Ku'gath Plaguefather

strength Hero

created by by Satou the Deus Musco | Last update: Dec 05, 2025

1.0

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strength HERO

melee

unspecified

Preferred role

Position not specified.

COMPLEXITY

Nurgling Toss

active ABILITY

70/90/110/130

Fleshy Abundance

active ABILITY

Kug'ath heals a targeted ally for a portion of their maximum HP. Applies a strong dispel upon cast.

120/130/140/150

Cloud of Flies

passive ABILITY

Upgrades Cloud Of Flies

Kug'ath is constantly surrounded by a cloud of flies that damages nearby enemies and gives them miss chance.

Plague Maker

ULTIMATE

active ABILITY

Upgrades Plague Maker

200/300/400

150/145/140

Slime Trail (Innate)

passive ABILITY

Kug'ath and all units under his control leave behind a trail of slowing slime wherever they walk.

Facets

passive ABILITY

Nurgling Splat: Nurglings toss immediately applies the Nurgling slow to all enemies caught in the landing radius. Beloved Grandchildren: Increases Nurgling duration by 25 seconds. Revel in Malady...

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LEVEL

BONUS STATS

STRENGTH

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

AGILITY

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

INTELLIGENCE

+PER LEVEL

+ TOTAL GAIN

DPS

DAMAGE

SPEED

RANGE

ARMOR

MAGIC RES.

SPEED

TURN RATE

VISION

ABILITIES

THIS IDEA CONTAINS A TOTAL OF 6 ABILITIES

Showing abilities of Ku'gath Plaguefather

Nurgling Toss

Fleshy Abundance

Cloud of Flies

Plague Maker

Slime Trail (Innate)

Facets

Active

Nurgling Toss

Active

Fleshy Abundance

Passive

Cloud of Flies

Active

Plague Maker

ULTIMATE ABILITY

Passive

Slime Trail (Innate)

Passive

Facets

BASIC

Nurgling Toss

TYPE active

DAMAGE magical

TARGET MODE area

Kug'ath grabs a Nurgling from one of his many festering wounds and throws it at the targeted location. The Nurgling deals damage on impact. Once it has landed the Nurgling becomes a controllable unit with attacks that slow movement speed. -The Nurgling has 0 armor and magic resistance.

DAMAGE 75/150/225/300

RADIUS 240

CAST RANGE 700

NURGLING DAMAGE 30/45/60/75

NURGLING HEALTH 100/210/320/430

NURGLING SLOW 33%/36%/39%/42%

NURGLING SLOW DURATION 3

NURGLING SPEED 300/315/330/345

NURGLING DURATION 25

NURGLING BOUNTY 12/16/20/24

70/90/110/130

BASIC

Fleshy Abundance

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE unit

Kug'ath heals a targeted ally for a portion of their maximum HP. Applies a strong dispel upon cast.

FLAT HP HEAL 7/14/21/28

MAX HP HEAL 4/5/6/7% per second

DURATION 7 seconds

CAST RANGE 400/500/600/700

120/130/140/150

BASIC

Cloud of Flies

TYPE passive

DAMAGE magical

TARGET MODE none

Kug'ath is constantly surrounded by a cloud of flies that damages nearby enemies and gives them miss chance.

DAMAGE 19/36/54/70

MISS CHANCE 21/28/35/42%

RADIUS 400

SHARD RADIUS 550

SHARD MAX SLOW 70%

SHARD TIME TILL MAX 7 seconds

Aghanim's Shard

Upgrades Cloud Of Flies

Increased Cloud of Flies radius by 150 units. Cloud of Flies now also slows. The longer enemies stand in the cloud the more they're slowed.

BASIC

Plague Maker

TYPE active

DAMAGE magical

TARGET MODE none

What makes Kug'ath unique among all Great Unclean Ones is that he creates his own plagues. Upon cast a special menu opens that allows him to mix together 3 symptoms for a plague. He can keep this plague ready for as long as desired until he finally casts it. In addition to the symptoms the plague also always deals damage over time. When the plague is cast Ku'gath will unleash it from his body. It spreads from him onto all nearby enemies. Enemies can also spread it among each other. Plagues spread faster and from a greater range from Ku'gath. The plague also lasts longer on him. A target who has already been infected by the plague becomes immune. Plague symptoms: 1. Leprosy: Reduces attack speed by 70/140/210. 2. Coughing Fits: Afflicted is ministunned for 0.2/0.3/0.4 seconds every 2 seconds. 3. Rheumatic Joints: Slow by 45%/52%/59%. 4. Fever: Reduces magic resistance by 20%/30%/40%. 5. Boils: Reduces armor by 10/15/20. 6. Tumors: Reduces healing by 43%/60%/77%. 7. Delirium: Drains 2%/2.5%/3% max mana per second and 7 flat mana per second. -Cannot spread to debuff immune enemies, but will fully effect a debuff immune enemy if they have already been infected. -Enemies who have started getting infected but left a spread radius in time will continue their infection duration from where it previously left off if they re-enter that same spread radius.

DURATION KU'GATH 16/18/20

DURATION ENEMY 10/12/14

DAMAGE PER SECOND 1/1.5/2% max HP

FLAT DPS 10/15/20

SPREAD RADIUS ENEMY 400

SPREAD RADIUS KU'GATH 700

SPREAD DUR KU'GATH 4/3/2

SPREAD DURATION ENEMY 7/6/5

PLAGUE BEARER HP 50% target's max hp

PLAGUE BEARER DAMAGE 50% target's damage

PLAGUE BEARER DISEASE 7 second duration

PLAGUE BEARER DISEASE 35 damage per second

PLAGUE BEARER SPEED 305

PLAGUE BEARER DURATION 77 seconds

PLAGUE BEARER BOUNTY 30 gold

200/300/400

150/145/140

Aghanim's Scepter

Upgrades Plague Maker

Increases the spread radius by 200 for Kug'ath and enemies. All enemies who die under the effects of the plague will spawn a powerful Plague Bearer under Kug'ath's control. The Plague Bearer's attacks apply a damaging disease. Diseases from different Plague Bearer's stack. The plague bearer has 0 armor and magic resistance.

BASIC

Slime Trail (Innate)

TYPE passive

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

Kug'ath and all units under his control leave behind a trail of slowing slime wherever they walk.

SLIME SLOW 7%+0.7% per hero lvl

KUG'ATH SLIME RADIUS 300

SUMMON SLIME RADIUS 200

SLIME DURATION 7

BASIC

Facets

TYPE passive

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

Nurgling Splat: Nurglings toss immediately applies the Nurgling slow to all enemies caught in the landing radius. Beloved Grandchildren: Increases Nurgling duration by 25 seconds. Revel in Malady: Kug'ath gains +20/30/40 movement speed while he is spreading a plague.

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: YES

is breakable: YES

goes on CD when cast interrupted: YES

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: YES

goes on CD when cast interrupted: YES

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: YES

is breakable: YES

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

ULTIMATE ABILITY

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: YES

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: YES

is breakable: YES

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no targets

SPECIFIED RULES

castable when leashed: YES

blocked by Linken's Sphere: YES

is breakable: YES

goes on CD when cast interrupted: YES

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AGHANIM'S SCEPTER

Upgrades Plague Maker

AGHANIM'S SHARD

Increased Cloud of Flies radius by 150 units. Cloud of Flies now also slows. The longer enemies stand in the cloud the more they're slowed.

Upgrades Cloud Of Flies

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Plague Maker fourth symptom

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Nurgling Toss 2 charges

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-7 second Fleshy Abundance cooldown

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+28% Cloud of Flies miss chance

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Fleshy Abundance gives +200 flat health.

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+20 Cloud of Flies damage

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+7s Plague duration on Ku'gath

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+45 Nurgling attack damage

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Ku'gath is a melee strength hero who makes for either a great offlaner or support. His Q, E, and R are great forms of slow but high damage, always keeping his enemies weak and buying regen while he can keep himself and his team nice and healthy through his W. Ku'gath is beefy, but desperately needs some armor. And he's painfully slow. Luckily he can make his enemies even slower with his shard and nurglings. The greatest strength of his ultimate is it's versatility, allowing Kug'ath to create a custom plague with symptoms that can perfectly counter any enemy. I did my best to include some of that Nurgle flavor by throwing in the number 7 when I could. BIG rework: Changes made to include facets and innates. Additionally completely reworked ultimate to capture Ku'gath's lore better Ku'gath doesn't just spread Nurgle's plagues, he makes his own. His new ultimate lets him create a custom plague.

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Ku'gath Plaguefather, also known as the "Foetid Brewmaster," the "Plagueweaver" and the "Rotting Poxmaker," is among the most favoured of all Nurgle's Great Unclean Ones. Like all of the Plague Lord's Greater Daemons, Ku'gath has many names in many realms. In Naggaroth he is cursed as Jharihn, in Lustria feared as Xochitataliav, in Tilea hated as Kisveraldo the Foul-Breathed, and in distant Grand Cathay reviled as Cha-Zin-Fa the Ever-Pustulent. Whilst other Great Unclean Ones work to spread the plagues already extant, Ku'gath is fascinated by the breeding of new and virulent life. Ku'gath aims to one day breed a contagion that can infect the gods themselves. The Plaguefather prides himself upon his detachment. So absorbed is he in his search for the perfect plague, Ku'gath remains relatively untroubled by the shifting balance of power within the Realm of Chaos, yet this is not to say that the Plaguefather does not play his part in the Great Game. Ku'gath's experiments are nothing without practical results, and he is ever eager to test fresh creations on the battlefield. Nobody knows how this greater Daemon entered the war of the ancients, but it must be part of his master's great game.

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