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Pudge vs Sniper

It is close to even: Pudge wins 52.0% of 152 public games against Sniper, and the 95% interval (44.1% to 59.8%) includes 50%.

Is Pudge good against Sniper?

Pudge win rate
52.0%
+0.6 pp · No clear edge
Difference from Pudge's overall win rate
Games
152
95% interval
44.1–59.8%
Range the true win rate is likely to be in
Patch 7.41Updated: Games: 152Not 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 152 public games against Sniper, Pudge won 79 and lost 73 (52.0% win rate).
  • That is 0.6 percentage points above Pudge's overall win rate of 51.4%.
  • Sniper is the 27th most played opponent out of 126 heroes in this data.

How to play Pudge vs Sniper

ADVICE

  • Sniper attacks from range: 550 against Pudge's 175. Expect harass, and hook when Sniper steps up to attack.
  • Sniper is faster (285 movement speed against 280): hook from fog rather than chase.
  • No Sniper ability pierces spell immunity in the data: Black King Bar on Pudge blocks them.
  • Concussive Grenade has Sniper's shortest base cooldown: 10 s at level 1. Expect it more often than the other abilities.
  • Assassinate has the longest base cooldown: 20 s at level 1. Once it is used, Sniper waits a while to use it again.

Pudge vs Sniper: base stats compared

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

Pudge and Sniper base attributes
AttributePudgeSniper
Primary attributeStrengthAgility
Attack typeMeleeRanged
RolesDisabler, Initiator, Durable, NukerCarry, Nuker
Base health120120
Base armor00
Base magic resistance25%25%
Movement speed280285
Attack range175550
Base attack damage45–5113–19
Base attack time (s)1.71.7
Strength (level 1)2519
Agility (level 1)1127
Intelligence (level 1)1615

Side by side

Base health120 Pudge120 Sniper
Base armor0 Pudge0 Sniper
Base magic resistance25 Pudge25 Sniper
Movement speed280 Pudge285 Sniper
Attack range175 Pudge550 Sniper
Base attack time (s)1.7 Pudge1.7 Sniper
Strength (level 1)25 Pudge19 Sniper
Agility (level 1)11 Pudge27 Sniper
Intelligence (level 1)16 Pudge15 Sniper

DATA

  • Sniper has 5 more base movement speed than Pudge (285 vs 280).
  • Sniper has 375 more base attack range than Pudge (550 vs 175).
  • Sniper and Pudge have the same base armor (0).
  • Sniper and Pudge have the same base health (120).
  • Sniper's listed roles are Carry and Nuker. Pudge shares Nuker.
  • Sniper is a ranged hero, Pudge is melee.

Sniper abilities: cooldowns, spell immunity and dispels

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

Sniper ability facts
AbilityTypeDamageCooldown (s)ManaPierces spell immunityDispellable
ShrapnelAOE / Point TargetMagical075NoNo
HeadshotPassivePhysical——No—
Take AimNo Target—20 / 18 / 16 / 1450—Yes
Concussive GrenadePoint Target / AOEMagical1050NoYes
Keen ScopePassive—————
AssassinateUnit TargetMagical20 / 15 / 10175NoNo

How Sniper's abilities change with level

Take Aim

Cooldown (s)
20L118L216L314L4down 30% from level 1 to level 4

Assassinate

Cooldown (s)
20L115L210L3down 50% from level 1 to level 3

DATA

  • None of the 4 Sniper abilities with spell-immunity data pierce it.
  • Passive abilities: Headshot and Keen Scope.
  • Dispel data: Shrapnel (No), Take Aim (Yes), Concussive Grenade (Yes), Assassinate (No).
  • Damage types among its abilities: Magical and Physical.

Pudge vs Sniper: questions and answers

What is Pudge's win rate against Sniper?

Pudge has won 79 and lost 73 of 152 games against Sniper (52.0%); his overall win rate is 51.4%.

Does Sniper counter Pudge?

Not clearly: 52.0% over 152 games is still within reach of an even matchup.

Which Sniper abilities go through BKB?

None, according to the ability data.