How Pudge and Riki perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pudge and Riki win 52.78% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 18,074 matches.
Putting Pudge and Riki in the same draft is a bet on securing early pickoffs. Riki can scout for isolated heroes with his invisibility, giving Pudge a safe target to aim a Meat Hook at. If a hook connects, Riki can immediately Blink Strike onto the victim. The silence and slow from Smoke Screen makes it very difficult for the target to retaliate or escape, giving Pudge an easy Dismember. This simple ganking pattern can be effective, but it relies heavily on Pudge landing his initial spell. A missed hook often means the whole attempt fails.
Success for this pair depends on snowballing from those early kills. If they find a few supports out of position, they can create map pressure and force the enemy team to play defensively. The game gets much harder, however, if opponents start grouping up and carrying detection. Pudge and Riki both struggle against coordinated five-man pushes, as their single-target burst is less effective. The duo's game plan is predictable, and a disciplined enemy can often play around it, which is why the pairing offers a small advantage but is not a guaranteed 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 | 53.12% | 1,312 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.65% | 2,958 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.39% | 2,006 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.83% | 598 |
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 | 52.78% | ▲ +0.2pp | 18,074 |
| 7.41d | 52.59% | ▼ -0.0pp | 218,388 |
| 7.41c | 52.63% | ▲ +0.2pp | 104,980 |
| 7.41b | 52.47% | — | 99,236 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.