Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Night Stalker wins the Night Stalker vs Pudge matchup: Night Stalker beats Pudge in 51.05% of 91,209 ranked matches.
Trying to land a key hook after the sun goes down feels much harder against a Night Stalker. His superior vision at night means he often spots a Pudge setting up in the trees long before Pudge can see him, allowing him to simply walk away or initiate first. If Night Stalker closes the gap, Crippling Fear is a major problem. The silence prevents Pudge from using Dismember to lock down a core or peel for himself, leaving him vulnerable. While Pudge has the raw health to withstand the initial assault, Night Stalker consistently disrupts his primary game plan of landing surprise hooks, giving him control over the most active periods of the game.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Night Stalker's win rate against Pudge 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 | Night Stalker win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 43.64% | 566 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.69% | 2,738 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.63% | 3,770 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.09% | 1,325 |
Night Stalker's win rate against Pudge in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Night Stalker win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.05% | ▼ -0.1pp | 91,209 |
| 7.41e | 51.17% | ▼ -0.7pp | 291,118 |
| 7.41d | 51.90% | ▼ -0.3pp | 278,902 |
| 7.41c | 52.17% | — | 123,718 |
Move this data into a draft
Night Stalker starts on Radiant and Pudge on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.