How Bristleback and Queen of Pain perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bristleback and Queen of Pain win 45.30% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 10,064 matches.
Chasing down a mobile hero with this duo often highlights their shared weakness. Bristleback can apply a significant slow with Viscous Nasal Goo and Queen of Pain can add her own with Shadow Strike, but neither offers a hard stun to truly lock a target down. This means an enemy with a mobility spell or a Force Staff can often survive the initial gank attempt. While both heroes can output a lot of damage with Quill Spray and Scream of Pain, the difficulty lies in forcing an enemy to stand still and take it all. The plan relies entirely on overwhelming the target before they can get away.
In practice, this lineup often relies on other teammates to bring the necessary control. Without it, teamfights can feel disjointed. Bristleback is great at drawing attention and running at the enemy team, but he can be kited. Queen of Pain is excellent at assassinating a target she can catch, but if she can't secure the kill immediately, she's left in a vulnerable position. The success of this pairing often depends on getting so far ahead that the raw damage is enough, which isn't always a reliable path to victory.
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 | 45.91% | 795 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.51% | 1,557 |
| Legend & Ancient | 38.82% | 930 |
| Divine & Immortal | 37.62% | 202 |
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 | 45.30% | ▼ -0.2pp | 10,064 |
| 7.41d | 45.50% | ▲ +0.5pp | 133,905 |
| 7.41c | 45.04% | ▼ -3.9pp | 80,160 |
| 7.41b | 48.91% | — | 101,757 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.