - This incredible device allows Pudge's hook to actually GAIN power as it careens off anything in its path, dealing increased damage when it hits.
 * Healing Salve - Regenerates a target unit's hitpoints by 1000 over 60 seconds when used.
 * Potion of Greater Healing - Heals 750 hit points when used.
 * Tome of Wisdom - Grants experience to the user, raising their level by one.
 * Tome of Power - Grants damage to the user, raising their damage by 25.
 * Tome of Strength - Grants health to the user, raising their health by 100.
 * Techie's Explosive Barrel - Borrowed from the Goblin Techies, this barrel allows Pudge to place explosive landmines. When thrown at an enemy, they become deadly grenades.
 * Strygwyr's Claws - Strygwyr's thirst for blood embodied in an item, these claws cause any unit hooked by their wielder to take a portion of the distance dragged as damage.
 * Earthshaker's Totem - Wielding the Earthshaker's totem, Pudge is able to place barriers which deflect hooks.
 * Barathrum's Lantern - The power of the Spiritbreak's lantern imbues Pudge's hook with damage based on speed.

Power Ups
A Power Up rune will spawn at the bottom of the river every 40 seconds. It will move towards the top of the river before disapearing. To get the effect of the Power Up the players need to either hook it or attack it. There are currently five different Power Up runes in the game:
 * Hyper Speed - Slows down time for everybody but the Pudge that hooked it. Movement speed and hook speed is decreased for the others and increased for the Pudge that hooked it.
 * Gold - Gives 500 gold to the Pudge that hooked it.
 * Shield Barrier - Creates a shield around the Pudge that hooked it that deals 100 damage per second to enemies and allies.
 * Fire - Makes the hook for the Pudge that hooked it leave a trail of fire that deals 50 damage per second.
 * Dynamite - Makes the Pudge that hooked it explode after 10 seconds dealing damage to enemies and allies in a 400 radius.
 * Thunder - When a pudge hooks the Thunder Rune his hook will be charged with thunder, making his hook spawn lightning on hit.