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Bristleback

Popularity: #45

Leaderboard: #82

Ban Rank: #19

KDA Rank: #93

Bristleback Pro Builds & Guides

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Seeing Red

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


Warpath

Warpath can be activated to grant bonus attack damage and movement speed for a short duration. While Seeing Red, Bristleback's vision is reduced to a narrow cone and he does not share vision with his allies.

ACTIVE BONUS DAMAGE PER STACK: 50%

ACTIVE BONUS MOVEMENT PER STACK: 50%

DURATION: 4 / 5 / 6

Ability Build

1
Quill Spray
2
Bristleback
3
Quill Spray
4
Viscous Nasal Goo
5
Quill Spray
6
Warpath
7
Quill Spray
8
Bristleback
9
Bristleback
10
Bristleback
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
11
+25 Attack Speed
12
Warpath
13
Viscous Nasal Goo
14
Viscous Nasal Goo
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
15
+8%/4% Bristleback Back/Side Damage Reduction
16
Viscous Nasal Goo
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Warpath
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
20
+20 Quill Stack Damage
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branchesTalent tree branch
25
+12% Spell Lifesteal

Item Build

Starting
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
4
Quelling Blade
Gauntlets of Strength
Circlet
1
Observer Ward
Early Game
Bracer
15
Magic Wand
55
Arcane Boots
Vanguard
Mid Game
Aghanim's Scepter
35
Bloodstone
Aghanim's Shard
95
Black King Bar
Late Game
Kaya and Sange
Assault Cuirass
Situational
27
Shiva's Guard
Eternal Shroud
Cloak
60
Pipe of Insight
25
Blade Mail
40
Crimson Guard
30
Satanic
35
Abyssal Blade
Daedalus
18
Heaven's Halberd
45
Guardian Greaves
15
Lotus Orb
14
Linken's Sphere
Octarine Core
15
Overwhelming Blink
Boots of Travel 2
Heart of Tarrasque
Core
Vanguard
55
Arcane Boots
Aghanim's Scepter
35
Bloodstone
Aghanim's Shard
95
Black King Bar
Kaya and Sange
Assault Cuirass
Neutral
60
Arcane Ring
Spark of Courage
Vambrace
Vampire Fangs
Cloak of Flames
35
Ogre Seal Totem
10
Havoc Hammer
Rattlecage
Giant's Ring
20
Arcanist's Armor

In Game Guides

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Torte de Lini

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1
Quill Spray
2
Bristleback
3
Quill Spray
4
Viscous Nasal Goo
5
Quill Spray
6
Warpath
7
Quill Spray
8
Bristleback
9
Bristleback
10
Bristleback
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
+25 Attack Speed
12
Warpath
13
Viscous Nasal Goo
14
Viscous Nasal Goo
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+8%/4% Bristleback Back/Side Damage Reduction
16
Viscous Nasal Goo
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Warpath
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+20 Quill Stack Damage
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+12% Spell Lifesteal

starting items

Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Quelling Blade
Gauntlets of Strength
Circlet

Early game

Bracer
Ring of Basilius
Arcane Boots
Magic Wand

Core items

Aghanim's Scepter
Aghanim's Shard
Bloodstone
Sange and Yasha

Situational items

Soul Ring
Vanguard
Blade Mail
Heaven's Halberd
Lotus Orb
Pipe of Insight

Extension items

Black King Bar
Nullifier
Satanic
Assault Cuirass
Wind Waker

Luxury items

Boots of Travel
Blink Dagger
Octarine Core

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1
Quill Spray
2
Viscous Nasal Goo
3
Quill Spray
4
Bristleback
5
Quill Spray
6
Warpath
7
Quill Spray
8
Bristleback
9
Bristleback
10
Bristleback
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
+25 Attack Speed
12
Warpath
13
Viscous Nasal Goo
14
Viscous Nasal Goo
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+8%/4% Bristleback Back/Side Damage Reduction
16
Viscous Nasal Goo
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Warpath
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+20 Quill Stack Damage
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+12% Spell Lifesteal

Starting Items

Enchanted Mango
Enchanted Mango
Iron Branch
Gauntlets of Strength
Gauntlets of Strength
Iron Branch
Iron Branch

Early Game

Boots of Speed
Arcane Boots
Magic Wand

Core Items

Aghanim's Scepter
Sange and Yasha
Aghanim's Shard
Bloodstone
Black King Bar
Wind Waker
Octarine Core

Situational Items

Boots of Travel
Vanguard
Soul Ring
Heaven's Halberd
Shiva's Guard
Blade Mail
Heart of Tarrasque
Assault Cuirass
Abyssal Blade
Eternal Shroud
Lotus Orb

consumables

Tango
Healing Salve
Enchanted Mango
Clarity
Infused Raindrops

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Bristleback Z | Facet 1

7.37b | Off Lane | 260,466 subscribers

1
Quill Spray
2
Bristleback
3
Quill Spray
4
Viscous Nasal Goo
5
Quill Spray
6
Warpath
7
Quill Spray
8
Bristleback
9
Bristleback
10
Bristleback
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
11
+25 Attack Speed
12
Warpath
13
Viscous Nasal Goo
14
Viscous Nasal Goo
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
15
+8%/4% Bristleback Back/Side Damage Reduction
16
Viscous Nasal Goo
17
Attribute Bonus
18
Warpath
19
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
20
+20 Quill Stack Damage
21
Attribute Bonus
22
Attribute Bonus
23
Attribute Bonus
24
Attribute Bonus
Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches
25
+12% Spell Lifesteal

Starting Items

Quelling Blade
Tango
Iron Branch
Iron Branch
Circlet
Gauntlets of Strength

early game

Bracer
Ring of Basilius
Arcane Boots

mid game

Aghanim's Scepter
Bloodstone
Black King Bar

late game

Shiva's Guard
Heart of Tarrasque
Aghanim's Blessing
Moon Shard

scØre

Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Shard
Aghanim's Shard

situational items

Magic Wand
Vanguard
Power Treads
Phase Boots
Eternal Shroud
Lotus Orb
Pipe of Insight
Crimson Guard
Wind Waker
Heaven's Halberd
Assault Cuirass
Blade Mail
Octarine Core
Kaya and Sange
Sange and Yasha
Overwhelming Blink
Abyssal Blade
Monkey King Bar
Radiance
Linken's Sphere
Divine Rapier

Pro Builds

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9 days ago

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KILLS

13

DEATHS

2

ASSISTS

9

KDA

11

TEAM KILL %

62.9%

GPM

734

XPM

869

LH/DN

258/12

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item gauntlets-of-strength
Dota 2 Item gauntlets-of-strength
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item enchanted-mango
Dota 2 Item enchanted-mango
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

01:03

Dota 2 Item circlet

01:54

Dota 2 Item bracer

02:26

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

02:46

Dota 2 Item ring-of-basilius

04:16

Dota 2 Item circlet

05:10

Dota 2 Item bracer

05:43

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

05:47

Dota 2 Item tango

06:16

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots

08:34

Dota 2 Item point-booster

10:41

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

11:57

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

13:28

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

13:50

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

15:33

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

15:44

Dota 2 Item voodoo-mask

15:49

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

16:37

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

17:41

Dota 2 Item sange

18:58

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

18:58

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

19:09

Dota 2 Item yasha

19:40

Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha

22:54

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

23:25

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

25:12

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

25:23

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

25:35

Dota 2 Item black-king-bar

27:15

Dota 2 Item void-stone

28:27

Dota 2 Item aegis-of-the-immortal

28:54

Dota 2 Item vitality-booster

28:54

Dota 2 Item energy-booster

29:56

Dota 2 Item point-booster

29:56

Dota 2 Item soul-booster

30:18

Dota 2 Item bloodstone

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item black-king-bar
Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha
Dota 2 Item arcane-boots
Dota 2 Item bracer
Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter
Dota 2 Item bloodstone

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

01:23

2

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

02:19

3

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

04:04

4

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

05:31

5

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

06:40

6

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

07:47

7

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

09:00

8

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

10:46

9

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

11:59

10

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

13:27

11

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

14:57

12

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

15:15

13

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

16:45

14

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

17:44

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

19:45

16

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

24:19

18

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

28:47

20

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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2043

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10 days ago

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KILLS

5

DEATHS

7

ASSISTS

6

KDA

1.6

TEAM KILL %

57.9%

GPM

432

XPM

521

LH/DN

166/3

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item gauntlets-of-strength
Dota 2 Item circlet
Dota 2 Item enchanted-mango
Dota 2 Item enchanted-mango
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:13

Dota 2 Item tango

01:59

Dota 2 Item bracer

02:13

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

02:13

Dota 2 Item ring-of-basilius

03:49

Dota 2 Item magic-stick

04:48

Dota 2 Item healing-salve

06:05

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

06:29

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

07:37

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots

09:39

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

09:47

Dota 2 Item observer-ward

09:47

Dota 2 Item sentry-ward

09:47

Dota 2 Item observer-and-sentry-wards

11:28

Dota 2 Item point-booster

13:08

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

14:08

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

15:33

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

15:51

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

17:09

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

17:09

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

17:44

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

20:19

Dota 2 Item voodoo-mask

23:45

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

26:13

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

26:48

Dota 2 Item black-king-bar

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter
Dota 2 Item bracer
Dota 2 Item arcane-boots
Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item black-king-bar
Dota 2 Item voodoo-mask

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

01:28

2

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

03:26

3

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

05:06

4

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

06:46

5

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

07:41

6

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

08:07

7

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

09:48

8

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

11:02

9

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

13:54

10

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

15:53

11

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

17:27

12

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

19:45

13

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

22:30

14

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

24:11

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

27:24

16

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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3077

Where is My Cat?

10 days ago

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KILLS

6

DEATHS

2

ASSISTS

14

KDA

10

TEAM KILL %

60.6%

GPM

637

XPM

676

LH/DN

222/5

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item gauntlets-of-strength
Dota 2 Item gauntlets-of-strength
Dota 2 Item circlet
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:19

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

02:01

Dota 2 Item enchanted-mango

02:01

Dota 2 Item enchanted-mango

02:02

Dota 2 Item ring-of-basilius

02:53

Dota 2 Item bracer

04:06

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

05:19

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots

08:56

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

09:38

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

10:41

Dota 2 Item point-booster

12:24

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

13:36

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

13:52

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

14:23

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

15:49

Dota 2 Item ring-of-health

16:18

Dota 2 Item vitality-booster

16:18

Dota 2 Item vanguard

17:19

Dota 2 Item helm-of-iron-will

18:25

Dota 2 Item voodoo-mask

18:52

Dota 2 Item crimson-guard

20:12

Dota 2 Item void-stone

21:02

Dota 2 Item vitality-booster

23:07

Dota 2 Item aegis-of-the-immortal

23:49

Dota 2 Item energy-booster

24:01

Dota 2 Item soul-booster

24:01

Dota 2 Item point-booster

24:01

Dota 2 Item bloodstone

28:07

Dota 2 Item hyperstone

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item bloodstone
Dota 2 Item crimson-guard
Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter
Dota 2 Item arcane-boots
Dota 2 Item bracer
Dota 2 Item hyperstone

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

01:09

2

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

02:23

3

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

03:54

4

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

05:25

5

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

07:11

6

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

08:28

7

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

09:55

8

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

11:30

9

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

12:39

10

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

14:41

11

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

15:31

12

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

16:15

13

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

17:47

14

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

18:28

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

19:51

16

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

27:34

18

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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Counter Items

Core Players

Laning Phase
15
Magic Wand
Armor items
Ring of Regen
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
10
Urn of Shadows
Mid Game
10
Spirit Vessel
16
Solar Crest
50
Mekansm
15
Diffusal Blade
20
Silver Edge
19
Hurricane Pike
Late Game
Assault Cuirass
15
Bloodthorn
Eye of Skadi
Butterfly

Support Players

Laning Phase
15
Magic Wand
Armor items
Ring of Regen
Wind Lace
Boots of Speed
10
Urn of Shadows
Mid Game
10
Spirit Vessel
16
Solar Crest
50
Mekansm
14
Glimmer Cape
19
Force Staff
22
Ghost Scepter
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