How Kez and Pugna perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Kez and Pugna win 52.16% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 301 matches.
Trying to coordinate a kill often feels awkward with this pairing. Pugna will use Decrepify to amplify his own magic damage on a target, but that also makes them immune to Kez's physical attacks. This forces Kez, a hero who excels at sticking to one enemy and hitting them, to either swap targets or wait for the effect to end, losing critical uptime. The core problem is that both heroes want to be the primary source of damage on a single target, but they use opposing damage types that don't mix. Pugna's saves can also backfire, since Decrepifying a friendly Kez also means he can't fight back.
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 | 49.07% | 108 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.34% | 274 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.73% | 201 |
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 | 52.16% | ▲ +7.6pp | 301 |
| 7.41d | 44.54% | ▼ -1.7pp | 22,561 |
| 7.41c | 46.21% | ▼ -0.3pp | 16,179 |
| 7.41b | 46.51% | — | 11,448 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.