Slardar
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Slardar
21 + 3.6
17 + 2.1
15 + 1.5
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
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+79.2HP and +0.36HP regeneration +3.6 Main Attack Damage |
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+0.35 armor and 2.1 attack speed |
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+18MP and +0.075MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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100 (117)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.36 + 0.64
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2011-01-18
Released | ||
2004-02-03
(0.60) | ||
Competitive Span
2011-01-18 — Present | ||
Version Control This article is mostly accurate for 7.40, 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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| Chases down his enemies to weaken and bash them. | |
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| Born under the immense pressure of the deep, always ready to find and demolish his foes, Slardar quickly slithers and Sprints into battle with one muscular tail, chasing down legged foes with alarming swiftness. And with little time to react, they were bathed with his Corrosive Haze, exposing their position while shattering their defenses. Once discovered, the Slithereen Guard Smashes the Ground, dazing nearby enemies just long enough to pummel and Macerate them. | |
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| Roles: |  Carry  Durable  Initiator  Disabler  Escape |
| Adjectives | Aquatic, Nose Legs ( 0 ) |
Leg Day
Guardian Sprint grants an additional short bonus movement speed and bonus slow resistance upon cast.
Brineguard
Corrosive Haze grants a self armor bonus depending on the total armor reduction applied to all enemy units.
Each debuff applied on enemy units grants an independent buff stack.
Each debuff applied on enemy units grants an independent buff stack.
Upgrades
[edit]Aghanim's
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Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Increases both the bonus health regeneration and the bonus armor granted.
Slardar additionally has bonus status resistance in certain water-based terrains.
Slardar additionally has bonus status resistance in certain water-based terrains.
Increases the water-based terrain radius and its duration.
Increases both the puddle radius and the puddle duration.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Applies Corrosive Haze of its corresponding level to enemy units within the effect radius.
Talents
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Corrosive Haze Cannot Be  Dispelled | 25 | -3s Slithereen Crush Cooldown |
| -4 Corrosive Haze Armor | 20 | +125 Slithereen Crush Damage |
| +40 Bash of the Deep Damage | 15 | +300 Health |
| +14 Seaborn Sentinel Attack Damage | 10 | +2s Guardian Sprint Duration |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes | ||
Bio
[edit]I guard what slumbers in the deeps.▶️Slardar, the Slithereen Guard
Alias:
Slithereen Guard
Lore:
Slardar is a Slithereen, one of the Deep Ones, guardian of a vast network of sunken cities and the ancient riches buried within them. In the lightless gulf of the deepest ocean abysses, the Slithereen Guard patrols secret treasure rooms, ever vigilant against the subaqueous thieves sent into the deeps by covetous dryland sorcerers. He is utterly loyal, and his taciturn nature hides deep knowledge of the most secret places of the sea. He rises to the shallows in spite of the pain caused him by brightness, to commit reconnaissance, to make sure no one is conspiring against the depths, and sometimes in relentless pursuit of the rare few who manage to steal off with an item from the Sunken Treasury. Because he has spent his whole life at great pressure, under tremendous weight of the sea, Slardar the Slithereen Guard is a creature of immense power.
Voice:
Seaborn Sentinel
[edit] Seaborn Sentinel 
Passive
Affects
Self
Grants Slardar bonus health regeneration, bonus armor, bonus attack damage, and bonus movement speed in certain water-based terrains.
Health Regen Bonus: 2.5/5/7.5/10 ( 24.5/27/29.5/32)
24.5/27/29.5/32) Armor Bonus: 3/4/5/6 ( 13/14/15/16)
13/14/15/16) Attack Damage Bonus: 8/16/24/32 (
22/30/38/46)
22/30/38/46) Move Speed Bonus: 18%
Bonus Linger Duration: 
0.033
0.033 Status Resist Bonus: ( 40%)
40%) 
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases both the bonus health regeneration and the bonus armor granted.
Slardar additionally has bonus status resistance in certain water-based terrains.
Increases both the bonus health regeneration and the bonus armor granted.
Slardar additionally has bonus status resistance in certain water-based terrains.
This ability levels up with Corrosive Haze.
- Except the river water and
neutral creep camps in water terrain, other water-based terrains must be created by Slardar for Seaborn Sentinel to be applied.
- The bonuses are no longer granted when Slardar is being moved by
upward movement sources.
- The bonuses are no longer granted when Slardar is being moved by
- Grants the following bonuses in water-based terrains:
- Flat
bonus armor. - Flat
bonus attack damage. - Stacks multiplicatively with other
status resistance sources.
- Flat
- Multiple instances of the river bonus do not stack.
modifier_slardar_seaborn_sentinel_passive
Hidden Modifier
modifier_slardar_seaborn_sentinel_riverHidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_STATUS_RESISTANCE_STACKINGMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_ARMOR_BONUSMODIFIER_PROPERTY_HEALTH_REGEN_CONSTANTMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERS
- All ability bonuses are still granted when Slardar becomes
invulnerable.
- All ability bonuses are still granted when Slardar becomes
Hero Model
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Hidden Innate Abilities
Tap on the 
innate abilities for more details.
innate abilities for more details.
Bash sources are 
innately disabled for Slardar's hero model, even when Bash of the Deep is not learned.
- Bash sources are not disabled for Slardar's hero model in this gamemode.
Abilities
[edit]Guardian Sprint
[edit]No / Passive
Affects
Self
Slardar slithers ahead, moving significantly faster with phase movement.
Cast Animation: 
0 + 0
0 + 0Move Speed Bonus: 10%/18%/26%/34%
Duration: 10 (
12)
12) 
29/25/21/17
25
As Slardar has made the transition from the Deeps, it has been necessary to use his powerful tail for sprinting instead of swimming.
Leg Day
Guardian Sprint grants an additional short bonus movement speed and bonus slow resistance upon cast.
Move Speed Bonus: 8%
Slow Resist Bonus: 100%
Move Speed Bonus Duration: 2.5
Slow Resist Bonus Duration: 5
Slow Resist Bonus: 100%
Move Speed Bonus Duration: 2.5
Slow Resist Bonus Duration: 5
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slardar_sprintgrants all ability components at the same time upon cast.
Phase movement-
- Grants a max + a 2.5-second 8% bonus movement speed upon cast in a single buff instance.
- The 5-second
slow resistance buff.
- Movement speed slow sources have no effect on Slardar while this buff is active.
modifier_slardar_sprintGuardian Sprint: Movement speed increased by x%.
MODIFIER_STATE_NO_UNIT_COLLISIONMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_TRANSLATE_ACTIVITY_MODIFIERSMODIFIER_PROPERTY_SLOW_RESISTANCE_STACKING- Grants the following bonus movement speed values:
- With Seaborn Sentinel:
- Has a base 28%/36%/44%/52% bonus movement speed while active.
- With Leg Day:
- Has up to 36%/44%/52%/60% bonus movement speed while the aformentioned buff is active.
- Has up to 36%/44%/52%/60% bonus movement speed while the aformentioned
- With Seaborn Sentinel:
Slithereen Crush
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Slams the ground, stunning and damaging nearby enemy land units. After the stun, the affected units are slowed.
Cast Animation: 0.25 + 0.7
Effect Radius: 
325
325 Damage: 75/150/225/300 (
200/275/350/425)
200/275/350/425) Move Speed Slow: 20%/25%/30%/35%
Attack Speed Slow: 20/25/30/35
Slow Duration: 3/4/5/6
Stun Duration: 0.8
Creates a water-based terrain that grant bonuses to certain abilities of Slardar's.
Puddle Radius: 325 ( 400)
325 ( 400) Duration: 7 ( 12)
12) Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the water-based terrain radius and its duration.
Increases the water-based terrain radius and its duration.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Applies Corrosive Haze of its corresponding level to enemy units within the effect radius.
Applies Corrosive Haze of its corresponding level to enemy units within the effect radius.
Haze Duration: ( 5)
5) 7 (
4)
4)100
A swift crush of might and water breaks even the toughest of defenses.
slithereen_crush- The following ability components are applied at the same time upon cast:
Stun- Both the movement speed slow and the
attack speed slow debuff.
- The following ability components are applied at the same time upon cast:
- The Slithereen Crush Puddle creates an aura that grants Slardar the Seaborn Sentinel water-based terrain bonuses.
- Unlike the river, the puddle created has a linger duration, and only grants the bonuses to Slardar.
- Does not affect the current puddle instance.
- Applies Corrosive Haze of the corresponding level to all affected enemy units within the radius.
modifier_slardar_puddle_thinkerOn Hidden Entity
modifier_slardar_puddleHidden Modifier
modifier_slithereen_crushSlithereen Crush: Affected by Slardar's Slithereen Crush. Move speed slowed by x% and attack speed slowed by x.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGEMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANT modifier_stunned
Stunned
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION-
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
-
slithereen_crush - The Corrosive Haze debuff.
- The
physical 
spell damage.
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
Bash of the Deep
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After a number of attacks, Slardar bashes its attacking target.
Required Attacks: 4
Damage: 35/90/145/200 (
75/130/185/240)
75/130/185/240) Duration: 1
Thieves of the wealth of the Deep Ones meet the brutality of the Slithereen Guard in melee combat.
- The required attacks tally increases by 1 per successful attack on an enemy unit.
- This includes both
instant attack and 
secondary attack sources.
- This includes both
- Attacking the following units do not increase the tally counter:
Allied units.
Buildings
Ward-type units.
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slardar_bash_active
- The required attacks tally increases by 1 per successful attack on an enemy unit.
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- Does not stack with other bash sources.
- Bash of the Deep is a bonus conditional attack damage source and has the following properties:
- The max health as bonus attack damage values are directly added to Slardar's attack damage in the combat log and not displayed on the HUD.
- Does not interact with the following sources:
Critical strike sources.
Cleave sources.- Percentage-based bonus attack damage sources.
- Interacts with the following sources:
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Lifesteal sources.
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Damage block sources.- Affects
Couriers.
- Bash of the Deep is a bonus
Disables the tally gain.
However, existing stacks are not removed.
tally gain.However, existing stacks are not removed.
modifier_slardar_bash_activeBash of the Deep: Applies a bash every four attacks.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PROCATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGE_PHYSICALMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PRE_ATTACK modifier_bashedBash: Stunned by bash.
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNEDMODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION-
- For Slardar to continuously bash his attack target, he must have ≥ 681 attack speed or have an attack time of ≤ 0.25s (before status resistance reductions).
- For Slardar to continuously
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- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- The bash debuff.
- Slardar's attack damage instance with the physical conditional attack damage bonus.
- The required attacks buff resets to 0.
- The
- The ability effects are applied as follows:
- Considers
illusions and 
creep-heroes as creeps.
Corrosive Haze
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Unit
Affects
Enemy Units
Reduces the affected enemy target's armor, provides True Sight and vision over it, revealing invisibility.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.67
Cast Range: 
900
900 Armor Reduction: 10/15/20 (
14/19/24)
14/19/24) Duration: 18
The affected enemy unit leaves a trail of puddles behind it. Certain abilities of Slardar's considers this as a water-based terrain.
Puddle Radius: 100 ( 180)
100 ( 180) Puddle per Interval: 1
Puddle Duration: 7 ( 12)
12) Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Talent Upgrade
The ability debuff can now only be dispelled upon the debuff-affected unit's death, rather than any dispel.
The ability debuff can now only be dispelled upon the debuff-affected unit's death, rather than any dispel.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases both the puddle radius and the puddle duration.
Increases both the puddle radius and the puddle duration.
5
25
Even the strongest armor counts for little when left to the brine of the sea.
Brineguard
Corrosive Haze grants a self armor bonus depending on the total armor reduction applied to all enemy units.
Each debuff applied on enemy units grants an independent buff stack.
Each debuff applied on enemy units grants an independent buff stack.
Armor Reduction to Self Armor Bonus Factor: 0.5
-
- Reapplying the debuff refreshes the duration and updates the ability values immediately.
- Both the armor reduction increasing and the debuff death dispel
talents do not update the current instance. 
Exposes with 
True Sight.
-
- Creates a puddle immediately upon applying the
amplify_damagedebuff, subsequent puddles are created in 0.5-second intervals, in the following conditions:- EXPR
CurrentUnitDistance ≥ 50 of CurrentPuddle
- Each puddle has its own independent duration.
- Refreshes the duration the current puddle if there is a puddle within 100 radius, centered around the affected enemy.
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- Creates an aura that grants Slardar the Seaborn Sentinel water-based terrain bonuses.
- Unlike the river, the puddle created has a linger duration, and only grants the bonuses to Slardar.
- Creates a puddle immediately upon applying the
- Brineguard has the following properties:
-
- Each buff has its own independent duration correspondingly to the Corrosize Haze debuff applied on enemy units.
The created puddles do not grant any water-based bonuses for Rubick.
modifier_slardar_puddle_thinkerOn hidden entity
modifier_slardar_amplify_damageCorrosive Haze: Armor reduced by x.\nProvides True Sight to Slardar.
modifier_slardar_amplify_damage (
)
Corrosive Haze: Armor reduced by x.\nProvides True Sight to Slardar.
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- Does not create a continuous trail of puddles.
- If the affected enemy unit has more than 100 movement speed, there will be gaps between the puddles.
Recent Matches
[edit]Main Article: Slardar/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2026 - 17:30 EET | Qualifier |   | EEU OQ1 ESL One Birmingham |      |  | 1 : 0 |   |      | |
| January 13, 2026 - 16:00 SGT | Qualifier | | SEA OQ1 ESL One Birmingham |     |  | 0 : 1 | |     | |
| January 12, 2026 - 20:30 PET | Qualifier | | SA OQ1 ESL One Birmingham |     |  | 1 : 0 |  |     | |
| January 12, 2026 - 21:55 UTC | Qualifier | | SA OQ1 ESL One Birmingham |   |  | 1 : 0 | |    | |
| January 12, 2026 - 21:45 UTC | Qualifier | | SA OQ1 ESL One Birmingham |    | | 1 : 0 | |   |
- Slardar has won the following final matches in The International of the following years:
Recent Changes
[edit]Description
- Increased Slithereen Crush puddle radius from 250 to 325.
- Bash of the Deep
- Reduced damage from 50/100/150/200 to 35/90/145/200.
- Reduced bash duration from 1.1 to 1.
- Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
- Reduced Slithereen Crush puddle radius from a 1.8 factor by to a flat 75 .
- Talents:
- LVL 10 +12 Seaborn Sentinel attack damage increased to +14.
- Reduced base armor from 3 to 2.
- Increased Seaborn Sentinel armor bonus from 1/2/3/4 to 3/4/5/6.
- Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
- Reduced Seaborn Sentinel armor bonus increase from 11 to 10.
- Increased Seaborn Sentinel health regeneration bonus from 2/4/6/8 to 2.5/5/7.5/10.
- Guardian Sprint
- Reduced movement speed from 10%/20%/30%/40% to 10%/18%/26%/34%.
Leg Day
- Increased movement speed bonus duration from 2 to 2.5.
- U CHANGED ability operations:
- OLD Grants three separate buffs for different ability bonuses.
- NEW Grants a single buff for all ability bonuses.
- Reduced Bash of the Deep creep damage factor from 2 to 1.
- Increased Corrosive Haze Brineguard total armor reduction to self bonus armor factor from 0.4 to 0.5.
- Aghanim's Scepter upgrade:
- Increased Seaborn Sentinel health regeneration bonus from 24/26/28/30 to 24.5/27/29.5/32.
- Rescaled Slithereen Crush puddle radius from a flat 300 to a a 1.8 factor .
- Corrosive Haze
- Now has a 1.8 puddle radius factor.
- Now increases trail duration by 5.
- Talents:
- LVL 10 +0.2s Slithereen Crush stun duration ➜ +12 Seaborn Sentinel attack damage.
- LVL 10 -2s Guardian Sprint cooldown ➜ +2s Guardian Sprint duration.
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.
| Slardar's Relics | Voice Lines | |
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 Mega 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
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| Back | |
| Taunt | |
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Trivia
[edit]- With the 7.00 gameplay update, three of Slardar's abilities have been renamed:
- From "Sprint" to Guardian Sprint
- From "Bash" to Bash of the Deep
- From "Amplify Damage" to Corrosive Haze
- ▶️ "That is not dead that can eternal lie." and ▶️ "And with strange aeons even death may die." are direct quotes from H.P.Lovecraft's short story "The Nameless City".
- Another Lovecraft story, "The Shadow over Innsmouth" is also referred to several times in Slardar's backstory and voice files with mentions to "The Old Ones" and "The Deep Ones".
- Warcraft 3 similarities:
- Slardar's hero concept is originally based on the Myrmidon, a campaign-only Naga unit.
- Guardian Sprint's original iteration was identical to the Troll Berserker's Berserk, with the attack speed bonus set to 0.
- Slithereen Crush's original iteration combined the Tauren Chieftain's War Stomp with the Mountain King's Thunder Clap.
- Bash of the Deep's original iteration was identical to the Mountain King's Bash.
- Corrosive Haze's original iteration was identical to the Druid of the Talon's Faerie Fire.
- Faerie Fire has an Autocast function in Warcraft, and thus also in DotA. This functionality was never added to Dota 2.
Gallery
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Model
Model before Version 7.00
Ability icon progress
Hero icon progress
The icon used on the Dota website differs from the in-game icon
