How Bristleback and Monkey King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bristleback and Monkey King win 39.15% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 539 matches.
Fighting inside Wukong's Command often forces opponents to turn and burst down Monkey King, leaving Bristleback in an awkward position. Bristleback thrives when enemies are focused on him, chasing and hitting his back so he can stack Quill Sprays and stay alive. When the enemy team correctly prioritizes a fragile target like Monkey King, they aren't looking at Bristleback, so he isn't triggering his passive defenses or damage. Their core game plans clash, as both heroes want to be the center of attention but in contradictory ways. This lack of a unified focus makes for disorganized teamfights, where one hero is often left exposed while the other can't contribute effectively.
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 | 43.58% | 436 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.79% | 755 |
| Legend & Ancient | 41.82% | 373 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.14% | 102 |
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 | 39.15% | ▼ -4.5pp | 539 |
| 7.41d | 43.61% | ▼ -0.5pp | 66,574 |
| 7.41c | 44.11% | ▼ -1.9pp | 46,849 |
| 7.41b | 46.00% | — | 62,494 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.