Pudge — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Toy Butcher
Pudge in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Pudge's team wins 54.2%; in games of 47+ minutes, 49.4% (−4.8 pp, #102 of 127 by late-game edge; 24% of Pudge games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Pudge by rank bracket
Pudge is strongest in Herald & Guardian games, winning 53.99% (#3 of 126 heroes), but drops to 50.71% (#50) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #3 of 126 | 53.99% | 26.65% | 8,537 |
| Crusader & Archon | #20 of 127 | 51.99% | 29.30% | 39,688 |
| Legend & Ancient | #45 of 127 | 50.86% | 26.40% | 46,242 |
| Divine & Immortal | #50 of 127 | 50.71% | 27.20% | 14,169 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Pudge win rate by patch
Pudge is winning 51.64% of 7,179,435 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.1pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.64% | ▲ +0.1pp | 27.03% | 7,179,435 |
| 7.41e | 51.49% | ▲ +0.1pp | 27.50% | 8,187,602 |
| 7.41d | 51.42% | ▲ +0.6pp | 27.52% | 8,159,428 |
| 7.41c | 50.80% | ▲ +0.2pp | 26.63% | 3,652,015 |
| 7.41b | 50.63% | ▲ +1.7pp | 26.30% | 3,704,043 |
| 7.41a | 48.96% | — | 26.39% | 1,509,204 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Pudge counters & matchups
Pudge is a tanky roamer whose Meat Hook + Dismember picks a single hero out of position and deletes them. He thrives against immobile, squishy heroes he can hook from the fog: Tinker, Nature's Prophet and Gyrocopter get yanked and bursted. Pudge is countered by tanks and scalers a single hook can't kill: Wraith King respawns and out-tanks, Spectre out-scales, and Dawnbreaker is too durable to delete. Draft tip: Pudge is a terrifying pick into squishy, low-mobility line-ups; his impact drops sharply into tanky, high-armor hard-carry drafts.
Strong against
 Nature's Prophet | 58.42% | 325,695 |
 Shadow Fiend | 58.33% | 403,853 |
 Shadow Demon | 58.15% | 75,381 |
 Batrider | 57.68% | 39,670 |
 Tiny | 56.83% | 164,922 |
 Drow Ranger | 56.82% | 476,123 |
 Treant Protector | 56.77% | 94,604 |
 Chen | 56.71% | 19,604 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 44.72% | 483,141 |
 Dawnbreaker | 47.28% | 347,402 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 47.52% | 434,625 |
 Grimstroke | 47.62% | 260,635 |
 Meepo | 48.03% | 79,456 |
 Visage | 48.14% | 66,179 |
 Sven | 48.23% | 382,770 |
 Lifestealer | 48.75% | 578,301 |
Pudge synergies
Pudge hands a single isolated, slowed target to his team — he wants burst follow-up and AoE that punishes the pick. He pairs best with nukers and clump control: Spectre and Wraith King finish whatever Pudge drags in, while Crystal Maiden and Grimstroke chain control and burst onto the hooked hero. Tidehunter loves the grouped fights Pudge forces. Give Pudge a team that converts one hook into a kill, and his ganks snowball the map.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 56.17% | 387,605 |
 Lich | 55.01% | 291,526 |
| Grimstroke | 54.80% | 189,620 |
 Troll Warlord | 54.78% | 104,177 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 54.77% | 360,001 |
 Ancient Apparition | 54.71% | 214,912 |
 Crystal Maiden | 54.70% | 408,989 |
 Witch Doctor | 54.63% | 443,384 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.