The vicious and breathtaking Bloodseeker can smell fear from a mile away. His cursed blades rupture even the fiercest of foes. Bloodseeker can decimate anything that comes close to him, his ability to rip through heroes is quite commendable. His recent buffs have made him highly viable in the 7.32d meta. You see him getting picked in virtually every game, his pick rate is off the roof. His ultimate is quite possibly one of the most threatening ultimates in the game. Bloodseeker is the most aggressive hero of the patch, his win rate is self-explanatory.
Various builds can be played on Bloodseeker, but not all of them are equal when it comes to their teamfight potential. We bring you the Best 5 Bloodseeker builds in the current patch, these builds can help you play him pretty effortlessly.
5. Miracle Build
Miracle as we all know, is a very versatile player, he loves to play all varieties of heroes in all lanes, but none is as threatening as his Bloodseeker. His immense kill potential on this hero makes him a beast. He is an extremely aggressive laner, often diving towers to get kills, which he can do quite effortlessly with Bloodseeker. Miracle loves going a typical fight-oriented build which helps him dominate the mid-game.
It is impossible to contain this beast if let loose. Miracle can easily 1v5 and dominate various matchups with Bloodseeker with the help of this build, as the hero naturally has ways to protect himself due to Thirst and Bloodrage along with dealing high damage with the items he builds. Miracle loves the conventional build of Gleipnir and Skull Basher, often throwing in items like Eye of Skadi and Linken’s Sphere for added protection.Use This Build If:
- You want an extremely reliable carry build for the late game
- You want a self-sustainable build that deals terrific damage in teamfights
- You want to be involved in more skirmishes from the early game
Skill Points
Level 1: Blood Rite - Deals damage to units in a huge AoE after a few seconds of the animation, causing the enemies to get silenced as well. It is an exceptional spell to farm in the early game with, it can be used with other lockdown spells to deal massive damage and disable multiple heroes at once.
Level 2: Thirst - Restores HP for Bloodseeker when he kills a unit or denies a friendly unit. Also has his health restored when an enemy dies in a radius around him. Also gains a movement speed bonus if enemy health falls below a certain threshold, while also providing a global vision of them. It is an exceptional spell to farm and sustains in the early game.
Level 3: Thirst
Level 4: Bloodrage - Upon usage, it sends Bloodseeker into a frenzy, making him attack faster and deal higher spell damage, all at a cost of his health per second. It can also be used on allies, granting them half of the same effects. It is a great spell for team fighting.
Level 5: Thirst
Level 6: Rupture - Bloodseeker ruptures the targeted unit, making them take initial damage based on their current health while also dealing damage based on the distance they move. It prevents mobile enemies like Spirit Breaker or Slark to go head-to-head against Bloodseeker.
Level 7: Thirst
Level 8: Bloodrage
Level 9: Bloodrage
Level 10: Bloodrage
Level 11: + 25 Bloodrage Attack Speed
Level 12: Rupture
Level 13: Blood Rite
Level 14: Blood Rite
Level 15: +8% Rupture Initial Damage
Level 16: Blood Rite
Level 17: Stats
Level 18: Rupture
Level 19: Stats
Level 20: +425 Rupture Cast Range
Level 25: +2 Rupture Charges
Items to buy for this build (Early to Late Game)
- Phase Boots (1400 Gold) - Bought at 4 minutes. Increases Bloodseeker’s movement speed while also providing him with increased damage and armor. The active allows Bloodseeker to phase through enemies and also increases his turn rate. It is an exceptional item in the early game for a carry hero
- Maelstrom (2700 Gold) - Bought at 13 minutes. Upon physical attacks, it has a high chance of releasing a lighting bolt that passes through enemies in proximity and deals damage to them. This allows Bloodseeker to farm faster while also providing him with increased attack damage.
- Black King Bar (4050 Gold) - Purchased at 18 minutes. Provides magic immunity upon usage, making Bloodseeker invulnerable during team fights. It is essential in most matchups as he has low magical resistance.
- Aghanim’s Shard (1400 Gold) - Purchased at 23 minutes. Allows Bloodrage attacks to deal 1.8% of the target’s max health as pure damage while also healing him for the same amount. It is not an item you see quite often on Bloodseeker but it does well against matchups which high HP heroes.
- Gleipnir (6150 Gold) - Bought at 25 minutes. Maelstorm and Rod of Atos can be upgraded into Gleipnir which roots multiple heroes in an AoE, all at once. Gleipnir is an essential item that provides Bloodseeker with that much-needed lockdown he needs to beat enemies down without much effort.
- Eye of Skadi (5300 Gold) - Bought at 29 minutes. Causes Bloodseeker’s attacks to lower enemy attack and movement speed while reducing their health regeneration and lifesteal by 40%. It is an exceptional item if you are facing tanky heroes that regen or lifesteal fast. It also provides immense bonuses such as increased stats, HP, and Mana. It works well in tandem with Bloodrage, allowing him to attack faster.
- Skull Basher (2875 Gold) - Purchased at 34 minutes. Grants Bloodseeker a high chance of bashing enemies upon physical attacks. It also increases his attack damage and allows him to deal bonus physical damage.
- Monkey King Bar (4975 Gold) - Purchased at 42 minutes. Grants Bloodseeker’s attacks a chance to do true strike upon physical attacks. It also provides increased physical damage, making it an exceptional item for dealing great damage in fights.
- Linken’s Sphere (4600 Gold) - Purchased at 47 minutes. Blocks one single targeted spell every 14 seconds, and also provides increased stats and mana regen for Bloodseeker. This build has enough offensive items, and having a balance of offensive and defensive items can be extremely useful in the late game.
4. ATF Build
Ammar The Flower is known to be a rather controversial figure yet an extremely talented prodigy. Achieving major success at a young age is quite a rare feat in the Dota pro scene. Ever since he switched to the carry role, Bloodseeker has become one of the favorites of Ammar, as the hero fits his playstyle like a glove. He is an aggressive laner, extremely powerful right off the bat, and stays relevant even in the late game. There are various builds that ATF loves on Bloodseeker, but this build here takes the cake for being the most relevant.
Ammar’s build includes team-fighting items such as Black King Bar, Abyssal Blade, Blink Dagger, Mjollnir, and Monkey King Bar. These items are extremely hard-hitting and make him deal high physical damage as well as sustain him in the fights with lifesteal as well as magic immunity. Though most of these items are extremely common, ATF does a great job of showing how he can obliterate enemies with the most common of builds.
Use This Build If:
- You want an extremely reliable carry build for the late game
- You want a self-sustainable build that deals terrific damage in teamfights
- You want to deal physical damage as a Bloodseeker
- You want to fight right from the get-go
Skill Points
Level 1: Thirst - Restores HP for Bloodseeker when he kills a unit or denies a friendly unit. Also has his health restored when an enemy dies in a radius around him. Also gains a movement speed bonus if enemy health falls below a certain threshold, while also providing a global vision of them. It is an exceptional spell to farm and sustains in the early game.
Level 2: Blood Rite - Deals damage to units in a huge AoE after a few seconds of the animation, causing the enemies to get silenced as well. It is an exceptional spell to farm in the early game with, it can be used with other lockdown spells to deal massive damage and disable multiple heroes at once.
Level 3: Thirst
Level 4: Bloodrage - Upon usage, it sends Bloodseeker into a frenzy, making him attack faster and deal higher spell damage, all at a cost of his health per second. It can also be used on allies, granting them half of the same effects. It is a great spell for team fighting.
Level 5: Thirst
Level 6: Rupture - Bloodseeker ruptures the targeted unit, making them take initial damage based on their current health while also dealing damage based on the distance they move. It prevents mobile enemies like Spirit Breaker or Slark to go head-to-head against Bloodseeker.
Level 7: Bloodrage
Level 8: Bloodrage
Level 9: Bloodrage
Level 10: + 25 Bloodrage Attack Speed
Level 11: Thirst
Level 12: Rupture
Level 13: Blood Rite
Level 14: Blood Rite
Level 15: Blood Rite
Level 16: +8% Rupture Initial Damage
Level 17: Stats
Level 18: Rupture
Level 19: Stats
Level 20: +425 Rupture Cast Range
Level 25: +2 Rupture Charges
Items to buy for this build (Early to Late Game)
- Phase Boots (1400 Gold) - Bought at 5 minutes. Increases Bloodseeker’s movement speed while also providing him with increased damage and armor. The active allows Bloodseeker to phase through enemies and also increases his turn rate. It is an exceptional item in the early game for a carry hero.
- Maelstrom (2700 Gold) - Bought at 9 minutes. Upon physical attacks, it has a high chance of releasing a lighting bolt that passes through enemies in proximity and deals damage to them. This allows Bloodseeker to farm faster while also providing him with increased attack damage.
- Black King Bar (4050 Gold) - Purchased at 17 minutes. Provides magic immunity upon usage, making Bloodseeker invulnerable during team fights. It is essential in most matchups as he has low magical resistance.
- Aghanim’s Shard (1400 Gold) - Purchased at 22 minutes. Allows Bloodrage attacks to deal 1.8% of the target’s max health as pure damage while also healing him for the same amount. It is not an item you see quite often on Bloodseeker but it does well against matchups which high HP or tanky high-armored heroes.
- Mjollnir (5600 Gold) - Bought at 26 minutes. Maelstrom can be upgraded into Mjollnir which increases attack speed while also allowing Bloodseeker to apply the lighting effect on himself or allies which causes anyone attacking them to take damage back.
- Blink Dagger (2250 Gold) - Purchased at 29 minutes. Blink Dagger is a rather unusual item on Bloodseeker, but it allows him to initiate a teamfight, or chase enemies with it. It can also be upgraded into Overwhelming or Swift Blink.
- Swift Blink - (6800 Gold) Purchased 36 minutes into the game. Swift Blink allows Bloodseeker to gain 40% phased movement speed and +35 agility for 6 seconds. This makes Bloodseeker highly mobile, and also allows him to deal more damage which is suitable with the above build.
- Monkey King Bar (4975 Gold) - Purchased at 41 minutes. Grants Bloodseeker’s attacks a chance to do true strike upon physical attacks. It also provides increased physical damage, making it an exceptional item for dealing great damage in fights.
- Abyssal Blade (6250 Gold) - Purchased at 46 minutes. Skull Basher is upgraded into Abyssal Blade, which stuns the targetted unit, it pierces spell immunity. Hence, it can be a useful item to temporarily disable any heroes under the effect of Black King Bar.
3. Ana Build
The story of Ana’s pro career is the one to be remembered, as it has seen multiple highs and lows. From his early days in the Chinese giant iG to joining OG and winning multiple majors and Tis, Ana has achieved every feat this game has to offer. His extremely versatile hero pool also includes Bloodseeker, whom he seems to be dominating games within the current meta. Ana has that straightforward approach with the orthodox build on this hero.
Ana is known to have an aggressive playstyle on Bloodseeeker, he is often known to build items that are extremely situational but win him the games. Ana loves buying items that provide him immense damage and resistance, such as Maelstorm, Black King Bar, Skull Basher, Aghanim’s Shard, and much more. These items allow him to have an edge over his opponents. Though this build may appear to be like a normal Bloodseeker build, what takes the cake is the skill build, which is rather unconventional.
Use This Build If:
- You want an extremely reliable carry build for the late game
- You want to deal physical damage as a Bloodseeker
- You want to be involved in more skirmishes from the early game
Skill Points
Level 1: Blood Rite - Deals damage to units in a huge AoE after a few seconds of the animation, causing the enemies to get silenced as well. It is an exceptional spell to farm in the early game with, it can be used with other lockdown spells to deal massive damage and disable multiple heroes at once.
Level 2: Thirst - Restores HP for Bloodseeker when he kills a unit or denies a friendly unit. Also has his health restored when an enemy dies in a radius around him. Also gains a movement speed bonus if enemy health falls below a certain threshold, while also providing a global vision of them. It is an exceptional spell to farm and sustains in the early game.
Level 3: Thirst
Level 4: Bloodrage - Upon usage, it sends Bloodseeker into a frenzy, making him attack faster and deal higher spell damage, all at a cost of his health per second. It can also be used on allies, granting them half of the same effects. It is a great spell for team fighting.
Level 5: Thirst
Level 6: Rupture - Bloodseeker ruptures the targeted unit, making them take initial damage based on their current health while also dealing damage based on the distance they move. It prevents mobile enemies like Spirit Breaker or Slark to go head-to-head against Bloodseeker.
Level 7: Thirst
Level 8: Bloodrage
Level 9: Bloodrage
Level 10: Bloodrage
Level 11: + 25 Bloodrage Attack Speed
Level 12: Rupture
Level 13: Blood Rite
Level 14: Blood Rite
Level 15: +8% Rupture Initial Damage
Level 16: Blood Rite
Level 17: Stats
Level 18: Rupture
Level 19: Stats
Level 20: +425 Rupture Cast Range
Level 25: +2 Rupture Charges
Items to buy for this build (Early to Late Game)
- Phase Boots (1400 Gold) - Bought at 5 minutes. Increases Bloodseeker’s movement speed while also providing him with increased damage and armor. The active allows Bloodseeker to phase through enemies and also increases his turn rate. It is an exceptional item in the early game for a carry hero.
- Maelstrom (2700 Gold) - Bought at 12 minutes. Upon physical attacks, it has a high chance of releasing a lighting bolt that passes through enemies in proximity and deals damage to them. This allows Bloodseeker to farm faster while also providing him with increased attack damage.
- Black King Bar (4050 Gold) - Purchased at 19 minutes. Provides magic immunity upon usage, making Bloodseeker invulnerable during team fights. It is essential in most matchups as he has low magical resistance.
- Skull Basher (2875 Gold) - Purchased at 24 minutes. Grants Bloodseeker a high chance of bashing enemies upon physical attacks. It also increases his attack damage and allows him to deal bonus physical damage.
- Aghanim’s Shard (1400 Gold) - Purchased at 25 minutes. Allows Bloodrage attacks to deal 1.8% of the target’s max health as pure damage while also healing him for the same amount. It is not an item you see quite often on Bloodseeker but it does well against the lineup Ana is facing in this game.
- Eye of Skadi (5300 Gold) - Bought at 34 minutes. Causes Bloodseeker’s attacks to lower enemy attack and movement speed while reducing their health regeneration and lifesteal by 40%. It is an exceptional item if you are facing tanky heroes that regen or lifesteal fast. It also provides immense bonuses such as increased stats, HP, and Mana. It works well in tandem with Bloodrage, allowing him to attack faster.
- Blink Dagger (2250 Gold) - Purchased at 40 minutes. Blink Dagger is a rather unusual item on Bloodseeker, but it allows him to initiate a teamfight, or chase enemies with it. It can also be upgraded into Overwhelming or Swift Blink.
- Swift Blink - (6800 Gold) Purchased 46 minutes into the game. Swift Blink allows Bloodseeker to gain 40% phased movement speed and +35 agility for 6 seconds. This makes Bloodseeker highly mobile, and also allows him to deal more damage which is suitable with the above build.
2. Pakazs Build
The South American rising star impressed all the dota fans with his impeccable performance at the International 11 last year. Pakazs’ vast hero pool and excellent game sense is the reason why he is a star player. His stellar Bloodseeker performance is quite hard to ignore, he leaves no stone unturned when it comes to destroying the enemy team. Pakazs is known to prioritize fighting over farming, his skill build is evidence of that.
Pakazs often juggles around between skill builds, sometimes he prefers the max Thirst build, which is great if you’re going for a quick teamfight build, or sometimes he may opt for the max Blood Rite build, which helps him farm faster and disable enemies for a longer duration. Regardless of the build, Pakazs is a menace on Bloodseeker and it is quite evident in the highlight video. His item build is situational, but considering the heroes he is facing, it is highly viable and strong.
Use This Build If:
- You want an extremely reliable carry build for the late game
- You want to fight right from the get-go
Skill Points
Level 1: Blood Rite - Deals damage to units in a huge AoE after a few seconds of the animation, causing the enemies to get silenced as well. It is an exceptional spell to farm in the early game with, it can be used with other lockdown spells to deal massive damage and disable multiple heroes at once.
Level 2: Thirst - Restores HP for Bloodseeker when he kills a unit or denies a friendly unit. Also has his health restored when an enemy dies in a radius around him. Also gains a movement speed bonus if enemy health falls below a certain threshold, while also providing a global vision of them. It is an exceptional spell to farm and sustains in the early game.
Level 3: Thirst
Level 4: Bloodrage - Upon usage, it sends Bloodseeker into a frenzy, making him attack faster and deal higher spell damage, all at a cost of his health per second. It can also be used on allies, granting them half of the same effects. It is a great spell for team fighting.
Level 5: Thirst
Level 6: Rupture - Bloodseeker ruptures the targeted unit, making them take initial damage based on their current health while also dealing damage based on the distance they move. It prevents mobile enemies like Spirit Breaker or Slark to go head-to-head against Bloodseeker.
Level 7: Bloodrage
Level 8: Bloodrage
Level 9: Bloodrage
Level 10: Thirst
Level 11: + 25 Bloodrage Attack Speed
Level 12: Blood Rite
Level 13: Blood Rite
Level 14: Blood Rite
Level 15: +8% Rupture Initial Damage
Level 16: Rupture
Level 17: Stats
Level 18: Rupture
Level 19: Stats
Level 20: +425 Rupture Cast Range
Level 25: +2 Rupture Charges
Items to buy for this build (Early to Late Game)
- Phase Boots (1400 Gold) - Bought at 6 minutes. Increases Bloodseeker’s movement speed while also providing him with increased damage and armor. The active allows Bloodseeker to phase through enemies and also increases his turn rate. It is an exceptional item in the early game for a carry hero.
- Maelstrom (2700 Gold) - Bought at 10 minutes. Upon physical attacks, it has a high chance of releasing a lighting bolt that passes through enemies in proximity and deals damage to them. This allows Bloodseeker to farm faster while also providing him with increased attack damage.
- Black King Bar (4050 Gold) - Purchased at 15 minutes. Provides magic immunity upon usage, making Bloodseeker invulnerable during team fights. It is essential in most matchups as he has low magical resistance.
- Mage Slayer (2400 Gold) - Purchased at 18 minutes. Mage Slayer is an exceptional item if you are facing heroes that deal immense magical damage. Bloodseeker’s physical attacks on such enemies reduce their magical damage output by 35% for 6 seconds. It is a staple item on Bloodseeker due to his low magic resistance. It can further be upgraded into Bloodthorn.
- Rod of Atos (2750 Gold) - Bought at 21 minutes. Upon usage, it roots the targeted unit. It can be the much-needed lockdown that Bloodseeker needs to stop enemies from TP’ing after he uses his Rupture. It can also be combined with Blood Rite to lock enemies down and silence them.
- Gleipnir (6150 Gold) - Bought at 22 minutes. Maelstorm and Rod of Atos can be upgraded into Gleipnir which roots multiple heroes in an AoE, all at once. Gleipnir is an essential item that provides Bloodseeker with that much-needed lockdown he needs to beat enemies down without much effort.
- Blink Dagger (2250 Gold) - Purchased at 24 minutes. Blink Dagger is a rather unusual item on Bloodseeker, but it allows him to initiate a teamfight, or chase enemies with it. It can also be upgraded into Overwhelming or Swift Blink.
- Eye of Skadi (5300 Gold) - Bought at 31 minutes. Causes Bloodseeker’s attacks to lower enemy attack and movement speed while reducing their health regeneration and lifesteal by 40%. It is an exceptional item if you are facing tanky heroes that regen or lifesteal fast. It also provides immense bonuses such as increased stats, HP, and Mana. It works well in tandem with Bloodrage, allowing him to attack faster.
- Bloodthorn (6800 Gold) - Bought at 34 minutes. It silences the targeted enemy for 5 seconds, making them take 30% of the total damage dealt during the silence. The attacks will also have True Sight, and deal critical damage under its duration.
1. Yatoro Build
Yatoro is one of the best carry players in the current professional scene, this is due to his immense understanding of the game and impressive map awareness. His Bloodseeker is highly lethal due to his excellent spell casting and item builds. As the vicious seeker, he focuses on shoving his enemy out of the lane and capitalizing on that by farming neutrals and taking all the runes, ensuring he hits his item timings earlier than his opponents.
Yatoro changes his build according to the heroes he is against, constantly shuffling between items like Mjollnir, Black King Bar, and even Eye of Skadi. Yatoro is quite the flashy player and Bloodseeker for sure suits his play style. You can see his highly aggressive playstyle right off the bat, the way he shoves enemies out of the lane with his annoying spells. You may learn a few tricks if you follow Yatoro’s build thoroughly.
Use This Build If:
- You want an extremely reliable carry build for the late game
- You want to fight right from the get-go
- You want to be involved in more skirmishes from the early game
Skill Points
Level 1: Thirst - Restores HP for Bloodseeker when he kills a unit or denies a friendly unit. Also has his health restored when an enemy dies in a radius around him. Also gains a movement speed bonus if enemy health falls below a certain threshold, while also providing a global vision of them. It is an exceptional spell to farm and sustains in the early game.
Level 2: Blood Rite - Deals damage to units in a huge AoE after a few seconds of the animation, causing the enemies to get silenced as well. It is an exceptional spell to farm in the early game with, it can be used with other lockdown spells to deal massive damage and disable multiple heroes at once.
Level 3: Thirst
Level 4: Bloodrage - Upon usage, it sends Bloodseeker into a frenzy, making him attack faster and deal higher spell damage, all at a cost of his health per second. It can also be used on allies, granting them half of the same effects. It is a great spell for team fighting.
Level 5: Thirst
Level 6: Rupture - Bloodseeker ruptures the targeted unit, making them take initial damage based on their current health while also dealing damage based on the distance they move. It prevents mobile enemies like Spirit Breaker or Slark to go head-to-head against Bloodseeker.
Level 7: Bloodrage
Level 8: Bloodrage
Level 9: Bloodrage
Level 10: + 25 Bloodrage Attack Speed
Level 11: Thirst
Level 12: Stats
Level 13: Rupture
Level 14: Stats
Level 15: +8% Rupture Initial Damage
Level 16: Blood Rite
Level 17: Stats
Level 18: Rupture
Level 19: Stats
Level 20: +425 Rupture Cast Range
Items to buy for this build (Early to Late Game)
- Phase Boots (1400 Gold) - Bought at 6 minutes. Increases Bloodseeker’s movement speed while also providing him with increased damage and armor. The active allows Bloodseeker to phase through enemies and also increases his turn rate. It is an exceptional item in the early game for a carry hero.
- Maelstrom (2700 Gold) - Bought at 11 minutes. Upon physical attacks, it has a high chance of releasing a lighting bolt that passes through enemies in proximity and deals damage to them. This allows Bloodseeker to farm faster while also providing him with increased attack damage.
- Black King Bar (4050 Gold) - Purchased at 16 minutes. Provides magic immunity upon usage, making Bloodseeker invulnerable during team fights. It is essential in most matchups as he has low magical resistance.
- Skull Basher (2875 Gold) - Purchased at 21 minutes. It grants Bloodseeker a high chance of bashing enemies upon physical attacks. It also increases his attack damage and allows him to deal bonus physical damage.
- Mjollnir (5600 Gold) - Bought at 23 minutes. Maelstrom can be upgraded into Mjollnir which increases attack speed while also allowing Bloodseeker to apply the lighting effect on himself or allies which causes anyone attacking them to take damage back.
- Eye of Skadi (5300 Gold) - Bought at 27 minutes. Causes Bloodseeker’s attacks to lower enemy attack and movement speed while reducing their health regeneration and lifesteal by 40%. It is an exceptional item if you are facing tanky heroes that regen or lifesteal fast. It also provides immense bonuses such as increased stats, HP, and Mana.
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