Play long winning battles with Bristleback

If you want to learn how to be durable in battles and in some cases last longer than your whole entire team. This post is for you !

Bristleback is one of the more durable heroes in dota so he is always a good idea to have in your team. He is not very hard to play.

§  Viscous Nasal Goo, Covers a target in goo slowing his movement speed and reducing the targets armor. Amount of casts on target stack.

§  Quill Spray, shoots out quill's damaging nearby enemies in a radius of 625. Does bonus damage every time a target is hit.

§  Bristleback, this spell enables Bristleback to take less damage from enemy attacks and spells from the back and sides. The damage taken stacks up and once it reached 250 damage points it shoots out a Quill Spray of its current level.

§  Warpath, every time Bristleback casts a spell he gets a damage and movement speed bonus.

How you are going to play him is as follow

Depending on who you are laning with. Try and last hit most the creeps to get nice items quickly.

You are also going to be the teams main initiator meaning you are going to run in first in team battles and in gangs. So look for opportunities, keep and eye on your team if they got your back or not and remember to try and turn your hero around so that your back faces the enemy direction so that you take less damage.

What you are going to buy for Bristleback

Power Treads

you don't want phase boots due to it is unnecessary because you have your Warpath for bonus movement speed.

Vanguard

To make you more durable in team battle and for some extra hitpoints and regeneration.

Skull Basher

For when you are chasing someone down and you really need a stun this item will help. Also gives you a bit of extra damage and hitpoints.

Assault Cuirass

This item will make you really durable and your team also helps with attack speed. +10 Armor and a +35 Attack speed. Also a +5 Armor Aura and a +20 Attack Speed aura.

Heart of the Tarrasque

This item is will also make more durable but only with hitpoints. It adds +300 hitpoints and +40 strength.

Armlet of Mordiggian

Armlet is also a good item to get in some situations. It will give you a lot of extra hitpoints as long as it is activated and damage.