Pudge vs Lion
It is close to even: Pudge wins 50.4% of 339 public games against Lion, and the 95% interval (45.1% to 55.7%) includes 50%.
Is Pudge good against Lion?
- Pudge win rate
- 50.4%
- −1.0 pp · No clear edge
- Difference from Pudge's overall win rate
- Games
- 339
- 95% interval
- 45.1–55.7%
- Range the true win rate is likely to be in
Patch 7.41Updated: Games: 339Not 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 339 public games against Lion, Pudge won 171 and lost 168 (50.4% win rate).
- That is 1.0 percentage points below Pudge's overall win rate of 51.4%.
- Lion is the 3rd most played opponent out of 126 heroes in this data.
How to play Pudge vs Lion
ADVICE
- Lion attacks from range: 600 against Pudge's 175. Expect harass, and hook when Lion steps up to attack.
- Lion is faster (290 movement speed against 280): hook from fog rather than chase.
- Mana Drain is channeled. Lion stands still while channeling, which is a good moment for Meat Hook.
- No Lion ability pierces spell immunity in the data: Black King Bar on Pudge blocks them.
- Earth Spike has Lion's shortest base cooldown: 14 s at level 1. Expect it more often than the other abilities.
- Finger of Death has the longest base cooldown: 110 s at level 1. Once it is used, Lion waits a while to use it again.
- Mana Drain is channeled, according to the ability data.
Pudge vs Lion: base stats compared
Starting values at level 1 as listed by OpenDota, side by side.
| Attribute | Pudge | Lion |
|---|---|---|
| Primary attribute | Strength | Intelligence |
| Attack type | Melee | Ranged |
| Roles | Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker | Support, Disabler, Nuker, Initiator |
| Base health | 120 | 120 |
| Base armor | 0 | 0 |
| Base magic resistance | 25% | 25% |
| Movement speed | 280 | 290 |
| Attack range | 175 | 600 |
| Base attack damage | 45–51 | 29–35 |
| Base attack time (s) | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Strength (level 1) | 25 | 18 |
| Agility (level 1) | 11 | 15 |
| Intelligence (level 1) | 16 | 19 |
Side by side
Base health120 Pudge120 Lion
Base armor0 Pudge0 Lion
Base magic resistance25 Pudge25 Lion
Movement speed280 Pudge290 Lion
Attack range175 Pudge600 Lion
Base attack time (s)1.7 Pudge1.7 Lion
Strength (level 1)25 Pudge18 Lion
Agility (level 1)11 Pudge15 Lion
Intelligence (level 1)16 Pudge19 Lion
DATA
- Lion has 10 more base movement speed than Pudge (290 vs 280).
- Lion has 425 more base attack range than Pudge (600 vs 175).
- Lion and Pudge have the same base armor (0).
- Lion and Pudge have the same base health (120).
- Lion's listed roles are Support, Disabler, Nuker and Initiator. Pudge shares Disabler, Nuker and Initiator.
- Lion is a ranged hero, Pudge is melee.
Lion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Earth Spike | Point Target / Unit Target | Magical | 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 | 90 / 110 / 130 / 150 | No | Strong Dispels Only |
 Hex | Unit Target | — | 24 / 20 / 16 / 12 | 110 / 140 / 170 / 200 | No | Strong Dispels Only |
 Mana Drain | Unit Target / Channeled | — | 15 / 12 / 9 / 6 | 0 | No | No |
 To Hell and Back | Passive | — | — | — | — | No |
 Finger of Death | Unit Target / AOE | Magical | 110 / 70 / 30 | 200 / 400 / 600 | No | — |
How Lion's abilities change with level
Earth Spike
Hex
Mana Drain
Finger of Death
DATA
- None of the 4 Lion abilities with spell-immunity data pierce it.
- Channeled abilities: Mana Drain.
- Passive abilities: To Hell and Back.
- Dispel data: Earth Spike (Strong Dispels Only), Hex (Strong Dispels Only), Mana Drain (No), To Hell and Back (No).
- Damage types among its abilities: Magical.
Pudge vs Lion: questions and answers
What is Pudge's win rate against Lion?
Pudge has won 171 and lost 168 of 339 games against Lion (50.4%); his overall win rate is 51.4%.
Does Lion counter Pudge?
Not clearly: 50.4% over 339 games is still within reach of an even matchup.
Which Lion abilities go through BKB?
None, according to the ability data.