Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Outworld Destroyer wins the Outworld Destroyer vs Pudge matchup: Outworld Destroyer beats Pudge in 50.64% of 20,692 ranked matches.
Picking Outworld Destroyer into a Pudge can feel like a gamble. On one hand, Astral Imprisonment is a clean answer to Dismember, letting you save a hooked ally or yourself. Pudge has a hard time finishing a kill when his target can be banished for the duration of his ultimate. On the other hand, Pudge's large health pool makes him resistant to OD's burst until the late game, and if OD is ever caught by a Hook while his prison is on cooldown, he's a very easy kill.
The matchup often hinges on who gets to use their key spell first. In lane, Outworld Destroyer can control the pace with superior harass, but one positional mistake lets Pudge turn the tables. Later on, teamfights revolve around this same tension. A successful hook on a core might win the fight for Pudge's team, but a quick Astral save from OD can completely nullify that advantage and leave Pudge exposed. It’s a constant test of reaction time and cooldown management from both sides.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Outworld Destroyer'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 | Outworld Destroyer win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 45.07% | 912 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.24% | 3,167 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.98% | 2,885 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.42% | 876 |
Outworld Destroyer'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 | Outworld Destroyer win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 50.64% | ▲ +1.9pp | 20,692 |
| 7.41d | 48.77% | 0.0pp | 181,548 |
| 7.41c | 48.77% | ▲ +1.2pp | 78,743 |
| 7.41b | 47.55% | — | 82,244 |
Move this data into a draft
Outworld Destroyer 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 Aug 17, 2026.