Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki wins the Pugna vs Riki matchup: Riki beats Pugna in 53.04% of 411 ranked matches.
Picking Pugna into a Riki is a high-risk choice from the draft onwards. Pugna is squishy and wants to sit back and channel Life Drain, but Riki excels at closing the gap on stationary targets. A simple Blink Strike followed by Smoke Screen is often enough for a kill. The silence from the smoke immediately interrupts Life Drain, leaving Pugna with no escape once Riki is on top of him dealing backstab damage. Even if Pugna manages to cast Decrepify on himself for protection, a Riki with Diffusal Blade can purge it instantly, or he can simply use Tricks of the Trade to stay on target while waiting for it to expire.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Pugna's win rate against Riki 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 | Pugna win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 44.96% | 238 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.12% | 425 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.67% | 269 |
Pugna's win rate against Riki in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Pugna win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 46.96% | ▲ +0.6pp | 411 |
| 7.41d | 46.32% | ▲ +0.9pp | 36,253 |
| 7.41c | 45.44% | ▼ -0.6pp | 20,544 |
| 7.41b | 46.01% | — | 19,762 |
Move this data into a draft
Pugna starts on Radiant and Riki on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.