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Bristleback

Bristleback: Melee, position 3 (offlane), position 1 (carry), Durable, Initiator, Nuker. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 49.4% win rate in pubs and a 6.9% pick rate.

When it comes to a fight, Bristleback really puts his back into it. Reducing all damage arriving from the rear or from the sides, he wades into battle with barely a care, spraying enemies with damaging quills and slowing snot.

Meleeposition 3 (offlane)position 1 (carry)DurableInitiatorNuker
49.4%Win rate · all pubs
6.9%picked in 1 of 14 games
54.7%Turbo · 211,824 games
Complexity: easy

Abilities

patch 7.41f · Valve
Viscous Nasal Goo

Viscous Nasal Goo

на цель

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

Pros max it by level 15

Quill Spray

Quill Spray

без цели, мгновенная, автоприменение

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.

Pros max it by level 7

Bristleback

Bristleback

пассивная

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.

Pros max it by level 10

Hairball

Hairball

на точку, по области · from Aghanim's Shard

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

Warpath

Warpath

пассивная

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

Pros max it by level 17

Prickly

Prickly

пассивная · innate

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

Aghanim's Scepter

Upgrades 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%.

Aghanim's Shard

Grants a new ability, Hairball.

Talents

-30 Bristleback Damage ThresholdLvl 25+18 Warpath Damage Per Stack
+25 Health RegenLvl 20+20 Quill Stack Damage
+250 Goo Cast RangeLvl 15+8%/8% Bristleback Back/Side Damage Reduction
+25 Attack SpeedLvl 10+1.5 Mana Regen
AI coach

A review of your Bristleback game

Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.

  • Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
  • Your pace against the Bristleback benchmark: 574 GPM for an average player, 636 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Consecrated Wraps by minute 15, and the coach shows where you lose time.
  • Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
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