Pudge vs Shadow Fiend
It is close to even: Pudge wins 53.7% of 408 public games against Shadow Fiend, and the 95% interval (48.8% to 58.5%) includes 50%.
Is Pudge good against Shadow Fiend?
- Pudge win rate
- 53.7%
- +2.3 pp · No clear edge
- Difference from Pudge's overall win rate
- Games
- 408
- 95% interval
- 48.8–58.5%
- Range the true win rate is likely to be in
Patch 7.41Updated: Games: 408Not 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 408 public games against Shadow Fiend, Pudge won 219 and lost 189 (53.7% win rate).
- That is 2.3 percentage points above Pudge's overall win rate of 51.4%.
- Shadow Fiend is the 1st most played opponent out of 126 heroes in this data.
How to play Pudge vs Shadow Fiend
ADVICE
- Shadow Fiend attacks from range: 525 against Pudge's 175. Expect harass, and hook when Shadow Fiend steps up to attack.
- Shadow Fiend is faster (305 movement speed against 280): hook from fog rather than chase.
- Presence of the Dark Lord pierces spell immunity, so Black King Bar on Pudge does not stop it.
- Shadowraze has Shadow Fiend's shortest base cooldown: 9 s at level 1. Expect it more often than the other abilities.
- Requiem of Souls has the longest base cooldown: 120 s at level 1. Once it is used, Shadow Fiend waits a while to use it again.
Pudge vs Shadow Fiend: base stats compared
Starting values at level 1 as listed by OpenDota, side by side.
| Attribute | Pudge | Shadow Fiend |
|---|---|---|
| Primary attribute | Strength | Agility |
| Attack type | Melee | Ranged |
| Roles | Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker | Carry, Nuker |
| Base health | 120 | 120 |
| Base armor | 0 | 0 |
| Base magic resistance | 25% | 25% |
| Movement speed | 280 | 305 |
| Attack range | 175 | 525 |
| Base attack damage | 45–51 | 16–22 |
| Base attack time (s) | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Strength (level 1) | 25 | 19 |
| Agility (level 1) | 11 | 25 |
| Intelligence (level 1) | 16 | 18 |
Side by side
Base health120 Pudge120 Shadow Fiend
Base armor0 Pudge0 Shadow Fiend
Base magic resistance25 Pudge25 Shadow Fiend
Movement speed280 Pudge305 Shadow Fiend
Attack range175 Pudge525 Shadow Fiend
Base attack time (s)1.7 Pudge1.6 Shadow Fiend
Strength (level 1)25 Pudge19 Shadow Fiend
Agility (level 1)11 Pudge25 Shadow Fiend
Intelligence (level 1)16 Pudge18 Shadow Fiend
DATA
- Shadow Fiend has 25 more base movement speed than Pudge (305 vs 280).
- Shadow Fiend has 350 more base attack range than Pudge (525 vs 175).
- Shadow Fiend and Pudge have the same base armor (0).
- Shadow Fiend and Pudge have the same base health (120).
- Shadow Fiend's listed roles are Carry and Nuker. Pudge shares Nuker.
- Shadow Fiend is a ranged hero, Pudge is melee.
Shadow Fiend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shadowraze | No Target | Magical | 9 | 80 | No | Yes |
 Feast of Souls | No Target / Instant Cast | — | 21 | 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 | — | Yes |
 Presence of the Dark Lord | Passive | — | — | — | Yes | — |
 Requiem of Souls | No Target | Magical | 120 / 110 / 100 | 150 / 175 / 200 | No | Yes |
| Necromastery | Passive / Hidden | — | — | — | — | — |
How Shadow Fiend's abilities change with level
Feast of Souls
Requiem of Souls
DATA
- 1 of 3 Shadow Fiend abilities with spell-immunity data pierce it: Presence of the Dark Lord.
- Passive abilities: Presence of the Dark Lord.
- Dispel data: Shadowraze (Yes), Feast of Souls (Yes), Requiem of Souls (Yes).
- Damage types among its abilities: Magical.
Pudge vs Shadow Fiend: questions and answers
What is Pudge's win rate against Shadow Fiend?
Pudge has won 219 and lost 189 of 408 games against Shadow Fiend (53.7%); his overall win rate is 51.4%.
Does Shadow Fiend counter Pudge?
Not clearly: 53.7% over 408 games is still within reach of an even matchup.
Which Shadow Fiend abilities go through BKB?
Presence of the Dark Lord, according to the ability data.