VPESPORTS
Strength

Bristleback

Carry Durable Initiator Nuker Melee

49.3%

Win rate

0.4%

Pick rate

0

Pro bans

Attributes

Strength 22 +2.8
Agility 17 +1.8
Intelligence 14 +2.8
Health 604
Mana 243

Attack

Damage 31–37
Attack rate 1.80
Range 150
Projectile 900

Defense

Armor 3.8
Magic resist 25%
HP regen 1.0
Mana regen 0.4

Mobility

Move speed 295
Vision 1800 / 800
Legs 2

Lore

Rigwarl's reputation as a backroom brawler spread from Slom to Elze, and it was his drinking habit that landed him a job as an enforcer. One night, after collecting tabs and cracking skulls, he slurred a challenge to a large northerner who'd skipped his bill. The fight that followed was legendary, but the impossible happened: the tab went unpaid. Bristleback healed, his quills regrew, and his honor pricked him into covering the debt himself. So he actually trained for the first time, and discovered he could do something surprising. A smirk spread across his face as he flicked his quills: turning his back might be the key to winning.

Kit

Abilities

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Viscous Nasal Goo

Unit Target

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

Mana 12 / 16 / 20 / 24 Cooldown 1.75
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

Having caught a cold while stuck in the snow, Bristleback turns it to his advantage.

Facets

Berserk

Warpath grants scaling Attack Speed instead of Damage.

Snot Rocket

Bristleback now fires Viscous Nasal Goo instead of Quills when damaged. Viscous Nasal Goo effects are stronger.

Seeing Red

Warpath can be activated to gain extra bonuses. While Seeing Red, Bristleback's vision is limited and he does not receive vision from his allies.

Talents

-30 Bristleback Damage Threshold

25

+{s:bonus_damage_per_stack} Warpath Damage Per Stack

+25 Health Regen

20

+20 Quill Stack Damage

+250 Goo Cast Range

15

+8%/4% Bristleback Back/Side Damage Reduction

+25 Attack Speed

10

+1.5 Mana Regen

Live purchase data

Bristleback Item Build

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Starting items

00:00
  • Iron Branch Iron Branch 175 buys
  • Gauntlets of Strength Gauntlets of Strength 130 buys
  • Tango Tango 64 buys
  • Circlet Circlet 55 buys
  • Magic Stick Magic Stick 33 buys

Early game

04:00 — 12:00
  • Bracer Bracer 100 buys
  • Boots of Speed Boots of Speed 99 buys
  • Power Treads Power Treads 68 buys
  • Ring of Health Ring of Health 51 buys

Core build

12:00 — 26:00
  • Aghanim's Shard Aghanim's Shard 82 buys
  • Ogre Axe Ogre Axe 73 buys
  • Platemail Platemail 49 buys
  • Blade of Alacrity Blade of Alacrity 49 buys

Late game

26:00+
  • Reaver Reaver 28 buys
  • Black King Bar Black King Bar 26 buys
  • Heart of Tarrasque Heart of Tarrasque 25 buys
Situational Sange Sange Lotus Orb Lotus Orb Consecrated Wraps Consecrated Wraps Sange and Yasha Sange and Yasha Yasha Yasha Sange Sange

Real matchup data

Bristleback Counters

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Countered by

Highest win rate against Bristleback

Strong against

Bristleback's best matchups

Brewmaster Broodmother
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