My BEST GAME So Far! - Grubby learns Dota 2 - A to Z Challenge - Bristleback

[@VanRukh]

Sometimes you press Q before W. And sometimes you have to press W before Q. Knowing when, separates the great players from the Legends

[@FollowGrubby]

Wowie

[@tomatophalanges]

This series has been some of the most entertaining content you've produced for the channel (as someone who likes HotS, WC3 and Dota 2). It's legitimately very fun and interesting to watch a player with a professional background in a game's (still very excellent) ancestor enter a game that has had so much time to grow and develop in its own separate direction, and retain so much of the micro skill while having to still learn the fundamentals of the game's macro.

[@FollowGrubby]

Much appreciated!

[@Valugar]

Agree!

[@deathbystereo5322]

Remember dota on war3 Reign of chaos? Ahh the good ol days!!

[@YantoWest]

Looking back, WC3 compared to Dota 2 is soooooo bad. Thanks God Valve bought Dota

[@GamingDualities]

stupid last hitting, snowballing, outdated action combat and social system and guy living the perfect life. wopy f do

[@oguzcanoguz5977]

I think the best part you did was to use that Abyssal everytime on the Weaver. That move alone flat out won you guys the game.

[@COBRAC0MMANDER]

Yeah and i think its also coincidental that whenever they clash, weaver was in his face every time and makes it so that he can always use the abyssal on the right target.

[@oguzcanoguz5977]

@@COBRAC0MMANDER I think he thought he was invincible with his invisibility and ult. I tended to get that feeling with Weaver as well. You never think they have vision + they will stunlock you+ they will all focus and kill you before the stun ends. Especially so because he was well farmed.

[@COBRAC0MMANDER]

@@oguzcanoguz5977 yeah that is a fatal mindset for weaver players. It is fun tho. you feel the POWER!

[@thatsreallyfunnybro]

A crucial aspect of Dota 2 is item timings and level timings. So when you got your Vanguard, and level 6 at Bristleback you reach a peak where you can apply massive pressure to the lane you are in. Basically at 10 minuets have a massive power spike, but you traded farm evenly with an enemy support for another 10 minutes.

[@jaspergregorio9774]

yoooo this guy knows what's up!

[@Blackopist1]

Just like timing pushes in any RTS.

[@YantoWest]

I had to skip some minutes when he got vanguard + lvl 6 and doing nothing xdd

[@mikedauglash3227]

its his first bb game, he dont know this hero broken with timing, its fine :)

[@GamingDualities]

stupid last hitting, snowballing, outdated action combat and social system

[@aichiiiii4404]

I'm kinda starting to like this guy man, He is giving some positive vibes with his Dota gameplay. I wonder why is he suddenly keeps coming up to my recommendations feed, (I guess the power of yt algorithm😂). Another great youtuber/streamer addition to the community, Keep up the good work man! +sub for me!

[@jewii3824]

cause he's literally the 6 time world champ of Warcraft 3? You know, the game DOTA is based on?

[@theplaylistpsycho]

You're watching a player who is pro at the game which created DotA, playing DotA. It's probably worth your watch haha.

[@aichiiiii4404]

Did not know that he's a pro player and a world champ in warcraft, I just thought he's a casual youtuber/streamer. I just like his vibes man

[@saimyintmyat9373]

@@aichiiiii4404 Grubby is former World championship in Wc3 and SC2 in his era. He retired in competitive scenes for More than 6 or 10 years now. He is known as King Of Orcs in Communities.

[@fmoonek]

@@saimyintmyat9373 I mean... We all love Grubby, but he is no SC2 world champ :P I think he has enough merits and achievements in W3 there is no reason to add fictional ones.

[@eyeoftomato9547]

I love how around 15:40 Grubby asks "What's next? Boots? and BB's IMMEDIATE response is "YES!"

[@BruhMeme85]

Most complex hero in Dota Nothing can compete

[@tacogodboomdogg]

Just wait for Wraith King

[@japphan]

Qwost qwomplex qwero qwin qwota. Qwothing qwan qwompete.

[@SheepyPanda95]

@@tacogodboomdogg ahh yes. Press one button in his skill tree please.

[@BerniPro]

bristleback micro tips: just breathe away from the microphone

[@nb6792]

Morphling left the group

[@Tusktuki]

Its great seeing the improvement just in mechanics alone. While bristle isn't the hardest hero to play. I easily noticed Grubby's map awareness getting better each video. Which is the most crucial part of Dota. Its going to be interesting when he gets to the end with Zeus and how much of a difference it will be from the start.

[@MrTinkerPig]

Dude i love your coment

[@aylictal]

something to help you with bristle early, if you miss a last hit by a few hp at level 1, use quill spray and you can get the last hit. watch the early game this game and you can see what i mean.

[@jackbyrnes6152]

I knew you would love Bristleback! The position-facing mechanic matches with your WC3 micro. You will enjoy other bruisers like centaur, and I can’t WAIT to see you try to land hooks with Pudge.

[@Redruiza]

I can't wait to see him on meepaw, the micro god.

[@DarthAssViolater]

imagine thining that running away is a postion mechanic. Bristle is the least mechanical demanding hero in Dota. I would find it more disturbing if someone in my team told me that bristle is a mechanical demanding hero in dota....... Bristleback is by far the most forgiving, simple and effective hero in dota. Please dont ever think that playing Bristleback = A skilled player in Dota who understands mechanics.... Playing Bristleback makes you one of the most game sense defecient players in the lobby if you are reliant on the OP skils bristle has (dealing over 100+ dmg at level 6)......

[@SpheraculGames]

@@DarthAssViolater umm relax bruv

[@googlesucks925]

Meepo, Chen and ench with loads of creeps. Gunna be fun.

[@raifthemad]

Nice to see you improve, even your map awareness has gotten better. Now you just have to restrain that inner farmer. You seem to be really reluctant to go and help a team out if you are in the middle of hitting some neutrals. So intent on finishing them first, instead of going to help instantly. Getting a couple more creeps towards that new shiny item is rarely worth letting half your team die.

[@FollowGrubby]

I'm going to have to say, guilty as charged

[@DanKaschel]

Hopefully he didn't listen too hard to this since as position 1 that is exactly what he should be doing.

[@theblackshawarma3605]

Watching you get into Dota is a secret dream come true. Love watching your journey, you have already a huge advantage with your RTS skills so all that's left is learning the game. Comparing to your first dota games, last hitting improved so much it's nuts. Give it a few more weeks and you'll destroy ranked

[@Corphet]

seeing you play makes me want to play Dota again. Maybe because you have a good time playing it. I'm liking the content keeps up the good work.

[@deadfishyarou]

These slow zoom-ins are too dank lmao As someone who found dota a bit too overwhelming to get into, it's great fun that I get to explore the heroes vicariously in this series. Keep it up!

[@tristesolitarioyfinal]

Excelent use of abyssal blade. That made the difference in important fights. GJ!

[@leumore7326]

Cant wait to see him play Chen , and outplaying his enemies using his zoo....

[@itsmegolan]

hello, new subs here. im really enjoying your dota2 vids :D thank you Grubby

[@FollowGrubby]

Welcome :)

[@IndianTelephone]

Dude, His glee when he gets scepter and spams QW, that maniac laughter, perfect Bristleback Player XD

[@luizhosken]

Aweeeesome to see you experimenting each hero. Keep up King of Orcs!!

[@ThanosOfLight]

Super glad you're into Dota, this A to Z series is great fun to watch, hope you see it through to the end !

[@dond2807]

Love your positive energy grubby. Every of all them flamers should watch your videos bro

[@FollowGrubby]

They will convert instantly I'm sure!

[@staxus]

As a big BB player, i am so frustrated by the first 20 min of the game lol. He gets better rapidly though. Couple of tips for laning, 1) you can use your W to secure the ranged creep, wait till its half health, hit it with 1 w and then use the extra stack damage to hit it again 2) Goo is godly early game, if they have no stun you can just run them down and build W stacks 3) After vanguard no support is allowed anywhere near your lane. You can and should dive the fools 4) ganking a carry BB is a dangerous proposition. Juke through the trees and get those W stacks up. Easy triple. 5) You can farm ancient stacks really early by turning your back to them and spamming W, drag them away to max range and just let them run back and forward till they die. 6) stack using your W for multi stacking camps for yourself 7) You can hit like a truck with your R stacks, don't forget to hit, turn around, hit, turn around. 8) Your Bristleback, play balls deep, absorb big nukes with your back and bait fools into chasing you.

[@Hawk_R6]

Character has a lot in common with Quilboar from WoW and reminds me a little of Hogger.

[@saimyintmyat9373]

Basically based on gnome creature mob from wc3

[@avatarwan3021]

Bristleback is based on the quillboar/razormane creeps from Warcraft and WoW, yeah.

[@Psychograce93]

that game was super fun to watch. Seeing Grubby repeatedly lock down weaver after he got abyssal was SUPER clutch. Really well played

[@johnsolo1701d]

Don't usually leave comments on videos, but the fight at 26m made me so happy. Keep having fun Grubby!

[@mr.nobody3702]

i never seen a dota player appreciate and imitate a voice line other than grubby.... and i respect that

[@michaelyanela2745]

Im loving this so much just because you are so wholesome bro. Tho you still have A LOT to know you still like you play on ur own playstyle. I love that about u, u certainly have that character.

[@AngeUM]

I am surprised you just started dota given your WC3 history. I got into dota because i was playing WC3. Granted you played professionally so I am sure you had no time for mods. Its the best game made in my opinion.

[@NaldaxTV]

Make sure to watch Grubby's collab video with Dendi from a couple of days ago, they chat about that very subject ;)

[@Sir_Olorin]

Well played :) Really enjoying watching you play Dota ! What did you mean by "terrible" when asked about your viewer count ? I feel like playing Dota 2 will actually showcase you to alot of people that didn't know you, there are clips of you playing dota already in several dota clips channel and people wondering who that wholesome person is ^^

[@NaldaxTV]

I think the "quite terrible" is sarcastic :) The move to Dota was actually very good for Grubby in terms of Twitch numbers, and KZbin views!

[@Sir_Olorin]

@@NaldaxTV oh ok lol, I didn't catch the sarcasm but that's good then :D

[@mitoo4880]

i like watching Grubby to jump back in time when wc3 was the thing... i'd watch him a lot more ife he came to play Dota 2 with us tho

[@Moulwurf]

@@mitoo4880 Noticed his channel again because of dota, but man, those recent WC3 replays are something else. Seeing grubby style on people in warcraft just takes you back so many years :D

[@08Derrock]

I was watching grubby like once a month, now it’s an every day occurrence because he is playing DotA 2 now. The DotA community really needs his personality.

[@FuryOfCalderon]

It's a good thing you're posting these on YT, I'd lose my mind if I watched live. The urge to backseat too strong. I can relate to the chat. Nice improvement so far,.

[@harryzhang4024]

As long time fan of War3 and played lots of dota 1. Love seeing grubby play dota and your attitude is so inspiring! I always get scared playing against ppl, coz I’m afraid to make mistake and get yelled at lol. But you gave me lots inspiration! Kinda wanna go back and play dota 2 now haha! Thanks grubby!

[@chrisegg7936]

26:11 he's beginning to believe

[@safd930]

your progress is so visible. you are playing so much better than in the first videos

[@bogdanpralea1728]

Love this series. I remember playing dota 12 years ago and watching Dendi doing his magic on Pudge . Keep it going!

[@hufkygaming]

Yo broo Grub! I have been watching your StarCraft gameplay while I was playing Dota 2, and now you're here!! :D Best matches in future bro!

[@blainn7788]

35:40 huge team fight and grubby is checking his inventory. a true insight into the mind of the nub haha

[@mikeriggs3891]

I don't know how long you have played, but your last hits are amazing for someone playing bb for the first time let alone learning the game. You are gonna be a monster at this ish my dude. Also, first vid I've watched of yours and I already play BB, but now I'm excited to watch some heroes I need to learn.

[@magemiralles]

Seeing someone new enjoy dota just brings back memories of old players falling in love with the game.

[@zmeyagosho]

Grubby, if you ever read this, check how to do threads(boots) switching. With your WC3 micro, you will master it in no time and it will go a long way to improve your mana and dmg output. The basic idea is to go to int threads when you cast a spell, and switch back to your dmg threads when you hit ppl.

[@verycoolguy9075]

Skipping shard was perfect those bashes on weaver won you so many fights

[@mistared4021]

I think this is very relevant, bristle back lorewise is just some quilled guy with a cold. this dude is beating the daylights out of some wierd monsters with the power of snot.

[@KoufalKoufax]

I am so amazed by you, wc3 micro,etc all those experience compressed in a single unit damn

[@j-mc2144]

25:55 *click click click click click* He's beginning to believe

[@zazo100]

I for one am loving the DOTA videos :)

[@ninarocheauman4737]

Weaver's bug are really strong it killed you from 700hp to 0 in just a second, it also reduces a lot of armor to the point of having negative armor. Good abyssal usage to lock weaver out. Always prioritize getting cs or exp rather than chasing enemies as a core hero in early stages of the game.

[@ezrahinkley6132]

I am loving the new dota content, I am a new viewer and a new Dota player. Also would love to see viper joining you. I feel like that would be very entertaining even if unlikely.

[@FollowGrubby]

Nice idea!

[@cblrtopas]

You used abyssal to incredible effect that game. Weaver essentially did nothing for the last 20 minutes of the game because he would get instantly stunlocked into death. Big props to rubick for having detection every time and using Telekinesis to set up for Abyssal.

[@mcnugget9999]

Bb was the first hero I mained… You’ll learn eventually that if you get your vanguard and brown boots at a reasonable time… maybe about 50% of Hero’s if they’re alone… you can just run at them and kill them

[@painwritingsproduction5246]

Never missed a vid since u started 💜

[@alichaj7]

Grubby thank you for your contagious positivity!!

[@ryouchaironeko2566]

Nice bait and switch at the end! Also, Tiny couldn't buyback since he used it earlier, so it's most likely on cooldown.

[@awildmarshmallow3558]

Grubby is slowly becoming my favorite DOTA protagonist

[@Wakeupearth]

Your potential to be really good at this game is really good. You already have good game mentality since you're pro in w3c

[@SuperPaopao04]

You earn a new sub! Would like to provide a tip: Every minute the neutral camps refreshes. Since you can drag neutral creeps out of the camp for certain distances, you can spawn a new set of creeps from that camp while maintaining the camps that you pulled, thus, more exp/gold you can acquire. Though there will be some appropriate time that you can do it individually camp by camp, a quick Google Search will give you reference, but mostly, best time is always at :54-56 See you soon at 12v12 mahdud!

[@Jaime_Protein_Cannister]

I love the munchkins who know nothing about pulling in dota saying "oh he stole your wave" and "he's bad" ... the reason you pull the wave is to not only do neutrals , but also your lane pushes back into you , you're not voulnerable under enemy tower. The guy was doing GOOD job of pulling

[@Shiftgear3]

Their is some great content and I am enjoying it. Happy to see some diversity.

[@08Derrock]

I love watching him evolve! Now I’m excited to see him after 1,000 games!

[@maxchi1027]

wow, such a progress from bane game) wp man

[@ankainn]

Good job! Wasting BKB is fine! Your amazing Uther Divine Shielding is fiering this BKB usage AND IT'S AMAZING! People don't wanna waste it and just die instead lol

[@toshizue8627]

Bristleback is a good band.

[@MatejSunavec]

This was a nice comeback game, very close victory and unorthodox Safelane Bristleback.

[@adamhero459]

lol. That radiant throw is just like what my teams almost always do.

[@sebastienvivas9319]

Love the Dota streams!

[@stoywarshockofficial9984]

That Ultra Kill was sick, though not expected haha

[@trialtaker]

Love watching u kearn dota 2..its a refreshing chapter

[@HuyNguyen-vk8iq]

Your new dota plays are very fun to watch!

[@fiNe-FM]

You are a gem my guy, don't bother the nasty people in your chat, keep up the good vibe!

[@jayzenstyle]

Bristleback is a diving tower gigachad. He's really strong early to mid game once he gets his power spike. Only way to counter his tankiness is passive break

[@jett1900]

loving the dota 2 series! i want to see the TI (true sight)reaction tho! please upload it!

[@transfertransfer986]

i always wonder why didnt grubby pursue a career in dota, you would be a great captain. all those Meta and build order you have created for Orcs those very same skillset are the same imo

[@ViperDivinity]

Warcraft is already big back in the days. And of course it is game preferences, Grubby loves playing RTS especially WC3.

[@jayzenstyle]

Btw, make use of your back. He's bristleback for a reason. When enemies attack, disrespect them by showing your back.

[@mcm3825]

Always love seeing a new player enjoy this game, coz i cant anymore 😂😂😂

[@Petrichorscreen]

I had a feeling you'd own with bristle, haha! Well done sir. 👏

[@FatanDMarsiano]

Those abyssal timings on the weaver are top notch

[@TryToLearn101]

Damn you can get that rampage. GGWP champ!!

[@jayde_sloth_life8076]

"Dont buy any items and save the gold for the next game." - someone in chat 🤣🤣🤣

[@aeong2889]

Very entertaining content! I'd love to see him as a player, subscribed!

[@Jaycliponthego]

Great addition to dota community. Sub!

[@ThanhNguyen-br1rh]

I have still been watching all your games via twitch. You should make a habit of prioritizing range creeps even in exchange for HP, Mana and abilities. You have a bad habit of not looking back to the team fight instantly after you successfully get away from a gank with much to full HP, therefore, leaving many chances to help your teammates. I mean, it always take you 4-7 seconds to move your screen back to the combat

[@eVuLeX]

the last time i played you still had to click on the enemy for spitting. bristle was always fun to play....going out of a 1v4 witch 2 kills and full hp xD

[@mimmer3464]

It's stil like that. It's because he has Aghanims :)

[@dond2807]

Wow what an awesome game! Gave me goosebumps. Gj grubby

[@c0rvus]

Chat is lossing their mind when Grubby refuses to kill jakiro in lane lmfao HAHAHAH

[@Isoweb1000]

Best so far? Can't wait to see it!

[@bordagzggmo2251]

Oh the joy of playing dota for the first time and then you meet cancers in game and you suddenly wanna become a murderer

[@furkankaplan2204]

My first MOBA experience was Heroes Of Newerth and after that I played Hots. Now I see that most of dota 2 and Heroes of newerth heroes are the same. You are playing armadon from HON it was an amaizing hero it is so fun to play.

[@diporasyid]

my man that's 20min agh on bristle is a great timing

[@yuutootosaki4327]

Dota is so good man, we have heroes that a player needs a dota degree to play complex heroes like Invoker or Arc Warden and here we have heroes like Bristleback which basically one of the most braindead hero in the game in which toddlers are even able to play him.

[@Blackopist1]

9:40 I literally screamed lmao

[@ЕркинКонстантин]

Bristle is broken in a way. In teamfights he's hard to kill and damages everyone when he gets damage, so you don't want to focus him first. But he's also getting stronger every second, so you don't want to leave him alive for too long.

[@D3adCl0wn]

Ironic he goes yolo with bountyhunter, yet with bristle he stays back. LMAO

[@jothamdoronila2079]

I cant wait to see you play invoker, tinker.

[@aldrinmercado3475]

Imagine this legend turning pro and winning at least 1 tournament in dota 2

[@saimyintmyat9373]

He legit can be calls as King at least.

[@jaydstein]

Keep playing this game.

[@harryroque2267]

grubby will be good in no time, his mechanical skills are good af

[@manoi8]

Bristleback is a complex hero. he has 2 abilities with different short cooldowns. this means you need to keep applying 2 different rhythms while thinking about what to do next. in music, keeping 2 different rhythms is called polyrhythm. This needs practice, because normally we don't use it on a daily to daily basis another complex thing is you want to keep the max buff up without draining too much mana, otherwise you'll run out of mana in the battle. using Q would be more efficient, but using W would speed up the farming. Building items that regenerate mana is great but it would mean making him less tanky. This means you are better off telling support that they should make mana boots. But sometimes because of toxicity or simply noob, they don't wanna do it Persuading them to do it would need a good speech and a charisma better than the legend Ceb himself see, Bristleback can be quite difficult to play :)

[@BigSqueeGG]

Another crucial aspect of gaining mmr is just being positive and friendly. Cheers seems you have that down.

[@ducklauncher]

This was such an exciting video!

[@radiobrain94]

love the dota content gurrby ty

[@sowinside]

Wow! The progress you've made... you are indeed not the casual gamer Sir!

[@MAMAJUGO]

Does this count as a high APM hero?