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Pudge vs Necrophos

It is close to even: Pudge wins 47.3% of 110 public games against Necrophos, and the 95% interval (38.2% to 56.5%) includes 50%.

Is Pudge good against Necrophos?

Pudge win rate
47.3%
−4.1 pp · No clear edge
Difference from Pudge's overall win rate
Games
110
95% interval
38.2–56.5%
Range the true win rate is likely to be in
Patch 7.41Updated: Games: 110Not patch-specific
DetailsSource: 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 this

INTERPRETATION

  • In 110 public games against Necrophos, Pudge won 52 and lost 58 (47.3% win rate).
  • That is 4.1 percentage points below Pudge's overall win rate of 51.4%.
  • Necrophos is the 52nd most played opponent out of 126 heroes in this data.

How to play Pudge vs Necrophos

ADVICE

  • Necrophos attacks from range: 500 against Pudge's 175. Expect harass, and hook when Necrophos steps up to attack.
  • Heartstopper Aura pierces spell immunity, so Black King Bar on Pudge does not stop it.
  • Death Pulse has Necrophos's shortest base cooldown: 8 s at level 1. Expect it more often than the other abilities.
  • Reaper's Scythe has the longest base cooldown: 100 s at level 1. Once it is used, Necrophos waits a while to use it again.

Pudge vs Necrophos: base stats compared

Starting values at level 1 as listed by OpenDota, side by side.

Pudge and Necrophos base attributes
AttributePudgeNecrophos
Primary attributeStrengthIntelligence
Attack typeMeleeRanged
RolesDisabler, Initiator, Durable, NukerCarry, Nuker, Durable, Disabler
Base health120120
Base armor02
Base magic resistance25%25%
Movement speed280280
Attack range175500
Base attack damage45–5126–30
Base attack time (s)1.71.7
Strength (level 1)2518
Agility (level 1)1112
Intelligence (level 1)1623

Side by side

Base health120 Pudge120 Necrophos
Base armor0 Pudge2 Necrophos
Base magic resistance25 Pudge25 Necrophos
Movement speed280 Pudge280 Necrophos
Attack range175 Pudge500 Necrophos
Base attack time (s)1.7 Pudge1.7 Necrophos
Strength (level 1)25 Pudge18 Necrophos
Agility (level 1)11 Pudge12 Necrophos
Intelligence (level 1)16 Pudge23 Necrophos

DATA

  • Necrophos and Pudge have the same base movement speed (280).
  • Necrophos has 325 more base attack range than Pudge (500 vs 175).
  • Necrophos has 2 more base armor than Pudge (2 vs 0).
  • Necrophos and Pudge have the same base health (120).
  • Necrophos's listed roles are Carry, Nuker, Durable and Disabler. Pudge shares Nuker, Durable and Disabler.
  • Necrophos is a ranged hero, Pudge is melee.

Necrophos abilities: cooldowns, spell immunity and dispels

Ability facts as listed by OpenDota. Cooldown and mana values are shown per level.

Necrophos ability facts
AbilityTypeDamageCooldown (s)ManaPierces spell immunityDispellable
Death PulseNo TargetMagical8 / 7 / 6 / 5115 / 130 / 145 / 160——
Ghost ShroudNo Target / Instant Cast—28 / 24 / 20 / 1675NoYes
Heartstopper AuraPassiveMagical——YesNo
Death SeekerUnit Target / HiddenMagical19125NoYes
SadistPassive / Hidden—————
Reaper's ScytheUnit TargetMagical100250 / 375 / 500NoNo

How Necrophos's abilities change with level

Death Pulse

Cooldown (s)
8L17L26L35L4down 38% from level 1 to level 4
Mana
115L1130L2145L3160L4up 39% from level 1 to level 4

Ghost Shroud

Cooldown (s)
28L124L220L316L4down 43% from level 1 to level 4

Reaper's Scythe

Mana
250L1375L2500L3up 100% from level 1 to level 3

DATA

  • 1 of 3 Necrophos abilities with spell-immunity data pierce it: Heartstopper Aura.
  • Passive abilities: Heartstopper Aura.
  • Dispel data: Ghost Shroud (Yes), Heartstopper Aura (No), Reaper's Scythe (No).
  • Damage types among its abilities: Magical.

Pudge vs Necrophos: questions and answers

What is Pudge's win rate against Necrophos?

Pudge has won 52 and lost 58 of 110 games against Necrophos (47.3%); his overall win rate is 51.4%.

Does Necrophos counter Pudge?

Not clearly: 47.3% over 110 games is still within reach of an even matchup.

Which Necrophos abilities go through BKB?

Heartstopper Aura, according to the ability data.

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