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Bristleback assets / Aghanim explorer
Compare the official snapshot’s Aghanim upgrades. Affected abilities and newly granted skills stay separate.
Not a current-game guarantee, best build, win-rate recommendation or damage/cooldown simulator.
Base mode
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Abilities not explicitly granted by an upgrade. Unknown grant flags are not proof of base availability.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_viscous_nasal_goo · #5548
Covers a target in snot, causing it to have reduced armor and movement speed for %goo_duration% seconds. Multiple casts stack and refresh the duration.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_quill_spray · #5549
Sprays enemy units with quills dealing damage in an area of effect around Bristleback. Deals bonus damage for every time a unit was hit by Quill Spray in the last %quill_stack_duration% seconds.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_bristleback · #5550
Bristleback takes less damage if hit on the sides or rear. If Bristleback takes enough damage from the rear, he releases a Quill Spray of the current level.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_warpath · #5551
Bristleback works himself up into a fury every time he casts a spell, increasing his movement speed and damage.
bristleback_prickly · #1479
Bristleback has bonus damage and debuff duration amp against enemy heroes that are behind him.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_bristleback · #5550
Scepter · Affected
Adds active ability to Bristleback. Bristleback rotates towards the targeted direction and, after %activation_delay%s, forcefully ejects %activation_num_quill_sprays% sequential Quill Sprays in a tight conical pattern out of his back every %activation_spray_interval%s. Bristleback's facing is locked during this time, he is disarmed, and his speed is reduced by %activation_movement_speed_pct%%%.
affected: true · granted: false
No abilities in this group for the selected source mode.
No missing relationship flags in this selection.
Abilities not explicitly granted by an upgrade. Unknown grant flags are not proof of base availability.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_viscous_nasal_goo · #5548
Covers a target in snot, causing it to have reduced armor and movement speed for %goo_duration% seconds. Multiple casts stack and refresh the duration.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_quill_spray · #5549
Sprays enemy units with quills dealing damage in an area of effect around Bristleback. Deals bonus damage for every time a unit was hit by Quill Spray in the last %quill_stack_duration% seconds.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_bristleback · #5550
Bristleback takes less damage if hit on the sides or rear. If Bristleback takes enough damage from the rear, he releases a Quill Spray of the current level.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_warpath · #5551
Bristleback works himself up into a fury every time he casts a spell, increasing his movement speed and damage.
bristleback_prickly · #1479
Bristleback has bonus damage and debuff duration amp against enemy heroes that are behind him.
No abilities in this group for the selected source mode.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_hairball · #643
Shard · Newly granted
Source description is empty.
affected: false · granted: true
No missing relationship flags in this selection.
Abilities not explicitly granted by an upgrade. Unknown grant flags are not proof of base availability.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_viscous_nasal_goo · #5548
Covers a target in snot, causing it to have reduced armor and movement speed for %goo_duration% seconds. Multiple casts stack and refresh the duration.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_quill_spray · #5549
Sprays enemy units with quills dealing damage in an area of effect around Bristleback. Deals bonus damage for every time a unit was hit by Quill Spray in the last %quill_stack_duration% seconds.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_bristleback · #5550
Bristleback takes less damage if hit on the sides or rear. If Bristleback takes enough damage from the rear, he releases a Quill Spray of the current level.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_warpath · #5551
Bristleback works himself up into a fury every time he casts a spell, increasing his movement speed and damage.
bristleback_prickly · #1479
Bristleback has bonus damage and debuff duration amp against enemy heroes that are behind him.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_bristleback · #5550
Scepter · Affected
Adds active ability to Bristleback. Bristleback rotates towards the targeted direction and, after %activation_delay%s, forcefully ejects %activation_num_quill_sprays% sequential Quill Sprays in a tight conical pattern out of his back every %activation_spray_interval%s. Bristleback's facing is locked during this time, he is disarmed, and his speed is reduced by %activation_movement_speed_pct%%%.
affected: true · granted: false
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_hairball · #643
Shard · Newly granted
Source description is empty.
affected: false · granted: true
No missing relationship flags in this selection.
Abilities not explicitly granted by an upgrade. Unknown grant flags are not proof of base availability.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_viscous_nasal_goo · #5548
Covers a target in snot, causing it to have reduced armor and movement speed for %goo_duration% seconds. Multiple casts stack and refresh the duration.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_quill_spray · #5549
Sprays enemy units with quills dealing damage in an area of effect around Bristleback. Deals bonus damage for every time a unit was hit by Quill Spray in the last %quill_stack_duration% seconds.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_bristleback · #5550
Bristleback takes less damage if hit on the sides or rear. If Bristleback takes enough damage from the rear, he releases a Quill Spray of the current level.
Image delivery failed; source record unchanged.bristleback_warpath · #5551
Bristleback works himself up into a fury every time he casts a spell, increasing his movement speed and damage.
bristleback_prickly · #1479
Bristleback has bonus damage and debuff duration amp against enemy heroes that are behind him.
Retrieved 2026-09-10T13:39:59.995323+00:00 · hero #99
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