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Data Page for The Butcher
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name name The Butcher
date date June 30, 2015
price price 7000
title title Flesh Carver
role role Melee
franchise franchise Diablo
info info An Assassin who starts slow, but deals extreme damage after collecting enough Meat.
lore lore An unrelenting hacking echoed off the walls of the Cathedral and as Prince Aiden made his way through its depths, the sound only grew louder. There were no screams; just that dreadful sound... over and over.
difficulty difficulty Medium
melee melee True
health health 2154
healthRegen health regen 4.4882
resource resource 500
resourceType resource type Mana
armor armor 0
attackSpeed attack speed 1.11
attackRange attack range 1.5
attackDamage attack damage 130
healthScaling health scaling 0.045
regenScaling health regen scaling 0.045
adamageScaling attack damage scaling 0.04
unitRadius unit radius 1.00
skills skills see below
talents talent_<tier>_<column> see below

Skills

Fresh Meat Icon
Fresh Meat

Upon dying nearby enemy Minions drop 1 Fresh Meat and enemy Heroes drop 20 Fresh Meat. Fresh Meat can be picked up to gain 0.5 bonus Attack Damage per Meat. The Butcher loses 15 Fresh Meat upon dying.
❢ Quest: Collect 200 Fresh Meat.

❢ Reward: Gain an additional 125 Attack Damage and 25% increased Attack Speed. Heroes continue to drop 10 Fresh Meat, Minions no longer drop Fresh Meat, and Fresh meat is no longer lost on death.


Type: Bonus damage
Scaling: -
Affects: Self
Radius:
- Drop: 13.125 (Minions) / upon takedown (Heroes)
- Collect: 0.125
Duration: 15 seconds
Hamstring Icon
Q
Hamstring
40 Mana Cooldown: 4 seconds

Deal 110 damage and Slow enemies by 50% fading over 2 seconds. The Butcher's next Basic Attack will strike immediately.


Type: Spell damage, Crowd control
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: Point target
Properties: AA reset, Area of Effect
Cast time: 0.1875+0 seconds
Area of Effect: Rectangle
Width: 2.5
Height: 7
Butcher's Brand Icon
W
Butcher's Brand
60 Mana Cooldown: 14 seconds

Deal 37 damage to an enemy and Brand them for 4 seconds. The Butcher's Basic Attacks against the Branded target heal him for 75% of the damage done.
Basic Attacks against Branded Heroes heal for double and extend the duration of the Brand by 0.5 seconds.


Type: Spell damage / Attack modifier (targets), Healing
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Non-Structure enemies / Self
Targeting: Unit target
Properties: Lifesteal
Cast time: 0.125+0 seconds
Range: 1.5
Ruthless Onslaught Icon
E
Ruthless Onslaught
50 Mana Cooldown: 15 seconds

Charge at an enemy, becoming Unstoppable and gaining Movement Speed. If The Butcher reaches the target, they are Stunned for 1 second and take 119 damage.


Type: Spell damage, Crowd control / Status effect
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Non-Structure enemies
Targeting: Unit target
Cast time: 0.5+ch+0 seconds
Range: 12

  • Charge can be manually cancelled by reactivating the ability. Otherwise The Butcher is uncontrollable during the charge.
  • Charge is automatically cancelled, if it has been active for 4 seconds without hitting the target or if the target becomes untargetable or moves past 5 units beyond its maximum range.
Furnace Blast Icon
R
Furnace Blast
75 Mana Cooldown: 60 seconds

After a 3 second delay, fire explodes around The Butcher dealing 500 damage to enemies.
Can be cast while using Ruthless Onslaught.


Type: Spell damage
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemies
Targeting: No target
Properties: Area of Effect
Cast time: Instant
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 4
Lamb to the Slaughter Icon
R
Lamb to the Slaughter
75 Mana Cooldown: 90 seconds

Throw a hitching post that attaches to the nearest enemy Hero after a 1 second delay. This deals 171 damage and causes the enemy to be chained to the post and Silenced for 3 seconds.


Type: Spell damage, Crowd control
Scaling: 4.00%
Affects: Enemy Heroes
Targeting: Point target
Properties: Knockback, Silence
Cast time: Instant
Range: 14
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 4 (search)

  • 'Nearest enemy' refers to the one closest to the center of the search area.
  • Chained enemies will be pulled to the center, if they try to escape the area.

Talents

1
Invigoration Icon
Invigoration

If Hamstring hits a Hero, half of the Mana cost is refunded and the cooldown is reduced by 1 second.

Block Icon
Block

Every 5 seconds, gain 75 Physical Armor against the next Hero Basic Attack, reducing the damage taken by 75%. Stores up to 2 charges.


Type: Damage modifier: Physical Armor
Affects: Self
Properties: Block
Chop Meat Icon
Chop Meat

Hamstring does 100% more damage to Minions and Mercenaries.


Type: Damage modifier
Affects: Ability

  • Stacks additively with other damage modifiers affecting Hamstring's damage output.
4
Flail Axe Icon
Flail Axe

Increases the length of Hamstring by 40%.


Bonus range: 2.8
Unrelenting Pursuit Icon
Unrelenting Pursuit

Reduces the cooldown of Ruthless Onslaught by 33% upon impact.

Cheap Shot Icon
Cheap Shot

Hamstring does 100% more damage to targets affected by Slow, Root, or Stun.


Type: Damage modifier
Affects: Ability

  • Does not benefit from innate slow of Hamstring as the damage is dealt before slow is applied.
  • Stacks additively with other damage modifiers affecting Hamstring's damage output.
7
Insatiable Blade Icon
Insatiable Blade

While facing the branded enemy, The Butcher's Movement Speed is increased by 25%.


Radius: 12
Arc: 10 degrees
Victuals Icon
Victuals

Every time a nearby enemy minion dies, The Butcher heals 5% of his maximum Health.


Type: Healing
Scaling: -
Affects: Self
Radius: 13.125
Meat Shield Icon
Meat Shield

When Ruthless Onslaught impacts an enemy Hero, The Butcher gains 50 Spell Armor for 2.5 seconds, reducing Ability damage taken by 50%.


Type: Damage modifier: Spell Armor
Affects: Self
10
Furnace Blast Icon
Furnace Blast

Cooldown: 60 seconds
After a 3 second delay, fire explodes around The Butcher dealing 500 damage to enemies.
Can be cast while using Ruthless Onslaught.

Lamb to the Slaughter Icon
Lamb to the Slaughter

Cooldown: 90 seconds
Throw a hitching post that attaches to the nearest enemy Hero after a 1 second delay. This deals 171 damage and causes the enemy to be chained to the post and Silenced for 3 seconds.

13
Cleaver Icon
Cleaver

Basic Attack deal 35% of The Butcher's Basic Attack Damage in an area around the target.


Type: Physical damage / Attack modifier (Enemies)
Scaling: -
Affects: Enemies / Self
Properties: Splash
Area of Effect: Circle
Radius: 2

  • Cleaver benefits from the bonus damage from Fresh Meat and damage modifiers affecting The Butcher's Basic Attack damage.
Savage Charge Icon
Savage Charge

Ruthless Onslaught deals bonus damage to Heroes equal to 10% of their maximum Health.


Scaling: -
Affects: Enemy Heroes
Brutal Strike Icon
Brutal Strike

After using Hamstring, your next 3 Basic Attacks within 5 seconds deal an additional 15% damage.


Type: Attack modifier (Enemies), Damage modifier
Affects: Self

  • Stacks additively with other damage modifiers affecting The Butcher's Basic Attack damage output.
16
Crippling Slam Icon
Crippling Slam

Hamstring's slow no longer fades out, and the duration is increased by 30%.

Enraged Icon
Enraged

Cooldown: 25 seconds
While below 50% of his maximum Health, taking damage causes The Butcher to become Enraged for 10 seconds, gaining 40% Attack Speed and 25 Armor, reducing damage taken by 25%.


Type: Damage modifier: Armor
Affects: Self
Blood Frenzy Icon
Blood Frenzy

Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes grant 5% increased Attack and Movement Speed for 3 seconds, up to 25%.


Type: Attack modifier (Enemy Heroes)
Affects: Self
20
Fires of Hell Icon
Fires of Hell

Furnace Blast explodes a second time 3 seconds after the initial explosion.


  • Secondary explosion has the same properties as the first.
Slaughterhouse Icon
Slaughterhouse

Lamb to the Slaughter now chains all enemy Heroes in range.

Nexus Blades Icon
Nexus Blades

Basic attacks deal 20% more damage and slow the target for 1 second.


Type: Attack modifier (Enemies), Damage modifier
Affects: Self

  • Stacks additively with other damage modifiers affecting The Butcher's Basic Attack damage output.
Bolt of the Storm Icon
Bolt of the Storm

Cooldown: 70 seconds
Active: Activate to teleport to a nearby location.


Type: Movement: Teleport
Affects: Self
Targeting: Point target
Cast time: Instant
Range: 7.2


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