Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pudge wins the Pudge vs Tinker matchup: Pudge beats Tinker in 59.49% of 2,239 ranked matches.
Farming the map as Tinker feels nearly impossible when a Pudge is missing. The entire strategy of split-pushing from the trees is fundamentally broken by the threat of Meat Hook. A successful hook is a death sentence, pulling Tinker from his safe spot into a Dismember he can't survive. This constant danger forces Tinker to play reactively and stick to safer areas, severely slowing his item progression and map pressure. Pudge doesn't need to do anything special; he simply needs to exist and throw hooks toward the pushed-out lanes. This denies Tinker the space and tempo he needs to take over a game.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Pudge's win rate against Tinker 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 | 58.23% | 936 |
| Crusader & Archon | 60.23% | 2,459 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.18% | 1,812 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.44% | 714 |
Pudge's win rate against Tinker 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 | 59.49% | ▲ +3.7pp | 2,239 |
| 7.41d | 55.82% | ▲ +0.1pp | 190,142 |
| 7.41c | 55.72% | ▼ -0.3pp | 91,872 |
| 7.41b | 55.99% | — | 82,057 |
Move this data into a draft
Pudge starts on Radiant and Tinker on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.