Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Spirit Breaker wins the Bristleback vs Spirit Breaker matchup: Spirit Breaker beats Bristleback in 56.01% of 1,714 ranked matches.
Getting charged as Bristleback feels awful because it disrupts his whole game plan. He wants to turn and run, stacking Quills and taking less damage, but Spirit Breaker doesn't allow it. Charge of Darkness always puts Spirit Breaker in front of you, preventing a clean escape and exposing your face. During fights, his Greater Bash can also spin you around unexpectedly, making you vulnerable to his whole team's focus fire. This constant risk of being turned means Bristleback can't reliably use his passive to survive teamfights. It consistently undermines the core of what makes Bristleback so durable, giving Spirit Breaker an easier time locking him down and controlling his position.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bristleback's win rate against Spirit Breaker 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 | 49.28% | 1,323 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.54% | 2,196 |
| Legend & Ancient | 40.76% | 1,180 |
| Divine & Immortal | 41.13% | 265 |
Bristleback's win rate against Spirit Breaker 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 | 43.99% | ▼ -2.7pp | 1,714 |
| 7.41d | 46.72% | ▼ -0.6pp | 186,135 |
| 7.41c | 47.27% | ▼ -1.1pp | 106,090 |
| 7.41b | 48.36% | — | 128,029 |
Move this data into a draft
Bristleback starts on Radiant and Spirit Breaker on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.