Bloodthorn – Dota 2 Guide, Stats & Hero Matchups [Patch 7.39d]

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A reviled blade that bites deeper with each wriggle of its victim's final throes.

Picture a dazzling and powerful item in Dota 2 called the Bloodthorn. It's like having a fantastic artifact that turns your attacks into fierce, unstoppable forces of nature!

Base Combat Stats

+ 10 Intelligence

+ 95 Attack Speed

bonus mana regen

+ 3.25 Mana Regeneration

bonus health regen

+ 6.5 Health Regeneration

bonus damage

+ 10 Damage

Recipe

Abilities

Active: Soul Rend

Silences a target for 5 seconds. At the end of the silence, an additional 60% of all damage taken during the silence will be dealt to the target as magical damage.

All attacks on the silenced target will deal additional damage equal to 50 if the attacker is a hero, and 25, if the attacker is a creep. Provides True Strike for your attacks and attacks from your controlled units against the silenced target.

Mana: 125

Cooldown: 15

Passive: Pierce

Grants each attack a 40% chance to pierce through evasion and deal 60 bonus magical damage.

Additional Insights

  • Shares cooldown with <item_orchid></item_orchid>. There is no Soul Rend damage if dispelled.
  • But wait, there's more! When you attack a silenced enemy with the Bloodthorn, your hits turn into critical strikes, causing massive damage. It's like unleashing a barrage of super-powered attacks that make your foes wish they hadn't crossed your path!

Statistics

The statistics below shows the percentage of hero builds which contain Bloodthorn as a core, common or situational item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero guides.

Carry

Core: 12%

5 out of 41 guides

Carry

Common: 5%

2 out of 41 guides

Carry

Situational: 34%

14 out of 41 guides

Mid

Core: 6%

2 out of 35 guides

Mid

Common: 3%

1 out of 35 guides

Mid

Situational: 34%

12 out of 35 guides

Offlane

Core: 2%

1 out of 43 guides

Offlane

Common: 9%

4 out of 43 guides

Offlane

Situational: 26%

11 out of 43 guides

Support

Core: 2%

1 out of 63 guides

Support

Common: 2%

1 out of 63 guides

Support

Situational: 10%

6 out of 63 guides

Itemization Strategy

To be thorn with blood? Ok, i tried! Bloodthorn is a mid to late game item that is prioritized by cores who would specifically target a hero but has gotten a nerf to balanced illusion/unit damage from rend damage. Common builder of this item are Naga, Clinkz and Windranger but dont forget Chaos Knight is now in the fold.

Heroes with Bloodthorn as Core Item

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An upgrade for {orchid-malevolence} to add even more control and burst damage against elusive enemy heroes. Works well against high armor heroes by doing magic damage with right clicks from your hero and Treants in the silence duration.
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A core item to add even more control and burst damage against elusive enemy heroes. Works well against high armor heroes by doing magic damage through right clicks in the silence duration.
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A late game upgrade for {orchid-malevolence} to do massive damage to an enemy hero while they are silenced and cannot use spells to get away from you.
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A core item to add even more control and burst damage against elusive enemy heroes after you jump them with Shadow Step and burst them down quickly.
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A strong item to instantly silence and burst down an enemy hero with a massive damage increase in the duration of the effect without letting them use their spells to dodge your Unstable Concoction or get away.
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A core upgrade for {orchid-malevolence} thats adds incredible burst damage as your Illusions can trigger Soul Rend's 50 damage proc per hit. Use it in combination with ensare to quickly dispatch of elusive heroes and pretty much any level
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A core item to instantly silence and burst down an enemy hero with a massive damage increase in the duration of the effect without letting them defend or get away with their spells. Has a separate cooldown on your Tempest Double. Especially useful against elusive heroes like {puck}.

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Trivia

It is an upgraded version of two items: Orchid Malevolence and Crystalys. Initially, players would purchase Orchid Malevolence and Crystalys separately. However, through an update in the game, combining these two items resulted in the creation of Bloodthorn. This upgrade mechanism allows players to obtain a more potent and advanced item by merging these two components. It's a unique feature in Dota 2 where certain items can be combined to create even more powerful ones, offering new strategic possibilities and enhancing hero capabilities during matches. The Bloodthorn's creation through this item combination system demonstrates the game's evolving dynamics and the importance of item progression for heroes as matches progress.
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