Bristleback Counters

Items

• Silver Edge   Item   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Silver Edge Once used to slay an unjust king, only to have the kingdom erupt into civil war in the aftermath. Cost5550 (700) Bought FromWeapons Active removes Bristleback`s passive, taking away both his tankiness as well as his damage output.
• Solar Crest   Item   Changelogs     Solar Crest A talisman forged to honor the daytime sky. Cost2625 Bought FromCaster Active Shine Bonus +10 Armor+75% Mana regeneration+20% Evasion Disassemble? Yes Alert allies? No Recipe The Solar reduces Bristleback`s armor greatly, allowing teammates to beat him down quickly.
• Assault Cuirass   Item   Changelogs     Assault Cuirass Forged in the depths of the nether reaches, this hellish mail provides an army with increased armor and attack speed. Cost5250 (1300) Bought FromArmor Passive Assault Aura `s armor aura reduces Quill Spray`s area damage significantly.
• Town Portal Scroll   Item   Changelogs     Town Portal ScrollBL What a hero truly needs. Cost50 Bought FromConsumables Active Teleport Charges 1 Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Town Portal Scroll is an item purchasable provides an easy means of escape from Bristleback, as he has no disables.

Info

Hero   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Bristleback 22 + 2.2 17 + 1.8 14 + 2.8 Level Base

Strategy   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 STYLE1 1.2 STYLE2 2 Ability Builds 3 Talents

Counters

Equipment   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e Bristleback Equipment (collapse sets)Sets Charge of the Wrathrunner Debts of the Nightwatchman Emerald

Gear   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     This is a list of cosmetic items that reflects Bristleback s design aesthetics.

Responses   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e  Voice responses Hero responses Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition Anti-Mage Arc Warden Axe Bane

Sounds   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     v • d • e  Dota 2 Sounds Hero Sounds Abaddon Alchemist Ancient Apparition Anti-Mage Arc Warden Axe

Lore   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Rigwarl, the Bristleback Never one to turn his back on a fight,

Old Abilities   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Quill Spray (pre 6.33) WR AbilityNo Target AffectsEnemies DamageMagical Begins spraying quills

Changelogs   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Contents 1 Version history 2 Patch history Version history edit] Version Description

Videos

Bad against...

• Mana Break quickly depletes Bristleback`s low mana, denying him the ability to spam Quill Spray and Viscous Nasal Goo.

Enchantress   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Enchantress 16 + 1.3 19 + 1.8 21 + 3.1 Level Base

• Nature`s Attendants provide a good source of healing, countering Quill Spray during the early game.
• Impetus` pure damage works well against Bristleback`s tankiness.

Faceless Void   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Faceless Void 23 + 2.1 23 + 2.8 15 + 1.5 Level

• Time Dilation prevents Bristleback from spamming his low-cooldown abilities, greatly reducing his damage and effectiveness.
• Chronosphere allows allies to resposition and hit Bristleback from the front, bypassing his defensive bonus from behind.

Keeper of the Light   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Keeper of the Light 14 + 2.1 15 + 1.6 25 +

• Mana Leak greatly hinders Bristleback`s chasing abilities as well as damage output.

Legion Commander   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Legion Commander 26 + 2.9 18 + 1.7 20 + 2.2 Level

• Duel makes Bristleback fight Legion Commander face to face, forcing him to take full damage.
• Press the Attack dispels the slow from stacks of Viscous Nasal Goo.

Lion   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Lion 16 + 2 15 + 1.5 20 +

• Mana Drain is a headache for Bristleback to deal with during the laning stage, as it denies him the ability to get last hits with Quill Spray.
• Finger of Death deals high damage to Bristleback, and only triggers his passive once.

Necrophos   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Necrophos 16 + 2.3 15 + 1.2 22 + 2.5 Level Base

• Reaper`s Scythe and Heartstopper Aura deal percentage-based damage, ignoring Bristleback`s high health.
• Heartstopper Aura`s @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### removal does not trigger Bristleback`s passive.

Outworld Devourer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Outworld Devourer 19 + 2.6 24 + 2 26 + 2.7 Level

• Outworld Devourer`s heavy pure damage output penetrates Bristleback`s tanky items.
• Sanity`s Eclipse only triggers Bristleback`s passive once, and deals high damage against Bristleback`s low intelligence.

Razor   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Razor 21 + 2.6 22 + 2 21 + 1.8 Level Base

• Unstable Current purges and slows Bristleback every time he targets Razor with Viscous Nasal Goo.
• Eye of the Storm melts Bristleback`s armor, and makes him much less tanky.
• Static Link can completely drains Bristleback`s bonus damage from Warpath.

Silencer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Silencer 17 + 2.5 22 + 3 27 + 2.5 Level Base

• Arcane Curse stacks every time Bristleback uses an ability, forcing him to stop spamming his abilities, or take heavy health degeneration.
• Glaives of Wisdom`s pure damage cuts through Bristleback`s tanky items.
• Last Word and Global Silence stops Bristleback from using his abilities altogether.

Slardar   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Slardar 21 + 3.1 17 + 2.4 15 + 1.5 Level Base

• Guardian Sprint allows Slardar to outrun Bristleback, even when slowed by Viscous Nasal Goo.
• Corrosive Haze`s armor reduction makes Bristleback much less tanky.

Timbersaw   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Timbersaw 21 + 2.1 16 + 1.3 21 + 2.4 Level Base

• Whirling Death deals damage as well while reducing 15% of Bristleback`s strength, which reduces Bristleback`s tankiness.
• Reactive Armor can sustain through multiple Viscous Nasal Goo and Quill Spray stacks.
• Timber Chain makes it hard for Bristleback to slow down Timbersaw with Viscous Nasal Goo.

Others

• Heroes with damage-over-time abilities will not only proc Bristleback`s passive continuously, they will also do little harm to him when he is facing away from the source: Venomancer   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Venomancer 18 + 2.15 22 + 2.8 17 + 1.8 Level Base , Viper   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Viper 20 + 2.4 21 + 2.9 15 + 1.8 Level Base ,

Good against...

• Bristleback need not worry about charging into Magnetic Field, and quickly clearing up Arc Warden`s summons and Tempest Double with Quill Spray.

• Quill Spray quickly destroys Chaos Knight`s Phantasms.

• The damage from Burning Spear can be reduced by turning away from Huskar.
• Bristleback can bait Huskar into using Life Break on him, then turn around and receive very little damage.

• Macropyre`s frequent damage ticks causes Bristleback to activate repeatedly, resulting in free damage as long as Bristleback faces away from Jakiro.

• Multiple instances of damage from Eclipse will trigger Bristleback`s passive repeatedly in a short time, dealing tremendous damage to Luna and her teammates.
• Luna`s general lack of burst damage makes it hard for her to take down Bristleback.

• Lycan`s wolves deal little damage to Bristleback, and are easily killed by Quill Spray, even when they`re invisible.
• Lycan`s lack of burst damage makes it very hard for him to kill Bristleback, especially when his back is turned.

• Quill Spray usually hits Meepo`s clones clones, and Bristleback can still turn his back when rooted with Earthbind.

• Quill Spray cleans up Phantom Lancer`s illusions in no time.
• Phantom Lancer`s complete lack of burst damage makes it nearly impossible for him to kill Bristleback during chases.

• Bristleback is one of the hardest heroes to gank with a Meat Hook and Dismember combo, and attempts to do so sometimes backfire on Pudge.

• Quill Spray will hit Riki even when he is invisible.
• Cloak and Dagger`s bonus backstab damage is rendered irrelevant against Bristleback.
• Smoke Screen does not stop Bristleback`s passive from activating.
• Due to Bristleback`s natural tankiness, he is an ideal Gem of True Sight carrier, directly countering Riki`s invisibility.

• Bristleback`s abilities are nearly useless for Rubick to Spell Steal, as he does not gain the bonuses from Warpath.

• Quill Spray will hit Sand King inside Sand Storm, damaging him and putting Sand King`s Blink Dagger on cooldown, preventing him from escaping.
• Epicenter`s numerous damage ticks will trigger Bristleback`s passive repeatedly during teamfights.