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Stitch (Pre 5.76)

Stitch

QT

Ability
No Target

Affects
Units

Raises units from the dead for 30 seconds.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0.5

Corpse Search Radius: 1000

Units Raised per Cast: 1/2/3/4

Duration: 30

 15

 65/85/105/125

• This used to be Pudge's 1st ability, and got replaced by Meat Hook in the 5.76 gameplay patch.

• Brings the closest corpses within the radius back to life for a short duration.

• Raised units cannot use any abilities and have a distinct red hue.

• The corpses disappear once raised. When the raised unit expires or is killed, it does not leave a corpse.

• Raised Deads take purge damage.

Dawn of the Dead (5.59-5.76)

Dawn of the Dead

WE

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

Each level increases the Butcher's mastery over the undead.

Passive Attack Damage Bonus: 5/10/15/20

Stitch Units Bonus: 1/2/3/4

Stitch Mana Cost Increase: 20/40/60/80

Necrogenesis Interval Reduction: 2/4/6/8

Max Carrion Flies Bonus: 1/2/3/4

Carrion Flies Mana Cost Increase: 25/50/75/100

• This used to be Pudge's 2st ability, and got replaced by Rot in the 5.76 gameplay patch.

• Mana cost of and number of corpses raised by Stitch on each level with each level of Dawn of the Dead:
  • Level 0 Dawn of the Dead: 1/2/3/4 corpses, 65/85/105/125 mana cost
  • Level 1 Dawn of the Dead: 2/3/4/5 corpses, 85/105/125/145 mana cost
  • Level 2 Dawn of the Dead: 3/4/5/6 corpses, 105/125/145/165 mana cost
  • Level 3 Dawn of the Dead: 4/5/6/7 corpses, 125/145/165/185 mana cost
  • Level 4 Dawn of the Dead: 5/6/7/8 corpses, 145/165/185/205 mana cost

• Corpse generation intervals of Necrogenesis with each level of Dawn of the Dead is 10/8/6/4/2.

• Mana cost of and number of flies summoned by Carrion Flies on each level with each level of Dawn of the Dead:
  • Level 0 Dawn of the Dead: 1/2/3 flies, 75/100/125 mana cost
  • Level 1 Dawn of the Dead: 2/3/4 flies, 100/125/150 mana cost
  • Level 2 Dawn of the Dead: 3/4/5 flies, 125/150/175 mana cost
  • Level 3 Dawn of the Dead: 4/5/6 flies, 150/175/200 mana cost
  • Level 4 Dawn of the Dead: 5/6/7 flies, 175/200/225 mana cost

Corpse Explosion (5.55-5.59)

Corpse Explosion

WC

Ability
Target Area

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Pure

A corpse explodes, dealing damage to all nearby enemy units. The damage is based on the maximum health of the corpse. Each level increases the radius

Cast Animation: 0.3+0.51

Cast Range: 500

Target Radius: 100

Damage Radius: ?

Max Health as Damage: 25%/30%/35%/40%

 8

 70/79/86/92

• This ability got replaced by Dawn of the Dead in the 5.59 gameplay patch.

• Causes the closest corpse in the target area to explode, dealing damage in an area around it.

• The damage is entirely based on how much max health the unit from which the corpse originated from had.

• Cannot explode corpses of ancient creeps.

• The corpse disappears when used.

Carrion Beetles (5.50-5.54)

Carrion Beetle
Creep
Health 140/425/600/800 +2 Mana 0 +0 Level 1/2/3/3 Duration Permanent Armor 2 Magic Resistance 0% Attack Damage Basic [?] 8/15/24/35 ‒ 9/18/29/43 Attack Range 100 Acquisition Range 600 Attack Animation 0.33+0.64 Projectile Speed Instant Move Speed 270/270/270/290 (100) Turn Rate 0.5 Collision Size 48 Vision Range (G) 1400 Bounty 0 Experience 25/41/62/62 Abilities Spell Immunity Burrow

Carrion Beetles

WB

Ability
No Target / Autocast

Summons a number of Carrion Beetles to obey the Butcher. Each level Beetle is more powerful

Cast Animation: 0.3+0.51

Corpse Search Radius: 600

Scarabs Raised per Cast: 1

Maximum Scarabs: 5/6/7/8

 10

 30

• This ability got replaced by Corpse Explosion in the 5.55 gameplay patch.

• Requires at least one corpse within 600 radius to be cast.

• The Scarabs are always spawned on top of the corpse.

• When raising a new Scarab while already having maximum allowed Scarabs, the oldest Scarab dies.

• Carrion beetles do not take purge damage.

Burrow

RB

Ability
Toggle

Affects
Self

The Carrion Beetle digs into the ground and becomes invisible

Cast Animation: 0+0

 0

Modifiers

Burrowed

Death

• Only available on Carrion Beetles ability level 2 and higher.

• Turns the Beetle invisible and disables its attacks and movement.

• While burrowed, the Carrion Beetle maintains its regular vision range.

• The Beetle can burrow out at any time.

Cannibalize (Pre 5.50)

Cannibalize

WZ

Ability
No Target / Channeled

Affects
Self

Consumes a nearby dead body to restore hit points.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0

Corpse Search Radius: Global

Consume Range: 50

Max Channel Time: 33

Heal per Second: 15/25/35/50

 0

 10

Modifiers

Cannibalize

Death

• This ability got temporarily replaced by Disease Cloud in the 5.35-5.40 gameplay patches.
  • After that, it got replaced by Carrion Beetles in the 5.50 gameplay patch.

• Can only be cast while not at full health.

• When casting, the Butcher walks to the nearest visible corpse. Once within 50 range of it, the channeling begins.

• Restores in the form of health regeneration, so it heals 0.15/0.25/0.35/0.45 health in 0.01-second intervals.

• The channeling automatically stops once reaching full health.

• The corpse instantly disappears once the channeling ends or is canceled.

Disease Cloud (5.35-5.40)

Disease Cloud

WC

Ability
Aura

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Pure

Leaks gaseous poison into the air, dealing damage to nearby units.

Radius: 176

Damage per Second: 5/10/15/20

Debuff Duration: 5

Modifiers

Disease Cloud

Any

• This ability temporarily replaced Cannibalize in the 5.35-5.40 gameplay patches.

• Places a debuff on every enemy unit which comes within range. The debuff gets refreshed on each unit individually in 1 second intervals if they stay within range.

• Deals damage in 1 second intervals, resulting in 5 instances per one debuff duration.

• Can deal up to 25/50/75/100 damage to a single unit (before reductions).

• The damage is not lethal.

Flesh Heap (Pre 6.64)

Flesh Heap (Pre 6.64)

EF

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

Pudge is made of innumerable rotting corpses, giving him extra protection against spells as well as the ability to add more to his bulk.

Magic Resistance Bonus: 4%/8%/12%/16%

Strength Bonus per Hero Kill: 0.9/1.2/1.5/1.8

Strength Bonus per Non-Hero Kill: 0.03/0.06/0.09/0.12

Modifiers

Flesh Heap

Death

The Butcher gives new meaning to the words 'meat shield.'

• This ability got reworked in the 6.64 gameplay patch.

• Kills made before leveling up this ability do not grant any strength, as this ability is not retroactive.

• The magic resistance stacks multiplicatively with other sources of magic resistance.

• Increases Pudge's total base magic resistance to 28%/31%/34%/37%.

• Only gains strength from kills made by Pudge, including denying allied units.

• Each hero kill effectively grants Pudge 17.1/28.5/38/34.2 health, 0.027/0.036/0.045/0.054 health regeneration and 0.9/1.2/1.5/1.8 attack damage.

• Each non-hero kill effectively grants Pudge 0.57/1.14/1.71/2.28 health, 0.0009/0.0018/0.0027/0.0036 health regeneration and 0.03/0.06/0.09/0.12 attack damage.

• On each level, Pudge has to kill 34/17/12/9 non-hero units to reach 1 point of strength from Flesh Heap through non-hero units.

• Typing -fs into the chat shows Pudge the current amount of strength he gained through Flesh Heap.

Necrogenesis (Pre 5.76)

Necrogenesis

ER

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

Periodically spawns a dead unit for the Butcher.

Spawned Unit: Ghoul/Rifleman/Huntress/Tauren

Spawn Interval: 10

Max Belly Capacity: 8

• Spawns 1 corpse of the named unit inside Butcher's belly. Can have up to 8 corpses inside.

• Corpses cannot be used while they are inside his belly. They must be dropped in order to use them.

• Ghouls are melee units with 450 health, 14-15 attack damage, 0 armor and have a "fast" attack and movement speed.

• Riflemen are ranged units with 520 health, 24-30 attack damage, 0 armor, 600 attack range and an "average" attack and movement speed.

• Huntress are ranged units with 700 health, 29-31 attack damage, 2 armor, 225 attack range, "average" attack speed and "fast" movement speed.
  • The Huntress' attacks bounce once to other nearby enemy units within a 400 radius around their attack target, dealing 100% damage.

• Taurens are melee units with 900 health, 31-37 attack damage, 3 armor, "average" attack speed and "fast" movement speed.

Drop All Corpses

??

Ability
No Target

Affects
Self

Drop all corpses immediately.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0.5

• Corpses can be dropped by clicking on the icon of them displayed in the hud, or by using the Drop All Corpses sub-ability.

• Drops corpses in 0.5 second intervals. This does not require channeling.

Carrion Flies (Pre 5.76)

Carrion Flies
Creep
Health 15 +0.25 Mana 25 +2.5 Level 0 Duration 30 Armor 0 Magic Resistance 0% Attack Damage Basic [?] 20 Attack Range 10 Acquisition Range 900 Attack Animation 0+0 Projectile Speed Instant Move Speed 400 (100) Turn Rate 0.20 Collision Size 8 Vision Range (F) 0 Bounty 1 Experience 25 Abilities Spell Immunity Carrion Flies

Carrion Flies

RR

Ability
No Target / Autocast

Summons a horde of flies from a dead unit.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0.5

Corpse Search Radius: 600

Number of Flies per Cast: 1/2/3

Flies Evasion Chance: 45%/52%/60%

Duration: 30

 30

 75/100/125

• This used to be Pudge's ultimate ability, and got replaced by Dismember in the 5.76 gameplay patch.

• Requires at least one corpse within 600 radius to be cast.

• The Flies are always spawned on top of the corpse.

• The Flies also possess this ability, but with a different mana cost cooldown.
  • They create flies of their own level whenever they can.

• Flies spawn with 0 mana and have a maximum mana pool of 25 and a 2.5 mana regeneration, so it takes 10 seconds for them to have enough mana to create new flies.

• Carrion Flies do not take purge damage.

Chain Explosion (5.55-5.58)

Chain Explosion

RX

Ability
No Target

Affects
Enemies

Casts a corpse explosion that causes other nearby corpses to explode, causing a chain reaction.

Cast Animation: 0.3+0.51

Corpse Search Radius: 500

Max Explosions: 3/4/5

 100/90/80

 135/175/235

• This ability temporarily replaced Carrion Flies in the 5.55-5.58 gameplay patches.

• Upon cast, causes the closest corpses to Butcher explode with a 0.5-second interval between each other.

• The damage and radius of the explosions are based on Corpse Explosion.
  • This means when Corpse Explosion is not leveled, this ability does nothing.

• Each explosion still requires a corpse, so when not enough corpses are nearby, it may not create max number of explosions.

• Cannot be cast when no corpses are nearby.