How Pugna and Techies perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pugna and Techies win 51.24% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,398 matches.
Controlling an area to take towers can feel more secure with this duo. Pugna provides sustained building damage with Nether Blast, and Techies can make the surrounding ground a nightmare for defenders to contest. By placing Proximity Mines around an objective, Techies creates a buffer zone that discourages initiation. This gives Pugna the space and time he needs to chip away at a tower or barracks, forcing the enemy to either take a bad fight into the mines or give up the objective. The plan is straightforward: set up, defend the setup, and push.
This strategy hinges on being able to control the game's pace. It requires time for Techies to prepare an area, making the team's movements predictable. An enemy team that plays aggressively can disrupt this plan by forcing fights away from the mined zones or by ganking heroes during rotations. If opponents can find and kill Pugna before the siege is established, the entire push falls apart. The outcome often depends on whether your team can execute its slow, deliberate siege before the enemy can break your formation and pick you off.
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 | 57.14% | 252 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.95% | 508 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.62% | 390 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.95% | 109 |
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 | 51.24% | ▲ +1.1pp | 3,398 |
| 7.41d | 50.09% | ▼ -0.1pp | 38,570 |
| 7.41c | 50.21% | ▼ -1.2pp | 21,498 |
| 7.41b | 51.43% | — | 21,921 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.