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Bristleback

Takes reduced damage when facing away from enemies

Melee

Tank through the toughest skirmishes with Bristleback, passively Reducing all damage taken from the rear and sides. Wade into the enemy team with reckless abandon, continuously spraying armor-piercing, damaging quills and chasing them down with sticky, slowing snot.

1/3
Complexity
3/3
Durable
2/3
Carry
1/3
Nuker
1/3
Initiator

Base Stats

Bristleback
Health604+1 / s
Mana243+0.4 / s
AttributeBase / Growth per lvl
strengthStrength
22+2.8 per lvl
agilityAgility
17+1.8 per lvl
intelligenceIntelligence
14+2.8 per lvl
StatValue
DamageDamage
53 – 59
ArmorArmor
3.8
Movement SpeedMovement Speed
295
Attack RangeAttack Range
150

Win Rates by Rank

Patch7.41
Public Win Rate49.31%310.2K matches
Pro Win Rate100%1W / 0L
Pro Bans150% ban rate
RankPicksWin Rate
HeraldHerald
31.2K
53.77%
GuardianGuardian
70.3K
51.15%
CrusaderCrusader
71.4K
49.44%
ArchonArchon
58.9K
48.07%
LegendLegend
38.9K
47.49%
AncientAncient
21.7K
46.31%
DivineDivine
17.9K
45.46%

Innate Ability

Innate
Prickly
PhysicalDispellable
Passive

Bristleback has bonus damage and debuff duration amp against enemy heroes that are behind him.

Damage And Debuff Duration Amp4.5%
Angle110

Talent Tree

-30 Bristleback Damage Threshold
25
+18 Warpath Damage Per Stack
+25 Health Regen
20
+20 Quill Stack Damage
+250 Goo Cast Range
15
+8%/8% Bristleback Back/Side Damage Reduction
+25 Attack Speed
10
+1.5 Mana Regen

Abilities

Viscous Nasal Goo
Viscous Nasal Goo
Dispellable
Unit Target

Covers a target in snot, causing it to have reduced armor and movement speed for 5 seconds. Multiple casts stack and refresh the duration.

Goo Speed1000
Goo Duration5s
Base Armor Loss1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3
Armor Loss Per Stack2 / 2.5 / 3 / 3.5
Base Movement Slow12%
Move Slow Per Stack3% / 6% / 9% / 12%
Stack Limit6
Cast Range650
Cast Time0.3s
Mana12 / 16 / 20 / 24
Cooldown1.75s
Quill Spray
Quill Spray
PhysicalPierces BKB
No Target, Instant Cast, Autocast

Sprays enemy units with quills dealing damage in an area of effect around Bristleback. Deals bonus damage for every time a unit was hit by Quill Spray in the last 14 seconds.

Radius700
Quill Base Damage25 / 45 / 65 / 85
Quill Stack Damage30
Stack Duration14s
Max Damage500
Projectile Speed2400
Mana35
Cooldown3s
Bristleback
Bristleback
Passive

Bristleback takes less damage if hit on the sides or rear. If Bristleback takes enough damage from the rear, he releases a Quill Spray of the current level.

Side Damage Reduction8% / 12% / 16% / 20%
Back Damage Reduction16% / 24% / 32% / 40%
Side Angle110
Back Angle70
Damage Threshold275 / 250 / 225 / 200
Quill Release Interval.1s
Activation Cooldown24
Activation Manacost125
Activation Delay0.5s
Activation Num Quill Sprays5
Activation Spray Interval0.4s
Activation Angle45
Activation Movement Speed Pct-40
Activation Turn Rate Pct-100
Activation Disable Turning1
Activation Ignore Cast Angle1
Activation Turn Rate500
Warpath
Warpath
Passive

Bristleback works himself up into a fury every time he casts a spell, increasing his movement speed and damage.

Damage Per Stack15 / 20 / 25
Movement Per Stack2% / 2.5% / 3%
Stack Duration16 / 18 / 20s
Max Stacks8 / 10 / 12

Aghanim's Upgrades

BristlebackScepter
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Bristleback

Adds active ability to Bristleback. Bristleback rotates towards the targeted direction and, after 0.5s, forcefully ejects 5 sequential Quill Sprays in a tight conical pattern out of his back every 0.4s. Bristleback's facing is locked during this time, he is disarmed, and his speed is reduced by -40%.

HairballShard
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Hairball

Coughs a quill-packed hairball towards the target location. Erupts at the location, hitting enemies with Viscous Nasal Goo stacks and Quill Spray.