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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
Pro build by minute
Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′
Starting
2′74%
4′22%
6′22%
6′72%
7′53%
9′89%
15′40%
17′46%
18′24%
18′93%
24′61%
30′30%
32′31%
2′74%4′22%6′22%6′72%7′53%9′89%15′40%17′46%18′24%18′93%24′61%30′30%32′31%When pros buy
minute · share of matches
Bracer74%2.1′
Null Talisman22%3.5′
Vanguard22%5.6′
Magic Wand72%6.3′
Soul Ring53%7.2′
Power Treads89%8.6′
Consecrated Wraps40%15.2′
Lotus Orb46%16.5′
Void Stone24%18.0′
Aghanim's Shard93%18.3′
Sange and Yasha61%24.2′
Black King Bar30%30.0′
Heart of Tarrasque31%31.8′
By game phase
~100 latest pro matches · OpenDotaStartingGauntlets of Strength100%Circlet48%Magic Stick24%
Quelling Blade15%
Gauntlets of Strength100%Circlet48%Magic Stick24%Quelling Blade15%Early game
Boots of Speed77%Bracer76%Power Treads56%
Ring of Health37%
Boots of Speed77%Bracer76%Power Treads56%Ring of Health37%Mid gameAghanim's Shard65%
Ogre Axe57%
Platemail41%
Blade of Alacrity41%
Aghanim's Shard65%Ogre Axe57%Platemail41%Blade of Alacrity41%Late game
Reaver23%Heart of Tarrasque22%Sange and Yasha21%
Yasha20%
Reaver23%Heart of Tarrasque22%Sange and Yasha21%Yasha20%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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