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Bristleback
Bristleback

Patch 7.41c06.05.2026-1.71 (2.69)

Abilities

Warpath

Warpath

  • NERFDamage per stack decreased from 15/20/25 to 12/16/20-20%
Hairball

Hairball

  • NERFCooldown increased from 13s to 15s+15%

Talents

  • BUFFLevel 25: Bristleback Damage Threshold Reduction increased from 25 to 30+20%

Patch 7.4124.03.2026-1.61 (4.54)

Abilities

Prickly

Prickly

  • NERFDamage and debuff duration amplification changed from 10% to 4.5% + 0.5% per level-50%start+95%end
Viscous Nasal Goo

Viscous Nasal Goo

  • BUFFStack Limit increased from 4 to 6+50%
  • NERFNow has the same duration on all units?Used to have double duration on creeps

Talents

  • SWAPLevel 25 Talent: +12% Spell Lifesteal replaced with -25 Bristleback Damage Threshold

Patch 7.40b23.12.2025+0.57 (0.57)

Abilities

Viscous Nasal Goo

Viscous Nasal Goo

  • BUFFBase Movement Slow increased from 10% to 12%+20%

Patch 7.4016.12.2025+0.27 (1.22)

GENERAL

  • BUFFStrength gain increased from 2.7 to 2.8+4%

Facets

Snot Rocket

  • DELNo longer has increased Armor Loss per stack

Abilities

Viscous Nasal Goo

Viscous Nasal Goo

  • BUFFArmor Loss per stack increased from 1.5/2/2.5/3 to 2/2.5/3/3.5 by default+33%+25%+20%+17%

Patch 7.39c24.06.2025-0.82 (0.82)

Facets

Snot Rocket

  • NERFArmor Loss per stack decreased from 2.5/3/3.5/4 to 2/2.5/3/3.5-20%-17%-14%-12%

Abilities

Viscous Nasal Goo

Viscous Nasal Goo

  • NERFDuration decreased from 6s to 5s-17%

Patch 7.39b29.05.2025-0.83 (0.83)

Facets

Snot Rocket

  • NERFNasal Goo Radius decreased from 900 to 750-17%

Patch 7.3922.05.2025-1.32 (1.53)

Facets

Seeing Red

  • BUFFVision cone increased from 90 to 110 degrees+22%

Abilities

Viscous Nasal Goo

Viscous Nasal Goo

  • NERFBase Armor Loss decreased from 2/2/3/3 to 1.5/2/2.5/3-25%0%-17%0%
  • NERFBase Movement Slow decreased from 15% to 10%-33%
Quill Spray

Quill Spray

  • QoLAdded an auto-cast. Right-click the ability to make Bristleback automatically cast it whenever it's possible

Patch 7.3819.02.2025-3.95 (5.02)

Facets

Berserk

  • DELRemoved

Seeing Red

  • BUFFBristleback now shares his vision with his team, but still does not receive his team's vision

Abilities

Bristleback

Bristleback

  • REWORKQuill Sprays that were released by the ability now deal damage that is classified as reflection damage
  • NERFAghanim's Scepter Mana Cost increased from 100 to 125+25%
Warpath

Warpath

  • NERFMovement Speed Per Stack decreased from 2/3/4% to 2/2.5/3%0%-17%-25%
Hairball

Hairball

  • NERFMana Cost increased from 40 to 60+50%

Patch 7.37e20.11.2024-1.31 (1.31)

Abilities

Hairball

Hairball

  • NERFCast Range decreased from 1000 to 750-25%

Patch 7.3731.07.2024+0.19 (5.09)

GENERAL

  • BUFFBase Damage increased by 6?Now it's 31. Before this patch it was changed in 7.36 (2 years 5 months ago)+24%

Facets

Seeing Red

  • NEWNew facet
Passive: Warpath
Can be activated to grant Bristleback 50% bonus attack damage and 50% bonus movement speed per stack, but limits his vision to a 90 degree cone in front of him. Duration: 4/5/6s.
Mana cost
55/65/75
Cooldown
45s
Damage and movespeed per stack
50%
Vision cone angle
90°
Duration
4/5/6s

Abilities

Prickly

Warpath→Prickly

  • MISCNew Innate ability. Passive, can't be leveled up
  • MISCHero has 10% damage and debuff duration amplification against enemy heroes that are behind him
  • NEWNew innate ability.
Passive
Bristleback works himself up into a fury every time he casts a spell, increasing his movement speed and damage.
Damage per stack
5/15/20/25
Bonus movespeed per stack
0/2/3/4%
Stack duration
12/16/18/20s
Max stacks
4/8/10/12
→
Passive
Bristleback has 10% damage and debuff duration amp against enemy heroes that are behind him.
Damage and debuff amp
10%
Bristleback

Bristleback

  • NERFAghanim's Scepter Quill Spray count decreased from 6 to 5-17%
Warpath

Warpath

  • NERFNo longer an innate ability. Damage per stack rescaled from 5/15/20/25 to 15/20/25?Levels 1-3 unchanged; the 5 it had at level 0 as an innate is gone (now a basic ability)
  • NERFStack Duration rescaled from 12/16/18/20s to 16/18/20s?Levels 1-3 unchanged; the 12 it had at level 0 as an innate is gone (now a basic ability)
  • NERFMax Stacks rescaled from 4/8/10/12 to 8/10/12?Levels 1-3 unchanged; the 4 it had at level 0 as an innate is gone (now a basic ability)
  • MISCMovement per stack rescaled from 0/2/3/4% to 2/3/4%?Levels 1-3 unchanged; it had 0 at level 0 as an innate, so nothing is lost