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Tidehunter
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Tidehunter
25 + 3.7
15 + 1.5
20 + 1.7
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +81.4HP and +0.37HP regeneration +3.7 Main Attack Damage | |
| +0.25 armor and 1.5 attack speed | |
| +20.4MP and +0.085MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance | |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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100 (115)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.6 + 0.56
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2010-11-01
Released | ||
2004-10-11
(5.74) | ||
Competitive Span
2010-11-01 — Present | ||
Version Control This article is mostly accurate for 7.41c, 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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| Durable hero who shrugs off enemy damage. | |
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| Tired of undersea politics, Leviathan rises from the waves to stalk the shallows for victims. Travelers who cross him are blasted with a Gush of foamy brine, Anchoring while also impairing their movement as the Tidehunter's tendrils lumber after them on land. Wielding a souvenir stolen from a hated rival, Leviathan pulverizes armor and flesh alike with a hefty Anchor Smash. Spears and arrows bend against his Kraken Shell, allowing no chance for interruption as the Tidehunter summons his abyssal god to Ravage enemies in a sea of flailing tentacles. | |
| Roles: | |
| Adjectives | Aquatic, BadTeeth, Green, Potbelly Legs ( 2 ) |
Bio
[edit]You can't hide from the tide.▶️Leviathan, the Tidehunter
Aliases:
Leviathan, TH
Lore:
The Tidehunter known as Leviathan was once the champion of the Sunken Isles, but his motives are as mysterious as those of his people. We all know the importance of the Drylanders' shipping lanes, how empires may rise and fall according to who controls the open water. Far less is known of the submarine lanes, and how the warring tribes of the Meranthic Diaspora have carved out habitations through endless undersea skirmishes. In the fragile treaties between the Mer and Men, we can glimpse the extent of the drowned empires, but their politics appear complex and opaque. It would seem that Leviathan tired of such petty strife, and set off on his own, loyal only to his abyssal god, Maelrawn the Tentacular. He stalks the shallows now in search of men or meranths who stray into his path, and with a particular loathing for Admiral Kunkka, who has long been his nemesis for reasons lost in the deepest trenches of the sea.
Voice:
Upgrades
[edit]Aghanim's
[edit]Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Gush becomes a ground-targeted wave ability that affects enemy units in a line.
Reduces cooldown.
Reduces cooldown.
Grants the Dead in the Water ability.
Attaches and leashes a heavy anchor to an enemy hero.
Attempting to move a certain distance from the anchor sets its movement speed value and forces the affected unit to drag the Anchor behind them.
Attaches and leashes a heavy anchor to an enemy hero.
Attempting to move a certain distance from the anchor sets its movement speed value and forces the affected unit to drag the Anchor behind them.
Talents
[edit]| Anchor Smash Affects | 25 | +1s Ravage Stun Duration |
|---|---|---|
| -4 Gush Armor Reduction | 20 | Kraken Shell |
| -15s Ravage Cooldown | 15 | +90 Gush Damage |
| +20% Gush Move Speed Slow | 10 | +10% Anchor Smash Attack Damage Reduction |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Leviathan's Catch
[edit] Leviathan's Catch 
Passive
Affects
Self
Whenever an enemy hero dies while affected by debuff sources sourced to Tidehunter, a fish spawns within their death location.
Tidehunter can eat the fish to permanent grant self various stat bonuses.
Tidehunter can eat the fish to permanent grant self various stat bonuses.
Max Stacks: 
Max Health Bonus per Stack: 3
Attack Range Bonus per Stack: 
2
Blocked Damage Bonus per Stack: 1
The fish spawns within a melee distance, and launches itself toward for Tidehunter's consumption.
Max Spawn Distance: 200
Hit Count: 1
Fish Duration:
Innate Properties
Additionally grants a stack whenever Tidehunter levels up to certain levels.
Additionally grants a stack whenever Tidehunter levels up to certain levels.
Lvl Up Interval: 2
Stack Gain per Lvl Up: 1
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ASSISTMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_HERO_KILLEDHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_HEALTH_BONUSMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BONUSMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_CONSTANT_BLOCK_BONUSMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIPMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MODEL_SCALEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIAL_VALUEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIP2Leviathan's Catch: Eaten x yummy fish.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIP- The Leviathan's Catch is coded as an
item in the backend ability files.
Leviathan's Catch Calculations
[edit]- Grants the following base ability bonuses per hero level:
| L | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 45 | |
| 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | |
| 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
Hero Model
[edit]Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
Abilities
[edit]Gush
[edit]Damages the unit-targeted enemy, and reduces its movement speed and armor.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
Damage: 100/160/220/280 (
190/250/310/370)
Armor Reduction: 3/4/5/6 (
7/8/9/10)
Move Speed Slow: 40% (
60%)
Duration: 4.5
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Gush becomes a ground-targeted wave ability that affects enemy units in a line.
Reduces cooldown.
Gush becomes a ground-targeted wave ability that affects enemy units in a line.
Reduces cooldown.
Wave Travel Distance: 
(
2200)
Wave Radius: 
( 260)
12 ( 7)
100
During his championship of the Sunken Isles, Leviathan gained mastery over the open sea.
- Has the following targeting functionalities:
- When unit-targeted, applies the all ability effects as follows upon
projectile impact on the unit-targeted enemy:
tidehunter_gush- Reapplying the debuff refreshes the duration, but do not update the current
armor reduction value.
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes the duration, but do not update the current
- The
magical
spell damage.
- When unit-targeted, applies the all ability effects as follows upon
+
- The
- The ability now releases a 260 radius wave, starting from Tidehunter's current position, point
, and travel the full distance in
- The wave applies all ability effects to enemy units within the rectangle-shaped area-of-effect.
- Can affect enemy units at max
- Affects the following units:
Fogged units.
Invisible units.
- Affects the following units:
- The ability now releases a 260 radius wave, starting from Tidehunter's current position, point
- The wave projectile itself does not grant vision.
- However, it grants a 2-second 200 radius ground vision centered around per affected enemy unit.
- The
Gush: Slowed by x%, and armor reduced by x.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_ARMOR_BONUS- The
- The
Kraken Shell
[edit]Passive / No
Affects
Self
Passively damage block a portion of any incoming physical attack damage.
Proc Chance: 100%
Blocked Damage: 15/35/55/75
Kraken Shell is less effective against creeps.
Creep Blocked Damage Factor: 0.5
Temporarily hardens Tidehunter's hide further, reducing even more physical attack damage with a trade-off.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
Blocked Damage Factor: 2
Self Move Speed Slow: 40%
Duration: 4
Innate Properties
Tidehunter's hide also removes negative status effects if the player-based damage taken crosses a threshold.
Tidehunter's hide also removes negative status effects if the player-based damage taken crosses a threshold.
Damage Threshold per Dispel: 600/550/500/450
Threshold Reset Timer: 7
Talent Upgrade
Passively applies Anchor Smash of its corresponding level upon a Kraken Shell self-dispel procs.
Passively applies Anchor Smash of its corresponding level upon a Kraken Shell self-dispel procs.
30
45
Claddish navymen tell tales of a mighty sea-faring beast that suffered spear and sword but continued to lay waste to the fleet.
- This ability has two main components:
- Kraken Shell is an ensured damage block source.
- Sources with lesser damage block values have no effect if they proc as the higher factor takes precedence.
- Hence, the Damage Block (Melee)
innate ability is no longer functional upon learning this ability.
- Hence, the Damage Block (Melee)
- Does not interact with the following damage sources:
Set attack damage sources.
Physical
Ward-type units.
- The
strong dispel component is applied as follows:
- The ability or damage instance that procs the dispel component per damage threshold accumulated (after all reductions).
- The damage threshold counter resets when Tidehunter does not take player-based damage for the last seconds.
- Only accumulates
≥ 0-damage instancefrom heroes andplayer-controlled units regardless of factions.
- Hence, the ability still considers a
0-damage instanceas a valid damage instance, and does not cause the damage threshold counter to reset.
- All debuffs are dispelled before the debuff can be applied.
- Applies Anchor Smash of its corresponding level.
- The ability or damage instance that procs the dispel component per damage threshold accumulated (after all reductions).
- The
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKEDAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_CONSTANT_BLOCKMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATHMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIPKraken Shell: Blocking more damage. Losing x% movespeed.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEAnchor Smash
[edit]Instantly attacks and reduces all enemy units' main attack damage within the radius.
The effect radius scales correspondingly to Tidehunter's current attack range.
The effect radius scales correspondingly to Tidehunter's current attack range.
Cast Animation: 0.4 + 0.3
Effect Radius: 375
Attack Range to Effect Radius Bonus: 1
Instant Attack Factor: 1
Instant Attack Damage Bonus: 50/100/150/200
Attack Damage Reduction: 25%/30%/35%/40% (
35%/40%/45%/50%)
Duration: 6
Roshan is innately immune to all Anchor Smash ability effects.
Talent Upgrade
The Anchor Smash instant attack procs via a Kraken Shell self-dispel is less effective.
Other ability effects are applied at full power.
The Anchor Smash instant attack procs via a Kraken Shell self-dispel is less effective.
Other ability effects are applied at full power.
Total Instant Attack Factor: 0.5
Talent Upgrade
Now affects buildings, with the Anchor Smash instant attack component being less effective.
Other ability effects are applied at full power.
Now affects buildings, with the Anchor Smash instant attack component being less effective.
Other ability effects are applied at full power.
Total Instant Attack Factor: 0.5
7/6/5/4
40/45/50/55
Stolen from one of Admiral Kunkka's flagships, Leviathan's heavy anchor proves useful as a melee weapon.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
tidehunter_anchor_smash- Reduces
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes its duration.
- Reduces
- Applies the instant attack within the radius procs any
attack modifiers and on-cast effects as per normal, except the following sources:
Cleave sources.
- Have
True Strike.
- Not affected by
disarm sources.
- The instant attack damage is defined as:
- EXPR
InstantAtk = ΣAtkDmg + 50/100/150/200
- Affects the following units:
Ancient creeps.
- Does not affect the following units:
Buildings
- This restriction is removed upon learning the
talent.
- This restriction is removed upon learning the
Couriers
Spell immune units.
Untargetable units.
- Applies the instant attack within the radius procs any
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDEDHidden Modifier
Anchor Smash: Damage reduced by x%
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASEDAMAGEOUTGOING_PERCENTAGEDead in the Water
[edit]D
D
Dead in the WaterAttaches and leashes a heavy anchor to an enemy hero.
Attempting to move a certain distance from the anchor sets its movement speed value and forces the affected unit to drag the Anchor behind them.
Attempting to move a certain distance from the anchor sets its movement speed value and forces the affected unit to drag the Anchor behind them.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 1
Cast Range: 350
Chain Length: 350
Set Max Move Speed: 100
Hit Count: 4
Debuff Duration: 10
Creeps' attacks are less effective on the Anchor.
Hit Count: 40
Innate Properties
The Anchor is not affected by the Chronosphere, and continues moving forward within its radius.
The Anchor is not affected by the Chronosphere, and continues moving forward within its radius.
35
110
Anchors Aweigh!
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-
The Anchor is always created 50-distance next to Tidehunter, and travels to the unit-targeted enemy unit.
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-
-
Lvl
4
5
33%
0
This unit does not attack.
0
50 (x̄)
Towers do not attack the Anchor.
This unit ignores collision size and may pass through other units.
This unit does not feel the effects from magical spell damage sources.
- Acquiring
Aghanim's Shard unlocks this ability in the fourth ability slot.
- The ability has the following additional properties:
- Consider enemy
clones,
illusions and
creep-heroes as heroes.
- When exceeding
< 350cast range, the Anchor stops traveling when it is 350-distance next to theunit-targeted enemy.
- When exceeding
- Consider enemy
- Has the following unit additional properties:
- Has
unobstructed movement.
- Blocks spawn of
neutral creep camps.
- Not affected by
upward movement sources applied to the affected enemy unit.
Teleports along with the
- Has
- Has the following unit additional properties:
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The
tidehunter_dead_in_the_water- Applies the following ability effects on the affected enemy unit upon projectile impact:
Expose
- Grants
True Sight over it.
- The debuff-affected enemy unit is now leashed to the Anchor.
- The distance between the enemy and the Anchor cannot exceed
< 350. - Sets the enemy's
movement speed to a max value when it attempts to move
< 350whiletidehunter_dead_in_the_wateris active. The Anchor now moves along with the enemy unit.
- Applies the following ability effects on the affected enemy unit upon projectile impact:
- The
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISIONMODIFIER_STATE_MAGIC_IMMUNEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PHYSICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_MAGICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PUREMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACKEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_LIFETIME_FRACTIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_HEALTHBAR_PIPSSpell Immune
MODIFIER_STATE_MAGIC_IMMUNEHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_LIFETIME_FRACTIONDead in the Water: Leashed. Slowed severely while dragging the anchor.
MODIFIER_STATE_INVISIBLEMODIFIER_STATE_TETHEREDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_ABSOLUTE_MAXMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERSMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PROVIDES_FOW_POSITIONRavage
[edit]Damages and stuns all enemy units within the radius.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.57
Max Effect Radius: 1250
Effect Width: 250
Damage: 275/375/475
Stun Duration: 2/2.2/2.4 (
3/3.2/3.4)
150/145/140 (
135/130/125)
125/225/325
Calling to the abyssal god Maelrawn has resulted in entire armadas being lost at sea.
- Applies its ability effects with a 250-wide ring centered around Tidehunter upon cast.
- However, the ability effects do not move with Tidehunter.
- Has a total
- The ability effects are applied as follows on all affected enemy units:
- An offensive 350-distance
tidehunter_ravageduration.- Not affected by
status resistance sources.
- Not affected by
- The
stun
debuff.
- The tentacle that hit enemy units is visually larger and elevated. This also visually applies on the following units:
- The tentacle that hit enemy units is visually larger and elevated. This also visually applies on the following units:
- The landing
- When interrupted, Ravage prematurely applies the landing effects at the affected enemy unit's current location.
- An offensive 350-distance
- Applies its ability effects with a 250-wide ring centered around Tidehunter upon cast.
- Teleport sources heading toward Tidehunter may avoid the tentacles.
The 
forced movement applied no longer affects the debuff immune enemy unit.
Ravage: Stunned by Ravage.
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATIONRecent Matches
[edit]Main Article: Tidehunter/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | Patch | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2026 - 16:00 CEST | Tier 1 | BLAST SLAM VII - Playoffs | 0 : 1 | 7.41 | |||||||
| June 6, 2026 - 14:00 CEST | Tier 3 | EPL Season 38 - June 6 | 1 : 0 | 7.41c | |||||||
| June 6, 2026 - 19:30 CST | Showmatch | Immortal Cup S2 - Playoffs | 0 : 1 | 7.41b | |||||||
| June 6, 2026 - 01:00 EEST | Tier 4 | HYYTYY X BAR LATEGAME - Group B | 1 : 0 | 7.41d | |||||||
| June 5, 2026 - 20:20 EEST | Tier 4 | HYYTYY X BAR LATEGAME - Group A | 0 : 1 | 7.41d | |||||||
- Tidehunter has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes
[edit]Description
- Reduced base mana regeneration from 0.5 to 0.
- Reduced base
strength from 26 to 25.
- Increased Leviathan's Catch self bonus stack gain from 1 stack per HeroLvl to 1 stack per 2 HeroLvl .
- Now gains fish on every even level instead of every level
Talents:
- LVL 15 +100 Gush damage reduced to +90.
- LVL 25 100% Anchor Smash instant attack damage to buildings reduced to 50%.
- Reduced Leviathan's Catch spawn distance from 400 to 200.
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.
| Tidehunter's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
Total Healing Blink Stuns Stuns Leading To Kills Dominating 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 |
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Equipment
[edit]| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | |
| Off-Hand | |
| Head | |
| Back | |
| Taunt | |
| "Template:Navbox/old" is deprecated! Please use Template:NavBox instead. |
Trivia
[edit]- The name Leviathan is derived from a sea monster in the Bible. It is also used to refer to any large sea monster or creature.
- Previous designs of Tidehunter had him use a large hook as a weapon. This was later replaced by an anchor based on community feedback for several reasons:
- To match the theme of Anchor Smash.
- To add a reference to the model Tidehunter uses in "Warcraft 3" DotA, which also uses a giant anchor as weapon.
- To add another connection between Tidehunter and Kunkka, the anchor is supposedly stolen from one of Kunkka's flagship, as written in the lore of Anchor Smash.
- ▶️ "Ha ha ha! Women and children and Kunkka first." is a reference to the "Birkenhead Drill", a historical protocol where women and children's lives would be saved first in the case of a life-threatening situation, typically the sinking of a ship.
- ▶️ "I sleep with the fishes." is a reference to "The Godfather", from the line "Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."
- Tidehunter has a different voice line when leveling up for each level.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Tidehunter's hero concept is originally inspired by the Sea Giant Hunters, a big neutral creep.
- The original iteration of Anchor Smash was identical Pulverize, a passive ability that granted attacks a chance o deal area damage around the unit.
- The concept of Kraken Shell was inspired by the model. The Sea Giants wear flayed sharks on their head, covering their back.
- Kraken Shell's functionality is identical to the Mountain Giant's Hardened Skin.
- Tidehunter's hero concept is originally inspired by the Sea Giant Hunters, a big neutral creep.
Gallery
[edit]- Trading card art
- Concept art
- Concept art
- Concept art
- The Kunkka vs. Tidehunter feud
- Ability icon progress
- Hero icon progress
- Tidehunter illustration
- Tidehunter T-shirt design
- Bone Harvest sprite - alive
- Bone Harvest sprite - dead