How Juggernaut and Pudge perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Juggernaut and Pudge win 53.96% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 55,806 matches.
Having a Pudge on the team can create the active, scrappy game that allows Juggernaut to farm more freely. Pudge’s constant threat of a pickoff forces enemies to play safer and cede map control, which opens up lanes and jungle camps for Juggernaut to accelerate. This can help Juggernaut hit key item timings on his farming or fighting items a little more consistently. The duo can also turn a successful gank into a tower or an early objective, building a lead off the back of a single kill. This tempo gives Juggernaut the space he needs to scale without falling behind.
The core interaction is straightforward. A good Meat Hook from Pudge can pull an enemy right on top of Juggernaut for an easy Blade Fury. Pudge's Rot provides an additional slow to make sure they can't escape the spin. Later in the game, Dismember offers reliable lockdown to hold a key target in place for Juggernaut's full Omnislash. While this setup can be effective, it depends entirely on Pudge landing his skillshots. Missing a crucial hook can leave both heroes out of position, which is why the pairing isn't always a guaranteed success.
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 | 55.15% | 3,264 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.95% | 9,639 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.58% | 7,314 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.45% | 2,088 |
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 | 53.96% | ▲ +0.6pp | 55,806 |
| 7.41d | 53.31% | ▲ +0.6pp | 608,570 |
| 7.41c | 52.67% | ▲ +0.6pp | 267,863 |
| 7.41b | 52.08% | — | 254,589 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.