Online:Bristleback

Bristleback (lore page)
Location	Western Skyrim The Reach The Feral Gallery Silorn, West Weald
Species	Bristleback
Health	119,538	Difficulty
Reaction	Hostile
Drops
Foul Hide, Poison Solvents, Medium Armor Scraps, Leveled Weapons, Leveled Glyphs West Weald Zones: Lead: Ayleid Sculpture, Grand Tree

Bristleback

Bristlebacks are large porcine creatures that can be primarily found across Western Skyrim and The Reach. They resemble giant daggerbacks.

Related Quests

• Escape of the Sane: Help Morian Zenas escape his zoo enclosure.
•  A Foe Most Porcine: Perform feats of Porcine Pugilism at the Festival Arena.
•  The King's Spoils: Collect mudcrab apples in the Festival Arena during a fight for a Brewer.
•  The Moth Study: Gather some moths for study from the Valley of the Watcher.
•  Sunflower Stamina: Gather giant sunflowers from a dangerous valley.
•  A Wailing Wood: Rescue hirelings from dangerous valley.

Skills and Abilities

Gore

A basic melee attack where the bristleback hits you with its tusks, dealing minor physical damage..

Uproot

The bristleback buries one of its tusks into the ground and flings it forward, causing a tremor to rush at you, dealing moderate physical damage.

Thrash

The bristleback becomes enraged and starts glowing, and a conal AoE appears, before it charges forward at you, dealing moderate physical damage, knocking back and stunning targets in its wake. If blocked, you are only staggered and the stun is negated. It will repeat this attack continuously until it is interrupted.

Unique Bristlebacks

• Bristleback Gatekeeper, a mini-boss in the Hunter's Grotto
• King Boar, a bristleback that appears during the Jester's Festival

Variants

A bristleback from the West Weald

• Alchemized Bristlebacks, bristlebacks found in the Stone Garden
• Mountain Bristlebacks, bristleback found in Southern Elsweyr
• Prince Boars, bristlebacks summoned by the King Boar
• Verdant Bristlebacks, bristlebacks summoned by Timbershade in the Valley of the Watcher

Notes

• Chronologically, the Mountain Bristleback of Southern Elsweyr was released first in-game, despite having a less general name.

Generic Bristlebacks

Generic, unnamed bristlebacks can be encountered in various places across Tamriel, including delves, dungeons, and DLC content. These bristlebacks have varying stats, namely health. Below is a list of bristlebacks, categorized by location, difficulty and health.

Zone / Dungeon	Specific Location	Difficulty	Health
Infinite Archive			(?)
Silorn			66,121