Bloodseeker
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Bloodseeker
24 + 2.7
24 + 3.1
17 + 2
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +59.4HP and +0.27HP regeneration | |
| +0.52 armor and 3.1 attack speed +3.1 Main Attack Damage | |
| +24MP and +0.1MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance | |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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100 (124)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.43 + 0.74
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2011-10-06
Released | ||
2005-03-01
(6.00) | ||
Competitive Span
2011-10-06 — 2014-09-25 2014-12-17 — 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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| Chases down low health enemies with increased speed. | |
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| The Flayed Twins' obscene demand for blood could only be met through constant carnage, a task for which Strygwyr was more than suited. Driven by insatiable Thirst, the Bloodseeker senses blood of the mortally wounded from leagues away, and chases them down with eager speed. Through sacred markings on his gear, the blood of the freshly sacrificed flows directly to the Flayed Ones, leaving just enough to mend his wounds and fuel his imbued Rage. Strygwyr paints the land with a crimson ring, silencing foes caught in this Blood Ritual. Forcing difficult decisions on his enemies, for those who run only hasten their own demise. The Bloodseeker Ruptures every artery, causing his victim to hemorrhage with each step. To satisfy the demands of the Flayed Twins, Bloodseeker even goes as far to sacrifice some of his, spraying his own blood around him in a mist. By blood loss or by Strygwyr's tribal blades, death is but a foregone conclusion. | |
| Roles: | |
| Adjectives | BadTeeth, Cape, Red, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
Arterial Spray
Attacks on the Rupture-affected unit now applies a non-disabling forced movement toward the direction Bloodseeker is facing.
Bloodrush
Adds an active component to Thirst. Bloodseeker awakens the Flayed One within and temporarily grants himself movement speed bonus.
The passive component is halved while Bloodrush is on cooldown.
The passive component is halved while Bloodrush is on cooldown.
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Bloodseeker heals for a percentage of all pure damage he deals.
Causes Bloodseeker attacks to deal a percentage of the target's max health as pure damage.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Passively converts all of Bloodseeker's overheal from his abilities into an all damage 
damage barrier .
Talents[edit]
| +18% Thirst Max Move Speed | 25 | 2 Rupture Charges |
|---|---|---|
| -0.7% Bloodrage Max Health Damage Per Second | 20 | +425 Rupture Cast Range |
| +100 Blood Rite Damage | 15 | +8% Rupture Current Health to Damage |
| +15% Bloodrage Spell Amp | 10 | +25 Bloodrage Attack Speed |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Bio[edit]
You should be honored to bleed so that the Flayed Ones may live.▶️Strygwyr, the Bloodseeker
Alias:
BS
Lore:
Strygwyr the Bloodseeker is a ritually sanctioned hunter, hound of the Flayed Twins, sent down from the mist-shrouded peaks of Xhacatocatl in search of blood. The Flayed Ones require oceanic amounts of blood to keep them sated and placated, and would soon drain their mountain empire of its populace if the priests of the high plateaus did not appease them. Strygwyr therefore goes out in search of carnage. The vital energy of any blood he lets, flows immediately to the Twins through the sacred markings on his weapons and armor. Over the years, he has come to embody the energy of a vicious hound; in battle he is savage as a jackal. Beneath the Mask of the Bloodseeker, in the rush of bloody quenching, it is said that you can sometime see the features of the Flayers taking direct possession of their hound.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Sanguivore[edit]
Sanguivore 
Passive
Affects
Self
The seeker is invigorated by the wounds of his enemies, and self-heals for the max health of the killed unit, or if Bloodseeker's allies kill a nearby enemy hero.
Self-heal is less effective from denying his allies.
Self-heal is less effective from denying his allies.
Enemy Hero Death Heal Radius: 300
Ally Kill Factor: 
0.5
Deny Factor: 1
The lifesteal embodies the energy of the vicious hound himself and increases per Bloodseeker's level.
Base Lifesteal: 
25
Hero Max Health as Lifesteal: 1%
Self Level Factor: 1
The self-heal is even less effective when killing creeps.
Creep Lifesteal Factor: 0.6
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Passively converts all of Bloodseeker's overheal from his abilities into an all damage damage barrier.
Passively converts all of Bloodseeker's overheal from his abilities into an all damage
Max Health to Barrier: 50%
Max Barrier Decay per Second: 1.5%
Lifesteal Percentage: 30%
This ability levels up with Bloodseeker.
- Sanguivore is an
on-death effect.
- The health restore value is defined as:
- EXPR
HealthRestore = (25 + (1% × UnitMaxHP × BloodseekerLVL)) × f(Sanguivore) × Π(Other)
- Has the following health restore functionalities:
- Applies a lifesteal-based heal to all kills credited to Bloodseeker.
- Does not self-lifesteal when killing the following units:
The Double.
Forced kill sources.
Illusions
Buildings
Ward-type units.
Roshan
- The
Tormentor.
Wraith Delay-affected units.
- Other lifesteal-related ability effects are applied upon the Wraith Delay expiration.
- Applies a self-heal for kills credited to allied heroes within the enemy hero death heal radius.
- The health restore value is defined as:
Hidden Modifier
Hero Model[edit]
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities[edit]
Bloodrage[edit]
Causes the affected unit to attack faster and deal more spell damage at the cost of a percentage of its health per second.
Cast Animation: 
0.2 + 0.4
Cast Range: 
800
Max Health as Self-Damage per Second: 1.4%
Attack Speed Bonus: 30/45/60/75 (
42/57/72/87)
Spell Damage Amp: 
15%/20%/25%/30% (
30%/35%/40%/45%)
Duration: 8
Imbuing himself and fueling his wounds. Grants bonus attack speed if casts on Bloodseeker himself.
Self Attack Speed Bonus: 60/90/120/150 ( 85/115/145/175)
Pure Attack Damage per Hit: (
35)
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Causes Bloodseeker attacks to deal a percentage of the target's max health as pure damage.
Causes Bloodseeker attacks to deal a percentage of the target's max health as pure damage.
Percentage per hit: 3%
14/12/10/8
Strygwyr shares his animalistic thirst for bloodshed.
- Can be cast without
facing the targeted allied hero.
Doubletap casts the ability on Bloodseeker.
- Has an
- The self-damage has the following properties:
- Has the
HP Removal flag and is non-lethal.
- Does not proc on-damage effects.
- Does not self-damage while the affected unit is
invulnerable.
- Has the
- Deals 2% max
health as self-damage in 0.75-second intervals, starting 0.75 seconds upon the buff application.
- The buff duration ends 0.5 seconds after the last self-damage instance.
- Hence, Bloodrage has a 18.7% total max
- Deals 2% max
- Can be cast without
- Disable Help on Bloodseeker prevents Bloodrage from affecting the allied hero.
- Grants the following bonuses to the affected allied hero:
spell damage amplification.
- Stacks additively with other outgoing damage manipulation sources.
- Does not affect
- Flat bonus
attack speed.
- Considers
clones,
creep-heroes as heroes.
- Reapplying the buff refreshes its duration, but does not update the ability values.
- The
- The self-heal is considered a
- Applies the
pure bonus
attack damage in a separate damage instance.
- Does not self-heal from attacking the following units:
- The self-heal is considered a
- The
Bloodrage: Increases attack speed and spell amplification at the cost of damage over time.
- Has a total of 10 self-damage instances.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The self-
- Bloodseeker's attack instance.
- The
- The self-
Blood Rite[edit]
The ritual completes after a delay, causing any enemies caught in the area to take damage and become silenced.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.57
Cast Range: 1500
Radius: 
600
Effect Delay: 2.6
Damage: 90/140/190/240 (
190/240/290/340)
Silence Duration: 3/4/5/6
15/14/13/12
90/100/110/120
The Flayed Twins are ever willing to aid those who spill blood upon the field of battle.
- The effect radius is visible to everyone.
- Grants a 6-second 600-radius ground vision centered around the effect radius upon cast.
- Both leveling up Blood Rite and learning the damage increasing
On hidden entity
Silenced
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The
- The
silence
debuff.
- The
Thirst[edit]
E
T
ThirstPassive
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Sensing blood of the mortally wounded, Bloodseeker gains bonus movement speed when an enemy hero's health falls below a certain threshold, with the bonuses increasing as their health falls further.
These insatiable bonuses stack per hero.
These insatiable bonuses stack per hero.
Effect Radius: 
Global
Enemy Max Health for Min Bonus: 99%
Enemy Max Health for Max Bonus: 25%
Max Move Speed Bonus per Enemy: 16%/24%/32%/40% (
34%/42%/50%/58%)
Speed Linger Duration: 4
Unlocks max movement speed for Bloodseeker.
The lower the prey's health, the clearer the target, granting Bloodseeker vision and True Sight over an enemy hero at certain enemy health thresholds.
Detection Radius: Global
Visibility Health Threshold: 25%
Deactivation Health Threshold: 99%
Vision Linger Duration: 4
Strygwyr becomes frenzied when blood is spilled.
Bloodrush
Adds an active component to Thirst. Bloodseeker awakens the Flayed One within and temporarily grants himself movement speed bonus.
The passive component is halved while Bloodrush is on cooldown.
The passive component is halved while Bloodrush is on cooldown.
Move Speed Bonus: 6%/12%/18%/24%
Sanguivore Heal Bonus: 200%
Buff Duration: 5
Sanguivore Heal Bonus: 200%
Buff Duration: 5
15
50
- Removes the 550 max
movement speed cap for Bloodseeker upon learning the ability.
- All ability effects are granted by an
aura.
- Removes the 550 max
- Grants the first stack bonus when the enemy hero is not 100% max health.
- Grants the last stack bonus when the enemy hero is below 26% max health.
- Hence, Thirst grants 1% bonus
- The enemy hero detection component has the following properties:
- EXPR
Enemy MaxHP ≠ 100% , activates
Exposes and grants
True Sight over the affected enemy.
- Considers
- Thirst also grants its ability bonuses per
hidden enemy heroes.
- Thirst also grants its ability bonuses per
- Grants both the
vision and the
- The bonuses are also granted if the affected enemy hero
dies, regardless of the max health percentage they previously had.
- The bonuses are
dispelled without lingering in the following conditions:
- EXPR
Enemy MaxHP > , buff disappears Reincarnation sources proc.
- Upon using buyback.
- The bonuses are also granted if the affected enemy hero
Hidden modifier
Thirst Speed: You sense an injured enemy. Movement speed increased.
Thirst: Bloodseeker senses your injuries, and knows exactly where you are.
- Since the HUD does not display decimals, the bonus
bloodseeker_thirst_vision- Applies ability particle effects to the affected unit visible to everyone while active.
bloodseeker_thirst_speed- Applies ability particle effects on self visible to everyone while active.
Rupture[edit]
Causes an enemy unit's skin to rupture, dealing initial damage based on its current health.
If the unit moves, it takes damage based on the distance moved.
If the unit moves, it takes damage based on the distance moved.
Cast Animation: 0.4 + 0.53
Current Health as First Damage: 10% (
18%)
Moved Distance as Bonus Damage Factor: 0.35/0.45/0.55
Duration: 9/10/11
Roshan is innately immune to this ability.
(
Cooldown)
( 2)
75/70/65 ( 0.25)
100/150/200
When the Bloodseeker hunts you, injuries become fatalities.
Arterial Spray
Attacks on the Rupture-affected unit now applies a non-disabling forced movement toward the direction Bloodseeker is facing.
Knock Distance: 50
Applies a self-forced movement per successful attack.
Self-Push Distance: 50
bloodseeker_rupture- Recasting the ability refreshes the debuff duration and applies the
- Checks the moved distance of the affected unit in 0.25-second intervals, over 37/41/45 checks, upon debuff application.
- Deals
- Does not apply the moved distance as damage on the combat log in the following conditions:
- When the affected enemy unit is affected by
- EXPR
NoDmgInstance , if ActualMovedDistance > 1300 - EXPR
NoDmgInstance , if NoMovedDistance on either coordinates
- Despite the ability sound effects, z-axis or
upward movement sources do not count as moved distance, except Pulverize.
- Deals
-
+
Arterial Spray applies a non-disabling
forced movement to both Bloodseeker and the affected enemy unit per successful attack.
- Recasting the ability refreshes the debuff duration and applies the
- Affects the following units:
Courier.
- Applies the
- Applies the
- Does not affect the following units:
- The
- The
However, all ability effects still applies to self.
Rupture: Deals a percentage of the distance you move as damage
- Acquiring the charges
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Bloodseeker/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 09, 2025 - 14:00 SGT | Tier 3 | EPL World SEA S4 | 0 : 1 | |||||
| Apr 06, 2025 - 10:00 CEST | Tier 2 | FISSURE Special | 0 : 1 | |||||
| Apr 02, 2025 - 12:00 PET | Qualifier | DreamLeague S26 SA CQ | 0 : 1 | |||||
| Mar 08, 2025 - 23:30 SAST | Tier 4 | SEL: Major 1 | 1 : 0 | |||||
| Mar 05, 2025 - 16:00 CET | Tier 3 | CCT Series 7 | 0 : 1 |
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Blood Rite
- CHANGED damage type from Magical to Pure .
- Reduced damage from 115/190/265/340 to 90/145/200/255.
- Thirst
- Reduced self movement speed bonus from 50% on each level to 6%/12%/18%/24%.
- Now grants 0.5 * 6%/12%/18%/24% self movement speed bonus while the active component is on cooldown.
- Increased active lifesteal factor from 1 to 2.
- REWORKED
- OLD Grants Bloodseeker the Blood Mist ability.
- NEW
- Sanguivore now applies a 30% lifesteal-based self-heal from all pure damage instances applied by Bloodseeker .
- Bloodrage now causes attacks to additionally deal 3% * EnemyMaxHP as pure damage.
- REWORKED
- OLD Bloodrage
- Causes attacks to deal 35 pure attack damage per hit and applies a lifesteal-based self-heal for the same amount.
- Does not affect allied units.
- Causes attacks to deal 35 pure attack damage per hit and applies a lifesteal-based self-heal for the same amount.
- NEW Sanguivore
- MOVED Blood Mist overheal to
innate ability.
- Increased max barrier decay per second from 0.5% to 1.5%.
- MOVED Blood Mist overheal to
- OLD Bloodrage
Talents:
- LVL 15 +135 Blood Rite damage reduced to +100.
- LVL 20 15% spell lifesteal ➜ -0.7% Bloodrage max health as self-damage per second.
- Increased Sanguivore heal deny factor from 0.5 to 1.
- All Thirst passive components are now fully disabled by
Break sources.
- LVL 10 +10% Bloodrage spell damage amplification increased to +15%.
- LVL 15 +120 Blood Rite damage increased to +135.
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.
| Bloodseeker's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
Mega Kill Streaks Kill Assists Kills |
Bronze |
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Silver |
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Gold |
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Platinum |
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Master |
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Grandmaster |
| |
Equipment[edit]
| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Weapon Packs | |
| Weapon | |
| Off-Hand | |
| Head | |
| Back | |
| Taunt | |
Trivia[edit]
- With Thirst, Bloodseeker is the only hero which can reach the game's absolute movement speed limit of 10,000 movement speed.[1] However, this is not achievable in a normal match.
- This part of Blood Rite's ▶️ sound effect makes use of ▶️ this Bloodseeker voice response.
- Alongside the Dawnbreaker, Strygwyr speaks in a Hispanic accent.[2]
- Despite the character having an Aztec or Incan motif, Strygwyr likely a Welsh-influenced rendering of the Romanian word 'strigoi', meaning poltergeist, often used in folklore in reference to vampires.
- Thirst's trigger response sm2>vo_bloodseeker_blod_ability_thirst_03.mp3</ab> "Blood is in the air." is most likely a reference to the song "Love is in the air".
- Bloodseeker's respawning response ▶️ "Don't be negative… be positive!" is a reference to the blood types B-Positive and B-Negative.
- Rupture's kill response ▶️ "Lie down… have a cookie." is a reference to blood donation procedures where patients lie down and are given sweet treats to compensate for the sugar loss.
- ▶️ "I love the smell of serum in the morning." is a reference to a quote of the movie Apocalypse Now where Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore says "I love the smell of napalm in the Morning."
- ▶️ "Sangre…sagrada." is spanish for "Sacred/Holy blood".
- Some of his rival responses towards Brewmaster has references to alcohol.
- His rival voice line ▶️ "To drink from this one's blood is to risk blindness." is a reference to alcohol causing blindness. Bloodseeker says this in the context of Brewmaster's blood having so much alcohol content that it replaces most of his blood. As he would sometimes say: ▶️ "I think that one had some blood in his alcohol stream."
- ▶️ "The Twins shall drink your blood and eat the worm." is a reference to the mezcal worm often found in bottles of mezcal, a liquor of Mexican origin. This worm is consumed alongside the drink it is found in as a Mexican tradition.
- Blood Mist's slow debuff does not have its own particle system and uses the particle effects of Thunder Clap's slow debuff instead.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Bloodseeker uses the model of the Orc Shamans, an Orc ranged caster unit.
- Bloodrage's original iteration was identical to the Firelord's Soul Burn, but increasing attack damage instead of reducing it.
Gallery[edit]
Splash artwork
Bloodseeker's original artwork
Concept art
Concept art
Concept art
Ability icon progress [?]
Hero icon progress
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead