Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bristleback wins the Bristleback vs Death Prophet matchup: Bristleback beats Death Prophet in 51.77% of 4,810 ranked matches.
Controlling the map with Exorcism becomes a huge risk when Bristleback is on the enemy team. Each of Death Prophet's ghosts hitting his back will trigger a rapid volley of Quill Sprays, turning her own ultimate into a massive source of area damage against her. This forces Death Prophet into an impossible choice: either don't use her best spell, or risk getting herself and her entire team killed by the reflected damage. She can't burst him down, she can't ignore him, and even a well-placed silence doesn't stop his passive from working. He effectively neutralizes her biggest timing window and teamfight contribution by just being there.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bristleback's win rate against Death Prophet 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 | 50.67% | 521 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.35% | 724 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.30% | 365 |
Bristleback's win rate against Death Prophet 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 | 51.77% | ▼ -1.6pp | 4,810 |
| 7.41d | 53.35% | ▼ -0.3pp | 62,236 |
| 7.41c | 53.70% | ▼ -0.8pp | 34,795 |
| 7.41b | 54.53% | — | 39,277 |
Move this data into a draft
Bristleback starts on Radiant and Death Prophet on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.