Pudge vs Shadow Demon
It is close to even: Pudge wins 50.4% of 143 public games against Shadow Demon, and the 95% interval (42.3% to 58.4%) includes 50%.
Is Pudge good against Shadow Demon?
- Pudge win rate
- 50.4%
- −1.1 pp · No clear edge
- Difference from Pudge's overall win rate
- Games
- 143
- 95% interval
- 42.3–58.4%
- Range the true win rate is likely to be in
Patch 7.41Updated: Games: 143Not 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 143 public games against Shadow Demon, Pudge won 72 and lost 71 (50.4% win rate).
- That is 1.1 percentage points below Pudge's overall win rate of 51.4%.
- Shadow Demon is the 32nd most played opponent out of 126 heroes in this data.
How to play Pudge vs Shadow Demon
ADVICE
- Shadow Demon attacks from range: 500 against Pudge's 175. Expect harass, and hook when Shadow Demon steps up to attack.
- Shadow Demon is faster (290 movement speed against 280): hook from fog rather than chase.
- Demonic Cleanse and Demonic Purge pierce spell immunity, so Black King Bar on Pudge does not stop them.
- Shadow Poison Release has Shadow Demon's shortest base cooldown: 1 s at level 1. Expect it more often than the other abilities.
- Demonic Purge has the longest base cooldown: 70 s at level 1. Once it is used, Shadow Demon waits a while to use it again.
Pudge vs Shadow Demon: base stats compared
Starting values at level 1 as listed by OpenDota, side by side.
| Attribute | Pudge | Shadow Demon |
|---|---|---|
| Primary attribute | Strength | Intelligence |
| Attack type | Melee | Ranged |
| Roles | Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker | Support, Disabler, Initiator, Nuker |
| Base health | 120 | 120 |
| Base armor | 0 | 0 |
| Base magic resistance | 25% | 25% |
| Movement speed | 280 | 290 |
| Attack range | 175 | 500 |
| Base attack damage | 45–51 | 29–33 |
| Base attack time (s) | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Strength (level 1) | 25 | 23 |
| Agility (level 1) | 11 | 18 |
| Intelligence (level 1) | 16 | 22 |
Side by side
Base health120 Pudge120 Shadow Demon
Base armor0 Pudge0 Shadow Demon
Base magic resistance25 Pudge25 Shadow Demon
Movement speed280 Pudge290 Shadow Demon
Attack range175 Pudge500 Shadow Demon
Base attack time (s)1.7 Pudge1.7 Shadow Demon
Strength (level 1)25 Pudge23 Shadow Demon
Agility (level 1)11 Pudge18 Shadow Demon
Intelligence (level 1)16 Pudge22 Shadow Demon
DATA
- Shadow Demon has 10 more base movement speed than Pudge (290 vs 280).
- Shadow Demon has 325 more base attack range than Pudge (500 vs 175).
- Shadow Demon and Pudge have the same base armor (0).
- Shadow Demon and Pudge have the same base health (120).
- Shadow Demon's listed roles are Support, Disabler, Initiator and Nuker. Pudge shares Disabler, Initiator and Nuker.
- Shadow Demon is a ranged hero, Pudge is melee.
Shadow Demon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Disruption | Unit Target | — | 26 / 24 / 22 / 20 | 120 | No | No |
 Disseminate | Unit Target / AOE | — | 26 / 22 / 18 / 14 | 100 | No | — |
 Shadow Poison | AOE / Point Target | Magical | 2.5 | 45 | No | No |
 Shadow Poison Release | No Target | — | 1 | — | — | — |
 Demonic Cleanse | Unit Target | — | 60 | 150 | Yes | No |
 Demonic Purge | Unit Target | Magical | 70 / 65 / 60 | 150 / 175 / 200 | Yes | No |
| Menace | Hidden / Passive | — | — | — | — | No |
How Shadow Demon's abilities change with level
Disruption
Disseminate
Demonic Purge
DATA
- 2 of 5 Shadow Demon abilities with spell-immunity data pierce it: Demonic Cleanse and Demonic Purge.
- Dispel data: Disruption (No), Shadow Poison (No), Demonic Cleanse (No), Demonic Purge (No).
- Damage types among its abilities: Magical.
Pudge vs Shadow Demon: questions and answers
What is Pudge's win rate against Shadow Demon?
Pudge has won 72 and lost 71 of 143 games against Shadow Demon (50.4%); his overall win rate is 51.4%.
Does Shadow Demon counter Pudge?
Not clearly: 50.4% over 143 games is still within reach of an even matchup.
Which Shadow Demon abilities go through BKB?
Demonic Cleanse and Demonic Purge, according to the ability data.