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Bristleback

Rigwarl


Faction:The Radiant
Primary Attribute: Strength
Attack Type: Melee
Role(s): durable,semi-carry

Bristleback's Stats

STR 103 at 30 (22 + 2.7/level)
AGI 71 at 30 (17 + 1.8/level)
INT 98 at 30 (14 + 2.8/level)
Health 2020 at 30
Mana 1047 at 30
Damage 55 - 61
Range 150
Armor 2.72
Movement 295

Viscous Nasal Goo

Covers a target in snot, causing it to have reduced armor and movement speed. Multiple casts...

Quill Spray

Sprays enemy units with quills dealing damage in an area of effect around Bristleback. Deals...

Bristleback

Bristleback takes less damage if hit on the sides or rear. If Bristleback takes {275/250/225/200}...

Warpath

Bristleback works himself up into a fury every time he casts a spell, increasing his movement...

Bristleback's Talents

+18 Warpath Damage Per Stack
25
+12% Spell Lifesteal
+20 Quill Stack Damage
20
+25 Health Regen
+250 Viscous Nasal Goo Cast Range
15
+8%/ +4% Bristleback Back/ Side Damage Reduction
+1.5 Mana Regen
10
+25 Attack Speed

Bristleback's Lore

Never one to turn his back on a fight, Rigwarl was known for battling the biggest, meanest scrappers he could get his hands on. Christened Bristleback by the drunken crowds, he waded into backroom brawls in every road tavern between Slom and Elze, until his exploits finally caught the eye of a barkeep in need of an enforcer. For a bit of brew, Bristleback was hired to collect tabs, keep the peace, and break the occasional leg or two (or five, in the case of one unfortunate web-hund).

After indulging in a night of merriment during which bodily harm was meted out in equal parts upon both delinquent patrons and his own liver, Bristleback finally met his match. “Your tusks offend me, sir,” he was heard to drunkenly slur to one particularly large fellow from the northern wastes whose bill had come due. What followed was a fight for the ages. A dozen fighters jumped in. No stool was left unbroken, and in the end, the impossible happened: the tab went unpaid. Over the weeks that followed, Bristleback's wounds healed, and his quills grew back; but an enforcer's honor can be a prickly thing. He paid the tab from his own coin, vowing to track down this northerner and extract redemption. And then he did something he'd never done before--he actually trained, and in so doing made a startling discovery about himself. A smile peeled back from his teeth as he flexed his quills. Turning his back to a fight might be just the thing.
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BeandishPL | September 17, 2013 12:22am
LOL there is written that he is worst against Timbersaw but it isn't true. I dominated him 11/1... :D
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xCO2 (72) | April 5, 2013 8:42am
thippo wrote:

He's listed as a jungler. I now demand a jungling guide.

It seems someone was not satisfied with my tags, thanks for the information, its now reverted.
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Zurek (1) | April 5, 2013 8:22am
thippo wrote:

He's listed as a jungler. I now demand a jungling guide.


Tirelessly working on it!
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thippo (10) | April 2, 2013 8:08pm
He's listed as a jungler. I now demand a jungling guide.
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Vino (2) | March 30, 2013 4:55am
bad *** looking model!
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saifthedestroyer (6) | March 29, 2013 12:05am
YES HE IS OUT :D you mad riki
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xCO2 (72) | March 28, 2013 5:21am
thippo wrote:

But aren't the ability icons alr- whatever, keep up the persistent work xCO2.

We don't use the given icons until they're released on the main client, usually they get a last minute touch up. I also cannot edit images, only information.
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SirRazvy | March 28, 2013 1:25am
Such a lovely british accent he has
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thippo (10) | March 27, 2013 9:27pm
But aren't the ability icons alr- whatever, keep up the persistent work xCO2.
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xCO2 (72) | March 27, 2013 6:19pm
All ability info updated.

Awaiting ability icons, hero icon, and new lore.
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TWONGHT (7) | March 27, 2013 1:28pm
He has arrived
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