Pugna

How Pugna is doing in ranked games, and what works with it and against it.

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Pugna wins 50.7% of ranked All Pick games, over 145,294 games. About the same as the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate50.7%
Games145,294
Most played asSoft support · 42%

Win rate by rank

Ranked All Pick, last full week, smoothed so small samples sit closer to 50%.

  • HeraldHerald45.3%3,460
  • GuardianGuardian47.7%13,550
  • CrusaderCrusader49.2%21,608
  • ArchonArchon50.6%31,211
  • LegendLegend51.6%35,967
  • AncientAncient52.5%23,380
  • DivineDivine52.7%11,767
  • ImmortalImmortal51.2%4,351

Where it's played

Share of its games in each position, and its win rate there.

  • Carry0% of games44.0%223
  • Mid17% of games45.7%9,424
  • Offlane2% of games44.6%1,153
  • Soft support42% of games49.8%23,405
  • Hard support39% of games49.6%21,443

Matchups

Measured against what both heroes' overall strength predicts, so a strong hero doesn't top every list.

Good against

Pugna beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Necrophos4.9 pts better than expected
    55.1%5,823
  2. Batrider4.7 pts better than expected
    61.7%295
  3. Timbersaw4.0 pts better than expected
    59.7%1,779
  4. Winter Wyvern3.9 pts better than expected
    55.3%2,315
  5. Void Spirit3.7 pts better than expected
    54.9%1,420
  6. Slark3.6 pts better than expected
    54.9%5,290
  7. Mars3.6 pts better than expected
    57.2%1,487
  8. Tidehunter3.2 pts better than expected
    55.0%4,250

Countered by

These heroes beat Pugna more often than expected.

  1. Primal Beast5.3 pts better than expected
    53.2%1,310
  2. Arc Warden4.9 pts better than expected
    56.5%1,571
  3. Medusa4.6 pts better than expected
    52.4%922
  4. Huskar4.3 pts better than expected
    48.6%1,335
  5. Chen3.6 pts better than expected
    48.6%139
  6. Lone Druid3.6 pts better than expected
    51.9%926
  7. Anti-Mage3.5 pts better than expected
    53.4%6,897
  8. Techies3.2 pts better than expected
    53.4%1,524
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Teammates

Teams with both heroes, against what each one's strength predicts.

Best with

Pugna wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Io4.1 pts better than expected
    55.2%888
  2. Mars3.7 pts better than expected
    52.2%1,480
  3. Earth Spirit3.4 pts better than expected
    54.2%1,113
  4. Bloodseeker3.2 pts better than expected
    56.4%1,195
  5. Kunkka2.9 pts better than expected
    53.5%1,621
  6. Lycan2.6 pts better than expected
    52.4%376
  7. Techies2.4 pts better than expected
    54.6%903
  8. Arc Warden2.3 pts better than expected
    56.0%1,371

Worst with

Pugna wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Abaddon4.0 pts worse than expected
    48.6%783
  2. Broodmother3.8 pts worse than expected
    48.3%527
  3. Warlock3.3 pts worse than expected
    47.7%1,375
  4. Shadow Demon3.3 pts worse than expected
    42.1%383
  5. Witch Doctor3.0 pts worse than expected
    50.2%4,282
  6. Visage2.9 pts worse than expected
    51.8%496
  7. Batrider2.8 pts worse than expected
    42.3%194
  8. Skywrath Mage2.7 pts worse than expected
    48.4%2,718

Items

What Pugna players buy, how often, and how those games go.

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • TangoTango84%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch60%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick49%
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade46%
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward32%
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards26%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire26%
  • CircletCirclet19%

Boots

Share of games buying each, the average time, and the win rate.

  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots84% of games · on average at 10:2751.2%61,986
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed31% of games · on average at 6:2651.3%23,217
  • Boots of TravelBoots of Travel10% of games · on average at 36:0560.7%7,597
  • Tranquil BootsTranquil Boots8% of games · on average at 8:3151.5%5,762

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.

  • Aether LensAether Lens72% of games · usually at 20:00By 20:00: 55.9%Later: 52.7%54.4%52,753
  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape51% of games · usually at 21:00By 21:00: 54.5%Later: 48.6%51.9%37,309
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter30% of games · usually at 34:00By 34:00: 62.7%Later: 57.5%60.5%22,275
  • KayaKaya25% of games · usually at 22:00By 22:00: 54.3%Later: 60.0%57.1%18,443
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger20% of games · usually at 27:00By 27:00: 56.6%Later: 57.3%57.0%14,864
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard20% of games · usually at 28:00By 28:00: 56.3%Later: 52.2%54.3%14,856
  • DagonDagon10% of games · usually at 19:00By 19:00: 53.3%Later: 50.8%52.1%7,502
  • PerseverancePerseverance9% of games · usually at 31:00By 31:00: 60.0%Later: 58.3%59.4%6,740
  • Force StaffForce Staff8% of games · usually at 27:00By 27:00: 52.6%Later: 51.6%52.1%6,015
  • DagonDagon8% of games · usually at 25:00By 25:00: 55.0%Later: 53.9%54.6%5,690

Talents

Each level's two options: how often each is picked over the other, and its win rate.

  1. +200 Nether Blast Damage53% picked · 59.8% won+1.9 Nether Ward Damage Per Mana47% picked · 61.1% wonLevel 25
  2. +15% Life Drain Heal59% picked · 58.5% won+1.5s Decrepify Duration41% picked · 56.6% wonLevel 20
  3. +30% Decrepify Movement Speed To Allies35% picked · 53.6% won+250 Health65% picked · 55.6% wonLevel 15
  4. -1s Nether Blast Cooldown40% picked · 50.4% won+2 Nether Ward Health60% picked · 52.0% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202650.7%145,588
  2. Sep 24, 202650.5%143,782
  3. Sep 17, 202650.6%147,135
  4. Sep 10, 202650.6%89,472
  5. Sep 3, 202650.5%112,298
  6. Aug 27, 202650.5%144,640
  7. Aug 20, 202650.1%129,156
  8. Aug 13, 202650.4%141,178

Pugna in short

The quick version of this page, from the last full week of ranked games.

What is Pugna's win rate?

50.7% in ranked All Pick games, over 145,294 games. About the same as the week before.

What counters Pugna?

Primal Beast, Arc Warden, and Medusa beat Pugna more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Primal Beast: 5.3 pts better than expected, over 1,310 games.

Which heroes is Pugna good against?

Pugna beats Necrophos, Batrider, and Timbersaw more often than expected. The clearest is Necrophos: 4.9 pts better than expected, over 5,823 games.

What position is Pugna played in?

Mostly soft support (42% of its games), then hard support (39%). See the best soft support heroes

What should I build on Pugna?

Most games start with Tango, Iron Branch, and Magic Stick. The usual boots are Arcane Boots and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Aether Lens, Glimmer Cape, Aghanim's Scepter, and Kaya.

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