Pudge — win rate, matchups and best allies

Popular builds

A build is the first three key items a player bought, in any order, shown in the most common buying order. Win rate and how often it is played are shown under each, from matches with item timings.

Selected build

Key items, in buying order

Blink Dagger~18:55
Aghanim's Scepter~26:07
Black King Bar~31:53

Skill order, levels 1–25

65.3% · 213 games with this order

Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Meat Hook	1											12		14	15
Rot		2	3		5		7
Meat Shield				4				8	9	10
Dismember						6							13					18
Talent											T					T				T					T
Attributes																	17		19		21	22	23	24

The most common order. Games count if they followed it for as long as they lasted, from 10 points on. Gold numbers: the levels where an ultimate point or a talent usually comes. T: a talent is taken here; the tree shows which.

Talents

1.5x Flesh Heap and Meat Shield bonuses

37% · 57.4% · 54

1.5x Dismember Damage/Heal

63% · 70.7% · 92

-4s Meat Hook Cooldown

16% · 67.3% · 55

+0.75s Dismember Duration

84% · 64.2% · 293

+150 Meat Hook Damage

42% · 61.1% · 175

+8% Spell Lifesteal

58% · 65.3% · 239

+10% Rot Slow

48% · 66.5% · 200

+5 Armor

52% · 60.7% · 214

+2 to All Attributes · levels 17, 19, 21–24

Numbers from the games of this build. Under each talent: how often it is picked, win rate, games. ★ the higher win rate we are 95% sure of, with at least 30 games on each side. Bar: how often each side is picked.

Starting items

50.6% · 176

51.8% · 83

63.0% · 81

Neutral items

51.1% · 738

50.4% · 339

55.0% · 200

54.4% · 180

41.4% · 174

54.4% · 169

When to buy

Win rate depending on when the item was bought (first purchase, 5-minute windows). Earlier is usually better — this shows by how much.

Blink Dagger~18:55

5–10 min	▲ 58.1%	62
10–15 min	▲ 58.9%	859
15–20 min	▲ 51.1%	952
20–25 min	▲ 51.4%	473
25–30 min	▼ 47.0%	253
30–35 min	▲ 52.7%	146
35–40 min	▼ 46.8%	47
40–45 min	▼ 36.4%	22
45–50 min	▲ 60.0%	10
50–55 min	▲ 50.0%	4
55–60 min	▼ 0.0%	1
60–65 min	▼ 0.0%	1

Bought before 15:00: 58.8% wins; later: 50.4%.

Aghanim's Scepter~26:07

10–15 min	▲ 79.3%	58
15–20 min	▲ 64.0%	253
20–25 min	▲ 57.8%	384
25–30 min	▲ 55.8%	276
30–35 min	▲ 60.4%	164
35–40 min	▲ 70.3%	91
40–45 min	▲ 68.4%	57
45–50 min	▼ 42.9%	21
50–55 min	▲ 53.8%	13
55–60 min	▼ 25.0%	8
60–65 min	▲ 100.0%	1

Bought before 25:00: 61.9% wins; later: 59.4%.

Black King Bar~31:53

15–20 min	▲ 62.5%	16
20–25 min	▲ 65.9%	126
25–30 min	▲ 60.3%	297
30–35 min	▲ 57.5%	313
35–40 min	▲ 50.6%	168
40–45 min	▲ 56.5%	69
45–50 min	▼ 37.0%	27
50–55 min	▲ 50.0%	14
55–60 min	▲ 100.0%	4
65–70 min	▲ 50.0%	2

Bought before 30:00: 62.0% wins; later: 54.6%.

Aether Lens~24:57

5–10 min	▲ 100.0%	1
10–15 min	▲ 54.4%	57
15–20 min	▼ 48.9%	133
20–25 min	▲ 55.3%	141
25–30 min	▲ 55.2%	134
30–35 min	▼ 43.6%	94
35–40 min	▼ 47.2%	36
40–45 min	▼ 38.1%	21
45–50 min	▲ 62.5%	8
50–55 min	▼ 0.0%	1
60–65 min	▼ 0.0%	1

Bought before 20:00: 50.8% wins; later: 51.1%.

Consecrated Wraps~21:31

5–10 min	▲ 66.7%	3
10–15 min	▲ 69.1%	94
15–20 min	▲ 55.6%	151
20–25 min	▲ 56.3%	158
25–30 min	▲ 58.1%	93
30–35 min	▲ 72.1%	43
35–40 min	▼ 35.7%	14
40–45 min	▲ 75.0%	4
45–50 min	▼ 0.0%	1

Bought before 20:00: 60.9% wins; later: 58.1%.

Glimmer Cape~26:01

10–15 min	▲ 60.0%	15
15–20 min	▲ 50.9%	57
20–25 min	▼ 44.5%	164
25–30 min	▼ 45.1%	153
30–35 min	▼ 43.0%	79
35–40 min	▲ 50.0%	24
40–45 min	▼ 46.2%	13
45–50 min	▲ 50.0%	2

Bought before 25:00: 47.0% wins; later: 45.0%.

Shiva's Guard~36:11

20–25 min	▲ 92.9%	14
25–30 min	▲ 87.0%	54
30–35 min	▲ 71.3%	115
35–40 min	▲ 61.3%	119
40–45 min	▲ 60.2%	88
45–50 min	▼ 44.4%	18
50–55 min	▲ 60.0%	5
55–60 min	▲ 100.0%	2
60–65 min	▲ 100.0%	2
65–70 min	▼ 0.0%	1

Bought before 35:00: 77.6% wins; later: 60.0%.

Lotus Orb~33:36

10–15 min	▼ 0.0%	1
15–20 min	▼ 27.3%	11
20–25 min	▲ 65.6%	32
25–30 min	▲ 63.6%	77
30–35 min	▲ 64.2%	106
35–40 min	▼ 48.1%	79
40–45 min	▲ 61.0%	41
45–50 min	▲ 64.7%	17
50–55 min	▼ 41.7%	12
55–60 min	▲ 100.0%	2

Bought before 30:00: 60.3% wins; later: 58.0%.