How Bristleback and Timbersaw perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Bristleback and Timbersaw win 44.66% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,438 matches.
Pairing two durable frontliners seems like a solid plan, but the reality is they often get in each other's way. Bristleback and Timbersaw both want to be the center of attention, drawing enemy focus to deal their damage over time. When they’re on the same team, opponents can simply choose which one to kite and which one to burst down, neutralizing much of their combined threat. The biggest problem is the lack of lockdown. Neither hero brings reliable stuns, so enemies can often walk away from fights. Instead of complementing each other, they compete for the same space and resources, creating a lineup that's surprisingly easy to pull apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 37.10% | 124 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 44.66% | ▲ +0.7pp | 4,438 |
| 7.41e | 43.95% | ▼ -0.2pp | 12,652 |
| 7.41d | 44.12% | ▼ -5.0pp | 14,763 |
| 7.41c | 49.14% | — | 7,037 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.