← Bestiary index

Bloodseeker

Creature -1 — animal

Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.

ShadeLANDAERIALanimal

Scourges of swamps and damp, abandoned places, bloodseekers are ravenous blood drinkers. Farmers curse the creatures for sucking their livestock dry. It is from such beleaguered people that the bloodseeker's regional name "stirge," possibly a corruption of the word "scourge," comes. Folk wisdom holds that the appearance of bloodseekers in a region signals a healthy herd of livestock, but more often it means bogs or old buildings that haven't been properly tended to. Certainly, no amount of folks

Source: pathfinder-bestiary (Pre-Remaster)

Perception +6; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 60 feet
Skills acrobatics +6, stealth +6
Str
-4
Dex
+3
Con
+0
Int
-5
Wis
+1
Cha
-2
AC 16 Fort +5 Ref +8 Will +4
HP 6
Speed 10 feet, fly 30 feet

Offense

Melee Barbed Leg (finesse) +8, Damage 1d4 bludgeoning plus Attach

Abilities

Attach — When a bloodseeker hits a target larger than itself, its barbed legs attach it to that creature. This is similar to grabbing the creature, but the bloodseeker moves with that creature rather than holding it in place.

The bloodseeker is Off-Guard while attached. If the bloodseeker is killed or pushed away while attached to a creature it has drained blood from, that creature takes 1 bleed damage.

Escaping the attach or removing the bloodseeker in other ways doesn't cause bleed damage.
Blood Drain — A creature that has its blood drained by a bloodseeker is Drained 1 until it receives healing (of any kind or amount).

WORKS WELL WITH

AnvilLAND / AERIALA durable frontline threat keeps a target locked in melee while this parasite attaches and drains it unnoticed.
CrasherLAND / AERIALA heavy striker benefits from a target already Drained and weakened by this creature's attachment before committing to an alpha strike.
SnareLAND / AERIALA controller that immobilizes a target prevents it from ever shaking this creature loose once attached.

PUNISHES

✖ isolated targets✖ ignoring minor persistent damage✖ melee grappling reliance
Works well with · Punishes · Pairing advice Unlock with Tactics

PathfinderGM is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Paizo Inc. Pathfinder and associated marks are trademarks of Paizo Inc., used under the Community Use Policy.

Stat block data sourced from the Foundry VTT PF2E system under the Apache License 2.0. Source book: Pathfinder Bestiary.

This stat block is Open Game Content, used under the Open Game License 1.0a (full license text) and not under the ORC License. The Section 15 copyright notice required by that license is reproduced in full on our licenses page.

Full licenses · Privacy · Terms · Walkthrough

Run Bloodseeker in the encounter builder — free, no install.

Open in PathfinderGM →