How Clinkz and Pudge perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Clinkz and Pudge win 52.34% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 17,779 matches.
Getting hooked from the trees is often a death sentence with this pair. Pudge provides the ideal setup for a gank with a successful Meat Hook followed by Dismember. This long duration stun gives Clinkz a stationary target to unload on, often from the cover of invisibility. A well-placed Burning Barrage during the disable can melt a single hero before their teammates can even react. The core idea is simple: Pudge finds and holds someone, and Clinkz provides the execution. The entire sequence hinges on Pudge landing his initial spell, which keeps the combination from being a consistent threat.
This duo thrives on creating map pressure and punishing anyone farming alone. They want to get a few early kills to build a snowballing advantage that the other team can't contest. However, both heroes are primarily single-target threats. An enemy team that decides to group up early and move as a unit exposes the weakness of this pairing. If Pudge and Clinkz can't find isolated pickoffs, they can struggle to contribute to five-on-five teamfights and have a hard time taking objectives, leading to a very inconsistent game plan.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 50.33% | 1,363 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.14% | 2,723 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.22% | 1,894 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.23% | 786 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 52.34% | ▲ +1.0pp | 17,779 |
| 7.41d | 51.34% | ▲ +0.4pp | 196,210 |
| 7.41c | 50.89% | ▼ -0.4pp | 91,914 |
| 7.41b | 51.28% | — | 102,210 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.