Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Keeper of the Light wins the Bristleback vs Keeper of the Light matchup: Keeper of the Light beats Bristleback in 51.28% of 6,827 ranked matches.
Thinking of this matchup as a free game for Bristleback is a common mistake. While Keeper of the Light can't kill him alone, his kit is uniquely suited to disrupt Bristleback's entire game plan. Blinding Light constantly pushes him back, creating space and preventing him from building up Nasal Goo stacks on a key target. This forced repositioning can also expose Bristleback's front to damage. Later in the game, Will-O-Wisp creates a dilemma: turn to face the ultimate and get melted by the enemy team, or ignore it and be stunned.
The outcome of a fight often depends on which hero gets caught out of position first. If Bristleback and his team can find an opening to get on top of Keeper of the Light, he dies almost instantly. But if Keeper of the Light's team can protect him, he can effectively kite and control Bristleback from a safe distance, chipping away with Illuminate while his cores do the real work. It becomes a game of initiation and positioning, where neither side has a guaranteed advantage over the other.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bristleback's win rate against Keeper of the Light 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 | 48.33% | 658 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.34% | 1,030 |
| Legend & Ancient | 39.71% | 617 |
| Divine & Immortal | 41.34% | 179 |
Bristleback's win rate against Keeper of the Light 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 | 48.72% | ▼ -0.5pp | 6,827 |
| 7.41d | 49.20% | ▼ -1.0pp | 84,319 |
| 7.41c | 50.16% | ▼ -0.6pp | 33,133 |
| 7.41b | 50.80% | — | 36,167 |
Move this data into a draft
Bristleback starts on Radiant and Keeper of the Light on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.