Pudge vs Vengeful Spirit
It is close to even: Pudge wins 49.6% of 123 public games against Vengeful Spirit, and the 95% interval (40.9% to 58.3%) includes 50%.
Is Pudge good against Vengeful Spirit?
- Pudge win rate
- 49.6%
- −1.8 pp · No clear edge
- Difference from Pudge's overall win rate
- Games
- 123
- 95% interval
- 40.9–58.3%
- Range the true win rate is likely to be in
Patch 7.41Updated: Games: 123Not 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 123 public games against Vengeful Spirit, Pudge won 61 and lost 62 (49.6% win rate).
- That is 1.8 percentage points below Pudge's overall win rate of 51.4%.
- Vengeful Spirit is the 43rd most played opponent out of 126 heroes in this data.
How to play Pudge vs Vengeful Spirit
ADVICE
- Vengeful Spirit attacks from range: 400 against Pudge's 175. Expect harass, and hook when Vengeful Spirit steps up to attack.
- Vengeful Spirit is faster (300 movement speed against 280): hook from fog rather than chase.
- Vengeance Aura and Nether Swap pierce spell immunity, so Black King Bar on Pudge does not stop them.
- Magic Missile has Vengeful Spirit's shortest base cooldown: 14 s at level 1. Expect it more often than the other abilities.
- Nether Swap has the longest base cooldown: 46 s at level 1. Once it is used, Vengeful Spirit waits a while to use it again.
Pudge vs Vengeful Spirit: base stats compared
Starting values at level 1 as listed by OpenDota, side by side.
| Attribute | Pudge | Vengeful Spirit |
|---|---|---|
| Primary attribute | Strength | Agility |
| Attack type | Melee | Ranged |
| Roles | Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker | Support, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker, Escape |
| Base health | 120 | 120 |
| Base armor | 0 | 0 |
| Base magic resistance | 25% | 25% |
| Movement speed | 280 | 300 |
| Attack range | 175 | 400 |
| Base attack damage | 45–51 | 28–34 |
| Base attack time (s) | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Strength (level 1) | 25 | 20 |
| Agility (level 1) | 11 | 23 |
| Intelligence (level 1) | 16 | 19 |
Side by side
Base health120 Pudge120 Vengeful Spirit
Base armor0 Pudge0 Vengeful Spirit
Base magic resistance25 Pudge25 Vengeful Spirit
Movement speed280 Pudge300 Vengeful Spirit
Attack range175 Pudge400 Vengeful Spirit
Base attack time (s)1.7 Pudge1.5 Vengeful Spirit
Strength (level 1)25 Pudge20 Vengeful Spirit
Agility (level 1)11 Pudge23 Vengeful Spirit
Intelligence (level 1)16 Pudge19 Vengeful Spirit
DATA
- Vengeful Spirit has 20 more base movement speed than Pudge (300 vs 280).
- Vengeful Spirit has 225 more base attack range than Pudge (400 vs 175).
- Vengeful Spirit and Pudge have the same base armor (0).
- Vengeful Spirit and Pudge have the same base health (120).
- Vengeful Spirit's listed roles are Support, Initiator, Disabler, Nuker and Escape. Pudge shares Initiator, Disabler and Nuker.
- Vengeful Spirit is a ranged hero, Pudge is melee.
Vengeful Spirit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Magic Missile | Unit Target | Magical | 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 | 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 | No | Strong Dispels Only |
 Wave of Terror | Point Target | Magical | 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 | 40 | No | Yes |
 Vengeance Aura | Passive | — | 0 | — | Yes | — |
 Retribution | Passive | — | — | — | — | No |
 Nether Swap | Unit Target | Magical | 46 / 38 / 30 | 100 / 150 / 200 | Yes | Yes |
How Vengeful Spirit's abilities change with level
Magic Missile
Wave of Terror
Nether Swap
DATA
- 2 of 4 Vengeful Spirit abilities with spell-immunity data pierce it: Vengeance Aura and Nether Swap.
- Passive abilities: Vengeance Aura and Retribution.
- Dispel data: Magic Missile (Strong Dispels Only), Wave of Terror (Yes), Retribution (No), Nether Swap (Yes).
- Damage types among its abilities: Magical.
Pudge vs Vengeful Spirit: questions and answers
What is Pudge's win rate against Vengeful Spirit?
Pudge has won 61 and lost 62 of 123 games against Vengeful Spirit (49.6%); his overall win rate is 51.4%.
Does Vengeful Spirit counter Pudge?
Not clearly: 49.6% over 123 games is still within reach of an even matchup.
Which Vengeful Spirit abilities go through BKB?
Vengeance Aura and Nether Swap, according to the ability data.