Puck
How Puck is doing in ranked games, and what works with it and against it.
Patch 7.41fRanked games from
Puck wins 47.3% of ranked All Pick games, over 98,380 games. About the same as the week before.
Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam'sWin rate by rank
Ranked All Pick, last full week, smoothed so small samples sit closer to 50%.
Herald44.5%1,472
Guardian45.1%5,705
Crusader45.7%11,038
Archon46.5%18,797
Legend47.3%25,106
Ancient47.9%18,837
Divine49.5%11,193
Immortal49.7%6,232
Where it's played
Share of its games in each position, and its win rate there.
- Carry0% of games41.8%158
- Mid95% of games49.1%34,567
- Offlane1% of games45.9%342
- Soft support2% of games49.1%789
- Hard support1% of games47.6%467
Matchups
Measured against what both heroes' overall strength predicts, so a strong hero doesn't top every list.
Good against
Puck beats these heroes more often than expected.
Brewmaster5.5 pts better than expected52.0%630
Storm Spirit4.3 pts better than expected54.3%1,573
Invoker4.0 pts better than expected50.5%5,949
Ember Spirit3.8 pts better than expected51.6%1,858
Largo3.5 pts better than expected52.4%408
Batrider3.1 pts better than expected56.2%213
Anti-Mage3.0 pts better than expected49.3%4,490
Lich2.7 pts better than expected47.2%2,967
Countered by
These heroes beat Puck more often than expected.
Broodmother9.6 pts better than expected63.3%346
Omniknight9.1 pts better than expected63.2%515
Riki4.5 pts better than expected60.4%1,253
Visage4.4 pts better than expected60.9%378
Muerta4.3 pts better than expected54.7%538
Lone Druid4.1 pts better than expected56.3%660
Abaddon3.5 pts better than expected57.9%668
Luna3.5 pts better than expected56.7%2,894
Teammates
Teams with both heroes, against what each one's strength predicts.
Best with
Puck wins more than expected next to these heroes.
- Muerta4.3 pts better than expected49.0%537
- Omniknight4.3 pts better than expected52.7%437
Razor3.7 pts better than expected51.3%1,199
Techies3.6 pts better than expected52.0%757
Shadow Demon3.4 pts better than expected45.0%390
Ancient Apparition3.1 pts better than expected51.8%1,716
Timbersaw3.0 pts better than expected45.6%1,275- Ember Spirit3.0 pts better than expected49.5%151
Worst with
Puck wins less than expected next to these heroes.
- Broodmother10.9 pts worse than expected37.3%103
- Riki6.8 pts worse than expected43.5%790
Naga Siren6.0 pts worse than expected39.9%199
Outworld Destroyer5.9 pts worse than expected45.0%265- Batrider5.9 pts worse than expected35.5%142
Arc Warden5.3 pts worse than expected44.6%164
Huskar4.9 pts worse than expected37.7%371
Marci4.6 pts worse than expected42.3%716
Items
What Puck players buy, how often, and how those games go.
Starting items
Share of games starting with each item.
Tango95%
Iron Branch94%
Faerie Fire79%
Observer Ward23%
Circlet13%
Mantle of Intelligence11%
Magic Stick8%
Sentry Ward5%
Boots
Share of games buying each, the average time, and the win rate.
Power Treads92% of games · on average at 9:4447.6%44,197
Boots of Speed21% of games · on average at 8:2846.4%10,029
Boots of Travel8% of games · on average at 36:0359.1%3,819
Core items
Items of 1,400 gold or more. The time is the median first purchase; the two win rates split those games at that minute.
Blink Dagger95% of games · usually at 19:00By 19:00: 57.2%Later: 36.6%48.9%45,451
Oblivion Staff93% of games · usually at 12:00By 12:00: 54.2%Later: 40.4%48.2%44,735
Witch Blade93% of games · usually at 14:00By 14:00: 56.4%Later: 39.4%48.3%44,650
Parasma53% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 65.3%Later: 56.2%61.0%25,194
Eul's Scepter of Divinity33% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 50.3%Later: 45.9%48.3%15,861
Aghanim's Scepter32% of games · usually at 35:00By 35:00: 62.1%Later: 55.0%59.1%15,095
Soul Booster23% of games · usually at 33:00By 33:00: 71.2%Later: 62.4%67.7%11,000
Octarine Core21% of games · usually at 34:00By 34:00: 72.5%Later: 63.2%68.3%10,231
Perseverance19% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 60.1%Later: 56.7%58.7%9,153
Linken's Sphere18% of games · usually at 31:00By 31:00: 64.5%Later: 56.1%60.6%8,580
Talents
Each level's two options: how often each is picked over the other, and its win rate.
- -30s Dream Coil Cooldown46% picked · 60.1% won+350 Waning Rift Radius/Max Distance54% picked · 65.7% wonLevel 25
- -2.5s Waning Rift Cooldown75% picked · 56.2% won+200 Initial/Break Dream Coil Damage25% picked · 52.5% wonLevel 20
- +2% Puckish Health and Mana Restoration4% picked · 47.5% won+60 Waning Rift Damage96% picked · 49.8% wonLevel 15
- +35 Illusory Orb Damage75% picked · 47.9% won+1.25s Waning Rift Silence Duration25% picked · 45.9% wonLevel 10
Last eight weeks
Ranked All Pick win rate by week.
- Oct 1, 202647.3%98,435
- Sep 24, 202647.3%101,797
- Sep 17, 202647.8%109,373
- Sep 10, 202646.9%73,109
- Sep 3, 202646.6%93,482
- Aug 27, 202646.9%120,024
- Aug 20, 202646.6%111,013
- Aug 13, 202646.6%131,862
Puck in short
The quick version of this page, from the last full week of ranked games.
What is Puck's win rate?
47.3% in ranked All Pick games, over 98,380 games. About the same as the week before.
What counters Puck?
Broodmother, Omniknight, and Riki beat Puck more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Broodmother: 9.6 pts better than expected, over 346 games.
Which heroes is Puck good against?
Puck beats Brewmaster, Storm Spirit, and Invoker more often than expected. The clearest is Brewmaster: 5.5 pts better than expected, over 630 games.
What position is Puck played in?
Mostly mid: 95% of its games. See the best mid heroes
What should I build on Puck?
Most games start with Tango, Iron Branch, and Faerie Fire. The usual boots are Power Treads and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Blink Dagger, Oblivion Staff, Witch Blade, and Parasma.
How we read this
Every number here is our analysis of STRATZ's game counts for the last full week of ranked games: win rates are smoothed toward what's expected, matchups and teammates are compared with both heroes' overall strength, and item timings come from first purchases. STRATZ's own scores aren't used.
Data from STRATZ