How Bristleback and Slardar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bristleback and Slardar win 50.00% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 210 matches.
Controlling the map and taking Roshan early feels very achievable with this pairing. The core of the synergy is stacking armor reduction to an extreme degree. Slardar's Corrosive Haze makes a single target incredibly vulnerable, and Bristleback follows up with Viscous Nasal Goo to push that hero's armor even lower. This allows both heroes to tear through the target with physical attacks and Quill Sprays. Slardar provides the initial lockdown with Slithereen Crush, preventing any immediate escape, while Bristleback's slow ensures the victim can't get away once they recover. The constant threat of a target being deleted this quickly forces the enemy team to play defensively and concede objectives.
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 | 54.67% | 214 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.48% | 264 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.22% | 144 |
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 | 50.00% | ▼ -1.2pp | 210 |
| 7.41d | 51.18% | ▼ -2.7pp | 26,738 |
| 7.41c | 53.84% | ▼ -1.6pp | 17,904 |
| 7.41b | 55.45% | — | 20,291 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.