Pudge — Dota 2 hero

Pudge

StrengthMeleeDisablerInitiatorDurableNuker

Pudge Pro Match Statistics

55.8%Win Rate
11.1%Pick Rate
3.7%Ban Rate
+2.3% Trend

Pudge Win Rate by Game Phase — Power Spikes & Scaling

Pudge is strongest during the late game (40.5–55.5 minutes), achieving a 71.4% win rate across 7 professional matches. Pudge scales well as games progress — from a 53.8% early game win rate to 71.4% in the late game, identifying Pudge as a hero who benefits from extended matches and late-game itemization. Professional win rates by game phase: Early game (0–17.5 min): 53.8% win rate over 78 games. Mid game (17.5–40.5 min): 52.8% win rate over 72 games. Late game (40.5–55.5 min): 71.4% win rate over 7 games. Pudge is most vulnerable during the mid game with a 52.8% win rate — opponents should aim to force decisive engagements during this window. Heroes with similar late game performance include Monkey King (72.4%), Enchantress (69.2%), Alchemist (69.2%).

PhaseDurationWin RateGames
Early Game 0–17.5 min53.8%7878 games53.8%
Mid Game Weakest17.5–40.5 min52.8%7272 games52.8%
Late Game Strongest40.5–55.5 min71.4%77 games71.4%
Hard Late Game 55.5+ min————

Heroes with Similar Early Game Performance

Dota 2 heroes with similar laning phase win rates (0–17.5 min) in professional matches
Chen — 53.8% early game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesChen26 games53.8%Pangolier — 53.7% early game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesPangolier201 games53.7%Alchemist — 53.9% early game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesAlchemist89 games53.9%Hoodwink — 53.9% early game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesHoodwink191 games53.9%Muerta — 54% early game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesMuerta126 games54%

Heroes with Similar Mid Game Performance

Heroes matching Pudge's mid game performance (17.5–40.5 min) in competitive Dota 2
Morphling — 52.9% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesMorphling17 games52.9%Slark — 52.6% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesSlark38 games52.6%Keeper of the Light — 53.1% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesKeeper of the Light49 games53.1%Chen — 52.4% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesChen21 games52.4%Hoodwink — 52.4% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesHoodwink166 games52.4%

Heroes with Similar Late Game Performance

Late game scaling comparison — heroes performing similarly to Pudge in 40.5–55.5 min pro games
Monkey King — 72.4% late game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesMonkey King29 games72.4%Enchantress — 69.2% late game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesEnchantress13 games69.2%Alchemist — 69.2% late game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesAlchemist13 games69.2%Treant Protector — 63.6% late game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesTreant Protector11 games63.6%Phoenix — 62.5% late game win rate, similar scaling to Pudge in Dota 2 pro matchesPhoenix32 games62.5%

Heroes with Similar Hard Late Game Performance

Ultra-late game specialists with comparable 55.5+ min win rates in professional Dota 2

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