Brewmaster
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. <br><br>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.
Base STR
24 +3.2
Base AGI
19 +2
Base INT
17 +1.9
Move Speed
310
Attack Range
150
Base Armor
1
Attack DMG
26–33
Projectile
900
Innate Abilities
Liquid Courage
When Brewmaster drops below 50% Health he gains a Status Resistance buff and his movement speed alternates every 1s between being faster and being slower. The effect becomes stronger at lower health, scaling from 0 up to max values at 20% Health.
MAX STATUS RESIST:
10%
MAX SPEED SLOW:
10%
MAX SPEED INCREASE:
30%
Abilities
Thunder Clap
Cooldown
18 / 16 / 14 / 12s
Mana
100
Slams the ground, dealing damage and slowing the movement speed and attack rate of nearby enemy units.
RADIUS:
400
DAMAGE:
80 / 160 / 240 / 320
MOVEMENT SLOW:
15 / 30 / 45 / 60%
ATTACK SLOW:
15 / 30 / 45 / 60
DURATION:
4
A slam of Mangix' mighty keg starts the festivities.
Cinder Brew
Cooldown
19 / 17 / 15 / 13s
Mana
50 / 60 / 70 / 80
Rolls a barrel of ale at enemies that damages enemies along its path and spills out at the target location.
Any enemy in the path or the spill area is drenched in cinder brew, becoming slowed. If the enemy receives Magic or Pure damage, they will be ignited, extending the duration by 3s and causing them to take damage over time.
DURATION:
5
IGNITE TOTAL DAMAGE:
80 / 160 / 240 / 320
MOVEMENT SLOW:
24 / 28 / 32 / 36%
RADIUS:
400
BARREL SPEED:
950
BARREL IMPACT DAMAGE:
40 / 70 / 100 / 130
The Order of the Oyo's solution to all problems - another round!
Drunken Brawler
Brewmaster can switch stances based on the elements he controls.
Whenever Brewmaster casts an ability, he becomes Brewed Up, increasing his stance power by 150% for 5s. If he casts another ability while Brewed Up, the duration is extended by 2s. After Brewed Up expires, he is hungover and cannot Brew Up again for 9s.
Earth Brawler gains bonus Magic Resistance and Armor.
Storm Brawler gains bonus Evasion and Movement Speed.
Fire Brawler gains bonus Attack Speed and chance to critical strike.
<font color="#9acd32">MAGIC RESIST</font>:
8 / 12 / 16 / 20%
<font color="#9acd32">ARMOR</font>:
3 / 5 / 7 / 9
<font color="#87ceeb">EVASION</font>:
15 / 20 / 25 / 30%
<font color="#87ceeb">MOVE SPEED</font>:
4 / 6 / 8 / 10%
<font color="#FF0000">CRIT CHANCE</font>:
20%
<font color="#FF0000">CRIT DAMAGE</font>:
120 / 140 / 160 / 180%
<font color="#FF0000">ATTACK SPEED</font>:
10 / 20 / 30 / 40
- Stacks diminishingly with other sources of Evasion.
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
Cooldown
140 / 130 / 120s
Mana
150 / 200 / 250 / 250
Splits Brewmaster into elements, forming 3 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. Each Warrior gains its respective Drunken Brawler stance.
DURATION:
16 / 20 / 24 / 24
<font color="#9acd32">EARTH BREWLING HP</font>:
1400 / 2300 / 3200 / 4100
<font color="#9acd32">EARTH BREWLING DAMAGE</font>:
35 / 70 / 105 / 140
<font color="#87ceeb">STORM BREWLING HP</font>:
1000 / 1500 / 2000 / 2500
<font color="#87ceeb">STORM BREWLING DAMAGE</font>:
30 / 50 / 70 / 90
<font color="#FF0000">FIRE BREWLING HP</font>:
1300 / 1450 / 1600 / 1750
<font color="#FF0000">FIRE BREWLING DAMAGE</font>:
70 / 120 / 170 / 220
- 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.
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.
Talents
Aghanim's Scepter
Primal Split
Primal Split gains 1 max and current level, improving the Brewlings and their abilities.
Allows Primal Split to be cancelled early, and causes the Brewlings to be Brewed Up when Primal Split begins.
Hero Performance
Median across all public matches · OpenDotaForm
50%
Win rate in recent matches
Performance
87%
KDA ratio (kills + assists / deaths)
Laning
34%
Last hits per minute over full game
Farm
58%
Average gold per minute
Fighting
28%
Average kills + assists per match
Experience
73%
Average XP per minute
Strategy
When to Pick Brewmaster?
Pick Brewmaster when your team needs a teamfight monster that can completely flip the game in one ultimate. He is absolutely disgusting right now, and I don't understand why more people aren't talking about him. Primal Split in the right fight is basically a 5v8 — your three pandas come out and suddenly the enemy has no idea what to focus, what to run from, or how to position.
He thrives in lineups that already have some lockdown, because when you add the Earth panda's Hurl Boulder and the Storm panda's Cyclone on top of that, the enemy team is just standing there getting destroyed. He is also fantastic against right-click-heavy lineups because Drunken Haze wrecks their attack speed and accuracy completely.
Avoid picking him into heavy silence lineups—Silencer and Skywrath make his whole kit feel useless, and if you can't cast Primal Split at the right moment, you are just a slow offlaner with no real threat. Also feels bad to burst-heavy teams that can kill you before you even get the ultimate off.
Tips & common mistakes
- Stop saving Primal Split for the "perfect moment" that never comes — if a fight breaks out and you hesitate for 2 seconds, you've already missed the window.
- Drunken Haze is not just a slow—the miss chance is absolutely brutal against right-click carries. Use it the moment a fight starts, not after you've already taken half their hits.
- People build Brewmaster like a tank and forget that he needs cooldown reduction desperately—Boots of Bearing and Octarine Core are not luxury items; they are how you get your ult back faster.
- Don't run into the backline alone thinking Primal Split will save you—you still need to be in a position where your team can follow up; otherwise, you're just three pandas dying alone.
- The Fire panda's Permanent Immolation does more damage than people think—keep it in fights as long as possible instead of throwing it away chasing a fleeing hero.
- Level Thunder Clap early in the lane—that slow and damage is your best tool to win the offlane, not something you leave at level one for ten minutes.
- Watch out for Black Hole, Ravage, or any big AOE stun—if you get caught before Primal Split goes off, you are just dead with no comeback button.
Summary
Brewmaster is one of those heroes that completely takes over games when played correctly, and right now he is genuinely strong — people just aren't picking him enough. Get your ultimate off at the right moment, let your pandas do the chaos work, and watch the enemy team fall apart trying to deal with three different threats at once. He is not a hard hero to understand — he is a hard hero to respect. And if the enemy doesn't respect him?
They will lose the teamfight, simple as that.
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