Pudge vs Witch Doctor
It is close to even: Pudge wins 50.5% of 91 public games against Witch Doctor, and the 95% interval (40.5% to 60.6%) includes 50%. The interval is wide, so treat this as a rough guide.
Is Pudge good against Witch Doctor?
- Pudge win rate
- 50.5%
- −0.9 pp · No clear edge
- Difference from Pudge's overall win rate
- Games
- 91
- 95% interval
- 40.5–60.6%
- Range the true win rate is likely to be in
Patch 7.41Updated: Games: 91Not 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 91 public games against Witch Doctor, Pudge won 46 and lost 45 (50.5% win rate).
- That is 0.9 percentage points below Pudge's overall win rate of 51.4%.
- Witch Doctor is the 65th most played opponent out of 126 heroes in this data.
How to play Pudge vs Witch Doctor
ADVICE
- Witch Doctor attacks from range: 550 against Pudge's 175. Expect harass, and hook when Witch Doctor steps up to attack.
- Witch Doctor is faster (300 movement speed against 280): hook from fog rather than chase.
- Death Ward is channeled. Witch Doctor stands still while channeling, which is a good moment for Meat Hook.
- Voodoo Restoration and Death Ward pierce spell immunity, so Black King Bar on Pudge does not stop them.
- Paralyzing Cask has Witch Doctor's shortest base cooldown: 20 s at level 1. Expect it more often than the other abilities.
- Death Ward has the longest base cooldown: 100 s at level 1. Once it is used, Witch Doctor waits a while to use it again.
- Death Ward is channeled, according to the ability data.
Pudge vs Witch Doctor: base stats compared
Starting values at level 1 as listed by OpenDota, side by side.
| Attribute | Pudge | Witch Doctor |
|---|---|---|
| Primary attribute | Strength | Intelligence |
| Attack type | Melee | Ranged |
| Roles | Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker | Support, Nuker, Disabler |
| Base health | 120 | 120 |
| Base armor | 0 | 0 |
| Base magic resistance | 25% | 25% |
| Movement speed | 280 | 300 |
| Attack range | 175 | 550 |
| Base attack damage | 45–51 | 26–36 |
| Base attack time (s) | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Strength (level 1) | 25 | 20 |
| Agility (level 1) | 11 | 13 |
| Intelligence (level 1) | 16 | 22 |
Side by side
Base health120 Pudge120 Witch Doctor
Base armor0 Pudge0 Witch Doctor
Base magic resistance25 Pudge25 Witch Doctor
Movement speed280 Pudge300 Witch Doctor
Attack range175 Pudge550 Witch Doctor
Base attack time (s)1.7 Pudge1.7 Witch Doctor
Strength (level 1)25 Pudge20 Witch Doctor
Agility (level 1)11 Pudge13 Witch Doctor
Intelligence (level 1)16 Pudge22 Witch Doctor
DATA
- Witch Doctor has 20 more base movement speed than Pudge (300 vs 280).
- Witch Doctor has 375 more base attack range than Pudge (550 vs 175).
- Witch Doctor and Pudge have the same base armor (0).
- Witch Doctor and Pudge have the same base health (120).
- Witch Doctor's listed roles are Support, Nuker and Disabler. Pudge shares Nuker and Disabler.
- Witch Doctor is a ranged hero, Pudge is melee.
Witch Doctor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paralyzing Cask | Unit Target | Magical | 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 | 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 | No | Strong Dispels Only |
 Voodoo Restoration | No Target | Magical | 0 | 25 | Yes | No |
 Maledict | AOE / Point Target | Magical | 30 / 26 / 22 / 18 | 105 / 110 / 115 / 120 | No | No |
| Voodoo Switcheroo | No Target / Hidden | — | 50 | 200 | — | No |
 Gris-Gris | Passive | — | — | — | — | — |
 Death Ward | Point Target / Channeled | Pure | 100 / 90 / 80 | 200 | Yes | — |
How Witch Doctor's abilities change with level
Paralyzing Cask
Maledict
Death Ward
DATA
- 2 of 4 Witch Doctor abilities with spell-immunity data pierce it: Voodoo Restoration and Death Ward.
- Channeled abilities: Death Ward.
- Passive abilities: Gris-Gris.
- Dispel data: Paralyzing Cask (Strong Dispels Only), Voodoo Restoration (No), Maledict (No).
- Damage types among its abilities: Magical and Pure.
Pudge vs Witch Doctor: questions and answers
What is Pudge's win rate against Witch Doctor?
Pudge has won 46 and lost 45 of 91 games against Witch Doctor (50.5%); his overall win rate is 51.4%.
Does Witch Doctor counter Pudge?
Not clearly: 50.5% over 91 games is still within reach of an even matchup.
Which Witch Doctor abilities go through BKB?
Voodoo Restoration and Death Ward, according to the ability data.