How Invoker and Pudge perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Invoker and Pudge win 52.51% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 57,534 matches.
Getting hooked by Pudge often means you are not moving for a very long time if an Invoker is on his team. The channel time of Dismember provides a perfect, stationary window for Invoker to land a guaranteed Sun Strike from anywhere on the map. Beyond that specific kill combo, Pudge's Rot will constantly re-trigger Cold Snap, effectively chain-stunning a target caught by both spells. This lets both heroes unload their damage without much chance of escape.
The duo is strongest at creating pickoffs in the early and mid-game, turning a successful hook into an immediate numbers advantage. The entire play relies on Pudge landing that initial skillshot, though. Wary opponents will use good vision to dodge hooks and keep save items ready for the target. Because the combo is mostly single-target, its impact can feel a bit diminished in large, chaotic teamfights where a lot is happening at once, which keeps the pairing from being a free win.
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 | 54.09% | 2,642 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.58% | 8,834 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.32% | 7,826 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.11% | 3,035 |
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 | 52.51% | ▼ -0.3pp | 57,534 |
| 7.41d | 52.80% | ▲ +0.1pp | 619,328 |
| 7.41c | 52.70% | ▼ -0.4pp | 310,527 |
| 7.41b | 53.11% | — | 303,440 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.