How Bristleback and Tiny perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Bristleback and Tiny win 45.71% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 10,214 matches.
Teamfights often fall apart because these two heroes have conflicting ideas about positioning. Bristleback creates chaos by having enemies chase him and hit his back, steadily stacking damage with Quill Spray. Tiny, on the other hand, wants to isolate a target for a quick kill with Toss. This frequently leads to Tiny throwing an enemy hero directly behind Bristleback, forcing him to turn around and take full damage to his face, completely negating his tankiness. They also tend to occupy similar farm-heavy roles, meaning they compete for resources from the start. Tiny’s attempts to set up a clean kill can actively sabotage what makes Bristleback effective in a brawl.
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 | 45.96% | 161 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.24% | 303 |
| Legend & Ancient | 35.29% | 221 |
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 | 45.71% | ▲ +1.4pp | 10,214 |
| 7.41e | 44.33% | ▼ -0.4pp | 37,133 |
| 7.41d | 44.77% | ▼ -0.6pp | 55,935 |
| 7.41c | 45.41% | — | 37,927 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.