How to play Bristleback
Strength · Carry, Durable, Initiator, Nuker · 49.0% win rate
Common mistakes on Bristleback
From 61 AI match reviews on the site: share of reviews where the mistake repeats.
- Laning · laning — in 34% of reviews
- Teamfights · mid game — in 25% of reviews
- Purchases · late game — in 18% of reviews
- Last hits · laning — in 15% of reviews
- Teamfights · late game — in 15% of reviews
- Draft — in 15% of reviews
Popular items
- Starting
- Iron Branch, Gauntlets of Strength, Tango, Circlet, Magic Stick
- Early game
- Boots of Speed, Bracer, Power Treads, Ring of Health, Soul Ring
- Mid game
- Aghanim's Shard, Ogre Axe, Blade of Alacrity, Sange, Platemail
- Late game
- Reaver, Heart of Tarrasque, Black King Bar, Sange and Yasha, Yasha
Item timings
- Lotus Orb — by minute 25, 48.0% wins
- Black King Bar — by minute 30, 47.3% wins
Bristleback is strong against
- Brewmaster — Bristleback — 67.9% wins
- Templar Assassin — Bristleback — 64.7% wins
- Techies — Bristleback — 60.0% wins
- Sand King — Bristleback — 58.3% wins
- Razor — Bristleback — 56.8% wins
Who counters Bristleback
- Nyx Assassin — Bristleback — 30.2% wins
- Terrorblade — Bristleback — 34.9% wins
- Viper — Bristleback — 36.6% wins
- Batrider — Bristleback — 36.9% wins
- Necrophos — Bristleback — 37.1% wins
Win rate by rank
- Herald — 53.3%
- Guardian — 51.6%
- Crusader — 49.5%
- Archon — 48.1%
- Legend — 46.9%
- Ancient — 46.8%
- Divine — 45.6%