Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pugna wins the Nyx Assassin vs Pugna matchup: Pugna beats Nyx Assassin in 51.05% of 474 ranked matches.
Trying to save yourself with Decrepify often feels like a mistake against a Nyx Assassin. While casting it on yourself will prevent the physical damage from his Vendetta strike, it also makes you take much more damage from his follow-up Impale and Mana Burn. Pugna becomes a sitting duck for the magical portion of the burst. Even if you survive the initial jump, fighting back is difficult. Spiked Carapace is a nightmare for Pugna, as it can instantly stun him and interrupt a critical Life Drain channel. Nyx simply has too many ways to control the engagement and punish Pugna's attempts to respond.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Nyx Assassin'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 | Nyx Assassin win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 56.00% | 175 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.76% | 453 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.55% | 437 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.62% | 131 |
Nyx Assassin'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 | Nyx Assassin win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 48.95% | ▼ -5.5pp | 474 |
| 7.41d | 54.47% | ▼ -0.0pp | 41,508 |
| 7.41c | 54.49% | ▲ +0.4pp | 20,339 |
| 7.41b | 54.12% | — | 19,965 |
Move this data into a draft
Nyx Assassin 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.