How Bristleback and Storm Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bristleback and Storm Spirit win 43.64% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 802 matches.
Trying to coordinate a teamfight can feel awkward with this pair. Storm Spirit wants to execute a clean pickoff, using Ball Lightning to find a target and Electric Vortex to hold them down for the burst. This is a fast, in-and-out playstyle. Bristleback, on the other hand, thrives in messy, drawn-out brawls where he can continuously apply Quill Spray and force the enemy to deal with his tankiness. Storm's quick skirmishes are often over before Bristleback gets to fully ramp up, leaving one of the two heroes feeling like they didn't get to play their game. Their fight tempos simply don't line up.
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 | 50.30% | 505 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.13% | 881 |
| Legend & Ancient | 40.50% | 521 |
| Divine & Immortal | 37.25% | 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 | 43.64% | ▼ -2.9pp | 802 |
| 7.41d | 46.56% | ▼ -0.5pp | 84,814 |
| 7.41c | 47.05% | ▼ -0.7pp | 47,027 |
| 7.41b | 47.76% | — | 44,422 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.