Bristleback shows up in 17.7% of recorded games: picked 8.8% of the time and banned 8.9%.
When it actually gets played it wins 42.9% of maps, at an average 2.77 KDA. It is played mostly as position 3 (offlane).
The players who use it most are AMMAR_THE_F, BOOM, m1CKe.
It performs best alongside Shadow Shaman: together they win 63% of their 19 maps. It struggles most against Void Spirit: it wins only 21% of 19 meetings. The full list of allies and rivals for Bristleback, with a period filter, is available free with your account.
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Order is the average position within the 24 draft actions (1 = first). The lower it is, the earlier it gets picked or banned.
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Bristleback appears in 17.7% of tier-1 maps: picked in 8.8% and banned in 8.9%. That places it in the 57th percentile for presence among heroes with data.
Bristleback wins 43% of the 133 maps it has been played in.
In tier-1 tournaments it is played mostly as position 3 (offlane).
The players who use it most are: AMMAR_THE_F (Team Yandex), BOOM (MOUZ), m1CKe (Team Liquid).
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