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Bristleback

WIN RATE
46.4%
PICK
2.1%
BAN
1.2%
MATCHES
9,378
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Bristleback stats & overview

Win rate, pick rate and ban rate for Bristleback in patch 7.41f, with trends, positions, hero attributes, abilities, talents and the most played build.

Win rate trend

last 30 days, 7-day average
Win rate Pick rate

Positions

share · win rate
Pos 1
Carry
3% 46.8%
Pos 2
Mid
4% 42.7%
Pos 3
Offlane
91% 46.4%
Pos 4
Soft support
1% –
Pos 5
Hard support
1% –

Most played build

10,590 · 50.0%
STARTING
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EARLY GAME
CORE
17 min
23 min
24 min
24 min
28 min
LATE GAME
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Hero attributes

Melee · Strength
STR
22
+2.8/lvl
AGI
17
+1.8/lvl
INT
14
+2.8/lvl
Primary attribute outlined: each point adds 1 damage.
Health 604
Health regen 3.2
Mana 243
Mana regen 1.1
Armor 3.8
Magic resistance 25%
Damage 53–59
Attack range 150
Attack speed 117 · BAT 1.8
Move speed 295
Turn rate 0.9
Vision 1800 / 800
Carry Durable Initiator Nuker

Abilities

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INNATE Prickly
Passive · Physical damage · Pierces BKB: No

Bristleback has bonus damage and debuff duration amp against enemy heroes that are behind him.

Damage and debuff duration amp 4.5%
Angle 110
Q Viscous Nasal Goo
Unit Target · Pierces BKB: No

Covers a target in snot, causing it to have reduced armor and movement speed for 5 seconds. Multiple casts stack and refresh the duration.

Cooldown 1.75 s
Mana cost 12 / 16 / 20 / 24
Goo speed 1000
Goo duration 5
Base armor loss 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3
Armor loss per stack 2 / 2.5 / 3 / 3.5
Base movement slow 12%
Move slow per stack 3% / 6% / 9% / 12%
Stack limit 6
Cast range 650
Cast time 0.3
W Quill Spray
No Target, Instant Cast, Autocast · Physical damage · Pierces BKB: Yes

Sprays enemy units with quills dealing damage in an area of effect around Bristleback. Deals bonus damage for every time a unit was hit by Quill Spray in the last 14 seconds.

Cooldown 3 s
Mana cost 35
Radius 700
Quill base damage 25 / 45 / 65 / 85
Quill stack damage 30
Stack duration 14
Max damage 500
Projectile speed 2400
E Bristleback
Passive

Bristleback takes less damage if hit on the sides or rear. If Bristleback takes enough damage from the rear, he releases a Quill Spray of the current level.

Side damage reduction 8% / 12% / 16% / 20%
Back damage reduction 16% / 24% / 32% / 40%
Side angle 110
Back angle 70
Damage threshold 275 / 250 / 225 / 200
Quill release interval .1
Activation cooldown 24
Activation manacost 125
Activation delay 0.5
Activation num quill sprays 5
Activation spray interval 0.4
Activation angle 45
Activation movement speed pct -40
Activation turn rate pct -100
Activation disable turning 1
Activation ignore cast angle 1
Activation turn rate 500
R Warpath
Passive

Bristleback works himself up into a fury every time he casts a spell, increasing his movement speed and damage.

Damage per stack 12 / 16 / 20
Movement per stack 2% / 2.5% / 3%
Stack duration 16 / 18 / 20
Max stacks 8 / 10 / 12
AGHANIM'S SHARD
Hairball NEW ABILITY

Coughs a quill-packed hairball towards the target location. Erupts at the location, hitting enemies with Viscous Nasal Goo stacks and Quill Spray.

AGHANIM'S SCEPTER
Bristleback

Adds active ability to Bristleback. Bristleback rotates towards the targeted direction and, after 0.5s, forcefully ejects 5 sequential Quill Sprays in a tight conical pattern out of his back every 0.4s. Bristleback's facing is locked during this time, he is disarmed, and his speed is reduced by -40%.

Talents

pick rate
+18 Warpath Damage Per Stack
62%
25
-30 Bristleback Damage Threshold
38%
+20 Quill Stack Damage
63%
20
+25 Health Regen
37%
+8%/4% Bristleback Back/Side Damage Reduction
84%
15
+250 Goo Cast Range
16%
+1.5 Mana Regen
40%
10
+25 Attack Speed
61%

Skill order

levels 1–18
Q
4 11 13 14
W
1 3 5 7
E
2 8 9 10
R
6 12 18