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Bloodseeker 24 + 2.7 22 + 3.4 18 + 1.7
Level 0 1 15 25 30 Health 120 648 1462 2320 2672 +0 +2.4 +6.18 +10.08 +11.63 Mana 75 291 567 915 1047 +0 +0.9 +2.09 +3.54 +4.07 Armor 2 5.67 13.6 21.27 24.43 Magic Resist 25% % % % % Damage Block 16 (50%) Damage 35 41 57 63 104 110 150 156 169 175 Attack Rate 0.59/s 0.72/s 1/s 1.27/s 1.38/s Attack Range 150 (600) Attack Speed ▶️ 100 (1.7s BAT) Attack Animation 0.43 + 0.74 Projectile Speed Instant Move Speed ▶️ 300 ( 330) Turn Rate 0.5 Collision Size 24 Bound Radius 24 Vision Range (G) 1800 ( 800) Gib Type Default Internal Not Provided

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

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

Bloodrage

▶️QD

Ability
Target Unit

Affects
Allied Heroes

Damage
Pure
(HP Removal)

Drives you into a bloodthirsty rage during which causes you to attack faster and deal more spell damage at the cost of a percentage of your health per second. Provides half attack speed to allied heroes.

Cast Animation: 0+0/0.5

Default Cast Range: 800

Buffer Cast Range: 1050

Max Health as Cost Per Second: 2.2%/2.3%/2.4%/2.5%

Self Attack Speed Bonus: 50/80/110/140 ( 75/105/135/165)

Allied Attack Speed Bonus: 25/40/55/70 ( 37.5/52.5/67.5/82.5)

Outgoing Spell Damage Amplification: 15%/20%/25%/30%

Duration: 8

 14/12/10/8

 25

Modifiers [?]

modifier_bloodseeker_bloodrage

Any

Strygwyr shares his animalistic thirst for bloodshed.

• If the target is more than 1050 range away, Bloodseeker moves to the target until it is within 800 range before casting.
  • If a cast order is given on a target which is within 1050 range already, Bloodseeker does not need to move closer and casts it right away.

• Deals 1.1%/1.15%/1.2%/1.25% of max health as damage in 0.5 second intervals, starting 0.5 seconds after cast, resulting in 16 instances.
  • The damage is flagged as HP Removal, so it does not trigger any on-damage effects.
  • Does not drain health while invulnerable. Health drain cannot bring the target's health below 1.

• Successive casts with different levels on a same target only refresh the duration, but do not update the attack speed and spell damage amplification.

Blood Rite

▶️▶️WB

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: 0.3+0.63

Cast Range: 1500

Effect Radius: 600

Effect Delay: 2.6

Damage: 120/180/240/300 ( 240/300/360/420)

Silence Duration: 3/4/5/6

 12 ( 10)

 70/80/90/100

Modifiers [?]

modifier_bloodseeker_bloodbath_thinker

Undispellable

modifier_silence

Any

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

• 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 156/234/312/390 ( 312/390/468/546) 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

ET

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self / Enemies

Bloodseeker is invigorated by the wounds of his enemies, restoring some life when he kills an enemy unit. Also gains bonus movement speed when 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. Unlocks max movement speed for Bloodseeker.

Detection Radius: Global

Enemy Death Heal Radius: 300

Thirst Health Threshold: 75%

Visibility Health Threshold: 25%

Max Move Speed Bonus per Hero: 14%/24%/34%/44% ( 32%/42%/52%/62%)

Hero's Max Health as Heal: 12%/18%/24%/30%

Non-Hero Max Health as Heal: 8%/12%/16%/20%

Speed Linger Duration: 4

Modifiers [?]

modifier_bloodseeker_thirst

Undispellable

modifier_bloodseeker_thirst_speed

Death

modifier_bloodseeker_thirst_vision

Death

Strygwyr becomes frenzied when blood is spilled.

• 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 0.28%/0.48%/0.68%/0.88% ( 0.64%/0.84%/1.04%/1.24%) movement speed for each percent of missing health between 75% and 25%.
  • However, since the HUD does not show decimals, movement speed increases by 1% for every missing 3.57%/2.08%/1.47%/1.14% ( 1.56%/1.19%/0.96%/0.81%) 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 movement speed Bloodseeker gains from Thirst with a certain amount of heroes being below 25% of their maximum health:
  • 1 Hero: 14%/24%/34%/44% ( 32%/42%/52%/62%) movement speed
  • 2 Heroes: 28%/48%/68%/88% ( 64%/84%/104%/124%) movement speed
  • 3 Heroes: 42%/72%/102%/132% ( 96%/126%/156%/186%) movement speed
  • 4 Heroes: 56%/96%/136%/176% ( 128%/168%/208%/248%) movement speed
  • 5 Heroes: 70%/120%/170%/220% ( 160%/210%/260%/310%) movement speed

• The heal is based on the dying unit's maximum health, and not on Bloodseeker's health.

• Does not heal upon killing illusions, Tempest Doubles, Roshan, wards, buildings, or allied units.

• Enemies dying within 300 range of Bloodseeker always trigger the heal, no matter how they die.

Rupture

▶️▶️RR

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: 0.4+0.53

Cast Range: 800 ( 1225)

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

Duration: 10/11/12

Number of Charges: 0 ( 2)

Charge Replenish Time: 0 ( 40)

 70 ( 0.25)

 200/225/250

Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:

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

Modifiers [?]

modifier_bloodseeker_rupture

Death

When the Bloodseeker hunts you, injuries become fatalities.

• Checks the distance the affected unit moved every 0.25 seconds, starting immediately upon cast, resulting in 41/45/49 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

Hero Talents
+18% Max Thirst MS	25	2 Rupture Charges
15% Spell Lifesteal	20	+425 Rupture Cast Range
+120 Blood Rite Damage	15	+8% Rupture Initial Damage
+10% Bloodrage Spell Amplification	10	+25 Bloodrage Attack Speed

Notes:

• Stacks additively with other spell lifesteal sources.
  • Heals for 3% from non-hero units. Treats creep-heroes as creeps and does not heal off of illusions.

Recent Changes

Main Article: Bloodseeker/Changelogs

Version

Description

7.35d

• Increased Base Agility by 2
• Thirst Self-healing is now classified as lifesteal, and is amplified by Lifesteal Amplification.

7.35

• Reduced Bloodrage max health as self damage per second from 1.8% to 1.5%.
• Blood Rite
  • Changed
    damage type from Pure to Magical.
  • Increased damage from 90/140/190/240 to 110/180/250/320.
• Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
  • Bloodrage
    • Changed
      from dealing 1.8% * EnemyMaxHP to a flat 30 damage per hit.
    • Changed
      from healing 1.8% * EnemyMaxHP to a flat 30 health healed per hit.

• Talents:
• LVL 10

   

  +8% Bloodrage spell damage amplification increased to +10%.

  LVL 15

   

  +85 Blood Rite damage increased to +120.

7.34

• Reduced Thirst creep max health as heal from 11%/14%/17%/20% to 8%/12%/16%/20%.
• Reduced Rupture duration from 10/11/12 to 9/10/11.

Gameplay

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.
Roles:	Carry Disabler Jungler Nuker Initiator
Complexity:
Adjectives:	Legs ( 2 )

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Bloodseeker Equipment (expand sets) Sets Ardor of the Scarlet Raven Set Feast of the Unwilling Fury of the Bloodforge Harvest's Hound Hunt of the Weeping Beast Primeval Predator Ritual Garb of the Seeker Set Sacrificial Serpent The Bonehunter Set The Gallows Understudy Set Trail of the Sanguine Spectrum Tribal Terror Winter Lineage Primeval Predator Wrath of the Blood Covenant Set Weapon Pack Back Hooks Pack Bloodletters Pack Bloodstone Blade Pack Furyblades Pack Spinal Slicers Pack Thirst of Eztzhok Bundle Weapon Dragonblade Off-Hand Dragonblade Off-Hand Head Auspice of Iczoxtotec Maw of Eztzhok Taunt Taunt: Blades of Gory

Trivia

• With Thirst, Bloodseeker is the only hero which can reach the game's absolute movement speed limit of 10,000 movement speed. 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".

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