Tidehunter

Stats

These are the base values written in the game files. Totals derived from attributes (HP, mana, armor) depend on engine-side formulas, so no estimated values are shown.

Recommended items

Items the in-game shop recommends for this hero (curated by Valve). These are not win-rate statistics.

Blink Dagger 2250 Magic Wand 460 Guardian Greaves 4450 Arcane Boots 1500 Pipe of Insight 3725 Hood of Defiance 0 Force Staff 2200 Shiva's Guard 4500 Mekansm 1775 Quelling Blade 100 Aghanim's Scepter 4200 Refresher Orb 5000

Abilities

Gush

Cooldown 12s Mana 100 Range 700 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown12sMana100Range700

Summons a gush of water to damage an enemy unit, reducing their movement speed and armor.

Raw values (from the game files)（4）

DAMAGE	100 / 160 / 220 / 280
projectile_speed	2500
%SLOW	-40 / -40 / -40 / -40
ARMOR REDUCTION	3 / 4 / 5 / 6

Patch history

7.40 2025-12-15

• Damage rescaled from 110/160/210/260 to 100/160/220/280

Kraken Shell

Cooldown 30s Mana 45 Range 0

ActiveCooldown30sMana45Range0

Thickens Tidehunter's hide to passively block a portion of any incoming physical attack damage. Reduced block amount versus creeps. The hide also removes negative status effects if the damage taken crosses a threshold. Can be activated to double the block amount at the cost of 40% movement speed. Lasts 4.0s. DISPEL TYPE: Strong Dispel

Raw values (from the game files)（8）

DAMAGE BLOCK	15 / 35 / 55 / 75
DAMAGE BLOCK PER KILL	0
%CREEP PENALTY	50.0
active_pct_effectiveness	200.0
active_move_speed_penalty_pct	40
active_duration	4.0
DAMAGE CLEANSE THRESHOLD	600 / 550 / 500 / 450
DAMAGE RESET INTERVAL	7.0

• Does not stack with items that provide Damage Block.

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24

• Now applies a strong dispel to Tidehunter if he takes more than 600/550/500/450 damage within 7 seconds

Anchor Smash

Cooldown 7.0 / 6.0 / 5.0 / 4.0s Mana 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 PHYSICAL

ActiveCooldown7.0 / 6.0 / 5.0 / 4.0sMana40 / 45 / 50 / 55

Tidehunter swings his mighty anchor to attack and deal bonus damage to nearby enemies and reduce their attack damage. The radius of Anchor Smash is Tidehunter's attack range plus 225 units.

Raw values (from the game files)（4）

ATTACK BONUS DAMAGE	50 / 100 / 150 / 200
%DAMAGE REDUCTION	-25 / -30 / -35 / -40
DURATION	6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0
additional_range	225

• Anchor Smash works on all Ancient creeps except for Roshan.
• Damage done by Anchor Smashes triggered by Kraken Shell Cleanse is considered reflected damage. Reflected damage does not provide any lifesteal and cannot be reflected.

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24

• Radius changed from 375 to 225 + Tidehunter's Attack Range

7.40 2025-12-15

• Attack Bonus Damage increased from 45/90/135/180 to 50/100/150/200

Dead in the Water

Cooldown 35s Mana 110 Range 350 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown35sMana110Range350

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.

Raw values (from the game files)（5）

ATTACKS TO DESTROY	4
ANCHOR DRAG SPEED	100
CHAIN LENGTH	350
ANCHOR DURATION	10
projectile_speed	1000

Patch history

7.40b 2025-12-23

• No longer deals 100 damage

Ravage

Cooldown 150.0 / 145.0 / 140.0s Mana 125 / 225 / 325 Range 0 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown150.0 / 145.0 / 140.0sMana125 / 225 / 325Range0

Slams the ground, causing tentacles to erupt in all directions, damaging and stunning all nearby enemy units.

Raw values (from the game files)（3）

RADIUS	1250
speed	725
DURATION	2.0 / 2.2 / 2.4

• Ravage will hit invisible units.
• Ravage waves move outwards at a speed of 725.

Leviathan's Catch Innate Passive

Passive

Whenever an enemy hero is killed by Tidehunter or dies under his debuffs, a fish appears in their place; Tidehunter can eat the fish to permanently gain 3 Health, 2 Attack Range, and 1 Bonus Damage Block. Tidehunter eats a free fish every time he reaches an even hero level.

Raw values (from the game files)（8）

fish_duration	30
fish_attack_range	2
fish_damage_block	1
fish_health_bonus	3
fish_model_scale	1.1
max_fish_spawn_distance	200
health_bar_offset_base	160
health_bar_offset_per_level	5

• Enemies can destroy the fish.
• Bonus Damage Block only applies if another source of Damage Block will be affecting the incoming physical attack.

Patch history

7.41b 2026-04-07

• Now gains fish on every even level instead of every level

7.41a 2026-03-27

• Fish spawn launch distance decreased from 400 to 200

7.41 2026-03-24

• New Innate Ability. Passive
• Whenever an enemy hero dies while affected by any Tidehunter's debuff or is killed by him, they drop a fish. Tidehunter can eat the fish to grow in size and permanently gain 3 Max Health, 2 Attack Range and 1 Bonus Damage Block. Tidehunter automatically eats a fish on every level up
• Bonus Damage Block is only applied if there is a source of damage block being applied to an incoming physical attack
• The fish flies 400 units towards Tidehunter upon spawning, stays in the world indefinitely and can be destroyed by an attack from Tidehunter's enemies

Talents

One of the two per level is chosen. They appear in the order registered in the game files.

Patch history (hero and talents)

Background

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.

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