Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pudge wins the Pudge vs Pugna matchup: Pudge beats Pugna in 53.77% of 1,737 ranked matches.
Controlling the map against Pugna is much simpler when you have a Pudge on your team. A successful Meat Hook completely ruins Pugna's positioning, pulling him away from the safety of his team and his Nether Ward. Once isolated, he has no innate way to stop a full Dismember channel, which is almost always a death sentence. Pudge's magic resistance from Flesh Heap also lets him shrug off a lot of the return damage from Nether Blast or the ward itself. Even if Pugna tries to use Decrepify to save a hooked ally, it only amplifies the magic damage from Rot and Dismember, making the kill that much easier.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Pudge'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 | Pudge win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 54.72% | 784 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.36% | 1,844 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.24% | 1,331 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.68% | 467 |
Pudge'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 | Pudge win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 53.77% | ▼ -0.0pp | 1,737 |
| 7.41d | 53.79% | ▲ +0.5pp | 143,657 |
| 7.41c | 53.30% | ▼ -0.3pp | 75,284 |
| 7.41b | 53.61% | — | 75,152 |
Move this data into a draft
Pudge 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.