How to play Pudge
Strength · Disabler, Initiator, Durable, Nuker · 51.4% win rate
Common mistakes on Pudge
From 105 AI match reviews on the site: share of reviews where the mistake repeats.
- Laning · laning — in 31% of reviews
- Last hits · laning — in 23% of reviews
- Purchases · late game — in 13% of reviews
- Teamfights · late game — in 13% of reviews
- Last hits · mid game — in 12% of reviews
- Teamfights · mid game — in 10% of reviews
Popular items
- Starting
- Iron Branch, Tango, Gauntlets of Strength, Boots of Speed, Blood Grenade
- Early game
- Boots of Speed, Tranquil Boots, Bracer, Chainmail, Phase Boots
- Mid game
- Blink Dagger, Aether Lens, Ogre Axe, Staff of Wizardry, Aghanim's Scepter
- Late game
- Black King Bar, Blink Dagger, Shiva's Guard, Aether Lens, Boots of Travel
Item timings
- Blink Dagger — by minute 20, 55.6% wins
- Black King Bar — by minute 30, 64.5% wins
- Aether Lens — by minute 25, 53.7% wins
- Glimmer Cape — by minute 25, 45.4% wins
- Shiva's Guard — by minute 30, 77.2% wins
Pudge is strong against
- Io — Pudge — 64.7% wins
- Wraith King — Pudge — 63.4% wins
- Clinkz — Pudge — 63.4% wins
- Morphling — Pudge — 62.0% wins
- Phantom Assassin — Pudge — 61.8% wins
Who counters Pudge
- Largo — Pudge — 36.1% wins
- Lycan — Pudge — 39.7% wins
- Magnus — Pudge — 40.2% wins
- Naga Siren — Pudge — 40.3% wins
- Monkey King — Pudge — 40.7% wins
Win rate by rank
- Herald — 52.4%
- Guardian — 52.4%
- Crusader — 52.0%
- Archon — 51.4%
- Legend — 51.0%
- Ancient — 50.8%
- Divine — 50.8%