How Pros Play Bristleback

The best recent tier-1 professional Dota 2 games with Bristleback, spoiler-free: no winners or scores are shown. Each game opens with a direct Twitch VOD link timestamped to game start and the full hero draft. Data sourced from OpenDota; covers DreamLeague, ESL One, PGL, BLAST, WePlay, The International, and Riyadh Masters events.

Bristleback was picked in 3 of 321 tier-1 games over the last 90 days (0.9%), the number 94 most picked hero.

Bristleback changes in 7.41c (May 6, 2026)

• Warpath: Damage per stack decreased from 15/20/25 to 12/16/20
• Hairball: Cooldown increased from 13s to 15s
• Level 25 Talent Bristleback Damage Threshold Reduction increased from 25 to 30

Played most by: Beyond (1 games), fcr (1 games), Natsumi (1 games).

Tier-1 games with Bristleback in the last 60 days

• Yakult Brothers vs PlayTime — fcr — PGL Wallachia 2026 Season 9 (Sep 21, 2026)
• OG vs 1win — Natsumi — BLAST SLAM VIII (Oct 3, 2026)
• Yakult Brothers vs LGD Gaming — Beyond — PGL Wallachia 2026 Season 9 (Sep 19, 2026)

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