Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Vengeful Spirit wins the Bristleback vs Vengeful Spirit matchup: Vengeful Spirit beats Bristleback in 54.16% of 1,357 ranked matches.
It's easy to assume Bristleback can run over a fragile support, but Vengeful Spirit has the exact tools to punish him. A single Wave of Terror shreds his armor, making him surprisingly soft to physical damage from the front. The real problem, though, is Nether Swap. Bristleback relies on facing away from danger to survive with his passive. Vengeful Spirit can instantly flip him around with her ultimate, exposing his vulnerable front to her entire team. This completely negates his core defensive mechanic for a few crucial seconds. It's not a foolproof plan, as a poorly timed swap can backfire, but the threat is always there, forcing Bristleback to play much more cautiously.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bristleback's win rate against Vengeful Spirit 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 | 48.62% | 872 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.88% | 1,798 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.03% | 1,016 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.36% | 256 |
Bristleback's win rate against Vengeful Spirit 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 | 45.84% | ▲ +0.4pp | 1,357 |
| 7.41d | 45.40% | ▼ -1.9pp | 140,516 |
| 7.41c | 47.29% | ▼ -1.6pp | 52,308 |
| 7.41b | 48.85% | — | 54,947 |
Move this data into a draft
Bristleback starts on Radiant and Vengeful Spirit on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.