Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pudge wins the Oracle vs Pudge matchup: Pudge beats Oracle in 52.23% of 15,605 ranked matches.
Landing a good hook often feels wasted against an Oracle. The instant a teammate gets pulled, Oracle can use False Promise to make them immune to death, letting them walk away after Dismember ends. Even without his ultimate, a quick Fortune's End can remove the Rot slow, and Purifying Flames can provide a burst of healing to counteract the damage. This forces Pudge to either hold his hook for a better moment or try to catch Oracle himself, who is a very fragile target without any innate escape.
The lane and mid-game become a positioning puzzle. Pudge is constantly looking for an angle on Oracle, knowing a successful hook-dismember combo will kill him before he can act. Oracle, in turn, has to play from the fog or far behind his cores, waiting to counter-initiate with a save. If Oracle is caught, Pudge's job becomes much easier. If Pudge can't find Oracle, his impact is severely limited as his best targets are always protected.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Oracle'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 | Oracle win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 40.56% | 710 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.19% | 2,401 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.75% | 2,238 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.77% | 875 |
Oracle'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 | Oracle win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 47.77% | ▲ +0.8pp | 15,605 |
| 7.41d | 46.98% | ▼ -1.9pp | 186,328 |
| 7.41c | 48.85% | ▲ +0.1pp | 63,574 |
| 7.41b | 48.78% | — | 63,745 |
Move this data into a draft
Oracle 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.