Stukov Build Guide “Our victory is assured!”

Stukov is a high utility solo Healer, who provides excellent zone control. His exceptional healing is reliant on well timed use of Bio-Kill Switch. While his Abilities are very powerful, their use needs to be carefully planned to achieve maximum effect. Stukov has limited mobility, and should not roam by himself. He is designed to assist his allies, and will not perform well without them nearby.

Strengths

• Can Silence enemies with Lurking Arm
• Capable of exceptional multitarget healing via Bio-Kill Switch and Healing Pathogen
• Very strong Basic Attack
• Can remove an enemy from team fight range with Massive Shove
• Very high skill ceiling, but easy to start learning

Weaknesses

• Difficult to master
• Slow attack speed can lead to poor single-target dps
• Bio-Kill Switch has a long cooldown; misuse is unforgiving
• Lack of mobility

Lurking Arms Build

Recommended

Level 1

Level 4 ? ?

Level 7

Level 10 ?

Level 13 ?

Level 16 ?

Level 20

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The Lurking Arms build focuses on backing up your team with additional CC. This build shines if your team composition consists of heroes with reliable CC, allowing you to get the full duration of Growing Infestation in and helping secure enemy hero kills.

Standard Bio-kill Build

Situational

Level 1 ?

Level 4 ? ?

Level 7

Level 10 ?

Level 13

Level 16

Level 20 ? ?

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The Standard Bio-kill build focuses on enhancing Stukovs trait. Reactive Ballistospores and Fetid Touch are both situational and the correct talent depends on the enemy team composition. If they have dive heroes, Reactive Ballistospores is the correct talent, if not Spine Launcher would be recommended. Targeted Excision will allow Stukov to use his trait more often, resulting in both more healing and damage/CC through Weighted Pustule. The level 20 talents are situational and most of the times you can pick the upgrade to your level 10 heroic ability.

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Stukov synergizes with

Stukov is strong with Heroes who teamfight near their allies, as opposed to those that will dive out of range of Healing Pathogen. He is also strong with Heroes who have access to some form of Executioner, because he is capable of liberally applying slows.

Stukov is countered by

Stukov is countered by high mobility Heroes who can circumvent his zone control. Lacking any form of Cleanse, Heroes with access to multiple crowd control Abilities are also effective against him.

Stukov's stronger maps

Stukov's average maps

Stukov's weaker maps

Stukov is great on maps that feature many choke points, and on maps with two lanes. Lurking Arm provides a lot of zone control in tight areas, while Healing Pathogen excells at healing large groups of allies. Stukov does not perform poorly on many maps.

• Use Bio-Kill Switch primarily to heal allies affected by Healing Pathogen.
• Cast Healing Pathogen onto Heroes who will spread it to as many allies as possible.
• Weighted Pustule is useful for harassment and light disengage. It can also secure kills on fleeing enemies.
• Channel Lurking Arm onto choke points, or use it to cancel channeled enemy Heroics.
• Massive Shove can be used to push enemies far away from team fights, or simply to Stun them against nearby terrain.
• Use Flailing Swipe to peel and disengage if a fight is not looking favourable for your team.

Stukov is great on teams that want to zone enemies away from essential allies and objectives. He performs very well with teams that strive to protect their backline damage dealers, because such team compositions usually stay grouped within Healing Pathogen spread range.

Stukov has the ability to apply slows almost constantly, can channel an area of effect Silence indefinitely, and can single handedly remove an enemy Hero from a team fight. Despite being heavily armed with monstrous amounts of utility, he is still a viable solo healer for most team compositions.