Tidehunter
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Tidehunter
27 + 3.5
15 + 1.5
20 + 1.7
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
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+77HP and +0.35HP regeneration +3.5 Main Attack Damage |
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+0.25 armor and 1.5 attack speed |
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+20.4MP and +0.085MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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100 (115)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.6 + 0.56
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2010-11-01
Released | ||
2004-10-11
(5.74) | ||
Competitive Span
2010-11-01 — Present | ||
Version Control This article is mostly accurate for 7.38c, the last version this hero was changed in. New interactions that emerged in following patches may have not yet been accounted for. |
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| Durable hero who shrugs off enemy damage. | |
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| Tired of undersea politics, Leviathan rises from the waves to stalk the shallows for victims. Travelers who cross him are blasted with a Gush of foamy brine, Anchoring while also impairing their movement as the Tidehunter's tendrils lumber after them on land. Wielding a souvenir stolen from a hated rival, Leviathan pulverizes armor and flesh alike with a hefty Anchor Smash. Spears and arrows bend against his Kraken Shell, allowing no chance for interruption as the Tidehunter summons his abyssal god to Ravage enemies in a sea of flailing tentacles. | |
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| Roles: |  Initiator  Durable  Disabler  Nuker  Carry |
| Adjectives | Aquatic, BadTeeth, Green, Potbelly Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
Kraken Swell
Kraken Shell grants Tidehunter permanent flat bonus damage block per enemy hero kill with the Anchor Smash debuff applied.
Krill Eater
The Krill Eater innately has lesser base attack range, but higher 
strength gain.
This ability component levels up with Tidehunter.
strength gain.This ability component levels up with Tidehunter.
+0.5 Str Gain
-60 Attack Range
-60 Attack Range
The Krill Eater innately has lesser base attack range, but higher strength gain.
This ability component levels up with Tidehunter.
strength gain.This ability component levels up with Tidehunter.
-60 Anchor Smash Radius
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Gush becomes a ground-targeted wave ability that affects enemy units in a line.
Reduces cooldown.
Reduces cooldown.
Grants the Dead in the Water ability.
Attaches and leashes a heavy anchor to an enemy hero.
Attempting to move a certain distance from the anchor sets its movement speed value and forces the affected unit to drag the Anchor behind them.
Attaches and leashes a heavy anchor to an enemy hero.
Attempting to move a certain distance from the anchor sets its movement speed value and forces the affected unit to drag the Anchor behind them.
Talents[edit]
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| 50% Anchor Smash Proc Chance | 25 | +0.8s Ravage Stun Duration |
| -4 Gush Armor Reduction | 20 | Anchor Smash Affects   Buildings |
| +30% Anchor Smash Damage Reduction | 15 | +100 Gush Damage |
| +15% Gush Slow | 10 | +40 Anchor Smash Damage |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes | ||
Bio[edit]
You can't hide from the tide.▶️Leviathan, the Tidehunter
Aliases:
Leviathan, TH
Lore:
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.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Blubber[edit]
Blubber 
Passive
Affects
Self
Tidehunter's hide also removes negative status effects if the player-based damage taken crosses a threshold.
Damage Threshold per Dispel: 450
Threshold Reset Timer: 7
- Applies a
strong dispel per damage threshold accumulated (after all reductions).
- The damage threshold counter resets when Tidehunter does not take player-based damage for the last 7 seconds.
- Only accumulates
≥ 0-damage instancefrom heroes and
player-controlled units regardless of factions.
- Hence, the ability still considers a
0-damage instanceas a valid damage instance, and does not cause the damage threshold counter to reset.
- Hence, the ability still considers a
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- The strong dispel component is applied as follows:
- The ability or damage instance that procs the dispel component.
- All debuffs are dispelled before the debuff can be applied.
- The strong dispel component is applied as follows:
modifier_tidehunter_blubber
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_TAKEDAMAGE
- The strong dispel applied is indicated by an ability sound effect and water particles around Tidehunter.
- The
Krill Eater[edit]
Krill Eater
Passive
Affects
Self
The Krill Eater innately has lesser base attack range, but higher strength gain.
strength gain.Set Base Gain per Level: 4
4 Set Attack Range: 
90
90 
Additionally grants base attack range per hero level.
Base Attack Range Bonus per Level: 5
This ability levels up with Tidehunter.
- Selecting the
facet unlocks this ability.
- Applies all ability values directly to Tidehunter's hero model upon the hero selection phase.
- The model size increase does not affect
collision size.
- The model size increase does not affect
- EXPR
- Attack range:
90 + ( 5 × (TidehunterLVL - 1) ) - Model size:
0.84 × (0.75 + 0.03 × HeroLVL)
modifier_tidehunter_krill_eaterHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACK_RANGE_BONUSMODIFIER_MODEL_SCALEMODIFIER_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIALMODIFIER_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIAL_VALUE- Changes the facet's name per Tidehunter level as follows:
Nanoplankton Eater
Diatom Eater
Krill Eater
Anchovy Eater
Sea Cucumber Eater
Seagrape Eater
Seahorse Eater
Nautilus Eater
Eel Eater
Jellyfish Eater
Mullet Eater
Mackerel Eater
Giant Isopod Eater
Tubeworm Eater
Porpoise Eater
Manatee Eater
Oarfish Eater
Walrus Eater
Manta Ray Eater
Shark Eater
Whale Shark Eater
Blue Whale Eater
Colossal Squid Eater
Plesiosaur Eater
Leedsichthys Eater
Megalodon Eater
Livyatan Eater
Lion's Mane Jellyfish Eater
Titanic Eater
Stuffed Eater
Hero Model[edit]
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
innate abilities for more details.Abilities[edit]
Gush[edit]
Summons a gush of water to damage an enemy unit, reducing their movement speed and armor.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
Damage: 110/160/210/260 (
210/260/310/360)
210/260/310/360) Armor Reduction: 3/4/5/6 (
7/8/9/10)
7/8/9/10) Move Speed Slow: 40% (
55%)
55%) Duration: 4.5
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Gush becomes a ground-targeted wave ability that affects enemy units in a line.
Reduces cooldown.
Gush becomes a ground-targeted wave ability that affects enemy units in a line.
Reduces cooldown.
Wave Travel Distance: 
( 2200)
( 2200) Wave Radius: 
( 260)
( 260) 
12 ( 7)
7)
100
During his championship of the Sunken Isles, Leviathan gained mastery over the open sea.
- Has the following targeting functionalities:
- When unit-targeted, applies the all ability effects as follows upon
projectile impact on the unit-targeted enemy:
tidehunter_gush- Reapplying the debuff refreshes the duration, but do not update the current
armor reduction value.
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes the duration, but do not update the current
- The
magical 
spell damage.
- When unit-targeted, applies the all ability effects as follows upon
-
+
- The ability upgrade changes the ability targeting functionality from unit-targeted to unit and point-targeted.
- The ability now releases a 260 radius wave, starting from Tidehunter's current position, point , and travel the full distance in 1.47 seconds.
- The wave applies all ability effects to enemy units within the rectangle-shaped area-of-effect.
- Can affect enemy units at max 2460-distance away with the travel distance and end radius.
- Affects the following units:
Fogged units.
Invisible units.
- Affects the following units:
- The ability now releases a 260 radius wave, starting from Tidehunter's current position, point
- The wave projectile itself does not grant vision.
- However, it grants a 2-second 200 radius ground vision centered around per affected enemy unit.
- The
modifier_tidehunter_gush
Gush: Slowed by x%, and armor reduced by x.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_ARMOR_BONUS-
- The ability upgrade wave projectile uses a different ability sound effect.
- The
Kraken Shell[edit]
Passive / No
Affects
Self
Passively damage block a portion of any incoming physical attack damage.
Proc Chance: 100%
Blocked Damage: 15/35/55/75
Temporarily hardens Tidehunter's hide further, reducing even more physical attack damage with a trade-off.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
0 + 0Blocked Damage Factor: 2
Self Move Speed Slow: 40%
Duration: 4
Kraken Shell is less effective against creeps.
Creep Blocked Damage Factor: 0.5
30
45
Claddish navymen tell tales of a mighty sea-faring beast that suffered spear and sword but continued to lay waste to the fleet.
Kraken Swell
Kraken Shell grants Tidehunter permanent flat bonus damage block per enemy hero kill with the Anchor Smash debuff applied.
- Kraken Shell is an ensured damage block source.
- Sources with lesser damage block values have no effect if they proc as the higher factor takes precedence.
- Hence, the Damage Block (Melee)
innate ability is no longer functional upon learning this ability.
- Hence, the Damage Block (Melee)
- Does not interact with the following damage sources:
Set attack damage sources.
Physical spell damage, except from the these sources.
Ward-type units.
-
- This ability component is an
on-death effect. - Grants Tidehunter 1 stack as long as the affected hero has the
tidehunter_anchor_smashdebuff upon its death, regardless of its faction.- The granted stacks are not retroactive.
- The following death sources are valid:
Allied units.
Reincarnation sources.
- Considers
The Double, 
illusions, and 
creep-heroes as creeps.
- For Meepo Clones:
- Grants 1 stack in total per debuff-affected Clones.
- Does not apply when Meepo Clones are
forced kill.
- For Meepo Clones:
- This ability component is an
modifier_tidehunter_kraken_shellHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_CONSTANT_BLOCKMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATHMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIP modifier_tidehunter_kraken_shell_bonus
Kraken Shell: Blocking more damage. Losing x% movespeed.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE modifier_tidehunter_kraken_shell (x)Kraken Shell: Physical damage block increased by an additional x.
- Directly use Kraken Shell's ability values, it does not grant stacks if Kraken Shell is not learned upon an Anchor Smash cast.
Anchor Smash[edit]
Swings his mighty anchor to attack and deal bonus damage to nearby enemies and reduce their main attack damage.
Cast Animation: 0.4 + 0.3
Radius: 375
375 Instant Attack Factor: 1
Damage Bonus: 45/90/135/180 (
85/130/175/220)
85/130/175/220) Attack Damage Reduction: 
25%/30%/35%/40% (
55%/60%/65%/70%)
25%/30%/35%/40% ( 55%/60%/65%/70%) Duration: 6
Roshan is innately immune to all Anchor Smash ability effects.
Talent Upgrade
Applies all ability effects on buildings upon learning a talent.
Applies all ability effects on buildings upon learning a talent.
Building Damage Factor: 0 (
1)
1)
Talent Upgrade
Grants Tidehunter a chance to passively proc Anchor Smash on attacks.
Grants Tidehunter a chance to passively proc Anchor Smash on attacks.
Proc Chance: 50%
7/6/5/4
40/45/50/55
Stolen from one of Admiral Kunkka's flagships, Leviathan's heavy anchor proves useful as a melee weapon.
Krill Eater
Base Radius: 315
Radius Increase per Hero Level: 5
315 Radius Increase per Hero Level: 5
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Grants a chance to passively proc per successful attack.
- The passive procs uses
pseudo-random distribution. - Has the following properties upon proc:
- Works independently of Anchor Smash's cooldown, and does not cost
mana. - Does not proc on-cast effects.
- The passive procs uses
- Grants a chance to passively proc per successful attack.
-
tidehunter_anchor_smash- Reduces main attack damage of affected enemy units within the radius.
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes its duration.
- Reduces
- Applies the instant attack within the radius procs any
attack modifiers and on-cast effects as per normal, except the following sources:
Cleave sources.- The passive proc component.
- Have
True Strike. - Not affected by
disarm sources. - The instant attack damage is defined as:
- EXPR
InstantAtk = ΣAtkDmg + 45/90/135/180 OR 85/130/175/220
- Affects the following units:
Ancient creeps.- Fogged units.
- Invisible units.
- All ability effects can passively proc on allied units, except the main attack damage reduction debuff application.
- Does not affect the following units:
- Buildings
- This restriction is removed upon learning the talent.
- This restriction is removed upon learning the
Couriers
Spell immune units.
Untargetable units.- Ward-type units.
- Applies the instant attack within the radius procs any
The proc chance is functional for the created illusions. However, the damage bonus component is non-functional.
Does not disable the passive proc chance. modifier_tidehunter_smash_attackHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDED modifier_tidehunter_anchor_smash_casterHidden Modifier
modifier_tidehunter_anchor_smashAnchor Smash: Damage reduced by x%
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_BASEDAMAGEOUTGOING_PERCENTAGE-
-
- The area-of-effect is defined as:
- EXPR
EffectRadius = 315 + (5 × HeroLVL) - Grants additional area-of-effect after hero level compared to the base ability values.
- Has a max 465 area-of-effect at hero level
- The area-of-effect is defined as:
Dead in the Water[edit]
D
D
Dead in the Water
Attaches and leashes a heavy anchor to an enemy hero.
Attempting to move a certain distance from the anchor sets its movement speed value and forces the affected unit to drag the Anchor behind them.
Attempting to move a certain distance from the anchor sets its movement speed value and forces the affected unit to drag the Anchor behind them.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 1
Cast Range: 350
350 Damage: 100
Chain Length: 350
Set Max Move Speed: 100
Hit Count: 4
Debuff Duration: 10
Creeps' attacks are less effective on the Anchor.
Hit Count: 16
The Anchor is not affected by the Chronosphere, and continues moving forward within its radius.
25
110
Anchors Aweigh!
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-
The Anchor is always created 50-distance next to Tidehunter, and travels to the unit-targeted enemy unit.
-
-
-
Lvl
4
5
33%
0
This unit does not attack.
0
50 (x̄)
Towers do not attack the Anchor.
This unit ignores collision size and may pass through other units.
This unit does not feel the effects from magical spell damage sources.
- Acquiring
Aghanim's Shard unlocks this ability in the fourth ability slot.
- The ability has the following additional properties:
- Consider enemy
clones, illusions and creep-heroes as heroes. -
- When exceeding
< 350cast range, the Anchor stops traveling when it is 350-distance next to the unit-targeted enemy.
- When exceeding
- Consider enemy
- Has the following unit additional properties:
- Has
unobstructed movement. - Does not block
neutral creep camps. - Not affected by
upward movement sources applied to the affected enemy unit. 
Teleports along with the unit-targeted enemy.
- Has
- Has the following unit additional properties:
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The magical spell damage.
-
tidehunter_dead_in_the_water- Applies the following ability effects on the affected enemy unit upon projectile impact:
Expose- Grants
True Sight over it. 
- The debuff-affected enemy unit is now leashed to the Anchor.
- The distance between the enemy and the Anchor cannot exceed
< 350. - Sets the enemy's
movement speed to a max value when it attempts to move < 350while tidehunter_dead_in_the_wateris active. The Anchor now moves along with the enemy unit.
- Applies the following ability effects on the affected enemy unit upon projectile impact:
- The
modifier_tidehunter_anchor_unitHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISIONMODIFIER_STATE_MAGIC_IMMUNEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PHYSICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_MAGICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ABSOLUTE_NO_DAMAGE_PUREMODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACKEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_LIFETIME_FRACTIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_HEALTHBAR_PIPS modifier_magic_immuneSpell Immune
MODIFIER_STATE_MAGIC_IMMUNE modifier_killHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_LIFETIME_FRACTION modifier_tidehunter_dead_in_the_waterDead in the Water: Leashed. Slowed severely while dragging the anchor.
MODIFIER_STATE_INVISIBLEMODIFIER_STATE_TETHEREDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_ABSOLUTE_MAXMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERSMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PROVIDES_FOW_POSITIONRavage[edit]
Slams the ground, causing tentacles to erupt in all directions, damaging and stunning all nearby enemy units.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.57
Max Effect Radius: 1250
1250 Effect Width: 250
Damage: 275/375/475
Stun Duration: 2/2.2/2.4 (
2.8/3/3.2)
2.8/3/3.2) 150/145/140
125/225/325
Calling to the abyssal god Maelrawn has resulted in entire armadas being lost at sea.
- Applies its ability effects with a 250-wide ring centered around Tidehunter upon cast.
- However, the ability effects do not move with Tidehunter.
- Has a total 1.38-second expand time toward the max effect radius.
- The ability effects are applied as follows on all affected enemy units:
- An offensive 350-distance upward movement over the first 0.5 seconds of the
tidehunter_ravageduration.- Not affected by
status resistance sources.
- Not affected by
- The
stun debuff.
-
- The tentacle that hit enemy units is visually larger and elevated. This also visually applies on the following units:
- Fogged units, and additionally release some dust particles.
- Invisible units.
- Untargetable units.
- The tentacle that hit enemy units is visually larger and elevated. This also visually applies on the following units:
- The landing magical spell damage.
- When interrupted, Ravage prematurely applies the landing effects at the affected enemy unit's current location.
- An offensive 350-distance
- Applies its ability effects with a 250-wide ring centered around Tidehunter upon cast.
-
- Teleport sources heading toward Tidehunter may avoid the tentacles.
- The
forced movement applied no longer affects the debuff immune enemy target.
modifier_tidehunter_ravageRavage: Stunned by Ravage.
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Tidehunter/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2025 - 12:00 AST | Tier 1 |   | EWC 2025 |      |   | 1 : 0 |  |      | |
| Jul 15, 2025 - 22:10 EDT | Tier 4 |  | NADCL S9 |    |  | 0 : 1 |  |      | |
| Jul 14, 2025 - 12:05 SGT | Tier 3 |  | Lunar Snake 2 |    |  | 1 : 0 | |     | |
| Jul 13, 2025 - 13:05 SGT | Tier 3 | | Lunar Snake 2 |    | | 0 : 1 |  |   | |
| Jul 12, 2025 - 15:30 AST | Tier 1 | | EWC 2025 |  |   | 1 : 0 |   |     |
The International[edit]
- Tidehunter has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Reduced Krill Eater base attack range from 100 to 90.
- Reduced Anchor Smash Krill Eater base radius from 325 to 315.
- Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
- Increased Dead in the Water cooldown from 25 to 35.
- Reduced Anchor Smash attack damage reduction from 30%/40%/50%/60% to 25%/30%/35%/40%.
- Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
- Dead in the Water
- Reduced damage from 200 to 100.
- Increased mana cost from 80 to 110.
- Dead in the Water
- Increased Krill Eater base strength from 24 to 27.
- Kraken Shell
- Reduced creep bonus damage block factor from 1 to 0.5.
- ADDED an active component to the ability.
- Can be activated to double the blocked damage amount.
- Applies a 40% self movement speed slow.
- Has a 30-second cooldown with a 45-mana cost.
Dota Plus Progress[edit]
Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
| Tidehunter's Relics | Voice Lines | |
|---|---|---|
 Total Healing Blink Stuns Stuns Leading To Kills Dominating Kill Streaks Kill Assists Kills |
 Bronze |
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 Silver |
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 Gold |
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 Platinum |
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 Master |
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 Grandmaster |
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Equipment[edit]
| Sets | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | |
| Off-Hand | |
| Head | |
| Back | |
| Taunt | |
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Trivia[edit]
- The name Leviathan is derived from a sea monster in the Bible. It is also used to refer to any large sea monster or creature.
- Previous designs of Tidehunter had him use a large hook as a weapon. This was later replaced by an anchor based on community feedback for several reasons:
- To match the theme of Anchor Smash.
- To add a reference to the model Tidehunter uses in "Warcraft 3" DotA, which also uses a giant anchor as weapon.
- To add another connection between Tidehunter and Kunkka, the anchor is supposedly stolen from one of Kunkka's flagship, as written in the lore of Anchor Smash.
- ▶️ "Ha ha ha! Women and children and Kunkka first." is a reference to the "Birkenhead Drill", a historical protocol where women and children's lives would be saved first in the case of a life-threatening situation, typically the sinking of a ship.
- ▶️ "I sleep with the fishes." is a reference to "The Godfather", from the line "Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."
- Tidehunter has a different voice line when leveling up for each level.
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Tidehunter's hero concept is originally inspired by the Sea Giant Hunters, a big neutral creep.
- The original iteration of Anchor Smash was identical Pulverize, a passive ability that granted attacks a chance o deal area damage around the unit.
- The concept of Kraken Shell was inspired by the model. The Sea Giants wear flayed sharks on their head, covering their back.
- Kraken Shell's functionality is identical to the Mountain Giant's Hardened Skin.
- Tidehunter's hero concept is originally inspired by the Sea Giant Hunters, a big neutral creep.
Gallery[edit]
Trading card art
Concept art
Concept art
Concept art
The Kunkka vs. Tidehunter feud
Ability icon progress
Hero icon progress
Tidehunter illustration
Tidehunter T-shirt design
Bone Harvest sprite - alive
Bone Harvest sprite - dead
