How Bristleback and Visage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bristleback and Visage win 51.86% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,454 matches.
Taking objectives early becomes a very real option with this duo. Bristleback creates space simply by running at the enemy and soaking up spells, giving Visage and his Familiars the room they need to attack freely. The armor reduction from Viscous Nasal Goo, when stacked on a single target, directly amplifies the high physical damage coming from the Familiars, helping the pair secure important pickoffs. This pressure can be used to control the map. The entire strategy depends on being able to close the distance, though. A team with strong kiting or lockdown can often keep them separated, which is why this pairing isn't a lock.
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 | 54.62% | 119 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.33% | 165 |
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 | 51.86% | ▲ +1.2pp | 1,454 |
| 7.41d | 50.66% | ▼ -1.1pp | 14,815 |
| 7.41c | 51.76% | ▼ -0.6pp | 9,442 |
| 7.41b | 52.39% | — | 10,640 |
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Data updated Aug 18, 2026.