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Gawr Gura by delta17

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Gawr Gura

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Gawr Gura is a melee

Strength Carry who specializes as an evasion tank, able to dodge both attack and spell damage through perfect timing of her skills. While her ability-set makes her look like an Agility hero, with all her attack-centric buffs and her built-in mobility, she is designed to be more like a disruptive initiator and tank. Her job is to jump in enemy positions, grab their attention, and leave them vulnerable for her allies to follow up. The only difference is that while a conventional tank resist and reduce damage, Gura would prefer to dodge them. While she can still be built as a traditional right-click carry (and you definitely can!), keep in mind that she scales off of strength and that she has 1.8 BAT.

Her ultimate,

Shark Call is a reliable, low-cooldown initiation tool where Gura chases an opponent like a shark through water, emerging out with a stun. She then

Trounces on her prey, becoming untargetable as she claws her opponent unable to shake her off. Gura also brings with her the

Power of Atlantis, where a vortex of whirlpool deals damage and pulls enemy to her, slowing their escape. By this point, her victim would be severely wounded if not already dead and their allies will be out for revenge, faced with undesirable odds, Gura remains

Limber enough to dodge both spells and attacks so she can escape unharmed.

Illustration by: QUASARCAKE (Twitter)


	Str	26 + 2.5
	Agi	22 + 2.7
	Int	15 + 2.2


COMPLEXITY
◆◆◇
	Carry	◆◆◇
	Disabler	◆◇◇
	Durable	◆◇◇
	Escape	◆◆◆
	Inititator	◆◆◇

320

MELEE

150

Health
H regen
Mana
M regen
Atk speed
Armor
Damage
Dmg Sprd

BASE

: 120
: 0.5
: 75
: 0
: 100
: 2
: 30
: ±4

LVL 1

: 692
: 3.1
: 255
: 0.75
: 122
: 5.67
: 57
: ±4

Movement
Magic res
Turn rate
Vision range
Attack range
Projectile Spd.
Attack Ani.
B.A.T.
Collision
Legs

: 320
: 25%
: 0.6
: 1800/800
: 150
: instant
: 0.4 + 0.3
: 1.8
: 24
: 2

PRoS

Has evasion, spell-block, untargetability, and invulnerability: Granted these buffs are short-lived. But with perfect timings, she can completely shrug off many forms of offense.
Flexible item choices: With her skills being good complements of each other already, Gura doesn't have to worry too much about a crucial item. Instead she can focus on utilities that depend on the circumstances of the game.
Gets in, deals damage, and gets out: Her abilities combo in such a way that gives her plenty of opportunities when to commit to a fight, or when to escape it. Thus, she can basically control the pacing of the game!

CoNS

Lacks disables and front-load damage: Shark Call is her only disable in the form of a short stun. And while she can do some damage, all of it require her to get close and take some time, which gives enemies a lot of options how to handle.
A Strength hero with one of the lowest strength gain at +2.5: The winners would be Lifestealer and Undying (with +2.4). While her starting strength is good, she may have to rely more on her skills the later it is in the game.
Very lackluster if not played correctly: Three-out-of-four of Gura's abilities require her to place herself in unfavorable positions. Any misplays could easily get herself killed. Not to mention she's countered by silences and roots.

Primary Abilities

Power of Atlantis

Gura increases her attack damage as she enshrouds her immediate proximity with the energies of a volatile whirlpool, dealing damage over time. Affected enemies are pulled closer to her.

ABILITY
DAMAGE TYPE
PIERCES IMMUNITY?
CAST POINT
AREA OF EFFECT

: NO TARGET
: MAGICAL
: NO
: 0⚡︎
: 325

Duration
Whirlpool DPS

Whirlpool Pull Speed
Attack Damage Bonus

Passive Cooldown

Search Range
MANA
COOLDOWN

: 3 (4

15)
: 25 / 50 / 75 / 100
(40 / 65 / 90 / 115

10)
: 100
: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40
(25 / 35 / 45 / 55

10)
: 12
: 600
: 50 / 60 / 70 / 80
: 14 / 12 / 10 / 8

A common ancestral hunting and husbandry spell modified to its bare essence, allowing it to work on land.

NOTES / ADVANCED DISCUSSION

Trounce

Gura prowls into the target and latches onto them. In this state, Gura is untargetable while freely attacking the enemy. Gura also gains lifesteal during and after the latch.

ABILITY
PIERCES IMMUNITY?
CAST POINT
CAST RANGE

: TARGET UNIT
: YES
: 0.01 + 0.3
: 450

Trounce Duration
Lifesteal Duration
Lifesteal
MANA
COOLDOWN

: 2
: 4 (6

10)
: 55% / 70% / 85% / 100%
: 60
: 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 (11 / 9 / 7 / 5

25)

Opponents always underestimate her movements, ferocity, and savageness.

NOTES / ADVANCED DISCUSSION

Limber

Gura's unnatural speed allows her to instantly lunge herself forward, disjointing projectiles and leaving behind a short-lived after-image illusion that redirects 1 targeted spell away from Gura and into it. Gura also gains increased evasion and haste for a short time.

ABILITY
CAST POINT

: NO TARGET
: 0⚡︎

Dash Distance
Evasion
Haste Speed
Buff Duration
Illusion Damage Dealt
Illusion Damage Taken
Illusion Duration
MANA
CHARGES
REPLENISH TIME

: 300
: 100%
: 550 (750

15)
: 0.5 / 1.0 / 1.5 / 2.0
: 0%
: 100%
: 1.2
: 40
: 2 (3

20)
: 20 / 16 / 12 / 8

Short height, hydrodynamic, and predominantly light on her feet. Gura's speed is unmatched in land as she is in water.

NOTES / ADVANCED DISCUSSION

Reflect

Unlocked by

Aghanim Scepter. Dispels Gura on cast. Gura then becomes Red, gaining the same bonuses from

Shark Call. Red Gura's duration stacks additively when re-applied.

ABILITY
CAST POINT

: NO TARGET
: 0⚡︎

Red Gura Duration
MANA
COOLDOWN

: 14
: 60
: 30

Εκ λόγου άλλος εκβαίνει λόγος

NOTES / ADVANCED DISCUSSION

Ultimate Abilities

Shark Call

Gura rides a shark into the ground, becoming hidden, invulnerable, and hasted with free movement. However, she can only move in this state. Upon emerging, the shark stuns and damages enemies in an area with a powerful bite. If the shark bit an enemy Hero, Gura turns Red, increasing her attack damage, and attack speed.

ABILITY
DAMAGE TYPE
PIERCES IMMUNITY?
CAST POINT

: NO TARGET
: MAGICAL
: NO
: 0.3 + 0.4

Dive Duration
Haste Speed
Emerge Radius
Damage
Stun
Red Gura Attack Damage
Red Gura Attack Speed
Red Gura Duration
MANA
COOLDOWN

: 3
: 550
: 300 (500

25)
: 150 / 250 / 350 (550

25)
: 1.0 / 1.2 / 1.4
: 40 / 60 / 80
: 40 / 80 / 120
: 8
: 175
: 60 / 50 / 40

"Return to the sea!"

NOTES / ADVANCED DISCUSSION

Shark Call Emerge

Replaces

Shark Call when it's active. Gura emerge from the ground, stunning and dealing damage.

ABILITY
DAMAGE TYPE
PIERCES IMMUNITY?
CAST POINT

: NO TARGET
: MAGICAL
: NO
: 0.01 + 0.4

Emerge Radius
COOLDOWN

: 300 (500

25)
: 1

"A shark is all you'll ever be!"

NOTES / ADVANCED DISCUSSION

Other Abilities

Aghanim's Scepter

Provides new ability:

Reflect

Upgrades

Shark Call

Red Gura's base attack time is lowered to 1.6 and her movement speed is increased by 10%.

Aghanim's Shard

Upgrades

Power of Atlantis

Passively creates a whirlpool centered on a random enemy unit (Heroes prioritized) every 12 seconds. If Gura is inside the whirlpool, she'll get its attack bonus. This whirlpool doesn't move and the attack bonus stacks with the active component. No whirlpools will be created when invisible.

Hero Talents

+200 Shark Call Emerge Radius / Damage

-5s Trounce Cooldown

+500 Health

+1 Limber Charge

+1s Power of Atlantis Duration

+200 Limber Haste Speed

+15 Power of Atlantis DPS / Attack Bonus

+2s Trounce Lifesteal Duration

PLAYSTYLE AND ITEM BUILDS

Gawr Gura can be built as either a right-clicking carry or as a durable offlane depending on the draft or the circumstances of the game. In both cases, Gura is best taken on the position 2 or 3 with the same vague playstyle of "get in, deal damage, and get out".

CORE ITEMS:

Durable offlane build suggestions:

Vanguard ➤ Crimson Guard
Vladmir's Offering
Urn of Shadows ➤ Spirit Vessel
Lotus Orb —Limber alone, may not be enough to protect herself from targeted spells. It can also act as a dispel for silences and roots.
Eternal Shroud