Pugna Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Pugna in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Pugna beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Pugna is an anti-caster pusher whose Nether Blast melts towers and heroes, Nether Ward punishes enemy spellcasting, and Life Drain sustains or executes. It dominates spell-spamming, immobile heroes — Timbersaw literally kills himself on Nether Ward, and Elder Titan, Mars and Tinker get out-pushed. Pugna is countered by physical carries and pickoff that ignore its wards: Spectre, Wraith King and Nyx Assassin out-scale or burst its fragile frame. Draft tip: Pugna is a brutal anti-spell and tower-push core into caster-heavy drafts; it's weaker into physical hard-carries and pickoff line-ups.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Pugna hardest are Nyx Assassin, Wraith King and Riki — Pugna wins only 44.3%, 45.1% and 46.3% of ranked matches against them.
Pugna is strong against
 Timbersaw | 58.13% | 3,064 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.25% | 1,849 |
 Chen | 56.11% | 442 |
 Shadow Fiend | 55.92% | 10,614 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.64% | 6,127 |
 Kez | 55.51% | 2,821 |
 Storm Spirit | 54.98% | 3,594 |
 Tinker | 54.82% | 3,333 |
 Puck | 54.62% | 2,221 |
 Queen of Pain | 54.46% | 5,718 |
 Monkey King | 54.41% | 3,308 |
 Pangolier | 54.00% | 2,148 |
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Pugna struggles against
 Nyx Assassin | 44.25% | 4,359 |
 Wraith King | 45.08% | 7,923 |
 Riki | 46.28% | 4,242 |
 Night Stalker | 46.38% | 5,302 |
 Spirit Breaker | 46.65% | 10,247 |
 Anti-Mage | 46.68% | 9,031 |
 Pudge | 46.93% | 16,779 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 46.98% | 7,174 |
 Bloodseeker | 47.00% | 3,132 |
 Earthshaker | 47.76% | 10,041 |
 Naga Siren | 47.85% | 1,490 |
 Shadow Shaman | 47.89% | 9,588 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Pugna in Dota 2?
- Nyx Assassin, Wraith King and Riki are Pugna's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Pugna's win rate drops to 44.3% against Nyx Assassin, 45.1% against Wraith King and 46.3% against Riki.
- How do you counter Pugna?
- Pick or ban the heroes Pugna struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Nyx Assassin (Pugna wins only 44.3% against them), Wraith King (45.1%) or Riki (46.3%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Pugna strong against?
- Pugna performs best against Timbersaw (58.1% win rate), Shadow Demon (56.3%) and Chen (56.1%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Pugna good in the current patch?
- Pugna wins 50.4% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 4.4% pick rate — ranking #51 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.