Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Sven wins the Bristleback vs Sven matchup: Sven beats Bristleback in 50.15% of 28,851 ranked matches.
Thinking Sven can burst down Bristleback with God's Strength is a common mistake. The moment Sven commits his ultimate, Bristleback can simply turn his back, and the damage reduction from his passive guts Sven's entire damage window. While Sven is trying to chop him down, he's getting hit with repeated Quill Sprays and slowed by Viscous Nasal Goo. The fight gets drawn out, which is exactly what Bristleback wants. By the time God's Strength wears off, Sven is usually too slow to escape and too low on health to continue fighting, making Bristleback a very effective counterpick.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bristleback's win rate against Sven 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 | 53.25% | 492 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.16% | 1,017 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.98% | 598 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.63% | 103 |
Bristleback's win rate against Sven 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 | 49.85% | ▲ +0.0pp | 28,851 |
| 7.41e | 49.83% | ▼ -1.8pp | 88,512 |
| 7.41d | 51.67% | ▼ -0.9pp | 88,913 |
| 7.41c | 52.54% | — | 32,352 |
Move this data into a draft
Bristleback starts on Radiant and Sven on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.