Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Bristleback wins the Bristleback vs Phantom Assassin matchup: Bristleback beats Phantom Assassin in 50.96% of 52,394 ranked matches.
Trying to burst down a target is Phantom Assassin’s entire game, but Bristleback fundamentally invalidates that approach. His passive damage reduction means he can absorb a full Coup de Grace combo and simply walk away. While Phantom Assassin is trying to land hits, she's getting covered in Quill Sprays. Since Blur only grants evasion against attacks, it does nothing to stop the steady physical damage from the quills stacking up and overwhelming her low health pool. She can buy a Silver Edge to break his passive, but Bristleback is often tanky enough to survive that window and then turn the fight back on her once it expires.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bristleback's win rate against Phantom Assassin 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 | 54.29% | 1,225 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.51% | 2,114 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.82% | 929 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.88% | 102 |
Bristleback's win rate against Phantom Assassin 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 | 50.96% | ▲ +0.2pp | 52,394 |
| 7.41e | 50.78% | ▼ -1.0pp | 178,177 |
| 7.41d | 51.79% | ▲ +0.1pp | 220,016 |
| 7.41c | 51.71% | — | 109,968 |
Move this data into a draft
Bristleback starts on Radiant and Phantom Assassin on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.