How Bristleback and Omniknight perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bristleback and Omniknight win 47.55% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,040 matches.
Putting an Omniknight behind a Bristleback feels like an obvious free win. The thinking is that Heavenly Grace and Guardian Angel make an already durable hero completely unkillable, letting him run over the enemy team. When it works, it is very effective. The problem is that the strategy is one-dimensional and easy to anticipate. Teams with heavy magic damage can largely ignore Guardian Angel's physical immunity. If they can jump and kill Omniknight first, the whole plan collapses. Since the pair also lacks strong lockdown to secure kills, the success of this duo often hinges more on the enemy's draft than on its own raw power.
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 | 48.21% | 224 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.00% | 322 |
| Legend & Ancient | 41.18% | 153 |
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 | 47.55% | ▼ -2.1pp | 2,040 |
| 7.41d | 49.65% | ▼ -2.1pp | 26,921 |
| 7.41c | 51.70% | ▲ +1.1pp | 11,772 |
| 7.41b | 50.62% | — | 12,338 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.