Pudge Counters (7.41e)
Who counters Pudge in Dota 2 7.41e? The heroes Pudge beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Pudge is a tanky roamer whose Meat Hook + Dismember picks a single hero out of position and deletes them. He thrives against immobile, squishy heroes he can hook from the fog: Tinker, Nature's Prophet and Gyrocopter get yanked and bursted. Pudge is countered by tanks and scalers a single hook can't kill: Wraith King respawns and out-tanks, Spectre out-scales, and Dawnbreaker is too durable to delete. Draft tip: Pudge is a terrifying pick into squishy, low-mobility line-ups; his impact drops sharply into tanky, high-armor hard-carry drafts.
In Dota 2 7.41e, the heroes that counter Pudge hardest are Chaos Knight, Broodmother and Undying — Pudge wins only 45.0%, 45.5% and 45.6% of ranked matches against them.
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Pudge is strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Batrider | 62.81% | 242 |
 Chen | 62.32% | 138 |
 Tinker | 62.23% | 1,075 |
 Shadow Demon | 61.66% | 433 |
 Gyrocopter | 61.14% | 561 |
 Alchemist | 61.11% | 774 |
 Muerta | 60.71% | 621 |
 Faceless Void | 60.71% | 1,863 |
 Storm Spirit | 60.15% | 1,345 |
 Medusa | 60.10% | 609 |
 Enchantress | 59.51% | 610 |
 Largo | 59.38% | 421 |
 Keeper of the Light | 50.13% | 1,498 |
Pudge struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Chaos Knight | 44.96% | 1,012 |
 Broodmother | 45.52% | 536 |
 Undying | 45.57% | 2,943 |
 Wraith King | 45.99% | 2,557 |
 Lycan | 47.42% | 388 |
 Meepo | 47.47% | 455 |
 Dawnbreaker | 47.64% | 2,059 |
 Brewmaster | 47.87% | 376 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 47.95% | 2,634 |
 Visage | 48.22% | 365 |
 Lifestealer | 49.79% | 2,659 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Pudge in Dota 2?
- Chaos Knight, Broodmother and Undying are Pudge's toughest matchups in patch 7.41e: Pudge's win rate drops to 45.0% against Chaos Knight, 45.5% against Broodmother and 45.6% against Undying.
- Who is Pudge strong against?
- Pudge performs best against Batrider (62.8% win rate), Chen (62.3%) and Tinker (62.2%) in patch 7.41e.
- Is Pudge good in the current patch?
- Pudge wins 53.4% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41e, with a 28.0% pick rate — ranking #11 of 127 heroes by win rate.
Data updated Aug 8, 2026.