How Bristleback and Oracle perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bristleback and Oracle win 50.13% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,095 matches.
Casting False Promise on a diving Bristleback lets him keep fighting long after he should be dead. All damage he takes is delayed until the end of the ultimate. During that time, Oracle can spam him with Purifying Flames. Because all healing is heavily amplified during False Promise, the heal from that spell easily cancels out its initial damage and most of the enemy's attacks. Bristleback can soak up huge cooldowns and then emerge from the ultimate with his health refilled, ready to keep running at the enemy team.
The success of this combination depends entirely on enemy discipline. If opponents panic and throw all their damage onto the False Promised Bristleback, they basically lose the fight on the spot. Wiser teams will recognize the ultimate and immediately switch targets to Oracle or another vulnerable hero. They can also use stuns or roots to control Bristleback and wait out the duration. This makes the pairing very conditional; it excels at punishing unfocused teams but struggles if the enemy knows how to play around it.
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 | 50.00% | 304 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.00% | 684 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.61% | 434 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.00% | 128 |
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 | 50.13% | ▲ +1.8pp | 4,095 |
| 7.41d | 48.37% | ▼ -2.0pp | 55,640 |
| 7.41c | 50.33% | ▼ -1.4pp | 21,793 |
| 7.41b | 51.72% | — | 23,886 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.