Murglun

“

I'm lord of the flame!

”

Murglun the Lava Dragon is a premium hero in Kingdom Rush: Vengeance, introduced with the Frozen Nightmare Mini-Campaign. Murglun costs $5.99 and starts at Level 5. On Steam, she is unlocked at stage 22.

Description

Inhabiting the bowels of the Earth, the

millennial Murglun ele

young members of the imposing race of magma dragons. She has inscrutable motivations and was never interested in the mortal conflicts, until Vez'nan managed to manipulate her with the gem of the heart of a volcano.

Magma Dragons never had an interest in mortal conflicts, the petty humans and their affairs were insignificant, their mortal lives shorter than a sigh and mostly spent on foolish conflicts.

Murglun, even at her young age, knew this; she lived with her kin in the bowels of the earth, where the lava rivers kept her warm and the conflicts and power struggles of the surface were meaningless.

From the moment Vez'nan knew these creatures existed, he knew he needed them to tilt the fate of the battle to his side. He forged a plan to control them, he knew these creatures were mystically connected to the volcano heart gems, and searched far and wide until he got a hold of one.

Now Murglun has to obey his command and use her fire powers to scorch the heart of his foes until this battle is won and she can return to her lair.

Skills

Primary

 LAVA POOL (passive) (2/2/2 hero points):

Murglun's attacks leave hot embers on the ground (area: 50), dealing 10/20/30 True Damage a second to enemies that pass over it.

 TAR MAKER (passive) (1/1/1 hero points):

All towers near Murglun deal 5%/10%/20% extra damage.

- Range: 300

 ERUPTION (active, cooldown: 70/60/50 seconds) (2/1/1 hero points):

Murglun calls magma from beneath the ground, which erupts beneath an enemy, instantly killing them.

 INFERNAL HEAT (active, cooldown: 22/18/14 seconds) (3/2/2 hero points):

Flaps her fire wings, creating a fire whirl on the ground (area: 100) for 4 seconds and dealing 5 True Damage per 0.2 second. Requires 2 targets to activate.

Ultimate Spell

 VOLCANIC BARRAGE (active, cooldown: 120/110/100/90 seconds) (6/5/5 hero points):

Meteorites rain down from the sky, killing all enemies in an area of 100 per meteor instantly. Each rock deals 400 (460*) True Damage in an area of 50 to bosses.

*With One Man Army upgrade

Secondary

 MAGMA BLOOD

Murglun periodically drops magma that inflicts 20 (23*) True Damage (area: 75). This ability will trigger once every 0.3-0.6 seconds, at a constant rate throughout the entirety of a level (restarting a level will refresh the drop rate, allowing for higher dps).

• With One Man Army upgrade

• Murglun has the ability to fly, and is not forced to stay on the road.

Stats

Level	HP	Heal Rate (2.0s)	Damage (2.0s)	Armor	Respawn
1	320 (384)	22	14-26 (16-30)	4%	25s
2	345 (414)	25	18-34 (21-39)	6%	25s
3	370 (444)	28	22-42 (25-46)	8%	25s
4	395 (474)	31	27-49 (31-56)	10%	25s
5	420 (504)	34	31-57 (36-66)	12%	25s
6	445 (534)	37	35-65 (40-75)	14%	25s
7	470 (564)	40	39-73 (45-84)	16%	25s
8	495 (594)	43	43-81 (49-93)	18%	25s
9	520 (624)	46	48-88 (55-101)	20%	25s
10	545 (654)	49	52-96 (59-110)	22%	25s

Murglun's basic attacks deal physical damage.

Stats in parentheses factor in One Man Army and Iron Will upgrades.

Tips and Tricks

Murglun has arguably the highest damage output of all the heroes in the game, dealing large amounts of true area damage, in addition to buffing the damage of nearby towers. Her lava blood ability allows her to damage enemies right underneath her, something flying heroes normally cannot do. Keep in mind however, that while her damage output is excellent, unlike Beresad and Eiskalt she has no crowd control whatsoever.

Murglun's ultimate ability is a powerful tool to immediately insta-kill troublesome enemies, especially if they are clomped together. It takes a second for the rocks to fall, so if the targeted enemy is moving it may be necessary to lead the ability just a smidge. If the enemies are spead out, group them together with demons.

Being a flying hero, Murglun Cannot be used to block enemies.

Related Upgrades

• BACK TO BATTLE (1 upgrade point)
  • Reduces the respawn time of Heroes. (10% respawn reduction)
• SPECIAL TRAINING (1 upgrade point)
  • Thanks to a secret and intense training heroes level up faster. (25% extra XP gain)
• ONE MAN ARMY (2 upgrade points)
  • All heroes improve their base attack damage. (15% extra damage)
• ULTIMATE POWER (1 upgrade point)
  • All heroes' Ultimate skills now have their cool downs reduced. (20% CD reduction)
• IRON WILL (2 upgrade points)
  • All heroes improve their maximum health. (20% HP increase)
• SHIELD OF PROTECTION (2 upgrade points)
  • Every basic attack inflicted to a hero has a small chance of dealing no damage. (10% chance to trigger)
• SECOND WIND (4 upgrade points)
  • Heroes now have a small chance of instantly respawning. (10% chance to trigger)

Quotes

• "Summer is coming!"
• "I'm lord of the flame!"
• "Krakatoa!"
• "Catch my fire."
• (death) "Back to the mantle..."

Trivia

• Murglun's skills have different names on the mobile versions compared to the Steam version. In order of appearance, these are:
  • Magma Pool (Lava Pool)
  • Geyser (Eruption)
  • Eruption (Volcanic Barrage)
  • Lava Blood (Magma Blood)
• "Summer is coming!"
  • Based on the line "Winter is coming", the motto for House Stark in A Song of Ice and Fire, also known as Game of Thrones. Since the character is a lava dragon, the season is flipped.
• "I'm lord of the flame!"
  • Sanat Kumara, Forgotten Realms, Ice Age
• "Krakatoa!"
  • Krakatoa, is a caldera (a bowl shaped volcano) found in Indonesia. It errupted in 1883, one of the most violent volcanic events in recent history.
• "Catch my fire!"
  • Based on the phrase "Catch my drift", but the implication of drift being a snow drift is swapped again to a hotter antonym to better represent the character.

Gallery

Back to the mantle...

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