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Bloodthorn

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!
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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

Combat Stats

+ 10 Damage

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+ 10 Damage for Intelligence Heroes

+ 100 Attack Speed

+ 6.5 Health Regen

+ 120 Mana (from attributes)

+ 3.5 Mana Regen

+ 0.5 Mana Regen (from attributes)

+ 1% Magic Resistance (from attributes)

Attributes

Recipe

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!
Orchid Malevolence
Javelin
Hyperstone
Bloodthorn 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 50 extra damage and have True Strike.
Range: 900

Mana: 125

Cooldown: 15

Passive: Pierce

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

Additional Insights

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 or non-core item for each role. These statistics are based on our hero 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. Common builder of this item are Naga, Clinkz and Windranger.

Heroes with Bloodthorn as Core Item

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Broodmother
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.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Clinkz
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. Has great synergy with Strafe to rack up damage in the silence duration and do a massive burst at the end of it with Soul Rend.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Lycan
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.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Visage
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.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Windranger
A late game pick up 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.

Heroes countered by Bloodthorn

Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Alchemist
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Alchemist to kill him before he can cast or regenerate with Chemical Rage.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Arc Warden
Gives you more damage and true stike on right clicks to pierce Magnetic Field and do damage even when standing outside of it.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Brewmaster
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Brewmaster to kill him before he can cast Primal Split.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Bristleback
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Brewmaster to kill him before he can have an impact in fights.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Broodmother
Gives you more damage and true stike on right clicks to counter the miss chance from Silken Bola.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Centaur Warrunner
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Centaur to kill him before he can cast Stampede.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Dawnbreaker
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Dawnbreaker to kill her before she can fly away with Solar Guardian.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Hoodwink
Lets you silence and burst down Hoodwink with true stike on right clicks to pierce the evasion from Scurry in treelines.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Huskar
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Huskar to kill him before he can regenerate with Berserkers Blood.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Kunkka
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Kunkka to kill him before he can impact fights or reduce any damage taken through Ghostship.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Lone Druid
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Lone Druid in True Form to kill him before he can cast Savage Roar.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Marci
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Marci to kill her before she can lifesteal back up or have an impact in fights.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Mars
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Mars to kill him before he can cast his control and damage spells.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Medusa
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Medusa to kill her before she can defend herself with Stone Gaze or regain mana with Mystic Snake.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Meepo
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Monkey King
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Monkey King to kill him before he can cast Wukongs Command or get away with Tree Dance.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Morphling
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Morphling to kill him before he uses Waveform or Attribute Shift (Strength Gain) to survive.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Muerta
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Muerta to kill her before she uses Pierce the Veil or has an impact in fights.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Naga Siren
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Naga Siren to kill her before she uses Song of the Siren or Mirror Image in fights.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Night Stalker
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Night Stalker to kill him before he uses Dark Ascension to get away or has an impact in fights.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Omniknight
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Omniknight to kill him before he heals or protects himself with his defensive toolkit.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Pangolier
Gives you an instant silence and massive burst damage against Pangolier to kill him before he uses Rolling Thunder or Swashbuckle to get away.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Phantom Assassin
Lets you silence and burst down Phantom Assassin with true stike on right clicks to pierce the evasion from Blur.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Primal Beast
To burst this tanky hero and reduce his spell damage output.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Pudge
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Riki
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Slark
To burst him before he pops Shadow Dance.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Spectre
To burst this tanky hero.
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Terrorblade
To burst this high armor hero
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Timbersaw
Provides silence,spell damage debuff and high burst versus Timber
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Tiny
Against core Tiny to be able to burst him
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Underlord
To burst this tanky hero
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Visage
To burst this tanky hero
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Windranger
Rectangular image of Dota 2 hero Wraith King
To burst this tanky hero.

Sounds

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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.