Pudge Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Pudge in Dota 2 7.41f? 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 7.41f, the heroes that counter Pudge hardest are Wraith King, Dawnbreaker and Outworld Destroyer — Pudge wins only 44.8%, 47.5% and 47.7% of ranked matches against them.
Why these counters work
- Wraith King — Hooking Wraith King is a favour: he wants to be in melee, he reincarnates through the follow-up, and Pudge's kit has no second act after the first combo.
- Lifestealer — A hooked Lifestealer thanks you for the delivery — Rage makes him immune to Rot's slow and Dismember, and Feast eats Pudge's giant strength pool alive.
- Vengeful Spirit — Nether Swap undoes Pudge's entire game plan in one click: the hooked teammate swaps to safety and Pudge is suddenly the one standing in the wrong place.
Pudge is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 58.76% | 69,162 |
 Nature's Prophet | 58.67% | 36,507 |
 Chen | 58.27% | 2,492 |
 Batrider | 58.26% | 4,952 |
 Shadow Demon | 57.43% | 9,011 |
 Drow Ranger | 57.04% | 39,350 |
 Gyrocopter | 56.82% | 12,020 |
 Tiny | 56.79% | 16,800 |
 Treant Protector | 56.47% | 15,005 |
 Templar Assassin | 56.43% | 21,221 |
 Tinker | 56.38% | 21,155 |
 Huskar | 55.89% | 17,652 |
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Pudge struggles against
 Wraith King | 44.82% | 52,974 |
 Dawnbreaker | 47.47% | 39,617 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 47.72% | 40,225 |
 Grimstroke | 48.27% | 28,254 |
 Chaos Knight | 48.42% | 21,327 |
 Lifestealer | 48.43% | 74,092 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 48.51% | 45,981 |
 Meepo | 48.51% | 8,548 |
 Lich | 48.53% | 45,701 |
 Night Stalker | 48.97% | 29,946 |
 Sven | 49.00% | 37,468 |
 Witch Doctor | 49.08% | 64,558 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Pudge in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Dawnbreaker and Outworld Destroyer are Pudge's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Pudge's win rate drops to 44.8% against Wraith King, 47.5% against Dawnbreaker and 47.7% against Outworld Destroyer.
- How do you counter Pudge?
- Pick or ban the heroes Pudge struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Pudge wins only 44.8% against them), Dawnbreaker (47.5%) or Outworld Destroyer (47.7%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Pudge strong against?
- Pudge performs best against Shadow Fiend (58.8% win rate), Nature's Prophet (58.7%) and Chen (58.3%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Pudge good in the current patch?
- Pudge wins 51.9% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 27.0% pick rate — ranking #23 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.