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Bristleback
Carry · Durable · Initiator · Nuker
Pro games
What pros buy
Most-bought items in each phase of recent professional games, from OpenDota. Consumables are left out after the start.
Starting items
Iron Branch172×
Gauntlets of Strength132×
Tango67×
Circlet58×
Magic Stick30×
Quelling Blade20×
Early game
Boots of Speed98×
Bracer98×
Power Treads69×
Ring of Health48×
Soul Ring42×
Vitality Booster25×
Mid game
Aghanim's Shard82×
Ogre Axe72×
Platemail52×
Sange52×
Blade of Alacrity51×
Lotus Orb44×
Late game
Reaver30×
Heart of Tarrasque28×
Sange and Yasha27×
Yasha25×
Black King Bar23×
Hyperstone21×
Pro games
Matchups
Bristleback's win rate against each hero in pro games. Only heroes with 25+ games count, and small samples are pulled toward 50% when ranking.
Bristleback is strong against
Benchmarks
What strong games look like
From recent public games on this hero: the typical game, and what the best 10% and best 1% of games reached.
| Stat | Typical | Top 10% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold per minute | 492 | 645 | 777 |
| XP per minute | 705 | 1,040 | 1,314 |
| Last hits per minute | 5.1 | 7.4 | 9.4 |
| Hero damage per minute | 795 | 1,311 | 1,918 |
| Tower damage | 2,083 | 8,851 | 16,146 |
Watch and learn
Recent pro games on Bristleback
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