How Bristleback and Doom perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bristleback and Doom win 42.64% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 197 matches.
Picking both Bristleback and Doom for your cores often creates a frontline that feels a bit redundant. Both heroes want to be in the enemy's face, drawing attention and farming aggressively, which can lead to them competing for the same space and resources on the map. Bristleback thrives in long, drawn-out fights where he can stack Quill Sprays, while Doom's goal is to single out and remove a key hero with his ultimate. The problem is, they don't really help each other achieve these goals. Bristleback offers no lockdown to set up a crucial Doom, and a successful Doom can end a fight too quickly for Bristleback to ramp up his damage.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 38.69% | 168 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.94% | 163 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.86% | 105 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 42.64% | ▼ -2.4pp | 197 |
| 7.41d | 45.07% | ▼ -2.0pp | 20,423 |
| 7.41c | 47.08% | ▼ -1.1pp | 8,979 |
| 7.41b | 48.13% | — | 11,737 |
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Data updated Aug 14, 2026.