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Bristleback

Popularity: #30

Leaderboard: #90

Ban Rank: #19

KDA Rank: #103

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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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
Black King Bar

Situational items

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

Extension items

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 | 262,569 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

3784

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KILLS

20

DEATHS

3

ASSISTS

7

KDA

9

TEAM KILL %

71.1%

GPM

818

XPM

1157

LH/DN

249/10

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:06

Dota 2 Item tango

02:45

Dota 2 Item void-stone

03:03

Dota 2 Item infused-raindrops

04:03

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

05:46

Dota 2 Item chainmail

06:22

Dota 2 Item blades-of-attack

06:45

Dota 2 Item phase-boots

08:33

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

10:52

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

13:34

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

14:26

Dota 2 Item point-booster

14:26

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

16:02

Dota 2 Item clarity

16:12

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

18:19

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

18:19

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

18:19

Dota 2 Item sange

18:56

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

19:49

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

21:20

Dota 2 Item yasha

21:20

Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha

21:57

Dota 2 Item voodoo-mask

22:04

Dota 2 Item aegis-of-the-immortal

22:15

Dota 2 Item great-healing-lotus

23:08

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

23:45

Dota 2 Item vitality-booster

23:45

Dota 2 Item energy-booster

24:30

Dota 2 Item point-booster

24:30

Dota 2 Item soul-booster

24:52

Dota 2 Item bloodstone

25:41

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

26:09

Dota 2 Item ring-of-health

26:09

Dota 2 Item void-stone

26:09

Dota 2 Item perseverance

28:55

Dota 2 Item ultimate-orb

29:14

Dota 2 Item linkens-sphere

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter
Dota 2 Item bloodstone
Dota 2 Item phase-boots
Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha
Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item linkens-sphere

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

01:13

2

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

02:28

3

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

03:31

4

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

05:24

5

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

06:56

6

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

08:44

7

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

10:45

8

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

12:18

9

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

14:11

10

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

14:32

11

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

15:09

12

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

16:11

13

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

17:09

14

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

18:26

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

18:44

16

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

22:23

18

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

23:19

20

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

29:45

25

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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248

XANTARES

2 days ago

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KILLS

18

DEATHS

5

ASSISTS

11

KDA

5.8

TEAM KILL %

85.3%

GPM

852

XPM

1109

LH/DN

309/4

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item quelling-blade
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item magic-stick
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item gauntlets-of-strength

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:44

Dota 2 Item healing-salve

01:52

Dota 2 Item circlet

01:58

Dota 2 Item tango

02:05

Dota 2 Item bracer

02:52

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

02:56

Dota 2 Item enchanted-mango

04:12

Dota 2 Item sages-mask

04:18

Dota 2 Item ring-of-basilius

05:25

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots

05:27

Dota 2 Item iron-branch

05:27

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

05:29

Dota 2 Item wind-lace

05:51

Dota 2 Item clarity

06:53

Dota 2 Item healing-salve

08:06

Dota 2 Item magic-stick

08:06

Dota 2 Item iron-branch

08:06

Dota 2 Item iron-branch

08:39

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

09:54

Dota 2 Item point-booster

10:57

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

11:58

Dota 2 Item staff-of-wizardry

13:26

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

13:48

Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

15:29

Dota 2 Item voodoo-mask

17:52

Dota 2 Item void-stone

18:44

Dota 2 Item vitality-booster

18:44

Dota 2 Item energy-booster

19:09

Dota 2 Item point-booster

19:09

Dota 2 Item soul-booster

19:10

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

19:10

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

19:49

Dota 2 Item bloodstone

19:54

Dota 2 Item aegis-of-the-immortal

20:19

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

21:43

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

21:43

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

21:43

Dota 2 Item yasha

23:09

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

23:23

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

23:23

Dota 2 Item sange

23:54

Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha

25:12

Dota 2 Item blink-dagger

26:32

Dota 2 Item hyperstone

28:26

Dota 2 Item ring-of-protection

28:26

Dota 2 Item buckler

29:09

Dota 2 Item platemail

29:10

Dota 2 Item assault-cuirass

29:18

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item arcane-boots
Dota 2 Item bloodstone
Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha
Dota 2 Item blink-dagger
Dota 2 Item assault-cuirass
Dota 2 Item aghanims-scepter

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

01:28

2

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

02:11

3

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

04:09

4

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

05:07

5

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

06:13

6

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

08:32

7

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

08:56

8

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

09:52

9

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

11:11

10

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

13:07

11

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

15:17

12

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

15:50

13

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

16:51

14

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

18:09

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

19:02

16

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

21:24

18

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

23:43

20

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TEAMMATES

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OPPONENTS

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3476

Miki Ganbei

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KILLS

14

DEATHS

6

ASSISTS

10

KDA

4

TEAM KILL %

54.5%

GPM

747

XPM

778

LH/DN

251/3

STARTING ITEMS

Dota 2 Item quelling-blade
Dota 2 Item circlet
Dota 2 Item iron-branch
Dota 2 Item magic-stick
Dota 2 Item tango
Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

ITEM PURCHASE HISTORY

00:54

Dota 2 Item tango

02:04

Dota 2 Item gloves-of-haste

02:49

Dota 2 Item iron-branch

02:49

Dota 2 Item magic-wand

04:44

Dota 2 Item boots-of-speed

05:09

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

05:38

Dota 2 Item power-treads

08:08

Dota 2 Item cornucopia

10:38

Dota 2 Item claymore

12:17

Dota 2 Item broadsword

13:09

Dota 2 Item battle-fury

15:13

Dota 2 Item blade-of-alacrity

15:20

Dota 2 Item band-of-elvenskin

16:09

Dota 2 Item yasha

16:19

Dota 2 Item belt-of-strength

17:28

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

18:37

Dota 2 Item sange

18:37

Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha

20:35

Dota 2 Item mithril-hammer

21:27

Dota 2 Item aghanims-shard

23:07

Dota 2 Item ogre-axe

25:07

Dota 2 Item black-king-bar

25:51

Dota 2 Item aegis-of-the-immortal

26:22

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

26:23

Dota 2 Item town-portal-scroll

28:26

Dota 2 Item hyperstone

29:20

Dota 2 Item ring-of-protection

29:20

Dota 2 Item buckler

30:06

Dota 2 Item platemail

30:17

Dota 2 Item assault-cuirass

FINAL ITEMS

Dota 2 Item battle-fury
Dota 2 Item power-treads
Dota 2 Item black-king-bar
Dota 2 Item magic-wand
Dota 2 Item sange-and-yasha
Dota 2 Item assault-cuirass
Dota 2 Item buckler-recipe

ABILITIES

00:00

1

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

01:44

2

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

03:10

3

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

05:06

4

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

06:35

5

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

08:25

6

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

09:36

7

Dota 2 Ability bristleback quill spray

10:52

8

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

12:22

9

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

14:00

10

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

14:35

11

Dota 2 Ability bristleback viscous nasal goo

15:35

12

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

16:41

13

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

17:50

14

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

18:29

15

Talet tree backgroundTalent tree branches

21:03

16

Dota 2 Ability bristleback bristleback

25:50

18

Dota 2 Ability bristleback warpath

29:15

20

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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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