Waterbug Pirate



Max HP:	210 (+5/level)
Damage:	15
Armor Piercing:	10
Light Armor:	0
Heavy Armor:	0
Classes:	Crowd Control, Damage, Melee

Hero Description

Waterbug is a tough old bug. But don't let his drab, grizzled appearance fool you. His deadly, armor piercing hook may not be effective at first, but after some upgrades, all will fear the might and ruthlessness of Captain Waterbug. Will be finished..... Mr. Aphid (talk) 01:44, March 21, 2014 (UTC)

A grizzled old bug, who decided to snatch a hook and use it as a weapon.

His skills are centered around stunning and moving foes around. His attack isn't all that powerful in the beginning, but his innate armor piercing helps a little. Still though, he lacks on damage and speed, but his skills make a valiant effort to fill this gap. They kind of succeed, but he's without any reliable escape route (other than switching to a nearby bug).

His passive makes him ideal to pair with heroes who have stun, like Beetle or Ant (the engineer), or even Bumblebee (with his Breaker Punch), who help boost his damage output a little. Also, his passive seems to work even when enemies are knocked down by his normal attack or his Pirate Ship Salvo, or actually, any ability, turret.

His Hook Throw can be a lifesaver when bugs get too close to your base; this and then followed up with a Plunder Hook. His Plunder Hook is insanely powerful at max level and is he can hit multiple enmies he can rack up MASSIVE amounts of Food and Spare Parts. His Fish Hook is very useful for dragging single, annoying, enemies in allied fire, which combined with the DPS and increased damage the enemy takes, can help allies bring down even the toughest of enemies, He's able to hook all moving units - although he looks kinda awkward when moving around with a Centipede on his hook.

As for items, his Fishing Line helps a lot, both in giving him a boost in damage, while also slowing down the advance of enemies. Getting that, along with Sharpened Edges will certainly give him an edge against armored mobs. Furthermore, Armor Upgrades! All his skills put him very close to enemies, whichh in its turn helps allies get kills more easily, but also makes Waterbug more vulnerable.

Waterbug Abilities

Ruffian (Passive) - Levels up with Mastery Levels.

Hitting enemies that are stunned deals [xx%] more damage.

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Percentage	15%	25%	35%	45%	55%

Plunder Hook (Active)

Hook enemies in front of you, tossing them behind Waterbug. Deals 30 damage and stuns for 3s. Each hooked enemy has a 20% chance to drop a piece of food or a spare part and a 25% chance to drop 10 gold.

Fish Hook (Active)

Hook an enemy and drag it around for 3s, causing them 5 damage per second and to take 50% more damage while hooked. Waterbug cannot attack while this ability is active.

Pirate Ship Salvo (Active)

Select a location to call mark a location for a pirate ship bombardment, shooting 10 shots that do 62 damage each (5s delay).

Hook Throw (Active)

Toss a hook to a location and pull enemies there closer, dealing 12 damage and stunning for 3s.