Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lich wins the Bristleback vs Lich matchup: Lich beats Bristleback in 51.30% of 33,380 ranked matches.
Running from a Bristleback feels impossible once he starts stacking slows, but Lich provides the exact tools needed to create distance. A well-placed Frost Shield can blunt the constant Quill Spray damage on a core, while Sinister Gaze can lock Bristleback down and force him to face away from his preferred direction. This completely turns off his damage reduction. The fight swings the other way if Bristleback closes the gap; Lich is very fragile and has no escape once the Goo and Quills start piling up. The winner is often decided by which hero gets to execute their plan first.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bristleback's win rate against Lich 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 | 52.43% | 515 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.01% | 1,186 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.87% | 798 |
| Divine & Immortal | 41.22% | 148 |
Bristleback's win rate against Lich 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 48.70% | ▲ +0.2pp | 33,380 |
| 7.41e | 48.48% | ▼ -0.9pp | 109,076 |
| 7.41d | 49.37% | ▼ -0.1pp | 139,573 |
| 7.41c | 49.48% | — | 73,583 |
Move this data into a draft
Bristleback starts on Radiant and Lich on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.