Pudge vs Lifestealer
It is close to even: Pudge wins 45.5% of 156 public games against Lifestealer, and the 95% interval (37.9% to 53.3%) includes 50%.
Is Pudge good against Lifestealer?
- Pudge win rate
- 45.5%
- −5.9 pp · No clear edge
- Difference from Pudge's overall win rate
- Games
- 156
- 95% interval
- 37.9–53.3%
- Range the true win rate is likely to be in
Patch 7.41Updated: Games: 156Not patch-specific
Details
Source: OpenDota public matches. These statistics are not filtered by patch; the patch shown is the latest one OpenDota lists. Patch released: . OpenDota's patch list has had no new entry for 195 days, so a newer game patch may already exist. How we calculate thisINTERPRETATION
- In 156 public games against Lifestealer, Pudge won 71 and lost 85 (45.5% win rate).
- That is 5.9 percentage points below Pudge's overall win rate of 51.4%.
- Lifestealer is the 25th most played opponent out of 126 heroes in this data.
How to play Pudge vs Lifestealer
ADVICE
- Lifestealer is faster (320 movement speed against 280): hook from fog rather than chase.
- Feast and Infest pierce spell immunity, so Black King Bar on Pudge does not stop them.
- Rage has Lifestealer's shortest base cooldown: 20 s at level 1. Expect it more often than the other abilities.
- Infest has the longest base cooldown: 80 s at level 1. Once it is used, Lifestealer waits a while to use it again.
Pudge vs Lifestealer: base stats compared
Starting values at level 1 as listed by OpenDota, side by side.
| Attribute | Pudge | Lifestealer |
|---|---|---|
| Primary attribute | Strength | Strength |
| Attack type | Melee | Melee |
| Roles | Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker | Carry, Durable, Escape, Disabler |
| Base health | 120 | 120 |
| Base armor | 0 | 1 |
| Base magic resistance | 25% | 25% |
| Movement speed | 280 | 320 |
| Attack range | 175 | 150 |
| Base attack damage | 45–51 | 26–32 |
| Base attack time (s) | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Strength (level 1) | 25 | 23 |
| Agility (level 1) | 11 | 15 |
| Intelligence (level 1) | 16 | 15 |
Side by side
Base health120 Pudge120 Lifestealer
Base armor0 Pudge1 Lifestealer
Base magic resistance25 Pudge25 Lifestealer
Movement speed280 Pudge320 Lifestealer
Attack range175 Pudge150 Lifestealer
Base attack time (s)1.7 Pudge1.7 Lifestealer
Strength (level 1)25 Pudge23 Lifestealer
Agility (level 1)11 Pudge15 Lifestealer
Intelligence (level 1)16 Pudge15 Lifestealer
DATA
- Lifestealer has 40 more base movement speed than Pudge (320 vs 280).
- Lifestealer has 25 less base attack range than Pudge (150 vs 175).
- Lifestealer has 1 more base armor than Pudge (1 vs 0).
- Lifestealer and Pudge have the same base health (120).
- Lifestealer's listed roles are Carry, Durable, Escape and Disabler. Pudge shares Durable and Disabler.
Lifestealer abilities: cooldowns, spell immunity and dispels
Ability facts as listed by OpenDota. Cooldown and mana values are shown per level.
| Ability | Type | Damage | Cooldown (s) | Mana | Pierces spell immunity | Dispellable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rage | No Target / Instant Cast | — | 20 / 19 / 18 / 17 | 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 | — | No |
 Open Wounds | Unit Target | — | 30 / 25 / 20 / 15 | 90 | No | Yes |
 Feast | Passive | Physical | — | — | Yes | No |
| Ghoul Frenzy | Passive / Hidden | — | — | — | No | Yes |
 Infest | Unit Target | Magical | 80 / 65 / 50 | 100 / 125 / 150 | Yes | No |
| Consume | Hidden / No Target / Instant Cast | — | — | — | — | — |
How Lifestealer's abilities change with level
Rage
Open Wounds
Infest
DATA
- 2 of 3 Lifestealer abilities with spell-immunity data pierce it: Feast and Infest.
- Passive abilities: Feast.
- Dispel data: Rage (No), Open Wounds (Yes), Feast (No), Infest (No).
- Damage types among its abilities: Physical and Magical.
Pudge vs Lifestealer: questions and answers
What is Pudge's win rate against Lifestealer?
Pudge has won 71 and lost 85 of 156 games against Lifestealer (45.5%); his overall win rate is 51.4%.
Does Lifestealer counter Pudge?
Not clearly: 45.5% over 156 games is still within reach of an even matchup.
Which Lifestealer abilities go through BKB?
Feast and Infest, according to the ability data.