Pudge Blink Dagger Timing
Blink Dagger was bought 1,836 times on Pudge before 30:00 in this data; the most purchases (33.7%) came in the 15:00–20:00 window. The two 95% intervals overlap, so this sample shows no clear win-rate difference between buying Blink Dagger by 15:00 and buying it later.
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 thisWin rate by purchase minute
| Bought | Purchases | Win rate | 95% interval | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| by 7:30 | 56 | 60.7% | 47.6%–72.4% | |
| 7:30–10:00 | 84 | 63.1% | 52.4%–72.6% | |
| 10:00–12:00 | 172 | 64.0% | 56.5%–70.8% | |
| 12:00–15:00 | 389 | 54.2% | 49.3%–59.1% | |
| 15:00–20:00 | 619 | 57.5% | 53.6%–61.4% | |
| 20:00–25:00 | 372 | 52.4% | 47.4%–57.4% | |
| 25:00–30:00 | 144 | 50.7% | 42.6%–58.7% |
Earlier or later?
DATA
- Bought by 15:00: 58.2% won (701 purchases, 95% interval 54.5%–61.8%).
- Bought between 15:00 and 30:00: 55.0% won (1,135 purchases, 95% interval 52.1%–57.9%).
The split at 15:00 is the time window edge closest to the middle purchase, chosen from purchase times only, never from results.
INTERPRETATION
This is a correlation, not the effect of the purchase. Purchase time and the result are linked both ways: a game that is going well brings gold sooner, and a game that is going badly delays every item. Do not read a higher bar as "buy it earlier and you will win more".
How this is measured
- Source: OpenDota item timing data for Pudge (parsed public matches). Only matches whose replay was parsed are included, so this is not every public game.
- The provider keeps a rolling window of recent weeks and does not filter by patch; the patch shown above is the latest one OpenDota lists.
- Each purchase counts once, so buying the item twice in one game counts twice. Purchases after 30:00 are not in the data. The time windows are the provider's.
- A time window needs at least 30 purchases (the site's minimum sample, the same as for matchups) before its win rate is shown; the page exists only while at least two windows reach it.
Blink Dagger: item facts
- Cost:
- 2,250 gold
- active: Blink
- Teleport to a target point up to 1200 units away. Blink Dagger cannot be used for 3 seconds after taking damage from an enemy hero or Roshan.
Item text from OpenDota game data (English, as in the game client).