How Bristleback and Faceless Void perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bristleback and Faceless Void win 47.85% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 9,769 matches.
Putting a Chronosphere down gives Bristleback an ideal window to work. He can walk right up to the frozen enemies and spam Quill Spray and Viscous Nasal Goo without any risk. The armor reduction from Goo is a good boost for Faceless Void's own physical damage inside the dome, helping to secure kills on priority targets before they can react. Because Bristleback doesn't care who he's hitting, he's happy to soften up everyone caught inside the ultimate, not just the primary kill target. It’s a straightforward way to pile on a lot of damage.
The problem is getting Bristleback there in time. He has no mobility to reposition for a surprise Chronosphere, so the fight has to happen right on top of him. If Faceless Void catches him in the ultimate, the whole plan backfires and you lose your frontline. Their general tempos can also conflict. Bristleback wants to be constantly running at the enemy team and forcing reactions, while Void often prefers to farm and wait for his ultimate's cooldown. This can lead to them being on different parts of the map when the ideal fight presents itself, making the combo feel inconsistent.
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 | 49.15% | 881 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.85% | 1,601 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.01% | 891 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.86% | 175 |
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 | 47.85% | ▼ -1.3pp | 9,769 |
| 7.41d | 49.19% | ▼ -1.6pp | 139,957 |
| 7.41c | 50.80% | ▼ -0.3pp | 90,893 |
| 7.41b | 51.15% | — | 79,033 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.