Bloodseeker

Bloodseeker
	24 + 2.7 24 + 3.1 18 + 1.7
Movement speed	300
Attack speed	100
Turn rate	0.5
Vision range	1800/800
Attack range	150
Projectile speed	Instant
Attack animation	0.43+0.74
Base attack time	1.7
Collision size	24
Legs	2
Gib type	Default

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Strygwyr, the Bloodseeker, is a melee agility hero imbued with dreadful powers to fuel violence and rip enemies apart in the heat of close combat.

He can drive targets into a maddened Bloodrage, increasing the damage of their attacks, and allowing them to heal their wounds by killing their enemies. He can also cast Bloodrage on himself turning him into a nuker. His speed is unmatched when he senses the blood of the dying, and from this perception none can escape his Thirst. By using Blood Rite, he can create a ritual field where his foes will be silenced and damaged in the process. His trademark ultimate, Rupture, sunders the skin of his victims, causing them to trail their life force behind if they dare to flee. The ability is persistent just like Bloodseeker himself, totally ignoring magic resistance, and is immune to any kind of Dispel. Almost nothing can save the victim from the wicked wound and the wicked hunter coming for them, except the death itself.

Bio[edit]

Strygwyr, the Bloodseeker

▶️ "You should be honored to bleed so that the Flayed Ones may live."

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:

Jon St. John (Responses)

Abilities[edit]

Bloodrage

▶️

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Allies / Enemies

Drives a unit into a bloodthirsty rage during which a unit deals, and takes, increased damage. Units affected by Bloodrage will be healed for a percentage of the max health of any units they kill. Units affected by Bloodrage when killed will heal a percentage of their max health to their killer. If you do not get the last hit, but are within 300 AoE of the dying hero, you will take 50% of the heal.

Cast Animation: +

Cast Range: 800

Enemy Death Heal Radius: 300

Damage Amplification: 10%/15%/20%/25%

Max Health as Heal: 16%/19%/22%/25%

Duration: 9/10/11/12

9/8/7/6

Cannot be cast on enemies.
Can be cast on allies.

Modifiers

Bloodrage: Dispellable with any dispel.

Strygwyr shares his animalistic thirst for bloodshed.

Notes:

Bloodrage amplifies all three damage types the bloodraged unit deals and takes, including self-inflicted damage and damage dealt by allies.

Does not amplify outgoing damage when it has the no-reflection flag.

The heal is based on the dying unit's maximum health, and not on the health of the unit that gets healed.

Bloodrage does not heal upon killing illusions, Tempest Doubles, Roshan, wards, or buildings.

Denying allies while bloodraged, or denying bloodraged allies heals the killing unit.

Suiciding heroes still heal buffed allied units when within the radius, but for halved values.

When a bloodraged unit attacks another bloodraged unit, the damage is overall amplified by 21%/32.25%/44%/56.25%, and in case of kill, the heal value is doubled.

Does not amplify damage dealt by abilities that use an independent source of damage (e.g. Proximity Mines, Death Ward).

Successive casts with different levels on a same target only refresh the duration, but do not update the damage amplification and heal percentage.

The disable help function prevents an allied Bloodseeker from casting this ability on you.

Blood Rite

▶️

Ability
Target Area

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Pure

Bloodseeker baptizes an area in sacred blood. After 2.9 seconds the ritual completes, causing any enemies caught in the area to take damage and become silenced.

Cast Animation: +

Cast Range: 1500

Effect Radius: 600

Effect Delay: 2.6

Damage: 125/175/225/275 (

200/250/300/350)

Silence Duration: 3/4/5/6

12 (

6)

70/80/90/100

Silence persists if debuff was placed before spell immunity and when not dispelled.

Modifiers

Silence: Dispellable with any dispel.

The Flayed Twins are ever willing to aid those who spill blood upon the field of battle.

Notes:

The affected area is visible to enemies.

Applies a silence within the targeted area after the 2.6-second delay.

Blood Rite first applies the damage, then the debuff.

With max level Bloodrage on Bloodseeker, Blood Rite deals 156.25/218.75/281.25/343.75 ( 250/312.5/375/437.5) damage (before reductions).

With max level Bloodrage applied on both Bloodseeker and the enemy unit, it deals 195.3125/273.4375/351.5625/429.6875 ( 312.5/390.625/468.75/546.875) damage (before reductions).

Choosing the damage upgrading talent immediately upgrades all of Bloodseeker's currently active Blood Rite casts when chosen during the delay.

Grants 600 radius ground vision at the center of the affected area for 6 seconds after cast.

Thirst

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self / Enemies

Bloodseeker is invigorated by the wounds of his enemies, gaining bonus movement speed and attack speed whenever an enemy hero's health falls below 75%, with the bonuses increasing as their health falls further. If an enemy hero's health falls below 25%, he will also gain vision and True Sight of that hero. Bonuses stack per hero.

Radius: Global

Thirst Health Threshold: 75%

Visibility Health Threshold: 25%

Max Attack Speed Bonus per Hero: 30/45/60/75

Max Move Speed Bonus per Hero: 12%/24%/36%/48% (

30%/42%/54%/66%)

Completely ignores spell immune enemies.

Disables all aspects of the ability, the detection, speed bonus and the speed limit removal.

Only removes the 550 movement speed limit for illusions.

Modifiers

Thirst Speed: Undispellable.

Thirst Vision: Undispellable.

Strygwyr becomes frenzied when blood is spilled.

Notes:

Learning Thirst removes the 550 movement speed cap for Bloodseeker.

The first stack is applied when an enemy hero is below 75% health and the last when below 26%.

Grants 0.6/0.9/1.2/1.5 attack speed and 0.24%/0.48%/0.72%/0.96% ( 0.6%/0.84%/1.08%/1.32%) movement speed for each percent of missing health between 75% and 25%.
- However, since the HUD does not show decimals, attack speed increases by 1 for every missing 1.67%/1.11%/0.83%/0.67% health, and movement speed by 1% for every missing 4.17%/2.08%/1.39%/1.04% ( 1.67%/1.19%/0.93%/0.76%) health.

When an enemy hero drops below 25% health, Thirst provides True Sight over the target and makes both their hero model and minimap icon visible through the Fog of War.

When enemies are revealed by Thirst, a debuff and particle effects are placed on them, which is visible to everyone.

Bloodseeker himself also gets a status buff and particle effects and speaks certain lines, making it clear that an enemy is currently being revealed by Thirst.

Thirst is not triggered by enemy illusions, but is triggered by hero clones.

Is not triggered by hidden enemy heroes, but does react on invulnerable ones.

The bonuses linger for 4 seconds if the enemy dies. However, it does not linger, and disappears immediately if the enemy has Aegis of the Immortal or Reincarnation.
- The bonuses are always the maximum values, despite the health percentage the enemy had right before the killing blow.

This is how much attack speed and movement speed Bloodseeker gains from Thirst with a certain amount of heroes being below 25% of their maximum health:
- 1 Hero: 30/45/60/75 attack speed and 12%/24%/36%/48% ( 30%/42%/54%/66%) movement speed
- 2 Heroes: 60/90/120/150 attack speed and 24%/48%/72%/96% ( 60%/84%/108%/132%) movement speed
- 3 Heroes: 90/135/180/225 attack speed and 36%/72%/108%/144% ( 90%/126%/162%/198%) movement speed
- 4 Heroes: 120/180/240/300 attack speed and 48%/96%/144%/192% ( 120%/168%/216%/264%) movement speed
- 5 Heroes: 150/225/300/375 attack speed and 60%/120%/180%/240% ( 150%/210%/270%/330%) movement speed

Rupture

▶️

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Enemies

Damage
Pure

Causes an enemy unit's skin to rupture. If the unit moves, it takes damage based on the distance moved. The damage is dealt through spell immunity.

Cast Animation: +

Cast Range: 800 (

1400)

Moved Distance as Damage: 30%/45%/60%

Duration: 12

Number of Charges: 0 (

2)

Charge Replenish Time: 0 (

40)

60 (

0.25)

200/225/250

Grants 2 charges to Rupture with a 40 seconds replenish time.

Still loses a charge when blocked while upgraded.

Modifiers

Rupture Charge Counter: Undispellable.

Rupture: Undispellable.

When the Bloodseeker hunts you, injuries become fatalities.

Notes:

Checks the distance the affected unit moved every 0.25 seconds, starting immediately upon cast, resulting in 49 checks.
- If the unit's position changed between checks, it takes damage based on the distance.
- If the unit did not move, or moved a distance greater than 1300 between a check, no damage is applied.
- If the unit is invulnerable as a check occurs, the value is set nil, so that it does not take damage on the next check, regardless of distance.

This is how much damage Rupture deals (before reductions) when the affected unit travels certain distances:
- 300 Distance: 90/135/180 damage
- 600 Distance: 180/270/360 damage
- 900 Distance: 270/405/540 damage
- 1200 Distance: 360/540/720 damage
- 1500 Distance: 450/675/900 damage

Multiple casts on the same target do not stack, but refresh the duration instead.

Despite the sounds, affected units take no damage when moving upwards (with e.g. Torrent or Impale).

Can be cast on, but cannot damage couriers.

Talents[edit]

Hero Talents
+18 Max Thirst MS	25	-6s Blood Rite Cooldown
25% Lifesteal	20	+600 Rupture Cast Range
+75 Blood Rite Damage	15	+275 Health
+6 Armor	10	+25 Attack Speed

Notes:

The armor talent does not benefit illusions.

The health talent increases maximum health capacity, and keeps the current health percentage.

The lifesteal talent stacks additively with other sources of lifesteal.

Recommended items[edit]

Starting items:

Stout Shield provides early protection from harassment and reduces the damage taken from creeps.
Quelling Blade gives more damage when hitting creeps, and is amplified by Bloodrage.
Healing Salve allows Bloodseeker to heal up in situations where his health is so low that trying to heal with Bloodrage becomes too dangerous.

Early game:

Boots of Speed gives a higher base move speed, increasing the effectiveness of Thirst, and the item can be upgraded for very gold-efficient damage or stats.
Wind Lace and Orb of Venom are cheap options for filling inventory slots, maximizing Bloodseeker's ability to chase down and stay close to enemies.
Magic Wand provides some attributes and a way to restore Bloodseeker's health and mana on demand.

Mid game:

Power Treads provide more attack speed and agility for increased damage output; Bloodseeker can switch to strength for survivability, or intelligence for mana when using abilities.
Radiance's area damage allows Bloodseeker to quickly farm large numbers of creeps at once, making it a valuable item when Bloodseeker is taking a carry role. The area damage is amplified by Bloodrage, and allows him to both gain Thirst bonus from all nearby enemies.
Sange and Yasha gives Bloodseeker many bonuses including attributes and movement speed.
Black King Bar makes Bloodseeker immune to most disables and nukes, allowing him to safely enter teamfights.

Late game:

Silver Edge can be extremely helpful in ganking due to Bloodseeker's naturally high speed, and able to break enemy passives.
Abyssal Blade gives Bloodseeker a powerful stun and a modest measure of durability.
Butterfly provides much needed agility and attack speed as well as evasion.
Nullifier mutes items of the enemies to add on top of Blood Rite's silence; it can also cancel Town Portal Scroll.

Situational items:

Blade Mail prevents enemies from targeting Bloodseeker during teamfights.
Echo Sabre is sometimes used as an early game source of extra damage and mana, and works well with chance-based attack modifiers such as Skull Basher.
Hand of Midas is sometimes bought if Bloodseeker has a good early game, or needs to match harder carries in the late game.
Mjollnir is another option in games where Bloodseeker desires a form of AoE damage.
Monkey King Bar adds to Bloodseeker's attack damage, and counters evasion from the enemies with its magical damage Pierce procs that guarantee to land.
Aghanim's Scepter allows Bloodseeker to cast Rupture twice, and also gives him some nice attributes and stats.
Eul's Scepter of Divinity gives you movement speed and mana regeneration which Bloodseeker needs as well as a way to stop enemies from teleporting away.
Dagon is sometimes picked up to deal high initial damage during ganks, thereby trigger Thirst's damage and speed bonuses to instantly give Bloodseeker the upper hand and finish off the target. Its damage is amplified with Bloodrage.
Ethereal Blade gives decent attributes, and can deal huge damage when combined with Dagon and the damage amplification from Bloodrage.

Gameplay[edit]


Roles:	Carry Disabler Jungler Nuker Initiator
Complexity:	★☆☆
Playstyle:	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 injured foes 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 Bloodrage. Strygwyr paints the land with a crimson ring, silencing foes caught in this Blood Rite. Those who run only hasten their own demise. The Bloodseeker Ruptures every artery, causing his victim to hemorrhage with each step. By blood loss or by Strygwyr's tribal blades, death is but a foregone conclusion.

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Audio[edit]

Responses

Sounds

History[edit]

Lore

Old Abilities

Changelogs

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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.
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.
Bloodseeker's Thirst trigger response ▶️ "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.
Bloodseeker's Rupture 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.
Bloodseeker's battle begin response ▶️ "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."
Bloodseeker's death response ▶️ "Sangre…sagrada." is spanish for "Sacred/Holy blood".