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Pudge vs Pugna

It is close to even: Pudge wins 50.0% of 76 public games against Pugna, and the 95% interval (39.0% to 61.0%) includes 50%. The interval is wide, so treat this as a rough guide.

Is Pudge good against Pugna?

Pudge win rate
50.0%
−1.4 pp · No clear edge
Difference from Pudge's overall win rate
Games
76
95% interval
39.0–61.0%
Range the true win rate is likely to be in
Patch 7.41Updated: Games: 76Not 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 76 public games against Pugna, Pudge won 38 and lost 38 (50.0% win rate).
  • That is 1.4 percentage points below Pudge's overall win rate of 51.4%.
  • Pugna is the 74th most played opponent out of 126 heroes in this data.

How to play Pudge vs Pugna

ADVICE

  • Pugna attacks from range: 630 against Pudge's 175. Expect harass, and hook when Pugna steps up to attack.
  • Pugna is faster (325 movement speed against 280): hook from fog rather than chase.
  • Life Drain is channeled. Pugna stands still while channeling, which is a good moment for Meat Hook.
  • No Pugna ability pierces spell immunity in the data: Black King Bar on Pudge blocks them.
  • Nether Blast has Pugna's shortest base cooldown: 5 s at level 1. Expect it more often than the other abilities.
  • Nether Ward has the longest base cooldown: 40 s at level 1. Once it is used, Pugna waits a while to use it again.
  • Life Drain is channeled, according to the ability data.

Pudge vs Pugna: base stats compared

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

Pudge and Pugna base attributes
AttributePudgePugna
Primary attributeStrengthIntelligence
Attack typeMeleeRanged
RolesDisabler, Initiator, Durable, NukerNuker, Pusher
Base health120120
Base armor00
Base magic resistance25%25%
Movement speed280325
Attack range175630
Base attack damage45–5121–28
Base attack time (s)1.71.7
Strength (level 1)2519
Agility (level 1)1121
Intelligence (level 1)1626

Side by side

Base health120 Pudge120 Pugna
Base armor0 Pudge0 Pugna
Base magic resistance25 Pudge25 Pugna
Movement speed280 Pudge325 Pugna
Attack range175 Pudge630 Pugna
Base attack time (s)1.7 Pudge1.7 Pugna
Strength (level 1)25 Pudge19 Pugna
Agility (level 1)11 Pudge21 Pugna
Intelligence (level 1)16 Pudge26 Pugna

DATA

  • Pugna has 45 more base movement speed than Pudge (325 vs 280).
  • Pugna has 455 more base attack range than Pudge (630 vs 175).
  • Pugna and Pudge have the same base armor (0).
  • Pugna and Pudge have the same base health (120).
  • Pugna's listed roles are Nuker and Pusher. Pudge shares Nuker.
  • Pugna is a ranged hero, Pudge is melee.

Pugna abilities: cooldowns, spell immunity and dispels

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

Pugna ability facts
AbilityTypeDamageCooldown (s)ManaPierces spell immunityDispellable
Nether BlastAOE / Point TargetMagical5100 / 115 / 130 / 145No—
DecrepifyUnit Target—16 / 13 / 10 / 780NoYes
Nether WardPoint TargetMagical4080No—
Oblivion SavantPassive—————
Life DrainUnit Target / ChanneledMagical7115 / 160 / 205NoNo

How Pugna's abilities change with level

Nether Blast

Mana
100L1115L2130L3145L4up 45% from level 1 to level 4

Decrepify

Cooldown (s)
16L113L210L37L4down 56% from level 1 to level 4

Life Drain

Mana
115L1160L2205L3up 78% from level 1 to level 3

DATA

  • None of the 4 Pugna abilities with spell-immunity data pierce it.
  • Channeled abilities: Life Drain.
  • Passive abilities: Oblivion Savant.
  • Dispel data: Decrepify (Yes), Life Drain (No).
  • Damage types among its abilities: Magical.

Pudge vs Pugna: questions and answers

What is Pudge's win rate against Pugna?

Pudge has won 38 and lost 38 of 76 games against Pugna (50.0%); his overall win rate is 51.4%.

Does Pugna counter Pudge?

Not clearly: 50.0% over 76 games is still within reach of an even matchup.

Which Pugna abilities go through BKB?

None, according to the ability data.