Darru, the Hungry

strength Hero

created by by Tyler Shapiro | Last update: Dec 09, 2025

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This hero is meant to be played as an offlaner, able to fight really well around his ultimate. You want to build aura items and be in the middle of fights, similar to underlord.

strength HERO

melee

unspecified

Preferred role

Position not specified.

COMPLEXITY

Munch

active Ability

Eat a creep of your chosing. You gain additional gold for whatever creep you eat. Additionally, this creep enters your digestive system, and you gain a Substance charge.

50/45/40/35

Gulp

autocast Ability

Gain bonus hp and mana regen for a short duration. regen and duration may boosted by amount of substance charges by switching to autocast which will consume substance stacks

Indigestion

active Ability

Consume substance charges to begin projectile vommiting, hitting people with your stomach acid. Deals damage over time in which ever direction you are facing, as well as slows yourself. Duration,...

100

Unbridled Starvation

ULTIMATE

active Ability

For a short time remove the cooldown of Munch

150/250/350

Substance

passive Ability

(levels with Munch) Each Substance stack gives you bonus armor, however it reduces movement speed

Traits unselected

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 Darru, the Hungry

Munch

Gulp

Indigestion

Unbridled Starvation

Substance

Tasty People

Active

Munch

Autocast

Gulp

Active

Indigestion

Active

Unbridled Starvation

ULTIMATE ABILITY

Passive

Substance

Active

Tasty People

BASIC

Munch

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE unit

Eat a creep of your chosing. You gain additional gold for whatever creep you eat. Additionally, this creep enters your digestive system, and you gain a Substance charge.

BONUS GOLD 15

MAX CREEP LVL 4/5/6/7

50/45/40/35

Upgrades with Aghanim's Shard

BASIC

Gulp

TYPE autocast

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

Gain bonus hp and mana regen for a short duration. regen and duration may boosted by amount of substance charges by switching to autocast which will consume substance stacks

MANA REGEN PER CHARGE 1

HP REGEN PER CHARGE 1/2/3/4

DURATION PER CHARGE 1

BASE DURATION 5

BASE MANA REGEN 3/6/9/12

BASE HP REGEN 10/15/20/25

BASIC

Indigestion

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

Consume substance charges to begin projectile vommiting, hitting people with your stomach acid. Deals damage over time in which ever direction you are facing, as well as slows yourself. Duration, range, and damage are affected by Substance charges consumed.

DEBUFF DURATION 5 seconds

DURATION PER CHARGE 0.5

BASE DURATION 1.5

DAMAGE PER CHARGE 5

RANGE PER CHARGE 50

BASE RANGE 550 Units

SLEF SLOW 30%

BASE DAMAGE 20/30/40/50

100

BASIC

Unbridled Starvation

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

For a short time remove the cooldown of Munch

DURATION 4/8/12

150/250/350

BASIC

Substance

TYPE passive

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE none

(levels with Munch) Each Substance stack gives you bonus armor, however it reduces movement speed

STACK DURATION 6 minutes

MAX STACKS 4/5/6/8

ARMOR PER STACK 1

MS REDUCTION PER STACK 10/8/6/4

Upgrades with Aghanim's Shard

BASIC

Tasty People

TYPE active

DAMAGE none

TARGET MODE unit

You may eat any hero in the game within the cast range. If used on a hero they will gain regen from gulp for the duration of gulp and then be spat out. If cast on an enemy you will be slowed by 70%, they will not be able to be targeted or take damage, or take any actions. You will drop them if you take any damage. Can not tp with an enemy in your mouth. Can not use spells or items with any hero in your mouth.

MAX DURATION 35 seconds

SLOW 70%

RANGE 350

135

Grants from Aghanim's Scepter

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no valid targets selected.

SPELL RULES

castable when leashed

blocked by Linken's Sphere

can be disjointed

works on illusions

is breakable

goes on CD when cast interrupted

applies barrier

gives debuff immunity

is soft-dispellable

is strong-dispellable

applies soft dispel

applies strong dispel

Pierces Spell Immunity

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no valid targets selected.

SPELL RULES

castable when leashed

blocked by Linken's Sphere

can be disjointed

works on illusions

is breakable

goes on CD when cast interrupted

applies barrier

gives debuff immunity

is soft-dispellable

is strong-dispellable

applies soft dispel

applies strong dispel

Pierces Spell Immunity

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no valid targets selected.

SPELL RULES

castable when leashed

blocked by Linken's Sphere

can be disjointed

works on illusions

is breakable

goes on CD when cast interrupted

applies barrier

gives debuff immunity

is soft-dispellable

is strong-dispellable

applies soft dispel

applies strong dispel

Pierces Spell Immunity

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

ULTIMATE ABILITY

This ability has no valid targets selected.

SPELL RULES

castable when leashed

blocked by Linken's Sphere

can be disjointed

works on illusions

is breakable

goes on CD when cast interrupted

applies barrier

gives debuff immunity

is soft-dispellable

is strong-dispellable

applies soft dispel

applies strong dispel

Pierces Spell Immunity

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no valid targets selected.

SPELL RULES

castable when leashed

blocked by Linken's Sphere

can be disjointed

works on illusions

is breakable

goes on CD when cast interrupted

applies barrier

gives debuff immunity

is soft-dispellable

is strong-dispellable

applies soft dispel

applies strong dispel

Pierces Spell Immunity

ADVANCED

AVAILABLE FROM LEVEL

ABILITY MAX LEVEL

This ability has no valid targets selected.

SPELL RULES

castable when leashed

blocked by Linken's Sphere

can be disjointed

works on illusions

is breakable

goes on CD when cast interrupted

applies barrier

gives debuff immunity

is soft-dispellable

is strong-dispellable

applies soft dispel

applies strong dispel

Pierces Spell Immunity

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AGHANIM'S SCEPTER

Grants new ability: Tasty People

Grants Tasty People

AGHANIM'S SHARD

Increase bonus gold by 20 as well as gain 120% XP from the creep that you eat

Upgrades Munch

Upgrades Substance

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+130 Attack Speed

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Minimum 4 Substance Charges

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Munch on Ancient Creeps

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Substance Charges do not reduce MS

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Indigestion +20 Damage

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-10 Munch Cooldown

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-5 Gulp Cooldown

No notes

+20 Movement Speed

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This hero is meant to be played as an offlaner, able to fight really well around his ultimate. You want to build aura items and be in the middle of fights, similar to underlord.

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