Pudge
Hooks and pulls enemies towards him
Strike fear into the lanes with Pudge, the iconic ganker famous for his high-skill signature hook. Excelling at Pulling targets out of position, he devours them with Dismember, passively gaining additional health and damage with every successful Flesh Heap stack.
Pudge abilities, talents and win rates on this page are from Dota 2 patch 7.41f.
Pudge Performance Summary
On patch 7.41f, Pudge holds a 51.3% win rate across 1,225,976 ranked games. That average hides a 2.7-point swing between skill brackets — 53.06% in Herald against 50.32% in Divine — so Pudge rewards knowing the hero far more than the raw number suggests.
Base Stats
Strength
Agility
Intelligence
Damage
Armor
Movement Speed
Attack RangeWin Rates by Rank
Herald
Guardian
Crusader
Archon
Legend
Ancient
DivineFaces of Pudge
Innate Ability
Pudge's skin thickens permanently every time he kills an enemy Hero, gaining 2 bonus Strength for each stack.
Talent Tree
Abilities
Launches a bloody hook toward a unit or location. The hook will snag the first unit it encounters, dragging the unit back to Pudge, killing it if it's a non-ancient creep and dealing damage if it is an enemy otherwise.
120
18 / 16 / 14 / 12s
A toxic cloud that deals intense damage and slows movement--harming not only enemy units but Pudge himself.
Pudge covers himself with a layer of flesh that blocks damage of any type taken from any source.
65 / 70 / 75 / 8020 / 19 / 18 / 17s
CHANNELED - Pudge chows down on an enemy unit, disabling it and dealing damage over time. Damage is increased by Pudge's Strength and heals him for the total amount. Pudge pulls the unit at a rate of 75 units, up to a minimum of 125 range.
100 / 130 / 17030 / 25 / 20sAghanim's Upgrades
Increases Rot radius by 200, damage by 90, and causes it to reduce enemy Health Restoration by 20%.
When Meat Hook hits an enemy, it deals bonus damage based on the distance pulled.When Meat Hook hits an ally, Meat Hook's cooldown is reduced by 50%.
