Pugna — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Pugna in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Pugna by rank bracket
Pugna is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 53.40% (#16 of 127 heroes), but drops to 47.85% (#79) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #79 of 127 | 47.85% | 4.82% | 6,968 |
| Crusader & Archon | #28 of 127 | 51.77% | 4.15% | 18,648 |
| Legend & Ancient | #21 of 127 | 52.47% | 3.90% | 17,996 |
| Divine & Immortal | #16 of 127 | 53.40% | 3.31% | 4,788 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Pugna win rate by patch
Pugna is winning 50.42% of 148,805 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.4pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 50.42% | ▲ +0.4pp | 4.40% | 148,805 |
| 7.41e | 50.06% | ▲ +0.5pp | 4.09% | 1,218,331 |
| 7.41d | 49.56% | 0.0pp | 4.14% | 1,227,342 |
| 7.41c | 49.56% | ▼ -0.1pp | 4.33% | 593,383 |
| 7.41b | 49.67% | ▼ -0.5pp | 4.25% | 597,988 |
| 7.41a | 50.17% | — | 4.02% | 230,133 |
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.
Pugna counters & matchups
Pugna is an anti-caster pusher whose Nether Blast melts towers and heroes, Nether Ward punishes enemy spellcasting, and Life Drain sustains or executes. It dominates spell-spamming, immobile heroes — Timbersaw literally kills himself on Nether Ward, and Elder Titan, Mars and Tinker get out-pushed. Pugna is countered by physical carries and pickoff that ignore its wards: Spectre, Wraith King and Nyx Assassin out-scale or burst its fragile frame. Draft tip: Pugna is a brutal anti-spell and tower-push core into caster-heavy drafts; it's weaker into physical hard-carries and pickoff line-ups.
Strong against
 Timbersaw | 58.46% | 3,469 |
 Chen | 56.63% | 498 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.29% | 2,082 |
 Shadow Fiend | 56.07% | 11,938 |
 Kez | 55.67% | 3,219 |
 Storm Spirit | 55.31% | 4,064 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.18% | 6,963 |
 Puck | 54.84% | 2,542 |
Struggles against
 Nyx Assassin | 44.79% | 5,006 |
 Wraith King | 44.90% | 9,052 |
 Night Stalker | 46.61% | 6,046 |
 Riki | 46.71% | 4,817 |
 Anti-Mage | 46.73% | 10,268 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 46.75% | 8,148 |
 Pudge | 46.93% | 19,103 |
 Spirit Breaker | 46.94% | 11,661 |
Pugna synergies
Pugna's Nether Blast obliterates towers and its Decrepify can set up or save — it's a premier push-and-pickoff core. It pairs best with summon/push and durable cores: Chen doubles the early tower pressure, while Spectre and Lycan snowball off the map control Pugna creates. Give Pugna a push partner and its Nether Blast tempo ends games before late-scaling carries come online.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 56.06% | 9,006 |
 Phantom Lancer | 54.34% | 8,476 |
 Legion Commander | 54.25% | 9,461 |
 Spectre | 54.12% | 8,016 |
| Pudge | 53.86% | 15,226 |
 Sven | 53.52% | 6,706 |
| Nyx Assassin | 53.47% | 3,398 |
 Axe | 53.37% | 12,143 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.