Gush
на цельSummons a gush of water to damage an enemy unit, reducing their movement speed and armor.
Pros max it by level 15
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Tidehunter
Tidehunter: Melee, position 3 (offlane), Initiator, Durable, Disabler, Nuker. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 49.1% win rate in pubs and a 11.3% pick rate.
Stalking ahead of his team, Tidehunter is always on the lookout for the right time to strike. When the moment comes, he unleashes his massive and devastating ultimate, paving the way for his allies to slay their stunned enemies.
Meleeposition 3 (offlane)InitiatorDurableDisablerNuker
49.1%Win rate · all pubs
11.3%picked in 1 of 9 games
52.1%Turbo · 258,662 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Tidehunter
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
2′
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2′8′8′9′Core
13′
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21′
13′14′21′Core items in order: Vladmir's Offering (around minute 13), Consecrated Wraps (around minute 14), Blink Dagger (around minute 21).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 10
lv 15
lv 13
11+20% Gush Slow16+90 Gush Damage17-15s Ravage Cooldown18Kraken Shell Cleanse triggers Anchor Smash
Max Anchor Smash, then Kraken Shell, then Gush.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Visage, Elder Titan and Pugna; easiest: Kez, Chaos Knight and Shadow Fiend.
All 126 opponents →4How much to farm?
516average600good659great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 516 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 659.
5Common mistakes by role
Missed objective windowNo TP to defendLost laneFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.
Compare your Tidehunter match with this cheat sheet
The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.
Review my matchMistake guides for the mid and offlane role
- Missed objective windowThree enemies were dead, and your team took no tower and no Roshan.
- No TP to defendThe enemy was taking a building, your TP was ready, and you stayed put.
- Lost laneFell behind your lane opponent in last hits and gold by the end of laning.
- Death streakDied three times in a row almost without a break, or right after respawning.
Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.
AI coach
A review of your Tidehunter game
Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.
- Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
- Your pace against the Tidehunter benchmark: 516 GPM for an average player, 600 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Vladmir's Offering by minute 13, and the coach shows where you lose time.
- Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
Review my matchA month of subscription as a gift, no card and no auto-renewal.How a match review works
Pro build by minute
Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′45′Starting
2′64%
8′96%
8′75%
9′90%
9′27%13′20%14′39%21′89%
22′76%
22′73%
32′29%
34′21%
38′21%
2′64%8′96%8′75%9′90%9′27%13′20%14′39%21′89%22′76%22′73%32′29%34′21%38′21%Skill build
4% of 95 pro matches
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- Lvl 11+20% Gush Slow
- Lvl 16+90 Gush Damage
- Lvl 17-15s Ravage Cooldown
- Lvl 18Kraken Shell Cleanse triggers Anchor Smash
Kraken Shell
без цели, мгновеннаяThickens 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 4s. DISPEL TYPE: Strong Dispel
Pros max it by level 10
Anchor Smash
без целиTidehunter 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.
Pros max it by level 7
Ravage
без целиSlams the ground, causing tentacles to erupt in all directions, damaging and stunning all nearby enemy units.
Leviathan's Catch
innateWhenever 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.
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Gush.
Aghanim's ShardGrants a new ability, Dead in the Water.
+1s Ravage Stun Duration25Anchor Smash affects buildings
Kraken Shell Cleanse triggers Anchor Smash20-4 Gush Armor
+90 Gush Damage15-15s Ravage Cooldown
+10% Anchor Smash Damage Reduction10+20% Gush Slow
Matchups
Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games
Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.
Who to pick against Tidehunter: counter picks →Benchmarks on the hero
Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
Gold per minute
average 516good 600great 659
Experience per minute
average 705good 886great 1,051
Last hits per minute
average 6.3good 7.5great 9.1
Hero damage per minute
average 546good 703great 924
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: easyIt does best in Herald (51.0% wins) and wins 52.1% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 95% of games. Pros usually build Vladmir's Offering, Consecrated Wraps and Blink Dagger by minute 21. It struggles most against Visage, Elder Titan and Pugna and has the easiest time against Kez, Chaos Knight and Shadow Fiend.