Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pugna wins the Mars vs Pugna matchup: Pugna beats Mars in 56.04% of 323 ranked matches.
Trying to set up a big Arena of Blood for your team can be a death sentence against Pugna. His Nether Ward punishes high-mana-cost spells, and Mars has some of the biggest in the game. Casting your ultimate near the ward can instantly shred your own health bar, often killing you before the fight even begins. This makes it incredibly difficult for Mars to initiate or control teamfights, which is his main job. Outside of that direct counter, Pugna can use Decrepify to save a teammate trapped in the Arena or to stop Mars from dealing physical damage himself. Life Drain also puts Mars on a clock he usually can't beat without help.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Mars's win rate against Pugna in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Mars win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 46.15% | 130 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.83% | 293 |
| Legend & Ancient | 38.14% | 312 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.61% | 114 |
Mars's win rate against Pugna in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Mars win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 43.96% | ▼ -1.7pp | 323 |
| 7.41d | 45.62% | ▲ +0.3pp | 27,944 |
| 7.41c | 45.32% | ▲ +0.5pp | 19,192 |
| 7.41b | 44.85% | — | 19,693 |
Move this data into a draft
Mars starts on Radiant and Pugna on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.