Kunkka

Kunkka the Admiral is a versatile Melee Hero. Though can work with any role, his build is completely dependent on which path he'll take, be it a Carry or merely an Initiator. He requires good positioning and reflexes in order to succeed. When played well, he can be an excellent hero on all fronts, from initiating to lane control. He can be fearsome and capable of dealing burst damage as well as survive any chaos and mayhem with the right use of his spells.

Kunkka is a hero that requires huge farming ability, extensive map awareness, and near-perfect positioning to be effective. Because of this, he is not recommended to new players. He is recommended for advanced players.

Gameplay
Kunkka is most powerful because of his Tidebringer ability, which adds cleave to his basic attacks and increases damage. When used in lanes, this can quickly take out multiple creeps, or focus a ton of damage on a single one, for maximum farming and control potential. His other ability, Torrent, disables enemies for a short time, allowing him to gank and harass easily, as well as escape from a fight he has no chance of winning. X Marks the Spot allows him to improve the effectiveness of his Torrent ability, as well as gank and escape with practice. It pairs well with other spells and heroes, letting Kunkka snap an enemy back in place for a hard blow. His ultimate, Ghost Ship, reduces the damage taken by friendly heroes for a short time, and can stun enemies if aimed properly, making a great initiator for large and small battles.

Tips

 * Tidebringer is your signature ability, and should be trained early.
 * Use Torrent to initiate battles and disable opponents.
 * Try to get raw damage to maximize your Tidebringer damage.
 * X Marks the Spot works well with Torrent to ensure you a hit.
 * Ghost Ship delays half of the damage dealt to allies, making it great for short team battles.
 * Train Torrent first if you're going for First Blood, otherwise, train Tidebringer.
 * Try dual laning with heroes such as Crystal Maiden or Vengeful Spirit. Their disables will help you land your Torrents.
 * Avoid taking damage in team battles as much as possible, you don't have as much health as your allies!
 * Use a high leveled X Marks the Spot on enemies who are trying to flee using a Town Portal Scroll and they will be brought back to the X no matter how far they've gone!
 * The classical combo should be: Torrent and then Ghost Ship, but you can add X Marks the Spot before them if you are targeting a single unit.
 * During team fights, either initiate with your combo when the enemies get clumped together, or wait until the battle starts and use it when they get clumped.

Trivia

 * Kunkka's official alternate/fun names were "CoCo", "Daelin Proudmoore" and "Captain Obvious"
 * In his original biography it is stated that some people called him "Jack Sparrow" like the character from "Pirates of the Caribbean" but it was never seen as his name in game.
 * Kunkka is also the name of the artist who made the loading screen pictures for DotA 1.