How Pudge and Troll Warlord perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pudge and Troll Warlord win 53.55% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 10,401 matches.
Setting up a kill for Troll Warlord often comes down to holding one enemy in place. Pudge provides exactly that with Dismember, giving Troll a long, stationary window to build up Fervor stacks and connect every attack from Battle Trance. This lockdown is especially useful against slippery heroes who would otherwise kite Troll Warlord. While a Meat Hook can start the fight from a distance, it's the follow-up Dismember that guarantees Troll can get on top of his victim and secure the kill without the target being able to react or escape.
This partnership gives the team a very clear game plan: find pickoffs with Hook. A successful gank easily translates into a dead hero, which can open up the map for Troll Warlord to farm or take objectives. The main weakness is that the entire plan depends on Pudge landing his abilities. If Hooks are missing, the synergy offers very little. Aware opponents will also position to save a Dismembered ally or focus Pudge to break the channel, which can limit the combo's effectiveness in a full five-on-five engagement.
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 | 56.76% | 888 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.69% | 1,704 |
| Legend & Ancient | 57.42% | 991 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.36% | 302 |
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 | 53.55% | ▲ +0.4pp | 10,401 |
| 7.41d | 53.19% | ▲ +0.1pp | 111,698 |
| 7.41c | 53.12% | ▲ +1.0pp | 51,111 |
| 7.41b | 52.11% | — | 49,135 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.