How Oracle and Pudge perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Oracle and Pudge win 52.31% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 12,288 matches.
Creating pickoffs across the map becomes more consistent with this pairing. Oracle's Fortune's End provides a reliable, long-range root that makes landing a Meat Hook much easier. Once a target is caught by Pudge and put into Dismember, Oracle can follow up with Purifying Flames for burst damage, then time his Fortune's End to dispel the healing part of his own spell. This combination turns a successful hook into a nearly guaranteed kill without needing much help from other teammates. The threat exists as soon as both heroes have their core abilities, forcing opponents to play with more caution.
This ganking strength allows the duo to build an early tempo advantage. Pudge can play much more aggressively, knowing that Oracle can bail him out of a bad spot with False Promise if he gets focused. A few successful kills can open up the map for farming and taking objectives. The enemy team is pressured to group up sooner than they might want, which can starve their own cores. The main weakness is the reliance on connecting that initial spell. If Pudge misses his hook, the pressure fizzles out, and both heroes can be vulnerable until their cooldowns are 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 | 51.12% | 538 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.95% | 1,835 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.86% | 1,767 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.74% | 821 |
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 | 52.31% | ▲ +0.6pp | 12,288 |
| 7.41d | 51.75% | ▼ -0.1pp | 141,367 |
| 7.41c | 51.81% | ▼ -0.1pp | 49,386 |
| 7.41b | 51.96% | — | 49,915 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.