Bounty Hunter

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Bounty Hunter
19 + 2.5
21 + 2.6
20 + 1.9
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+55HP and +0.25HP regeneration
+0.43 armor and 2.6 attack speed
+2.6 Main Attack Damage
+22.8MP and +0.095MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
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8.5
Armor
(812.38 EHP)
27%
Magic Resist
(736.99 EHP)
Instant
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
100 (121)
(1.5 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.59 + 0.59
Turn Rate This unit takes 0.175s to turn 180°.
This ability component has a different effect during daytime. 1800 / This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 1000
Default
Gib Type
2011-12-21
Released
2004-04-08
([[]])
Competitive Span
2012-01-12 — Present
Version Control
This article is mostly accurate for 7.38, the last version this hero was changed in.

New interactions that emerged in following patches may have not yet been accounted for.
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Loots and collects bounties off of his enemies.
Fear is the mother of rumor, and tales of Gondar's origins are nothing but hearsay. For the right price, the Bounty Hunter will Track down any target to deliver their heads and collect their bounties. He Guides while Walking through Shadows into the best-guarded keeps, crippling his target with a surprise attack, and steal some of their riches with a Calculated Strike. Even targets at a greater distance are not safe from the Bounty Hunter, as his trusty Shuriken seemingly has a mind on its own, seeking out and striking all targets the Bounty Hunter keeps track of. Because in the end, it's all about the gold.
Shuriken Toss
Shuriken Toss
Jinada
Shadow Walk
Shadow Walk
Friendly Shadow
Friendly Shadow
Track
Roles:Escape Escape Nuker Nuker
AdjectivesBadteeth, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Facets[edit]

Through and Through
Shuriken Toss
The Shuriken Toss projectile damages and slows all units it passes through.
Cutpurse
Cutpurse
Steals gold per offensive unit-targeted ability cast, including item abilities and from Spell Reflection sources, on enemy heroes.

This ability component levels up with Track.

Upgrades[edit]

Aghanim's[edit]

Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Shuriken Toss
Applies an instance of Jinada and increases cast range.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
New Ability
Friendly Shadow
Grants the Friendly Shadow ability.

Applies an invisibility buff based on Shadow Walk of the corresponding level. Has a slightly longer fade time duration for allied heroes.
Shadow Walk
Reduces cooldown.

Talents[edit]

No Jinada Cooldown25+250 Shuriken Toss Damage
+50 Jinada Gold Steal20 Track Grants Shared Vision
+50 Track Gold15-30% Shadow Walk Incoming Damage
+20 Attack Damage10+0.65s Shuriken Toss Slow
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+2 All / / Attributes

Bio[edit]

No job is too big; no fee is too big.
▶️  Gondar, the Bounty Hunter
Alias:
BH
When the hunted tell tales of Gondar the Bounty Hunter, none are sure of which are true. In whispered tones they say he was abandoned as a kit, learning his skill in tracking as a matter of simple survival. Others hear he was an orphan of war, taken in by the great Soruq the Hunter to learn the master's skill with a blade as they plumbed the dark forests for big game. Still others believe he was a lowly street urchin raised among a guild of cutpurses and thieves, trained in the arts of stealth and misdirection. Around campfires in the wild countryside his quarry speaks the rumors of Gondar's work, growing ever more fearful: they say it was he who tracked down the tyrant King Goff years after the mad regent went into hiding, delivering his head and scepter as proof. That it was he who infiltrated the rebel camps at Highseat, finally bringing the legendary thief White Cape to be judged for his crimes. And that it was he who ended the career of Soruq the Hunter, condemned as a criminal for killing the Prince's prized hellkite. The tales of Gondar's incredible skill stretch on, with each daring feat more unbelievable than the last, each target more elusive. For the right price, the hunted know, anyone can be found. For the right price, even the mightiest may find fear in the shadows.

Innate. Innate[edit]

Big Game Hunter[edit]

Big Game Hunter
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
Grants bonus gold to Gondar for kills or assists on an enemy hero with a kill streak.
Streak Gold Factor: 1.2
Status Effects
Buff modifier_bounty_hunter_big_game_hunterUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier

Cutpurse[edit]

  Cutpurse
Fully disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self / Enemy Heroes
Steals gold per offensive unit-targeted ability cast, including item abilities and from Spell Reflection sources, on enemy heroes.
Gold Change: 4/11/18/25
This ability levels up with Track.
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  • Selecting the The unselected facet.The unselected facet. The selected facet.The selected facet. facet unlocks this ability.
Ability interactions with Spell Reflection sources.
Functional upon Spell Reflection sources proc.
Buff modifier_bounty_hunter_cutpurseUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier

Hero Model[edit]

Hero Model
Ability
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Gondar's hero model has the following hidden Innate. innate abilities.

He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling, excluding passive innate abilities.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Watch Tower
Warp
Warp
Lantern of Sight
Damage Block (Melee)
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details.

Abilities[edit]

Shuriken Toss[edit]

Q
T
Shuriken Toss
Ability
Unit / Passive
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Damage
Spell / Magical
Hurls a deadly shuriken at an enemy unit, dealing damage and slowing the target.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.43
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 375/425/475/525 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 600)
Damage: 100/170/240/310 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 350/420/490/560)
Move Speed Slow: 100%
Slow Duration: 0.35 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 1)
Gondar's shuriken has the Tracked units in his sight and bounces to any Tracked units within the radius of each other.
Bounce Search Radius: 1200
Bounce per Target: 1
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Applies an instance of Jinada and increases cast range.
Attack Damage Bonus to Spell Damage Factor: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 1)
5
Mana Cost
75/80/85/90
While the shuriken may be small, Gondar's precise aim can cause critical damage.
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Through and Through
The Shuriken Toss projectile damages and slows all units it passes through.
Projectile Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 175
  • The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties.
    • The following sources immediately update the ability values of all Shuriken projectiles:
      • Leveling up the ability.
      • The damage increasing With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. talent.
      • Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Jinada's flat attack damage increasing With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. talent.
    • The projectile bounce properties.
      • The incoming projectile or projectile bounce properties. to The affected enemy unit(s). The affected unit is Tracked by Gondar. Debuff
        • Requires secondary units to be Tracked for the projectile to The incoming projectile or projectile bounce properties. bounce to the Tracked unit.
        • The bounce search radius is centered around both the first unit-targeted enemy and the Tracked unit.
        • Can bounce to each Tracked unit once per cast, as long as the Track debuff is applied by an ally.
    • Can The projectile bounce properties. from, but does not The projectile bounce properties. bounce to the following units:
    • The projectile traveling properties.
      • The projectile now additionally applies all ability effects within its radius while traveling to the unit-targeted enemy.
        • All Shuriken Toss' Track notes apply.
        • Enemies can take pass-through damage multiple times from a single Shuriken.
Ability interactions with Spell Block sources.
The The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile does not continue bouncing and nullifies the ability.
Ability interactions with Spell Reflection sources.
Does not proc Spell Reflection sources on secondary units.
Ability interactions with Disjoint sources.
Can be disjointed by all affected units individually.

The The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile stop bouncing upon disjointed.
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Applies Jinada of Bounty Hunter's corresponding ability level when acquired.
This ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability DraftThis ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability Draft
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Requires drafting Jinada for its corresponding passive to work.
Debuff modifier_slowedDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Slowed

Jinada[edit]

W
J
Jinada
Ability
Autocast / Active Attack Modifier
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Deals bonus damage and stealing some unreliable gold when off-cooldown.
Cast Animation: 0.59 + 0.59
Cast Range: Affected by Attack Range increasing sources. 150
Attack Damage Bonus: 70/105/140/175
Gold Change: 12/20/28/36 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 62/70/78/86)
9/7/5/3 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 0)
Gondar's vast experience ensures he never walks away from a transaction empty-handed.
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  • This unit's attack now apply certain effects.
    • Jinada is an active attack modifier, and has the following properties:
    • Both This ability can automatically cast on valid units. Autocast and an active cast uses Gondar's current Affected by Attack Range increasing sources. attack range.
      • Has Autocast on by default.
  • The affected enemy unit(s).
    • The Gold unreliable gold change component only affects enemy heroes.
    • Does not affect the following units:
    • When attacking the aformentioned units, only the flat Bonus Attack Damage bonus attack damage component is applied, then procs the ability cooldown.
  • The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s).
    • All ability components do not affect allied units.
Ability interactions with the caster's illusions.
Non-functional.

However, the ability is always toggled This component requires toggling on the ability..
Ability interactions with Break sources.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. Also prevents the Shuriken Toss The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile applying Jinada upon impact.
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Cannot acquire active This unit's attack now apply certain effects. attack modifiers.
This ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability DraftThis ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability Draft
Utilizes the caster's current Affected by Attack Range increasing sources. attack range while This ability can automatically cast on valid units. Autocast is active, manual cast utilizes the ability's current Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. cast range.
Buff modifier_bounty_hunter_jinadaUndispellable.
Hidden modifier
  • When off- cooldown, Gondar's weapon emit particle effects, indicating the ability is ready on the next hit.

Shadow Walk[edit]

E
W
Shadow Walk
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Gondar becomes invisible and gains the ability to move through other units until he attacks or uses an ability.

If he breaks the invisibility with an attack, that attack will stun the target for a short duration.
Fade Time: 1/0.75/0.5/0.25
Invisibility Duration: 20/25/30/35
Enemy Stun Duration: 0.8/1/1.2/1.4
Damage Reduction: Affects the incoming ability value positively of the affected unit. (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 30%)
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Reduces cooldown.
18/17/16/15 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 13/12/11/10)
Mana Cost
50
The court jesters present during King Goff's assassination can recount no other image than a dancing shadow.
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  • Does not interrupt Gondar's Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur.Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur. channeling abilities upon cast.
  • Recasting the ability refreshes the buff duration.
  • Does not break Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight.Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight. invisibility in the following conditions:
  • The Buff buff disappears in the following conditions:
    • Upon reaching the cast point of abilities, including item abilities.
    • Upon a successful attack.
Buff modifier_bounty_hunter_wind_walkOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Shadow Walk: Moves through the shadows.
Debuff modifier_stunnedDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Stunned
  • The affected enemy unit(s).
    • The ability effects are applied as follows:
      1. The stun Debuff debuff.
      2. Gondar's attack instance.

Friendly Shadow[edit]

D
D
Friendly Shadow
Affects
Allied Heroes / Enemy Units
Applies an invisibility buff based on Shadow Walk of the corresponding level. Has a slightly longer fade time duration for allied heroes.
Fade Time: 1
Friendly Shadow does not break Gondar's Shadow Walk upon cast.
Invisibility Duration: 20/25/30/35
Enemy Stun Duration: 0.8/1/1.2/1.4
Damage Reduction: Affects the incoming ability value positively of the affected unit. (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 30%)
13/12/11/10
Mana Cost
50
This ability levels up with Shadow Walk.
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  • Acquiring Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Aghanim's Shard unlocks this ability in the      fourth ability slot.
  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Does not need to Turn Rate turn to cast this ability within its Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. cast range.
    • Does not interrupt any previous
      M
      movement orders.
    • Can be cast on This unit is not targetable by unit-targeted and point-targeted abilities. untargetable allied heroes.
    • Does not interrupts Gondar's Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur.Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur. channeling abilities upon cast.
    • Does not break Shadow Walk's Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight.Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight. invisibility upon cast, but not other invisibility sources.
  • Buff
    • Recasting the ability refreshes the buff duration.
    • The Shadow Walk buff disappears in the following conditions:
      • Upon reaching the cast point of abilities, including item abilities.
      • Upon a successful attack.
This ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability DraftThis ability functions differently or requires certain conditions in Ability Draft
Requires drafting Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Shadow Walk to unlock this ability.
Buff modifier_bounty_hunter_wind_walkOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Shadow Walk: Moves through the shadows.
  • Directly uses Shadow Walk's ability values, it does nothing if Shadow Walk is not learned upon cast.
    • Hence, cooldown reduction sources is applied twice on Friendly Shadow's ability cooldown.
      • EXPR
        FriendlyShadowCD = 13/12/11/10 × (1 - CDReduction) ^ 2
  • The affected enemy unit(s).
    • The ability effects are applied as follows:
      1. The stun Debuff debuff.
      2. The affected allied hero's attack instance.

Track[edit]

R
R
Track
Affects
Heroes
Grants True Sight, applies an incoming damage amplification debuff, and information on how much gold the affected enemy unit is carrying.

If the Tracked enemy unit dies, Gondar collects a bonus gold bounty.

Track does not break Gondar's Shadow Walk upon cast.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.43
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1000
Damage Amp: Affects the incoming ability value negatively of the affected unit. 8%/12%/16%
Debuff Duration: 25
Gondar receives the bonus gold regardless of distance, even upon his death.
Effect Radius: The ability effects are felt everywhere in the map. Global
Gold Bonus: 130/225/320 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 180/275/370)
As it approaches the target, the Bounty Hunter moves faster. The Tracked target grants a lesser portion of bonus gold bounty to Gondar's allies.
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1200
Move Speed Bonus: 12%/16%/20%
Ally Bonus Gold: 40/80/120 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 90/130/170)
Duration: 25
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Talent Upgrade
The debuff applied additionally grants shared vision to Gondar's allied units.
Shared Vision Duration: 25
6/5/4
Mana Cost
60
Using his elevated senses of sight and smell, Gondar's hits have quite a good chance of success.
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  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Does not break Shadow Walk's Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight.Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight. invisibility upon cast, but not other invisibility sources.
    • All ability effects are applied immediately on the unit-targeted enemy regardless of the ability animations.
  • The affected enemy unit(s).
    • Applies the following ability effects on the affected enemy unit:
Buff modifier_bounty_hunter_track_effectUndispellable.
Track: Increasing move speed by x%.
Debuff modifier_bounty_hunter_trackDispellable by any Dispel sources.
Track: Carrying x Gold.
  • The ability's visual effects. The ability's sound effects.
    • Both the ability's animations and sound effects are visible ally-only.
Alt+ Left Click message of Track debuff.
  • Debuff bounty_hunter_track
    • The debuff applied has the following properties:
      • Displays the current Gold Gold the affected unit has.
        • Pinging the debuff prints a message of the current count value in chat.
      • Visible to everyone on the affected unit's HUD.

Recent Matches[edit]

Main Article: Bounty Hunter/Matches
DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. Picks
Apr 23, 2025 - 13:05 PETTier 3EPL World Series: America Season 16EPL World Series: America Season 16EPL World AM S16Medusa Bounty Hunter Crystal Maiden Storm Spirit Sven
Team CompromisoTeam Compromiso
0 : 1
Zetta GamesZetta Games
Terrorblade Tusk Elder Titan Kunkka Templar Assassin
Apr 20, 2025 - 18:00 EESTTier 1PGL Wallachia Season 4PGL Wallachia S4Sand King Ancient Apparition Terrorblade Bounty Hunter Doom
Team FalconsTeam Falcons
1 : 0
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
Tiny Ringmaster Silencer Ember Spirit Enigma
Apr 20, 2025 - 15:10 EESTTier 1PGL Wallachia Season 4PGL Wallachia S4Nature's Prophet Jakiro Bounty Hunter Slardar Tidehunter
Talon EsportsTalon Esports
0 : 1
Xtreme GamingXtreme Gaming
Ringmaster Elder Titan Tiny Magnus Morphling
Apr 20, 2025 - 10:00 EESTTier 1PGL Wallachia Season 4PGL Wallachia S4Sand King Ringmaster Bounty Hunter Nature's Prophet Terrorblade
EdgeEdge
0 : 1
PARIVISIONPARIVISION
Beastmaster Jakiro Venomancer Monkey King Centaur Warrunner
Apr 20, 2025 - 10:00 EESTTier 1PGL Wallachia Season 4PGL Wallachia S4Ancient Apparition Monkey King Bounty Hunter Kunkka Ember Spirit
EdgeEdge
0 : 1
PARIVISIONPARIVISION
Ringmaster Sand King Keeper of the Light Nature's Prophet Dragon Knight

Recent Changes[edit]

Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.38
(2025-02-19)
  • Increased Cutpurse gold change from 4 / 8 / 12 / 16 Gold to 4 / 11 / 18 / 25 Gold.
  • Track
    • Rescaled enemy incoming damage amplification from 6%/12%/18% to 8%/12%/16%.
    • Reduced self movement speed bonus from 16%/20%/24% to 12%/16%/20%.
7.37e
(2024-11-19)
  • Increased Shuriken Toss mana cost from 65/70/75/80 to 75/80/85/90.
7.37d
(2024-10-01)
  • Rescaled Jinada attack damage bonus from 60/100/140/180 to 70/105/140/175.

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.

Bounty Hunter's Relics Voice Lines

Shuriken Toss Double Bounces

Jinada Gold Stolen

Track Bonus Gold

Track Invisible Kills

Crit Damage

Urn of Shadows Charges Used

Damage From Invisibility

Bounty Rune Taken

Courier Kills

Slows Leading To Kills

Triple Kills

Mega Kill Streaks

Kill Assists

Kills
Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master

Grandmaster

Equipment[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • ▶️ "No job is too big, no fee is too big." is a direct quote from the movie Ghostbuster.[1]
  • ▶️ "Dead or Alive you're coming with me." is the same line used multiple times by the main protagonist of the movie "Robocop".[2]
  • ▶️ "You can run but you can't hide." is the same line from the movie "Liar Liar."
  • Warcraft 3 similarities:
    • Bounty Hunter uses the model of Akama, a campaign-only hero of the highly corrupted Draenei race.
    • Shuriken Toss's original iteration was identical to the Mountain King's Storm Bolt, with a thematic change, and the stun reduced to a mini-stun.
    • Jinada's original iteration was identical to the Pandaren Brewmaster's Drunken Brawler, passively granting evasion and a crit.
      • The following iteration with the cooldown has no equivalent in Warcraft 3.
    • Shadow Walk's original iteration was identical to the Blademaster's Wind Walk, with the movement speeds bonus set to 0.
      • In DotA, the ability was named Wind Walk as well, the name was changed to Shadow Walk in Dota 2 during early beta.
    • Track's original iteration was based on the Druid of the Talon's Faerie Fire, reducing armor and granting shared vision.
      • Faerie Fire has an Autocast function in Warcraft 3, and thus also in DotA. This functionality was never added to Dota 2.

Gallery[edit]

  • Model

    Model

  • Splash artwork

    Splash artwork

  • Trading card art

    Trading card art

  • Concept art

    Concept art

  • Concept art

    Concept art

  • Ability icon progress

    Ability icon progress

  • Hero icon progress

    Hero icon progress

  • Bounty Hunter illustration

    Bounty Hunter illustration

  • Bone Harvest sprite - alive

    Bone Harvest sprite - alive

  • Bone Harvest sprite - dead

    Bone Harvest sprite - dead

References[edit]

  1. ↑ The line from Ghostbusters Bounty Hunter is quoting.
  2. ↑ A scene of Robocop Bounty Hunter is referring to with one of his lines.
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