Is Octarine Core worth it on Kunkka?
There was a Kunkka player in my team today. He was sporting an Octarine Core as his first major item after Shadowblade. I'm aware that Tidebringer damage does heal him, but is that really worth it?
He could get a Heart of Tarrasque for 400 gold less, or a Satanic for 50 gold more.
Best Answer
Like any item, yes, it can be worth it in some situations.
Suppose Kunkka absolutely needed to spam torrent and boat as fast as possible, maybe to defend against megas, or the game is just being very teamfight-oriented.
Suppose Kunkka needs to gank the other lanes non-stop because his team is losing them and he doesn't have time to go to base to regen, and the runes are too dangerous or even mined.
I personally would not buy this item on Kunkka often, if at all, simply because of how much it costs. I would imagine there are usually better items for Kunkka for similar money, but...it could be worth it.
Pictures about "Is Octarine Core worth it on Kunkka?"
What does Octarine core do?
Octarine Core increases the effect range differently per ability. For abilities using projectile or travel speed to a certain distance, the travel speed remains the same while the distance increases unless stated. Certain abilities do not have their effect range increased, despite their cast range being increased.Does Octarine core have spell Lifesteal?
The Octarine Core is an item purchasable at the Main Shop and can be upgraded. Its main use is to shorten the cooldowns of abilities and items as well as provide spell lifesteal. Octarine Core has 2 levels and can be upgraded into a Refresher Core or a Satanic Core after that.Can you stack Octarine core?
Ability[edit]Does not stack with multiple Octarine Cores.ATTAKER Use Radiance and Octarine Core with Kunkka New META
More answers regarding is Octarine Core worth it on Kunkka?
Answer 2
I feel Octarine Core is made for heroes like leshrac,qop,zeus etc, heroes having multiple spammable spells.
Kunkka doesnt have as much spammable spells, I guess the CD reduction for boat is cool, but i would rather have more damage or positioning items(blink/shadowblade). I would get a fast Drums/BoTs than go for an Octarine if i really want mana. With new X he is similar to an Ember spirit pretty much.
Also I personally dont like satanic, but heart works out well on kunkka. My favourite build is phase, drums, shadowblade/blink, crit, bkb/mkb depending on game, rapier.
Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Images: Karolina Grabowska, SHVETS production, SHVETS production, SHVETS production