Bristleback · Position 3

Bristleback

Tier B49.4% win rate

Win rate

49.4%

Pick rate

2.5%

Net worth

15,515

KDA

2.41

Counter Tips

How to beat Bristleback

Silver Edge applies break, disabling his passive damage reduction.

Magic burst bypasses his armor, so pick magic nukes against him.

Necrophos's Heartstopper drains his health based on max HP.

Never attack him from the back, hit from the front where he is weak.

Mana burn stops him from spamming his spells and stacking Warpath.

Items

Item counters for Bristleback

Strong answers

Silver Edge

Disables Bristleback's passives, reducing his tankiness and damage.

Spirit Vessel

Reduces health regen and inflicts percentage-based damage.

Ghost Scepter

Grants immunity to physical attacks, protecting against Quill Spray and basic attacks.

Notable answers

Magic Stick

Accumulates charges quickly from Bristleback's frequent use of Quill Spray.

Diffusal Blade

Burns mana to limit Bristleback's ability to spam Quill Spray.

Lane Matchups

Statistics of heroes laning against Bristleback

-Showing the statistics of heroes from the opposing lane when laning against Bristleback

-Heroes labeled yellow are those that perform well in specific roles with at least a 15% lane presence, even though these are not their primary positions

INDEX	HERO	WIN RATE	POSITION	LANE WIN/DRAW RATE
1	Bounty Hunter	65%	5	71%
2	Omniknight	62%	5	77%
3	Bloodseeker	58%	1	76%
4	Nyx Assassin	58%	5	67%
5	Anti-Mage	57%	1	84%
6	Drow Ranger	57%	1	84%
7	Shadow Shaman	57%	5	67%
8	Clockwerk	57%	5	77%
9	Chen	57%	5	59%
10	Chaos Knight	57%	1	75%
11	Elder Titan	57%	5	72%
12	Ogre Magi	56%	5	72%
13	Dazzle	55%	5	79%
14	Leshrac	55%	1	70%
15	Lifestealer	55%	1	66%
16	Undying	55%	5	89%
17	Rubick	55%	5	74%
18	Slark	55%	1	68%
19	Morphling	54%	1	66%
20	Zeus	54%	5	76%
21	Faceless Void	54%	1	59%
22	Treant Protector	54%	5	74%
23	Io	54%	5	74%
24	Tusk	54%	5	68%
25	Hoodwink	54%	5	75%
26	Juggernaut	53%	1	67%
27	Vengeful Spirit	53%	1 5	70%
28	Terrorblade	53%	1	65%
29	Phoenix	53%	5	75%
30	Oracle	53%	5	67%
31	Winter Wyvern	53%	5	76%
32	Dark Willow	53%	5	73%
33	Crystal Maiden	52%	5	70%
34	Witch Doctor	52%	5	76%
35	Warlock	52%	5	77%
36	Pugna	52%	5	73%
37	Luna	52%	1	65%
38	Clinkz	52%	1	80%
39	Ancient Apparition	52%	5	67%
40	Disruptor	52%	5	75%
41	Abaddon	52%	5	70%
42	Mirana	51%	5	76%
43	Phantom Lancer	51%	1	69%
44	Templar Assassin	51%	1	68%
45	Spectre	51%	1	74%
46	Alchemist	51%	1	61%
47	Silencer	51%	5	82%
48	Lone Druid	51%	1	73%
49	Snapfire	51%	5	69%
50	Bane	50%	5	76%

All Positions

Statistics of heroes playing against Bristleback

Showing the statistics of heroes from all position when playing against Bristleback

INDEX	HERO	WIN RATE	MAIN POSITION
1	Legion Commander	59.2%	3
2	Bounty Hunter	58.5%	4
3	Chaos Knight	57.7%	3
4	Visage	57.4%	3
5		57.2%	3
6	Bloodseeker	57.1%	1
7	Anti-Mage	57%	1
8	Primal Beast	57%	3
9	Omniknight	56.4%	3
10	Drow Ranger	56.3%	1
11	Spirit Breaker	56.2%	4
12	Shadow Shaman	56.1%	5
13	Nyx Assassin	56%	4
14	Meepo	55.8%	2
15	Chen	55.6%	5
16	Slark	55.5%	1
17	Ember Spirit	55.1%	2
18	Undying	55%	5
19	Hoodwink	55%	4
20	Dazzle	54.9%	5
21	Necrophos	54.6%	2
22	Axe	54.5%	3
23	Lifestealer	54.4%	1
24	Night Stalker	54.3%	3
25	Keeper of the Light	54.3%	2
26	Treant Protector	54.2%	5
27	Ancient Apparition	54.1%	5
28	Viper	54%	2
29	Arc Warden	54%	2
30	Faceless Void	53.8%	1
31	Clockwerk	53.8%	4
32	Snapfire	53.8%	2
33	Bane	53.7%	5
34	Juggernaut	53.6%	1
35	Morphling	53.6%	1
36	Io	53.6%	5
37	Ogre Magi	53.5%	5
38	Rubick	53.3%	4
39	Vengeful Spirit	53.2%	1
40	Dawnbreaker	53.2%	3
41	Oracle	53.1%	5
42	Phoenix	52.9%	4
43	Invoker	52.8%	2
44	Pugna	52.7%	4
45	Terrorblade	52.6%	1
46	Lone Druid	52.4%	1
47	Disruptor	52.4%	5
48	Elder Titan	52.4%	3
49	Brewmaster	52.2%	3
50	Dark Willow	52.2%	4

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