Batrider
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Batrider
23 + 2.9
15 + 1.8
22 + 2.9
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +63.8HP and +0.29HP regeneration | |
| +0.3 armor and 1.8 attack speed | |
| +34.8MP and +0.145MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance | |
| +3.42 Main Attack Damage | |
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900 Projectile Speed
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100 (115)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.3 + 0.54
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0.9
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2011-10-27
Released | ||
2009-06-10
(v6.60) | ||
Competitive Span
2011-11-03 — Present |
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| Can lasso an enemy away from his team. | |
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| While most would find being kidnapped by a morde-bat to be a terrifying ordeal, one particular young man found the incident exhilarating. Seeking to relive the thrill of flight, he entered the Yama Raskav Jungle, and came out soaring high above the canopy as the Batrider. Atop his leathery mount, he drenches targets below in Sticky Napalm, increasing their flammability before setting the land ablaze by flying up in the sky glowing like a Firefly. To ignite enemies from afar, he hurls an explosive cocktail with an explosion strong enough to knock foes away. Want a ride? That can be arranged. As he spots his targets from above, and throws out his Flaming Lasso to string them along for a fiery experience they will not soon forget. | |
| Roles: | |
| Adjectives | Arachnophobic, Cape, Fiery, Flying, Red, Steed, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
Stoked
Grants the Rider a movement speed bonus and spell damage amplification bonus upon applying forced movement sources on self, or being offensively applied.
Arsonist
All of Sticky Napalm's damage components now affect buildings, albeit it being less effective.
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
The Rider now grabs another enemy hero, tethering it behind of the primary enemy hero.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Every other attack applies a Sticky Napalm stack of its corresponding level on the attacked enemy unit.
No longer self disarms upon ability cast.
Talents[edit]
| Flamebreak Applies 2 Sticky Napalm Stacks | 25 | +20 Sticky Napalm Proc Damage |
|---|---|---|
| -6s Flamebreak Cooldown | 20 | +4s Smoldering Resin Duration |
| -7s Flaming Lasso Cooldown | 15 | +20 Move Speed |
| +50 Flamebreak Knockback Distance | 10 | +50 Sticky Napalm Radius |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Bio[edit]
It's not the bat you gotta worry about. She eats fruit.▶️Batrider
Alias:
BR
Lore:
There is no such thing as harmony among the creatures of the Yama Raskav Jungle. By bite, or claw, or pincer, or hoof, even the slightest sign of weakness means a swift death. They say the Rider was just a lad cutting chaff in his family's field when he was taken, swept up by a massive morde-bat looking for take-out. But this boy had a better idea, and wriggled his way from his captor's grip, onto the beast's back, and hacked it down with his tools. Emerging from the bloody wreckage and intoxicated by the thrill of flight, the boy realized he'd found his calling.
The boy grew, and every summer he'd return to his family's field, often setting out into the bush seeking to reclaim that first thrill of facing death in the form of jaws or a fatal fall. The years went on, but his fire only grew stronger. He studied the overgrowth, plunging deeper with each expedition, until finally he found his way to the caves at the heart of hostility. They say the Rider, on the eve of a scorching summer night, had nothing but a rope, a bottle of liquid courage and a burning determination to feel the skies once more, when he plunged inside…
The boy grew, and every summer he'd return to his family's field, often setting out into the bush seeking to reclaim that first thrill of facing death in the form of jaws or a fatal fall. The years went on, but his fire only grew stronger. He studied the overgrowth, plunging deeper with each expedition, until finally he found his way to the caves at the heart of hostility. They say the Rider, on the eve of a scorching summer night, had nothing but a rope, a bottle of liquid courage and a burning determination to feel the skies once more, when he plunged inside…
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Smoldering Resin[edit]
- The
physical
spell damage per second component has the following properties:
- Not affected by
damage block sources.
- The damage per second value is defined as:
- Not affected by
- Does not reapply the debuff until its duration expires, including from different attack sources.
Hidden modifier
Smouldering Resin: Burning slowly from Batrider's attacks.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The
batrider_smoldering_resin_debuff - Batrider's attack instance.
- The
Stoked[edit]
Passive
Affects
Self
Grants the Rider a movement speed bonus and spell damage amplification bonus upon applying forced movement sources on self, or being offensively applied.
Move Speed Bonus: 4%/6%/8%/10%
Spell Amp Bonus: 
2%/4%/6%/8%
Duration: 7
This ability levels up with Flaming Lasso.
- Selecting the
facet unlocks this ability.
batrider_stoked- Reapplying the buff refreshes the duration and updates its ability values.
Hidden modifier
Stoked: Gaining x% bonus movement speed and x% bonus spell amplification.
Hero Model[edit]
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities[edit]
Sticky Napalm[edit]
Drenches an area in sticky oil, damaging and slowing the turn rate of enemy units within the radius.
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Cast Range: 
600
Effect Radius: 
375 (
425)
First Damage: 5/10/15/20
Turn Rate Slow: 10%/30%/50%/70%
Stack Duration: 6
Damage instances sourced from the Batrider procs additional damage corresponding to the amount of applied stacks.
Max Stacks: 10
Proc Damage per Stack: 5/10/15/20 (
25/30/35/40)
Move Speed Slow per Stack: 1.5%/3%/4.5%/6%
All damage components are less effective on creeps.
Creep Damage Factor: 0.2
Within its cast range, Batrider does not need to face the area-targeted location to cast this ability.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Every other attack applies a Sticky Napalm stack of its corresponding level on the attacked enemy unit.
Every other attack applies a Sticky Napalm stack of its corresponding level on the attacked enemy unit.
Required Attacks: (
1)
3
22
It's not uncommon to hear the Rider cackle while he increases the flammability of his opponents.
Arsonist
All of Sticky Napalm's damage components now affect buildings, albeit it being less effective.
Building Damage Factor: 
0.45
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The first
magical
- The
sticky_napalmdebuff, that applies the following ability effects:- The proc
- Procs on all damage instance sourced to Batrider on the same
server tick, including the
sticky_napalm_application_damagedebuff.
- Procs on all damage instance sourced to Batrider on the same
- The flat
turn rate reduction.
- The
movement speed slow per stack.
- The proc
- Requires Batrider to have vision over affected units to see the current stack number over them.
- The first
sticky_napalm- Reapplying the debuff has different ability effects as follows:
- From the same source, reapplying the debuff update the ability values, add one stack, and refreshes the stack duration.
- From different sources:
- Reapplying the debuff increases the stack count of the first applied stack and does not update the ability values.
- Reapplying the debuff has different ability effects as follows:
- The proc damage does not proc from the following damage sources:
- Batrider's
player-controlled units.
- No-reflection flag
HP Removal sources.
- Specifically the following item abilities:
- Batrider's
- The damage increasing
- The proc damage does not proc from the following damage sources:
- Considers
creep-heroes as creeps.
- Does not affect the following units:
Buildings
-
-
Ward-type units.
- Adds a passive component to Sticky Napalm.
- Once the tally counter reaches
, the next successful attack passively applies a Sticky Napalm stack centered around the affected enemy unit.
- Once the tally counter reaches
- The tally counter last indefinitely and persists through Batrider's
death.
- Works independently of Sticky Naplam's
cooldown, and does not cost
mana.
- Does not proc on-cast effects.
Hidden modifier
Hidden modifier
Sticky Napalm: Increasing napalm-caster's damage by x.\nSlowing turn rate by x%.\nSlowing movement speed by x%.
sticky_napalm_application_damage- The application damage is applied via a secondary ability within the in-game files.
- Hence, the damage increasing
Flamebreak[edit]
Hurls an explosive cocktail that explodes when it reaches the target location and deals damage over time to enemy units in the area.
Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0.4
Cast Range: 1300
Effect Radius: 450
First Damage: 25/50/75/100
Damage per Second: 25/30/35/40
Move Speed Slow: 8%/16%/24%/32%
Debuff Duration: 2/3/4/5
The cocktail applies a non-disabling knockback to all affected enemy units within the radius.
Knockback Distance: 250 (
300)
Knockback Duration: 0.35
Roshan is innately immune to all forced movement sources.
Talent Upgrade
Applies Sticky Napalm its corresponding level upon Flamebreak impact.
Applies Sticky Napalm its corresponding level upon Flamebreak impact.
Number of Stacks: (
2)
22/19/16/13 (
16/13/10/7)
110/115/120/125
A molotov cocktail is the weapon of choice for Batrider.
- Grants a non-lingering 175-radius flying vision as the
projectile travels.
- Grants a non-lingering 175-radius flying vision as the
- Applies a non-disabling
forced movement that knocks affected units at 714.29 (
upwards in a small arc.
- Has a fixed knockback distance regardless of how far affected units are from the center of the radius.
- Does not knock enemy units affected by other forced movement sources.
- Applies a non-disabling
- Trees within
- Trees within
flamebreak_damage- Applies the debuff upon impact, and deals
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes the duration.
- The
debuff correspondingly upon projectile impact.
- Works independently of Sticky Naplam's
- Does not proc on-cast effects.
- Works independently of Sticky Naplam's
- Applies the debuff upon impact, and deals
The forced movement applied no longer affects the debuff immune enemy unit.
Hidden modifier
Flamebreak Burn: On fire! Taking periodic damage.
- Has a 1700-
projectile speed until reaching the area-targeted location.
- Has a 1700-
The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The first
- The damage per second and
- The
Firefly[edit]
Takes to the skies, laying down a trail of flames from the air. The trail damages any enemy units upon contact and destroys trees below Batrider.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
Damage Radius: 250
Damage per Second: 25/50/75/100
Duration: 15
Roshan is immune and does not bat an eye to the flames' damage.
45/40/35/30
100
When an enemy escapes into the Yama Raskav Jungle, most would cut through the brush to find the fugitive. Batrider just chooses to destroy the jungle along with his foes.
- Interrupts Batrider's
channeling abilities.
- Grants
unobstructed movement for the entire duration.
- Trees within the damage radius centered around Batrider are destroyed.
- Interrupts Batrider's
- Recasting the ability refreshes its duration and creates another independent flame trail.
- Deals 12.5/25/37.5/50
- The damage intervals have the following properties:
...
- The first interval starts 0.1 seconds after the damage application, with a 0.4-second duration.
- Subsequent intervals have a 0.5-second duration in between.
- Deals 12.5/25/37.5/50
- When the ability ends, the entire flame trail disappears at once as well.
All ability effects persist upon losing the ability.
All ability effects persist upon losing the ability.
Firefly: Flying and laying down fiery destruction in your wake.
- Deals a total of 387.5/775/1162.5/1550 (
12.5/25/37.5/50) damage (before reductions) within the area for the entire duration.
- Deals a total of 387.5/775/1162.5/1550 (
- Upon Batrider's
batrider_fireflyremains on Batrider's HUD, and are now only responsible for keeping the flame trail up.- If Batrider respawns before the trail expires, the ability neither grants
- Upon Batrider's
Flaming Lasso[edit]
Lassoes an enemy unit, disables and drags them in Batrider's wake.
Teleport sources break the lasso.
Teleport sources break the lasso.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.3
Cast Range: 200
Break Distance: 425
Enemy Drag Distance: 300
Damage Interval: 0.5
Max Duration: 2.25/2.75/3.25
Damage per Instance: 50/70/83
Roshan is innately immune to all forced movement sources.
However, the damage component still applies to him.
However, the damage component still applies to him.
Flaming Lasso disarms Batrider while the lasso is active.
Max Disarm Duration: 2.25/2.75/3.25 ( 0)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
The Rider now grabs another enemy hero, tethering it behind of the primary enemy hero.
The Rider now grabs another enemy hero, tethering it behind of the primary enemy hero.
Secondary Target Search Radius: (
650)
Additional Targets: ( 1)
Secondary Drag Distance: ( 300)
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
No longer self disarms upon ability cast.
No longer self disarms upon ability cast.
90/75/60 (
83/68/53)
125/150/175
Few dare to ask to ride on the bat, as Batrider gives them free of charge.
- Applies the following ability effects until the lasso is broken:
Disarm
- Acquiring the
- Acquiring the
- Overrides most and other
Disable and pulls it 300-distance behind Batrider.
- Grants
phase movement.
- Applies up to 4/5/6
- The following conditions break the lasso:
- Cannot be cast on, but can pull the following units:
Hidden units.
Invulnerable units.
- Affects the following units:
- Recasting the ability creates an independent instance.
- Now affects the nearest allied hero within 650 radius centered around the primary affected enemy hero.
- The
illusions and
- The secondary lasso is indepenent of the primary lasso. When the primary lasso is broken, the secondary target remains affected.
- Does not search for enemy
Couriers.
- Does not search for enemy
- The
Flaming Lasso: Caught in Batrider's Lasso
Hidden modifier
Flaming Lasso Disarm: Cannot attack while Lasso is active.
- Deals up to 200/350/500
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The
- The
- The
- Deals up to 200/350/500
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Batrider/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 - 18:40 EET | Qualifier | DreamLeague S26 EEU OQ1 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Mar 26, 2025 - 14:00 PET | Tier 3 | EPL World AM S15 | 0 : 1 | |||||
| Mar 25, 2025 - 18:10 CET | Tier 1 | FISSURE Universe 4 | 0 : 1 | |||||
| Mar 23, 2025 - 17:00 CET | Tier 1 | FISSURE Universe 4 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Mar 23, 2025 - 13:40 CET | Tier 1 | FISSURE Universe 4 | 0 : 1 |
The International[edit]
- Batrider has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Increased Firefly damage radius from 200 to 250.
- Flaming Lasso
- Forced movement applied by Batrider 's allies to the lassoed target from certain abilities no longer cancel lasso:
- Terrorize .
- Will-O-Wisp .
- Sinister Gaze .
- Savage Roar and Savage Roar .
- Dead Shot .
- Dismember .
- Wheel of Wonder .
- Requiem of Souls .
- Terror Wave .
- Defense Matrix
Translocator
- Warp Flare (still applies damage, but does not move the target).
- Walrus Kick (still applies damage, but does not move the target).
- The following abilities continue to break the lasso:
- Hitch A Ride .
- Reality Rift .
- Glimpse .
- X Marks the Spot .
- Reverse Polarity
- Arena of Blood ally.
- Nether Swap .
- Forced movement applied by Batrider 's allies to the lassoed target from certain abilities no longer cancel lasso:
Talents:
- LVL 20 2 Flamebreak charges ➜ -6s Flamebreak cooldown.
- LVL 20 +2s Smoldering Resin duration increased to +4s.
- LVL 25 +15 Sticky Napalm damage increased to +20.
- Rescaled base
strength and gain from 25 + 2.6 to 23 + 2.9.
- Increased
agility gain from 1.4 to 1.8.
- Increased
intelligence gain from 2 to 2.9.
- Increased base attack damage from (-4)‒0 to 12‒16.
- Increased Sticky Napalm
- Rescaled Flamebreak movement speed slow from 15%/20%/25%/30% to 8%/16%/24%/32%.
- Increased Smoldering Resin attack damage to damage per second from 0.15 to 0.2.
Dota Plus Progress[edit]
Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
| Batrider's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
Mega Kill Streaks Kill Assists Kills |
Bronze |
|
Silver |
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Gold |
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Platinum |
| |
Master |
| |
Grandmaster |
| |
Equipment[edit]
| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Mount | |
| Head | |
| Taunt | |
Trivia[edit]
- Batrider is occasionally referred to as "Batman" within the community, as he is riding a bat.
- Batrider's rivalry response towards Faceless Void ▶️ "Hey Void! Have you seen Bat to the Future?" is a reference to the film "Back to The Future".
- His Firefly response ▶️ "Scuse me while I cook this guy." is likely a reference to the song Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Batrider's hero concept is originally based on the Troll Batriders, a flying ranged Orc unit.
- Batrider's firy theme originates from the Troll Batriders as well, who use fire and explosives as well.
- Flaming Lasso's original iteration is inspired by the Dragonhawk Riders' Aerial Shackles.
- In DotA, Batrider's name is "Jin'zakk", a custom name inspired by the names of other Trolls from the Warcraft universe. As such, it was not used in Dota 2, in order to separate him further from the Warcraft Trolls.
- Batrider's hero concept is originally based on the Troll Batriders, a flying ranged Orc unit.
Gallery[edit]
Splash artwork
Concept art
Concept art
Ability icon progress
Hero icon progress
Batrider T-shirt design
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead