How Bristleback and Mars perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bristleback and Mars win 46.47% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 936 matches.
Farming the same side of the map can feel crowded with this lineup. Both Bristleback and Mars function as tanky, space-creating cores who need items to hit their timings, often leading to competition for resources. The teamfight plan can also be disjointed; Arena of Blood holds enemies in place, which is awkward for a Bristleback who wants to be chased to stack Quill Spray. We haven't seen this pair in a lot of games lately, so the coordination might still be figured out. Their kits simply don't build on each other in a direct way.
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 | 45.37% | 108 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.88% | 139 |
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 | 46.47% | ▼ -0.0pp | 936 |
| 7.41d | 46.49% | ▲ +0.0pp | 13,387 |
| 7.41c | 46.45% | ▼ -1.9pp | 10,339 |
| 7.41b | 48.37% | — | 12,819 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.