Pudge Counters
2 of 126 heroes clearly beat Pudge in public matches; the hardest is Doom, where Pudge wins 37.8% of 111 games.
Patch 7.41Updated: Hero pairings: 13,990Not 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 thisThe heroes that counter Pudge most clearly in public match data are Doom and Phoenix. A hero is listed as a Pudge counter only when the data clearly separates it from a 50% coin flip.
Who counters Pudge?
2 heroes
INTERPRETATION
2 of 126 heroes have a Pudge win rate whose whole 95% interval is below 50%. For every other hero the sample is too small, or the win rate too close to 50%, to call the matchup unfavorable.
How are Pudge counters chosen?
For each opponent we take the games in which Pudge faced that hero and compute the Wilson 95% confidence interval of Pudge's win rate. There is no made-up counter score and no minimum-games cut-off: a small sample simply produces a wide interval, which cannot be clearly below 50%.
Because more than a hundred heroes are checked at once, a few of them can appear below 50% purely by chance. Treat the list as a starting point, not as proof.
All Pudge matchups, from hardest to easiest
126 heroes
| 95% interval | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bloodseeker | 10 | 30.0% | −20.0 pp · No clear edge | 10.8–60.3% |
 Riki | 12 | 33.3% | −16.7 pp · No clear edge | 13.8–60.9% |
 Drow Ranger | 73 | 34.3% | −15.8 pp · Unfavorable | 24.4–45.7% |
 Largo | 63 | 34.9% | −15.1 pp · Unfavorable | 24.3–47.3% |
 Naga Siren | 45 | 35.6% | −14.4 pp · No clear edge | 23.2–50.2% |
 Elder Titan | 8 | 37.5% | −12.5 pp · No clear edge | 13.7–69.4% |
 Doom | 111 | 37.8% | −12.2 pp · Unfavorable | 29.4–47.1% |
 Bane | 43 | 39.5% | −10.5 pp · No clear edge | 26.4–54.4% |
 Magnus | 75 | 40.0% | −10.0 pp · No clear edge | 29.7–51.3% |
 Slark | 65 | 40.0% | −10.0 pp · No clear edge | 29.0–52.1% |
 Phoenix | 137 | 40.1% | −9.9 pp · Unfavorable | 32.3–48.5% |
 Earth Spirit | 62 | 40.3% | −9.7 pp · No clear edge | 29.0–52.8% |
 Lone Druid | 33 | 42.4% | −7.6 pp · No clear edge | 27.2–59.2% |
 Kunkka | 66 | 42.4% | −7.6 pp · No clear edge | 31.2–54.4% |
 Monkey King | 89 | 42.7% | −7.3 pp · No clear edge | 32.9–53.1% |
 Kez | 124 | 42.7% | −7.3 pp · No clear edge | 34.4–51.5% |
 Bounty Hunter | 30 | 43.3% | −6.7 pp · No clear edge | 27.4–60.8% |
 Treant Protector | 53 | 43.4% | −6.6 pp · No clear edge | 30.9–56.7% |
 Tusk | 197 | 43.6% | −6.4 pp · No clear edge | 36.9–50.6% |
 Grimstroke | 71 | 43.7% | −6.3 pp · No clear edge | 32.8–55.2% |
 Alchemist | 57 | 43.9% | −6.1 pp · No clear edge | 31.8–56.7% |
 Legion Commander | 77 | 44.2% | −5.8 pp · No clear edge | 33.6–55.3% |
 Anti-Mage | 65 | 44.6% | −5.4 pp · No clear edge | 33.2–56.7% |
 Primal Beast | 89 | 44.9% | −5.1 pp · No clear edge | 35.0–55.3% |
 Clockwerk | 75 | 45.3% | −4.7 pp · No clear edge | 34.6–56.5% |
 Lycan | 33 | 45.5% | −4.5 pp · No clear edge | 29.8–62.0% |
 Lifestealer | 156 | 45.5% | −4.5 pp · No clear edge | 37.9–53.3% |
 Viper | 114 | 45.6% | −4.4 pp · No clear edge | 36.8–54.8% |
 Chen | 35 | 45.7% | −4.3 pp · No clear edge | 30.5–61.8% |
 Queen of Pain | 225 | 45.8% | −4.2 pp · No clear edge | 39.4–52.3% |
 Oracle | 48 | 45.8% | −4.2 pp · No clear edge | 32.6–59.7% |
 Ogre Magi | 313 | 46.3% | −3.7 pp · No clear edge | 40.9–51.9% |
 Broodmother | 41 | 46.3% | −3.7 pp · No clear edge | 32.1–61.3% |
 Marci | 97 | 46.4% | −3.6 pp · No clear edge | 36.8–56.3% |
 Dawnbreaker | 129 | 46.5% | −3.5 pp · No clear edge | 38.1–55.1% |
 Leshrac | 73 | 46.6% | −3.4 pp · No clear edge | 35.6–57.9% |
 Beastmaster | 135 | 46.7% | −3.3 pp · No clear edge | 38.5–55.1% |
 Chaos Knight | 102 | 47.1% | −2.9 pp · No clear edge | 37.7–56.7% |
 Shadow Shaman | 159 | 47.2% | −2.8 pp · No clear edge | 39.6–54.9% |
 Necrophos | 110 | 47.3% | −2.7 pp · No clear edge | 38.2–56.5% |
 Tiny | 137 | 47.5% | −2.5 pp · No clear edge | 39.3–55.8% |
 Batrider | 59 | 47.5% | −2.5 pp · No clear edge | 35.3–60.0% |
 Faceless Void | 59 | 47.5% | −2.5 pp · No clear edge | 35.3–60.0% |
 Mirana | 46 | 47.8% | −2.2 pp · No clear edge | 34.1–61.9% |
 Snapfire | 309 | 47.9% | −2.1 pp · No clear edge | 42.4–53.5% |
 Ember Spirit | 119 | 47.9% | −2.1 pp · No clear edge | 39.1–56.8% |
 Skywrath Mage | 200 | 48.0% | −2.0 pp · No clear edge | 41.2–54.9% |
 Void Spirit | 100 | 48.0% | −2.0 pp · No clear edge | 38.5–57.7% |
 Arc Warden | 27 | 48.1% | −1.9 pp · No clear edge | 30.7–66.0% |
 Huskar | 58 | 48.3% | −1.7 pp · No clear edge | 35.9–60.8% |
 Hoodwink | 182 | 48.4% | −1.6 pp · No clear edge | 41.2–55.6% |
 Timbersaw | 163 | 48.5% | −1.5 pp · No clear edge | 40.9–56.1% |
 Templar Assassin | 199 | 48.7% | −1.3 pp · No clear edge | 41.9–55.6% |
 Nyx Assassin | 53 | 49.1% | −0.9 pp · No clear edge | 36.1–62.1% |
 Terrorblade | 81 | 49.4% | −0.6 pp · No clear edge | 38.8–60.0% |
 Rubick | 380 | 49.5% | −0.5 pp · No clear edge | 44.5–54.5% |
 Pangolier | 103 | 49.5% | −0.5 pp · No clear edge | 40.0–59.0% |
 Ring Master | 117 | 49.6% | −0.4 pp · No clear edge | 40.7–58.5% |
 Vengeful Spirit | 123 | 49.6% | −0.4 pp · No clear edge | 40.9–58.3% |
 Invoker | 198 | 50.0% | 0.0 pp · No clear edge | 43.1–56.9% |
 Storm Spirit | 136 | 50.0% | 0.0 pp · No clear edge | 41.7–58.3% |
 Muerta | 82 | 50.0% | 0.0 pp · No clear edge | 39.4–60.6% |
 Pugna | 76 | 50.0% | 0.0 pp · No clear edge | 39.0–61.0% |
 Shadow Demon | 143 | 50.4% | +0.4 pp · No clear edge | 42.3–58.4% |
 Lion | 339 | 50.4% | +0.4 pp · No clear edge | 45.1–55.7% |
 Enchantress | 93 | 50.5% | +0.5 pp · No clear edge | 40.6–60.5% |
 Medusa | 75 | 50.7% | +0.7 pp · No clear edge | 39.6–61.7% |
 Undying | 73 | 50.7% | +0.7 pp · No clear edge | 39.5–61.8% |
 Abaddon | 116 | 50.9% | +0.9 pp · No clear edge | 41.9–59.8% |
 Witch Doctor | 92 | 51.1% | +1.1 pp · No clear edge | 41.0–61.0% |
 Luna | 185 | 51.4% | +1.4 pp · No clear edge | 44.2–58.5% |
 Night Stalker | 70 | 51.4% | +1.4 pp · No clear edge | 40.0–62.8% |
 Omniknight | 54 | 51.9% | +1.9 pp · No clear edge | 38.9–64.6% |
 Sniper | 152 | 52.0% | +2.0 pp · No clear edge | 44.1–59.8% |
 Techies | 98 | 52.0% | +2.0 pp · No clear edge | 42.3–61.7% |
 Crystal Maiden | 211 | 52.1% | +2.1 pp · No clear edge | 45.4–58.8% |
 Spirit Breaker | 161 | 52.2% | +2.2 pp · No clear edge | 44.5–59.8% |
 Puck | 136 | 52.2% | +2.2 pp · No clear edge | 43.9–60.4% |
 Mars | 250 | 52.4% | +2.4 pp · No clear edge | 46.2–58.5% |
 Juggernaut | 143 | 52.5% | +2.5 pp · No clear edge | 44.3–60.5% |
 Earthshaker | 76 | 52.6% | +2.6 pp · No clear edge | 41.5–63.5% |
 Disruptor | 338 | 52.7% | +2.7 pp · No clear edge | 47.3–57.9% |
 Jakiro | 275 | 52.7% | +2.7 pp · No clear edge | 46.8–58.5% |
 Phantom Lancer | 55 | 52.7% | +2.7 pp · No clear edge | 39.8–65.3% |
 Sven | 91 | 52.8% | +2.8 pp · No clear edge | 42.6–62.7% |
 Keeper of the Light | 53 | 52.8% | +2.8 pp · No clear edge | 39.7–65.6% |
 Zeus | 140 | 52.9% | +2.9 pp · No clear edge | 44.6–60.9% |
 Meepo | 34 | 52.9% | +2.9 pp · No clear edge | 36.7–68.5% |
 Dazzle | 49 | 53.1% | +3.1 pp · No clear edge | 39.4–66.3% |
 Dark Seer | 32 | 53.1% | +3.1 pp · No clear edge | 36.5–69.1% |
 Slardar | 152 | 53.3% | +3.3 pp · No clear edge | 45.4–61.0% |
 Silencer | 129 | 53.5% | +3.5 pp · No clear edge | 44.9–61.9% |
 Weaver | 106 | 53.8% | +3.8 pp · No clear edge | 44.3–63.0% |
 Shadow Fiend | 409 | 53.8% | +3.8 pp · No clear edge | 49.0–58.6% |
 Axe | 204 | 54.4% | +4.4 pp · No clear edge | 47.6–61.1% |
 Spectre | 22 | 54.5% | +4.5 pp · No clear edge | 34.7–73.1% |
 Tidehunter | 193 | 54.9% | +4.9 pp · No clear edge | 47.9–61.8% |
 Ursa | 221 | 55.2% | +5.2 pp · No clear edge | 48.6–61.6% |
 Ancient Apparition | 67 | 55.2% | +5.2 pp · No clear edge | 43.4–66.5% |
 Windranger | 202 | 55.5% | +5.5 pp · No clear edge | 48.5–62.1% |
 Dragon Knight | 205 | 55.6% | +5.6 pp · No clear edge | 48.8–62.3% |
 Bristleback | 96 | 56.3% | +6.3 pp · No clear edge | 46.3–65.7% |
 Dark Willow | 120 | 56.7% | +6.7 pp · No clear edge | 47.7–65.2% |
 Nature's Prophet | 144 | 56.9% | +6.9 pp · No clear edge | 48.8–64.8% |
 Outworld Devourer | 49 | 57.1% | +7.1 pp · No clear edge | 43.3–70.0% |
 Warlock | 146 | 57.5% | +7.5 pp · No clear edge | 49.4–65.3% |
 Sand King | 59 | 57.6% | +7.6 pp · No clear edge | 44.9–69.4% |
 Venomancer | 78 | 57.7% | +7.7 pp · No clear edge | 46.6–68.0% |
 Centaur Warrunner | 116 | 57.8% | +7.8 pp · No clear edge | 48.7–66.4% |
 Razor | 79 | 58.2% | +8.2 pp · No clear edge | 47.2–68.5% |
 Underlord | 109 | 58.7% | +8.7 pp · No clear edge | 49.3–67.5% |
 Lina | 140 | 60.0% | +10.0 pp · Favorable | 51.7–67.7% |
 Visage | 25 | 60.0% | +10.0 pp · No clear edge | 40.7–76.6% |
 Tinker | 63 | 60.3% | +10.3 pp · No clear edge | 48.0–71.5% |
 Lich | 144 | 60.4% | +10.4 pp · Favorable | 52.3–68.0% |
 Gyrocopter | 113 | 61.1% | +11.1 pp · Favorable | 51.9–69.5% |
 Clinkz | 72 | 61.1% | +11.1 pp · No clear edge | 49.6–71.5% |
 Enigma | 29 | 62.1% | +12.1 pp · No clear edge | 44.0–77.3% |
 Io | 29 | 62.1% | +12.1 pp · No clear edge | 44.0–77.3% |
 Wraith King | 93 | 62.4% | +12.4 pp · Favorable | 52.2–71.5% |
 Phantom Assassin | 58 | 63.8% | +13.8 pp · Favorable | 50.9–75.0% |
 Troll Warlord | 59 | 64.4% | +14.4 pp · Favorable | 51.7–75.4% |
 Brewmaster | 31 | 64.5% | +14.5 pp · No clear edge | 47.0–78.9% |
 Morphling | 91 | 65.9% | +15.9 pp · Favorable | 55.7–74.8% |
 Death Prophet | 65 | 66.2% | +16.2 pp · Favorable | 54.0–76.5% |
 Winter Wyvern | 31 | 67.7% | +17.7 pp · Favorable | 50.1–81.4% |
Pudge counters: questions and answers
Who counters Pudge?
In public match data, the heroes with the clearest edge are Doom (37.8% Pudge win rate in 111 games) and Phoenix (40.1% Pudge win rate in 137 games). In total 2 of 126 heroes have a Pudge win rate whose whole 95% interval is below 50%.
Does Black King Bar stop Pudge?
Only partly. According to the ability data, Rot does not pierce spell immunity, but Meat Hook and Dismember do.
How do you play against Pudge?
Stay behind your creeps, because Meat Hook grabs the first unit it hits, and keep a stun or silence for Dismember, because disables on Pudge break the channel. The guide on countering Pudge covers vision and positioning.
More about Pudge
- How to Counter PudgeHow to play against Pudge: stand behind creeps, ward his approach paths, keep a stun for Dismember, and know why BKB stops Rot but not his hook.
- Which Pudge Abilities Go Through BKB?Meat Hook and Dismember pierce spell immunity; Rot does not. How each Pudge ability works against BKB and how to play when the enemy goes immune.
- Pudge overviewWin rate and pick rate by rank bracket.
- Pudge itemsWhat Pudge players buy, by game phase.