Brewmaster stats, abilities and strategy
Splits into four elemental spirits with unique abilities
A fearsome fighter in any situation, Brewmaster can turn the tide of battle by splitting into three elemental spirits, each with their own unique abilities. When not divided, he brings drunken chaos to his foes with slowing claps and powerful swings of his staff.
Win Rate 48.0%
Pick Rate 0.9%
Attributes
626 +81.4/lvl
279 +19.2/lvl
23 +3.7/lvl
19 +2.0/lvl
17 +1.6/lvl
Stats
Damage:
67 - 74 + 5.1/level (244 - 251 at level 30)
Range:
150
Armor:
3.2 + 0.3/level (15.2 at level 30)
Movement:
310
Roles
Carry
Durable
Nuker
Pusher
Support
Escape
Disabler
Initiator
Patch 7.38
- Base Damage increased by 17
- Damage at level 1 increased by 2 (from 50-57 to 52-59)
- Damage gain per level decreased from +5.1 to +3.3
- Damage at level 30 decreased by 61 (from 227-234 to 166-173)
Facets
Roll Out the Barrel
Win Rate: 47.0%
Pick Rate: 57.3%
Throw a barrel at enemies, damaging them and applying Cinder Brew.
Patch 7.38
- Cinder Brew: Barrel Speed increased from 900 to 950
- Cinder Brew: Barrel Impact Damage increased from 40/60/80/100 to 40/70/100/130
Drunken Master
Win Rate: 49.2%
Pick Rate: 42.7%
When brewed up, Brewmaster moves with a varying amount of movement speed, altering between 15% slower and 50% faster for the duration.
Abilities
ABILITY: Passive
DAMAGE TYPE: n/a
Brewmaster gains 25% bonus attack damage for %damage_duration_split%s when he comes out of Primal Split and for %damage_duration_respawn%s when he respawns.
Patch 7.38b
- Duration on respawn increased from 30s to 45s
Patch 7.38
- Bonus Attack Damage increased from 20% to 25%
Thunder Clap
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Yes
Slams the ground, dealing damage and slowing the movement speed and attack rate of nearby enemy units.
RADIUS: 325 / 350 / 375 / 400
DAMAGE: 75 / 150 / 225 / 300
MOVEMENT SLOW: 15% / 30% / 45% / 60%
ATTACK SLOW: 15 / 30 / 45 / 60
DURATION: 4
16 / 15 / 14 / 13
90 / 100 / 110 / 120
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +1.5s Thunder Clap Duration
A slam of Mangix' mighty keg starts the festivities.
Cinder Brew
AFFECTS: Area
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Yes
Drenches himself and an area in alcohol, causing enemy units to move slower and ignite once they take any Magic or Pure damage. Duration is increased by 3 seconds when enemies are ignited. While Brewmaster is Brewed Up, His Drunken Brawler Stances are stronger. Dealing or receiving magic damage extends Brewmaster's Brewed Up duration.
DURATION: 5
IGNITE TOTAL DAMAGE: 80 / 160 / 240 / 320
MOVEMENT SLOW: 24% / 28% / 32% / 36%
RADIUS:
BARREL SPEED: 1600
BARREL IMPACT DAMAGE:
22 / 19 / 16 / 13
50 / 60 / 70 / 80
700
FACET: Roll Out the Barrel
Cinder Brew is now a rolling barrel of ale that drenches enemies in its path and explodes at the end.
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +30% Cinder Brew Damage/Duration
The Order of the Oyo's solution to all problems - another round!
Drunken Brawler
PASSIVE: No
Brewmaster can switch stances based on the elements he controls, gaining passive bonuses that improve against enemies when Brewed Up. Earth Brawler - Grants %armor% armor and %magic_resist%% Magic Resistance. Bonuses are %active_multiplier%x when Brewed Up. Storm Brawler - Grants %dodge_chance%% evasion and %bonus_move_speed%% Bonus Move Speed. Bonuses are %active_multiplier%x when Brewed Up. Fire Brawler - Grants %crit_chance%% chance to critical strike for %crit_multiplier%% of your attack damage and %attack_speed% Attack Speed. Crit Chance and Attack Speed is %active_multiplier%x when Brewed Up. Void Brawler - Grants %bonus_status_resist%% bonus Status Resistance to Brewmaster and applies a %movespeed%% Slow for %slow_duration%s on attack. Slow and Status Resistance are %active_multiplier%x when affected by Cinder Brew.
Stacks diminishingly with other sources of Evasion.
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +1x Brewed Up multiplier for Drunken Brawler
Patch 7.38
- Storm Brawler Bonus Move Speed decreased from 5/7/9/11% to 4/6/8/10%
When Mangix won his title as the Brewmaster of the Order of Oyo, he also claimed his place in the mastery of inebriation.
Primal Split
PASSIVE: No
Splits Brewmaster into elements, forming 4 specialized warriors, adept at survival, each with their own abilities. If any of them survive until the end of their summoned timer, the Brewmaster is reborn.
The Earth Element will carry all auras that the Brewmaster has, as well as True Sight.
The Fire Element has phased movement.
When the spell ends, Brewmaster will take the place of an element in this order, assuming they are alive: Earth, Storm, Fire.
DURATION: 16 / 18 / 20
EARTH BREWLING HP: 1400 / 2300 / 3200
STORM BREWLING HP: 1000 / 1500 / 2000
FIRE BREWLING HP: 1300 / 1450 / 1600
VOID BREWLING HP: 1200 / 1500 / 1800
140 / 130 / 120
150 / 200 / 250
LEVEL 25 TALENT: Brewlings Gain Drunken Brawler Passive
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +1200 Brewlings Health
LEVEL 10 TALENT: +10 Brewlings Damage
Patch 7.38c
- Earth Brewling's Debuff Immunity magic resistance increased from 50% to 80%
- Void Brewling's Astral Pull Damage increased from 50/100/150 to 75/150/225
- Void Brewling's Astral Pull Distance increased from 300/500/700 to 450/575/700
It isn't clear whether Mangix is consciously aware of his potent bond with nature, as it often occurs in the midst of a drunken stupor.
Primal Companion
Scepter grants new ability
PASSIVE: No
Creates a Brewling based on Brewmaster's current Drunken Brawler Stance.
A new Brewling cannot be resummoned for 3s if the current one takes damage from enemy Heroes or hero-controlled units. If the Brewling dies, the ability goes on cooldown for 70 seconds.
Only one Brewling can exist at a time. If Brewmaster uses Primal Split, the existing Brewling disappears.
20
50
Mangix doesn't hold to it by rule, but he vaguely recalls an old master musing that, if one could manage, scaring up a companion was always preferable to drinking alone.
Talents
Cinder Brew applies Fear when ignited
Brewlings Gain Drunken Brawler Passive
+ 2.5 %
+100 Attack Speed
+1200 Brewlings Health
+ 1.2 %
+1x Brewed Up multiplier for Drunken Brawler
+ 1.3 %
+30% Cinder Brew Damage/Duration
+1.5s Thunder Clap Duration
+10 Brewlings Damage
+ 2.7 %
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Patch 7.38b
- Level 10 Talent +200 Thunder Clap AoE replaced with +1.5s Thunder Clap Duration
Patch 7.38
- Level 20 Talent Attack Speed increased from +90 to +100
Strategy
Get {urn-of-shadows} as soon as possible as it allows you snowball off of first kill. Soul Release activates Cinder Brew.
Ask your laning partner to activate Cinder Brew if you can't yourself.
Make sure to cyclone an important target at least twice during Primal Split.
Don't forget that Storm Panda has AoE dispel which can remove certain spells, runes and damage basic illusions.
The Earth Panda carries all the auras and AoE effects like Radiance or Cloak of Flames.
Look to use your aura items like Crimson Guard and Pipe before Primal Split. But beware of your mana pool.
Counter Strategy
Try to lock down or silence Brewmaster and kill him before he splits.
Don't fight Brewmaster's Primal Split unless you have damage to kill all the Brewlings.
Storm Brewling's Dispel Magic is an AOE basic dispel. So, avoid purchasing dispellable items.
{black-king-bar} is amazing against all of the crowd control Brewmaster has.
Lore
Deep in the Wailing Mountains, in a valley beneath the Ruined City, the ancient Order of the Oyo has for centuries practiced its rites of holy reverie, communing with the spirit realm in grand festivals of drink. Born to a mother's flesh by a Celestial father, the youth known as Mangix was the first to grow up with the talents of both lineages. He trained with the greatest aesthetes of the Order, eventually earning, through diligent drunkenness, the right to challenge for the title of Brewmaster, that appellation most honored among the contemplative malt-brewing sect.
As much drinking competition as mortal combat, Mangix for nine days drank and fought the elder master. For nine nights they stumbled and whirled, chugged and struck, until at last the elder warrior collapsed into a drunken stupor, and a new Brewmaster was named. Now the new, young Brewmaster calls upon the strength of his Oyo forebears to speed his staff. When using magic, it is to his spirit ancestors that he turns. Like all Brewmasters before him, he was sent out from his people with a single mission. He wanders the land, striving toward enlightenment through drink, searching for the answer to the ancient spiritual schism. Hoping to think the single thought that will unite the spirit and physical planes again.