
Also known as: BS
Bloodseeker (BS) in Dota 2 7.41e: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Bloodseeker is already placed on Radiant. Add the other picks to get a calibrated win probability and the strongest next-hero recommendations.
Bloodseeker is strongest in Crusader & Archon games, winning 52.66% (#13 of 127 heroes), but drops to 49.41% (#76) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #18 of 127 | 52.33% | 7.18% | 7,894 |
| Crusader & Archon | #13 of 127 | 52.66% | 4.37% | 11,727 |
| Legend & Ancient | #16 of 127 | 52.52% | 2.86% | 6,169 |
| Divine & Immortal | #76 of 127 | 49.41% | 1.95% | 1,524 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Bloodseeker is winning 52.17% of 6,766 ranked matches in patch 7.41e, up 0.2pp from 7.41d.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 52.17% | ▲ +0.2pp | 3.88% | 6,766 |
| 7.41d | 51.99% | ▲ +0.5pp | 4.67% | 1,152,065 |
| 7.41c | 51.54% | ▼ -0.3pp | 4.73% | 649,335 |
| 7.41b | 51.83% | ▼ -0.9pp | 5.06% | 712,915 |
| 7.41a | 52.76% | ▼ -1.7pp | 5.46% | 312,556 |
| 7.41 | 54.41% | — | 5.47% | 49,664 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Bloodseeker is a snowballing carry/ganker who chases low-HP targets with Thirst and silences with Rupture. He feasts on immobile, low-mobility heroes — his best matchups are the likes of Timbersaw, Mars and Tinker, none of whom can move while Ruptured without dying. He's countered by heroes who don't care about Rupture or who out-tank him: Medusa rides her mana shield and split push past him, while Spectre and Wraith King scale clean past his mid-game spike. Draft tip: Bloodseeker is a brutal pick into squishy, escape-light line-ups; he falls off into hard-carry drafts that survive his mid-game window.
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
72.19% | 151 | |
67.86% | 168 | |
65.15% | 132 | |
63.03% | 165 | |
62.06% | 282 | |
61.70% | 188 | |
60.98% | 264 | |
59.90% | 197 |
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
42.32% | 293 | |
43.21% | 486 | |
44.86% | 185 | |
45.15% | 443 | |
45.36% | 377 | |
45.53% | 571 | |
45.62% | 160 | |
46.58% | 146 |
Bloodseeker wants targets pinned so Rupture and right-clicks finish them. He pairs best with hard lockdown and other snowball cores: Wraith King and Spectre share his 'kill them before they scale' tempo, while Crystal Maiden provides the roots and mana for a relentless gank loop. Tidehunter and Necrophos give the AoE control and sustain that let Bloodseeker dive in repeatedly. Give him chain-disable, and Thirst turns every pickoff into a snowball.
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
63.53% | 170 | |
60.13% | 158 | |
59.77% | 174 | |
59.37% | 315 | |
58.91% | 494 | |
58.22% | 146 | |
57.69% | 130 | |
57.53% | 332 |
Data updated Aug 9, 2026.