Durable hero who shrugs off enemy damage
Stalking ahead of his team, Tidehunter is always on the lookout for the right time to strike. When the moment comes, he unleashes his massive and devastating ultimate, paving the way for his allies to slay their stunned enemies.
Win Rate 49.0%
Pick Rate 4.9%
Attributes
594 +79.2/lvl
216 +20.4/lvl
27 +3.6/lvl
15 +1.5/lvl
18 +1.7/lvl
Stats
Damage:
25 - 31 + 1.5/level (68.5 - 74.5 at level 30)
Range:
150
Armor:
0 + 0.3/level (8.7 at level 30)
Movement:
300
Roles
Carry
Escape
Nuker
Initiator
Durable
Disabler
Support
Pusher
Facets
Kraken Swell
Win Rate: 49.1%
Pick Rate: 55.8%
Kraken Shell gains permanent Damage Block when an enemy hero dies under the effects of Anchor Smash.
Kraken Shell
Kraken Shell gains permanent Damage Block when an enemy hero dies under the effects of Anchor Smash.
DAMAGE BLOCK PER KILL:
1/2/3/4
Krill Eater
Win Rate: 48.8%
Pick Rate: 44.2%
Tidehunter begins the game much smaller and with -50 attack range and -50 Anchor Smash radius. Tidehunter grows larger with experience, gaining attacking range and Anchor Smash radius per level. Base Strength reduced, and Strength Gain increased.
ATTACK RANGE PER LEVEL:
5
ANCHOR SMASH RADIUS PER LEVEL:
5
BASE STRENGTH:
22
STRENGTH GAIN:
4
Abilities
Blubber
Tidehunter's hide removes negative status effects if he takes more than 500 damage. Removes most debuffs, even if they are generally not purgable. DISPEL TYPE: Strong Dispel
Gush
Summons a gush of water to damage an enemy unit, reducing their movement speed and armor.
AFFECTS:unit
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
DEBUFF:yes
gush damage:110 / 160 / 210 / 260
projectile speed:2500
movement speed:-40 / -40 / -40 / -40
negative armor:3 / 4 / 5 / 6
Aghanim`s Scepter Upgrade
Gush becomes a ground targeted wave ability that affects enemy units in a line. Decreases cooldown.
+15% Gush Slow
+100 Gush Damage
-4 Gush Armor
12
100
Kraken Shell
Thickens Tidehunter's hide to passively block a portion of any incoming physical attack damage. Does not stack with items that provide Damage Block.
PASSIVE:Breakable
damage reduction:15 / 35 / 55 / 75
Anchor Smash
Tidehunter swings his mighty anchor to attack and deal bonus damage to nearby enemies and reduce their attack damage.
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
attack damage:45 / 90 / 135 / 180
damage reduction:-30 / -40 / -50 / -60
reduction duration:6 / 6 / 6 / 6
radius:375
Aghanim`s Shard Upgrade
Anchor Smash now affects buildings and has increased damage and reduced cooldown.
+40 Anchor Smash Damage
+30% Anchor Smash Damage Reduction
Anchor Smash affects buildings
7 / 6 / 5 / 4
45 / 50 / 55 / 60
Ravage
Slams the ground, causing tentacles to erupt in all directions, damaging and stunning all nearby enemy units.
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:strong
radius:1250
speed:725
duration:2 / 2.2 / 2.4
+0.8s Ravage Stun Duration
150 / 150 / 150
125 / 225 / 325
Dead in the Water
Tidehunter attaches a heavy anchor to an enemy hero. The hero is leashed while attached to the anchor. Attempting to move more than 350 units away from the anchor forces the hero to 100 move speed, dragging the anchor behind them. The anchor can be destroyed with 4 hero attacks.
AFFECTS:unit
PASSIVE:No
DEBUFF:yes
attacks to destroy:4
max movement speed:100
chain length:350
duration:10
projectile speed:1000
25
80
Talents
+40 Anchor Smash Damage
+15% Gush Slow
+100 Gush Damage
+30% Anchor Smash Damage Reduction
Anchor Smash affects buildings
-4 Gush Armor
+0.8s Ravage Stun Duration
50% chance of Anchor Smash on attack
Strategy
Use Anchor Smash to secure last hits and damage the opponents at the same time.
The tougher the lane, the more points in Kraken Shell are needed.
Tidehunter is resilient against right clicks due to Kraken Shell. Typically you need a magic resistance item such as Mage Slayer, Pipe, or BKB.
Once you have Blink Dagger, make use of it before opponents are able to see it in your inventory.
Before initiating, make sure that your follow-up damage dealers are close enough and in position.
Counter Strategy
Tidehunter uses Anchor Smash frequently. Magic Stick and Wand will be charged up.
Avoid being hit by Anchor Smash as you'll have decreased damage for last hitting or to fight back.
Only use dispellable spells or items on Tidehunter at the start of a fight or after Kraken Shell has procced.
Tidehunter's Ravage has a long cooldown. Look to fight when it is down.
Be aware of Tidehunter's Blink Dagger timing. Look to cancel it in the fights.
Black King Bar will make you immune to Tidehunter's Ravage.
Break effects are great at removing Kraken Shell which makes Tidehunter much weaker.
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.