Ursa is picked in 7.6% of Very High matches, 7.1% of High and 6.7% of Normal, and wins 50.1% / 49.3% / 47.8%. Earthshock leaps forward and slows enemies, Overpower gives attack speed for his next attacks, Fury Swipes makes every attack on the same target hit harder, and Enrage dispels him and gives damage reduction and status resistance. He is a midgame hero: his team gains more XP in 53.7% of games between minutes 15 and 35, and he wins 42.5% of games under 25 minutes, 49.4% at 25–50 and 48% past 50.
Countered by BristlebackThe lane is even: Bristleback's team gains more XP in 50% of games before minute 15. Quill Spray damages Ursa from close range every time it is cast, and the damage grows with each hit.
Ursa wins by hitting one target many times, and Bristleback takes those hits on his back. Bristleback reduces the damage he takes from behind and from the sides and sprays quills when hit enough, so Fury Swipes stacks on a target that takes much less of the damage. Viscous Nasal Goo slows Ursa and lowers his armor, and Warpath builds speed and damage with every spell Bristleback casts. The XP-gain share dips to 45.4% between minutes 15 and 35, Ursa's best stage.
Bristleback's team gains more XP in 52.7% of games after minute 35. He wins 63.1% of the 157 games under 25 minutes, 53.7% at 25–50 (3,716 games) and 53.6% past 50 (1,029 games). The edge is +10.47 in Very High, +10.61 in High and +7.28 in Normal, mostly from Normal games (3,039). Bristleback is weak in this patch on his own (45.6% / 46.7% / 49.5%), and against Ursa he wins 50.7% / 52.7% / 55.4% (Very High / High / Normal).
Best teammate: AbaddonThe pair holds the lane even: their team gains more XP in 49% of games before minute 15. Mist Coil heals Ursa after a trade.
Aphotic Shield dispels Ursa out of a stun or a slow and wraps him in a barrier while he stacks Fury Swipes. Curse of Avernus slows the enemy Abaddon hits and gives everyone attacking it more attack speed, which builds Ursa's stacks even faster. Borrowed Time keeps Abaddon alive in the same fight. Their team gains more XP in 57.2% of games between minutes 15 and 35.
The pair wins 55.3% of 25–50 minute games (1,461 games) and 45.6% past 50 (294 games), with an XP-gain share of 50.1% after minute 35. The pairing is strongest in Very High (+13.04), with +8.44 in High and +3.36 in Normal. The pair wins 57.2% / 54.8% / 50.4% (Very High / High / Normal), with Abaddon normally at 50.5% / 51.3% / 50.9%.
Based on 2,082,000 public ranked matches of patch 7.41, played 11–25 October 2026. Advantage is the win-rate difference from what the two heroes' own win rates predict, times two (+6 is about 3 win-rate points), weighted over the skill brackets. The live numbers on the Ursa page update every few hours. More guides: Dota 2 counter guides.
