Pugna Counters (7.41e)
Who counters Pugna in Dota 2 7.41e? 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 7.41e, the heroes that counter Pugna hardest are Broodmother, Treant Protector and Dazzle — Pugna wins only 38.6%, 45.2% and 47.1% of ranked matches against them.
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Pugna is strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Tidehunter | 65.33% | 300 |
 Timbersaw | 64.33% | 157 |
 Tusk | 63.95% | 172 |
 Alchemist | 63.75% | 160 |
 Sand King | 62.99% | 154 |
 Queen of Pain | 62.96% | 324 |
 Gyrocopter | 62.26% | 106 |
 Bane | 62.14% | 140 |
 Storm Spirit | 61.88% | 181 |
 Primal Beast | 61.61% | 112 |
 Monkey King | 61.59% | 164 |
 Ursa | 61.54% | 195 |
 Shadow Demon | 55.60% | 26,887 |
 Chen | 53.70% | 7,881 |
 Elder Titan | 53.68% | 14,722 |
Pugna struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Visage | 47.30% | 12,889 |
 Lone Druid | 47.43% | 29,497 |
 Broodmother | 38.61% | 101 |
 Treant Protector | 45.21% | 146 |
 Dazzle | 47.13% | 157 |
 Riki | 47.17% | 212 |
 Wraith King | 47.19% | 392 |
 Sniper | 47.27% | 622 |
 Phoenix | 47.34% | 188 |
 Luna | 47.35% | 321 |
 Spirit Breaker | 47.38% | 420 |
 Abaddon | 47.40% | 154 |
 Dawnbreaker | 47.50% | 280 |
 Pudge | 47.56% | 799 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Pugna in Dota 2?
- Broodmother, Treant Protector and Dazzle are Pugna's toughest matchups in patch 7.41e: Pugna's win rate drops to 38.6% against Broodmother, 45.2% against Treant Protector and 47.1% against Dazzle.
- Who is Pugna strong against?
- Pugna performs best against Tidehunter (65.3% win rate), Timbersaw (64.3%) and Tusk (63.9%) in patch 7.41e.
- Is Pugna good in the current patch?
- Pugna wins 54.0% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41e, with a 4.6% pick rate — ranking #7 of 127 heroes by win rate.
Data updated Aug 8, 2026.