Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bounty Hunter wins the Bloodseeker vs Bounty Hunter matchup: Bounty Hunter beats Bloodseeker in 50.61% of 3,191 ranked matches.
Picking Bounty Hunter into a Bloodseeker forces a fundamental change in how you play. Bounty Hunter typically thrives by roaming and picking off wounded heroes, using Shadow Walk to stay safe. Bloodseeker's Thirst completely undermines this strategy. As soon as Bounty Hunter's health drops, he's revealed and hunted down, negating his main defensive tool. This problem is compounded by Rupture, which leaves a hero with no natural escape, like Bounty Hunter, completely stranded. He either has to stand still and get killed or run and die.
The matchup forces Bounty Hunter to play from the back lines. Instead of being an aggressive scout, he has to rely on his team to create space and use Track on key targets from a safe distance. Bloodseeker can play more freely, knowing that any damage on the enemy Bounty Hunter turns him into a visible, easy target. The advantage isn't overwhelming because a careful Bounty Hunter can still provide his team with crucial vision and gold from Track. However, his own ability to skirmish and survive is severely limited, tipping the scales in Bloodseeker's favor.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bloodseeker's win rate against Bounty Hunter in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Bloodseeker win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 52.31% | 346 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.92% | 497 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.70% | 257 |
Bloodseeker's win rate against Bounty Hunter in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Bloodseeker win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 49.39% | ▼ -2.5pp | 3,191 |
| 7.41d | 51.89% | 0.0pp | 41,357 |
| 7.41c | 51.89% | ▼ -0.2pp | 19,222 |
| 7.41b | 52.10% | — | 20,250 |
Move this data into a draft
Bloodseeker starts on Radiant and Bounty Hunter on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.