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Murky is a Melee Assassins that excels at frustrating his opponents. Uniquely designed, he is adept at attracting the attention of enemy players, causing them to behave inefficiently to respond to his abrasive presence. Murky's allies must capitalise on the fact that he thrives in attrition battles; even if his attributes and damage values are limited, his Hero Trait, Spawn Egg, makes it so that he is never away from battle for long when killed.

Strengths

• Good waveclear
• Strong revival mechanic in the form of Spawn Egg
• Has access to Octo-Grab, one of the strongest Heroic Abilities in the game
• Abilities have no Mana cost
• Generally very threatening late-game presence

Weaknesses

• Extremely fragile; by far the lowest amount of Health amongst all Heroes
• Inept at carrying coin-like Objectives, which are dropped on death
• Several conditions may limit his damage potential
• Underwhelming early-game presence
• Distinct playstyle to which your team must adapt

Pufferfish Build

Recommended

Level 1

Level 4

Level 7

Level 10 ?

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20

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Murky's Pufferfish Build is designed to empower your macro with the help of Tufferfish at Level 4. If played properly, you can consistently reach the late game, at which point your Hero is strong and annoying thanks to Big Tuna Kahuna at Level 20 combined with Rejuvenating Bubble at Level 13.

Slime Build

Beginner

Level 1

Level 4

Level 7

Level 10

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20 ?

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Murky's Slime Build is designed to increase his survivability during team fights, especially if he happens to hit multiple enemies with Slime.

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Murky synergizes with

Murky's small Health pool benefits from any effect that can mitigate incoming damage (for example Blinds, Armor, or Shields).

Murky is countered by

Murky's predictable attack plan and his dependency on remaining within close range of his targets to effectively deal damage make him vulnerable to most high damage Hero with some way of kiting him or quickly destroying Pufferfish.

Murky's stronger maps

Murky's average maps

Murky's weaker maps

Murky thrives on the larger Maps that give him the space to play with A Fishy Deal. Incidentally, he also tends to do well on late game-oriented Maps, as it allows his full power to come to light.

• Hide your Spawn Egg in nooks and crannies, bushes, or near allied Structures so that it is difficult to find.
• Use Slime and Pufferfish to efficiently waveclear at all stages of the game.
• Standing on top of Pufferfish will prevent opponents from targeting it easily.
• Try and dodge dangerous skillshots or area of effect Abilities with Safety Bubble.
• Call out your intended Octo-Grab target so that your teammates know just who to focus down.

Murky's primary team fighting goal is to single-out key opponents for quick, one-sided kills. He also conditionally deals a fair amount of area of effect damage, however, most of his damage can be avoided by playing in a particularly defensive way. This peculiar aspect is made up for by the facts that Murky can revive and come back to an ongoing fight nearly instantly, thanks to his Spawn Egg Ability. Because of this, any energy spent killing Murky is inefficiently used, and one should see to capitalise on this attribute to take pressure away from allies. This makes him especially strong against team compositions that lack reliable targeted burst damage.

Outside of combat, Murky has some of the best waveclear available, and can scout where it would be dangerous for any other Hero to do so.