Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bristleback wins the Bristleback vs Clinkz matchup: Bristleback beats Clinkz in 51.26% of 636 ranked matches.
Trying to unload a full burst onto Bristleback from behind is a losing play. The Bristleback passive soaks up a huge amount of Clinkz’s damage, and every hit triggers another Quill Spray in return. Those quills stack up incredibly fast and will often kill a fragile hero like Clinkz before he can even think about disengaging. This dynamic makes it nearly impossible for Clinkz to get the solo pickoffs he needs to get ahead. In teamfights, Bristleback can simply ignore Clinkz, run straight at the supports, and create so much chaos that Clinkz can’t find a safe target to attack. He’s forced to chip away at a target that punishes him for doing so.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bristleback's win rate against Clinkz in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Bristleback win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 55.44% | 579 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.23% | 652 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.17% | 301 |
Bristleback's win rate against Clinkz in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Bristleback win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.26% | ▼ -1.9pp | 636 |
| 7.41d | 53.15% | ▼ -0.7pp | 67,290 |
| 7.41c | 53.87% | ▼ -0.4pp | 38,547 |
| 7.41b | 54.30% | — | 44,355 |
Move this data into a draft
Bristleback starts on Radiant and Clinkz on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.