Bristleback Counter Dota 2 2025: Heroes, Items and Matchups

Bristleback Dota 2 counter stats: All the Bristleback info you could want with counter picks, heroes counter, item counter, matchups and more!

Attack Type: Melee

Strength: 22 + 2.7

Agility: 17 + 1.8 

Intelligence: 14 + 2.8


Find Heroes To Counter Bristleback

Below is a list of heroes weaker and stronger than Bristleback.

Bristleback is Strong Against

Find Items To Counter Bristleback

List of items to counter Bristleback

Find Tips To Counter Bristleback ?

Pick %based damage: Heroes like Necrophos, Timbersaw, or Zeus deal with his high HP well.

Reduce his armor: Items like Desolator, Solar Crest, or heroes like Slardar help kill him faster.

Avoid fighting into his back: Always try to hit from the front or sides to reduce his tankiness.

Kite and slow him: Use slows, roots, and mobility to keep distance – he’s weak when kited.

Control his early game: Apply pressure before he becomes too tanky to handle.

Break his passive: Pick heroes or items with Break (e.g., Viper, Shadow Demon, Silver Edge).

Mana burn works: Heroes like Anti-Mage or items like Diffusal Blade shut down his spam.

Strength

  • Amazing Ganker.
  • Maximum Instant Gain among all strength heroes.
  • Not so much gold dependent as level dependent.
  • A respectable slow.
  • High level of bodily harm.
  • Adaptable itemization.
  • Can slow enemies on the run.
  • Reasonable Strength Increase

Weakness

  • Early mana issues.
  • Is not hard to disable.
  • Vulnerable in the event that the adversary manages to break his passives.

Bristleback Matchups

Bristleback Vs…

Anti-Mage
Anti Mage
Win rate: 47.19%
Game: 90,381
Doom
Doom
Win rate: 49.64%
Game: 35,345
Faceless Void
Faceless Void
Win rate: 50.27%
Game: 110,848
Grimstroke
Grimstroke
Win rate: 50.38%
Game: 48,262
Hoodwink
Hoodwink
Win rate: 45.70%
Game: 78,790
Legion Commander
Legion Commander
Win rate: 47.16%
Game: 127,395
Broodmother
Broodmother
Win rate: 58.06%
Game: 9,171
Chaos Knight
Chaos Knight
Win rate: 54.79%
Game: 36,152
Huskar
Huskar
Win rate: 55.92%
Game: 48,487
Jakiro
Jakiro
Win rate: 48.57%
Game: 92,048
Luna
Luna
Win rate: 53.03%
Game: 60,695
Lycan
Lycan
Win rate: 55.62%
Game: 6,163

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