Pudge

How to counter Pudge, by skill bracket.

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Matchup data updated Sep 26, 2026

Who Beats Pudge

Wraith King

58.9%+8.01,764

vs Pudge1,764 games+8.0

Meepo

59.5%+6.1351

vs Pudge351 games+6.1

Bounty Hunter

55.4%+4.81,651

vs Pudge1,651 games+4.8

Dawnbreaker

54.4%+4.02,083

vs Pudge2,083 games+4.0

Grimstroke

54.0%+3.61,579

vs Pudge1,579 games+3.6

Lycan

56.2%+3.5267

vs Pudge267 games+3.5

Dazzle

54.0%+3.41,077

vs Pudge1,077 games+3.4

Phoenix

53.9%+3.31,104

vs Pudge1,104 games+3.3

Spectre

53.7%+3.31,487

vs Pudge1,487 games+3.3

Visage

54.6%+3.2478

vs Pudge478 games+3.2

Pudge Counters

Tiny

39.0%-7.7472

vs Pudge472 games-7.7

Shadow Fiend

42.8%-6.62,178

vs Pudge2,178 games-6.6

Nature's Prophet

42.4%-6.41,115

vs Pudge1,115 games-6.4

Drow Ranger

43.2%-6.11,793

vs Pudge1,793 games-6.1

Shadow Demon

41.9%-5.2358

vs Pudge358 games-5.2

Sniper

44.5%-5.02,054

vs Pudge2,054 games-5.0

Lina

45.6%-4.12,811

vs Pudge2,811 games-4.1

Alchemist

43.7%-4.0341

vs Pudge341 games-4.0

Naga Siren

42.2%-3.9199

vs Pudge199 games-3.9

Batrider

40.9%-3.7137

vs Pudge137 games-3.7

Top Allies for Pudge

Visage

58.0%+8.0371

Arc Warden

57.8%+7.81,009

Lycan

55.7%+5.7176

Outworld Destroyer

54.8%+4.81,882

Warlock

54.1%+4.1676

Pugna

53.8%+3.8494

Ancient Apparition

53.7%+3.7788

Abaddon

53.6%+3.6336

Mirana

53.3%+3.31,316

Dazzle

53.3%+3.3674

Positions Played

Positions: patch 7.40

1 Carry51.7% WR80,495 matches
2 Mid55.3% WR267,351 matches
3 Off54.1% WR346,183 matches
4 Soft52.1% WR476,852 matches
5 Hard52.3% WR454,584 matches

Matchup data updated Sep 26, 2026

Who Beats Pudge

Bristleback

58.5%+3.4135

vs Pudge135 games+3.4

Earthshaker

56.4%+3.4227

vs Pudge227 games+3.4

Witch Doctor

55.9%+3.4263

vs Pudge263 games+3.4

Wraith King

57.6%+3.2144

vs Pudge144 games+3.2

Techies

55.9%+3.0202

vs Pudge202 games+3.0

Spectre

58.6%+2.899

vs Pudge99 games+2.8

Legion Commander

55.4%+2.7204

vs Pudge204 games+2.7

Crystal Maiden

54.4%+2.7309

vs Pudge309 games+2.7

Spirit Breaker

54.5%+2.2198

vs Pudge198 games+2.2

Lich

55.5%+2.2137

vs Pudge137 games+2.2

Pudge Counters

Arc Warden

31.4%-4.870

vs Pudge70 games-4.8

Nature's Prophet

35.4%-4.796

vs Pudge96 games-4.7

Shadow Fiend

41.9%-3.7172

vs Pudge172 games-3.7

Enchantress

Few games24.2%-3.733

vs Pudge33 games-3.7

Sniper

43.7%-2.9174

vs Pudge174 games-2.9

Ursa

38.1%-2.963

vs Pudge63 games-2.9

Morphling

Few games34.1%-2.741

vs Pudge41 games-2.7

Storm Spirit

Few games35.9%-2.339

vs Pudge39 games-2.3

Ogre Magi

45.8%-2.3236

vs Pudge236 games-2.3

Troll Warlord

Few games33.3%-2.230

vs Pudge30 games-2.2

Top Allies for Pudge

Nyx Assassin

Few games73.0%+23.037

Mirana

67.9%+17.953

Ringmaster

Few games67.7%+17.731

Marci

Few games65.0%+15.040

Puck

Few games63.6%+13.622

Arc Warden

63.5%+13.552

Tidehunter

Few games63.2%+13.238

Jakiro

63.2%+13.257

Omniknight

Few games62.5%+12.516

Lich

62.2%+12.282

Positions Played

Positions: patch 7.40

1 Carry50.4% WR27,043 matches
2 Mid54.6% WR79,218 matches
3 Off53.0% WR90,599 matches
4 Soft52.5% WR126,598 matches
5 Hard53.0% WR130,895 matches

Matchup data updated Sep 26, 2026

Who Beats Pudge

Wraith King

59.9%+7.6651

vs Pudge651 games+7.6

Dawnbreaker

57.3%+5.4578

vs Pudge578 games+5.4

Phantom Lancer

54.6%+3.6760

vs Pudge760 games+3.6

Meepo

60.4%+3.6106

vs Pudge106 games+3.6

Lifestealer

54.4%+3.6903

vs Pudge903 games+3.6

Broodmother

58.5%+3.5142

vs Pudge142 games+3.5

Bounty Hunter

54.9%+3.4457

vs Pudge457 games+3.4

Grimstroke

54.2%+2.9472

vs Pudge472 games+2.9

Dragon Knight

54.2%+2.8415

vs Pudge415 games+2.8

Bloodseeker

54.8%+2.6239

vs Pudge239 games+2.6

Pudge Counters

Lina

42.2%-6.4881

vs Pudge881 games-6.4

Nature's Prophet

41.7%-5.5393

vs Pudge393 games-5.5

Tiny

37.3%-4.9126

vs Pudge126 games-4.9

Drow Ranger

43.9%-4.7693

vs Pudge693 games-4.7

Terrorblade

41.9%-4.6267

vs Pudge267 games-4.6

Windranger

44.4%-4.4752

vs Pudge752 games-4.4

Faceless Void

43.4%-4.3380

vs Pudge380 games-4.3

Storm Spirit

42.2%-4.2232

vs Pudge232 games-4.2

Huskar

40.5%-4.0148

vs Pudge148 games-4.0

Rubick

45.1%-4.0910

vs Pudge910 games-4.0

Top Allies for Pudge

Chen

Few games70.6%+20.617

Gyrocopter

60.9%+10.964

Naga Siren

59.3%+9.391

Visage

57.3%+7.3110

Warlock

57.2%+7.2236

Lycan

57.1%+7.156

Arc Warden

57.0%+7.0377

Grimstroke

56.2%+6.2272

Disruptor

56.0%+6.0232

Phantom Lancer

55.3%+5.3835

Positions Played

Positions: patch 7.40

1 Carry51.6% WR30,466 matches
2 Mid55.3% WR110,429 matches
3 Off54.0% WR137,241 matches
4 Soft52.1% WR187,563 matches
5 Hard52.1% WR184,546 matches

Matchup data updated Sep 26, 2026

Who Beats Pudge

Wraith King

58.2%+6.5742

vs Pudge742 games+6.5

Meepo

62.8%+5.4145

vs Pudge145 games+5.4

Bounty Hunter

56.1%+4.7672

vs Pudge672 games+4.7

Visage

59.4%+4.5187

vs Pudge187 games+4.5

Dazzle

56.4%+4.4450

vs Pudge450 games+4.4

Phoenix

55.4%+3.8464

vs Pudge464 games+3.8

Tinker

55.1%+3.6461

vs Pudge461 games+3.6

Outworld Destroyer

53.9%+3.2872

vs Pudge872 games+3.2

Invoker

53.5%+3.11,605

vs Pudge1,605 games+3.1

Medusa

56.1%+3.1205

vs Pudge205 games+3.1

Pudge Counters

Sniper

41.5%-6.8821

vs Pudge821 games-6.8

Tiny

36.3%-6.3171

vs Pudge171 games-6.3

Drow Ranger

42.2%-6.1728

vs Pudge728 games-6.1

Shadow Fiend

42.7%-5.9869

vs Pudge869 games-5.9

Nature's Prophet

42.5%-5.0400

vs Pudge400 games-5.0

Weaver

43.0%-4.1279

vs Pudge279 games-4.1

Queen of Pain

44.7%-3.8492

vs Pudge492 games-3.8

Lina

45.9%-3.51,200

vs Pudge1,200 games-3.5

Viper

44.4%-3.5331

vs Pudge331 games-3.5

Faceless Void

45.1%-3.3415

vs Pudge415 games-3.3

Top Allies for Pudge

Visage

58.8%+8.8148

Arc Warden

57.1%+7.1396

Dazzle

56.8%+6.8294

Enigma

56.7%+6.7208

Outworld Destroyer

56.4%+6.4835

Meepo

56.4%+6.4110

Ancient Apparition

55.3%+5.3349

Abaddon

55.3%+5.3152

Dragon Knight

54.8%+4.8593

Crystal Maiden

54.6%+4.6582

Positions Played

Positions: patch 7.40

1 Carry53.1% WR15,180 matches
2 Mid55.7% WR56,581 matches
3 Off54.8% WR82,222 matches
4 Soft51.8% WR112,049 matches
5 Hard51.8% WR98,357 matches

Matchup data updated Sep 26, 2026

Who Beats Pudge

Arc Warden

63.4%+6.9213

vs Pudge213 games+6.9

Oracle

61.4%+5.5189

vs Pudge189 games+5.5

Marci

62.4%+5.5157

vs Pudge157 games+5.5

Wraith King

59.0%+4.8227

vs Pudge227 games+4.8

Enigma

59.5%+4.8200

vs Pudge200 games+4.8

Invoker

55.6%+4.6889

vs Pudge889 games+4.6

Dawnbreaker

55.9%+4.2508

vs Pudge508 games+4.2

Grimstroke

56.4%+4.2385

vs Pudge385 games+4.2

Sven

56.2%+4.2406

vs Pudge406 games+4.2

Disruptor

56.4%+3.9321

vs Pudge321 games+3.9

Pudge Counters

Shadow Fiend

38.4%-7.7398

vs Pudge398 games-7.7

Shadow Demon

35.9%-4.492

vs Pudge92 games-4.4

Drow Ranger

43.0%-3.7221

vs Pudge221 games-3.7

Venomancer

39.6%-3.5101

vs Pudge101 games-3.5

Hoodwink

45.4%-3.3493

vs Pudge493 games-3.3

Naga Siren

Few games27.3%-3.233

vs Pudge33 games-3.2

Earthshaker

45.9%-3.2669

vs Pudge669 games-3.2

Tusk

45.0%-3.1320

vs Pudge320 games-3.1

Zeus

44.9%-2.9267

vs Pudge267 games-2.9

Tiny

43.2%-2.9148

vs Pudge148 games-2.9

Top Allies for Pudge

Bloodseeker

65.4%+15.452

Leshrac

63.0%+13.073

Troll Warlord

Few games60.4%+10.448

Visage

60.2%+10.288

Abaddon

60.0%+10.075

Arc Warden

59.2%+9.2184

Chen

Few games58.3%+8.312

Lycan

Few games57.8%+7.845

Warlock

56.6%+6.6113

Enigma

56.3%+6.3158

Positions Played

Positions: patch 7.40

1 Carry55.1% WR4,660 matches
2 Mid55.2% WR15,525 matches
3 Off55.5% WR31,567 matches
4 Soft51.2% WR43,511 matches
5 Hard51.5% WR33,701 matches

Bracket Divergence

Arc Warden only ranks as a top counter to Pudge in Divine–Immortal. Matchup data updated Sep 26, 2026
Marci only ranks as a top counter to Pudge in Divine–Immortal. Matchup data updated Sep 26, 2026
Oracle only ranks as a top counter to Pudge in Divine–Immortal. Matchup data updated Sep 26, 2026
Enigma only ranks as a top counter to Pudge in Divine–Immortal. Matchup data updated Sep 26, 2026
Broodmother only ranks as a top counter to Pudge in Crusader–Archon. Matchup data updated Sep 26, 2026

About Pudge

Wraith King is Pudge's strongest counter, with a +8.90 raw advantage.

Pudge is most contested in Divine–Immortal and least contested in Legend–Ancient.

Arc Warden only shows up as a top counter to Pudge in Divine–Immortal.

Visage is Pudge's strongest ally, with a +8.00 raw synergy advantage.