Pudge vs Skywrath Mage
It is close to even: Pudge wins 48.2% of 199 public games against Skywrath Mage, and the 95% interval (41.4% to 55.1%) includes 50%.
Is Pudge good against Skywrath Mage?
- Pudge win rate
- 48.2%
- −3.2 pp · No clear edge
- Difference from Pudge's overall win rate
- Games
- 199
- 95% interval
- 41.4–55.1%
- Range the true win rate is likely to be in
Patch 7.41Updated: Games: 199Not 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 199 public games against Skywrath Mage, Pudge won 96 and lost 103 (48.2% win rate).
- That is 3.2 percentage points below Pudge's overall win rate of 51.4%.
- Skywrath Mage is the 15th most played opponent out of 126 heroes in this data.
How to play Pudge vs Skywrath Mage
ADVICE
- Skywrath Mage attacks from range: 625 against Pudge's 175. Expect harass, and hook when Skywrath Mage steps up to attack.
- Skywrath Mage is faster (325 movement speed against 280): hook from fog rather than chase.
- No Skywrath Mage ability pierces spell immunity in the data: Black King Bar on Pudge blocks them.
- Arcane Bolt has Skywrath Mage's shortest base cooldown: 5 s at level 1. Expect it more often than the other abilities.
- Mystic Flare has the longest base cooldown: 60 s at level 1. Once it is used, Skywrath Mage waits a while to use it again.
Pudge vs Skywrath Mage: base stats compared
Starting values at level 1 as listed by OpenDota, side by side.
| Attribute | Pudge | Skywrath Mage |
|---|---|---|
| Primary attribute | Strength | Intelligence |
| Attack type | Melee | Ranged |
| Roles | Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker | Support, Nuker, Disabler |
| Base health | 120 | 120 |
| Base armor | 0 | -2 |
| Base magic resistance | 25% | 25% |
| Movement speed | 280 | 325 |
| Attack range | 175 | 625 |
| Base attack damage | 45–51 | 16–26 |
| Base attack time (s) | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Strength (level 1) | 25 | 21 |
| Agility (level 1) | 11 | 13 |
| Intelligence (level 1) | 16 | 25 |
Side by side
Base health120 Pudge120 Skywrath Mage
Base armor0 Pudge-2 Skywrath Mage
Base magic resistance25 Pudge25 Skywrath Mage
Movement speed280 Pudge325 Skywrath Mage
Attack range175 Pudge625 Skywrath Mage
Base attack time (s)1.7 Pudge1.7 Skywrath Mage
Strength (level 1)25 Pudge21 Skywrath Mage
Agility (level 1)11 Pudge13 Skywrath Mage
Intelligence (level 1)16 Pudge25 Skywrath Mage
DATA
- Skywrath Mage has 45 more base movement speed than Pudge (325 vs 280).
- Skywrath Mage has 450 more base attack range than Pudge (625 vs 175).
- Skywrath Mage has 2 less base armor than Pudge (-2 vs 0).
- Skywrath Mage and Pudge have the same base health (120).
- Skywrath Mage's listed roles are Support, Nuker and Disabler. Pudge shares Nuker and Disabler.
- Skywrath Mage is a ranged hero, Pudge is melee.
Skywrath Mage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arcane Bolt | Unit Target | Magical | 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 | 70 | No | — |
 Concussive Shot | No Target | Magical | 15 / 14 / 13 / 12 | 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 | No | Yes |
 Ancient Seal | Unit Target | — | 14 | 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 | No | Yes |
| Shield of the Scion | Hidden / Passive | — | — | — | — | — |
 Mystic Flare | Point Target / AOE | Magical | 60 / 40 / 20 | 300 / 550 / 800 | No | — |
How Skywrath Mage's abilities change with level
Arcane Bolt
Concussive Shot
Ancient Seal
Mystic Flare
DATA
- None of the 4 Skywrath Mage abilities with spell-immunity data pierce it.
- Dispel data: Concussive Shot (Yes), Ancient Seal (Yes).
- Damage types among its abilities: Magical.
Pudge vs Skywrath Mage: questions and answers
What is Pudge's win rate against Skywrath Mage?
Pudge has won 96 and lost 103 of 199 games against Skywrath Mage (48.2%); his overall win rate is 51.4%.
Does Skywrath Mage counter Pudge?
Not clearly: 48.2% over 199 games is still within reach of an even matchup.
Which Skywrath Mage abilities go through BKB?
None, according to the ability data.