General DiscussionSafelane Bristle?

Pretty sure u take spell lifesteal even if ur safelane because staying alive = more quill sprays = more dmg
Like if ur safelane u just go some early vanguard or smth and radiance and just beef up just like offlane bb
Don't see why it would make u prioritize warpath dmg, it's usefulness is almost completely in the movement speed imo

Seems kinda difficult to use still, you're still a melee hero with no mobility and you most likely wouldn't build much right click items, especially not for a 25 talent. Feel like you'd have to go something like AC and bkb for this to build to work

Feels like Underlord's passive though where you just melt towers after teamfights.

25 lvl bb carry means u did something wrong in the game. You’re supppsed to end the game asap with this hero imo.

dont know about you, but I really dont like the spell lifesteal

that's how I see bristle:
a tanky frontliner, which is an immediate threat when isn't given attention. with stacking physical damage and armor negation

with warpath, he is able to stand in front, slowly dishing damage to building, while his team backing him up
basically a very tanky siege engine, that able to create a "wall" between the enemy team and his while he torn buildings apart

that's why I also don't like that radiance-pipe-crimson-heart that I see on him every time, you tank him up and give him some aura for teamfight, but you waste half of the hero

I like him with items that allows him to be that nuicense frontliner, able to right click down objectives and enemies, while giving utilities to the team

items like drums, solar crest, SnY, HoTD, helbard, nullifier, bkb, lotus

somewhat like nightstalker. but less ganking oriented

for that, the warpath bonus is amazing. just stand there, spam quill, and hit those damn raxes while your team stands there with their glimmers, force stuffs, and co', keeping you safe

Imo lifesteal is not the way to go but I don't really play bb so I couldn't say for sure

It's just that right-clicking goes against his current build and playstyle. If you're aiming for right-click, you'll be very underwhelming until lvl 25, and you'll be exposing your front while doing relatively low damage compared to most other conventional carries. It's not worth sacrificing your damage reduction and passive quill procs to attack with warpath stacks.

Look at the math, with the lvl 25 warpath talent you'll be doing a massive 540 bonus damage with 9 stacks, but quill spray already does 550 damage at max with 9 stacks as well. Quills also do damage to everybody in a 700 aoe as opposed to just one target in melee range + the passive quills.

I don't mean a right-click "im the main damage dealer of the team" play. I mean a utility hero that uses the fact he has warpath and tankiness to hit stuff. the level 25 would just magnify that, the build doesn't revolve around that

I don't think you should get a carry priority, rather be the one that create space for the supports to gank other lanes. maybe fall abit behind. and start buying utilities

soul ring into treads into solar crest and you immediately being impactful. already able to tank quiet a bit and just hit stuff

on teamfight you are a wall. your team is behind your back, dishing damage. you should be the front of the gank, the immediate target to initiate, if they doesn't want to initiate on you. well you are able to push forward. when teamfight already at the climax, you spray quills all over the place already, you are bristleback after all

like how tide can just be in front and hit buildings