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's
Win rate47.3%
Games98,380
Most played asMid · 95%

Win rate by rank

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

  • HeraldHerald44.5%1,472
  • GuardianGuardian45.1%5,705
  • CrusaderCrusader45.7%11,038
  • ArchonArchon46.5%18,797
  • LegendLegend47.3%25,106
  • AncientAncient47.9%18,837
  • DivineDivine49.5%11,193
  • ImmortalImmortal49.7%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.

  1. Brewmaster5.5 pts better than expected
    52.0%630
  2. Storm Spirit4.3 pts better than expected
    54.3%1,573
  3. Invoker4.0 pts better than expected
    50.5%5,949
  4. Ember Spirit3.8 pts better than expected
    51.6%1,858
  5. Largo3.5 pts better than expected
    52.4%408
  6. Batrider3.1 pts better than expected
    56.2%213
  7. Anti-Mage3.0 pts better than expected
    49.3%4,490
  8. Lich2.7 pts better than expected
    47.2%2,967

Countered by

These heroes beat Puck more often than expected.

  1. Broodmother9.6 pts better than expected
    63.3%346
  2. Omniknight9.1 pts better than expected
    63.2%515
  3. Riki4.5 pts better than expected
    60.4%1,253
  4. Visage4.4 pts better than expected
    60.9%378
  5. Muerta4.3 pts better than expected
    54.7%538
  6. Lone Druid4.1 pts better than expected
    56.3%660
  7. Abaddon3.5 pts better than expected
    57.9%668
  8. Luna3.5 pts better than expected
    56.7%2,894
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Teammates

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

Best with

Puck wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Muerta4.3 pts better than expected
    49.0%537
  2. Omniknight4.3 pts better than expected
    52.7%437
  3. Razor3.7 pts better than expected
    51.3%1,199
  4. Techies3.6 pts better than expected
    52.0%757
  5. Shadow Demon3.4 pts better than expected
    45.0%390
  6. Ancient Apparition3.1 pts better than expected
    51.8%1,716
  7. Timbersaw3.0 pts better than expected
    45.6%1,275
  8. Ember Spirit3.0 pts better than expected
    49.5%151

Worst with

Puck wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Broodmother10.9 pts worse than expected
    37.3%103
  2. Riki6.8 pts worse than expected
    43.5%790
  3. Naga Siren6.0 pts worse than expected
    39.9%199
  4. Outworld Destroyer5.9 pts worse than expected
    45.0%265
  5. Batrider5.9 pts worse than expected
    35.5%142
  6. Arc Warden5.3 pts worse than expected
    44.6%164
  7. Huskar4.9 pts worse than expected
    37.7%371
  8. Marci4.6 pts worse than expected
    42.3%716

Items

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

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • TangoTango95%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch94%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire79%
  • Observer WardObserver Ward23%
  • CircletCirclet13%
  • Mantle of IntelligenceMantle of Intelligence11%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick8%
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward5%

Boots

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

  • Power TreadsPower Treads92% of games · on average at 9:4447.6%44,197
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed21% of games · on average at 8:2846.4%10,029
  • Boots of TravelBoots 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 DaggerBlink Dagger95% of games · usually at 19:00By 19:00: 57.2%Later: 36.6%48.9%45,451
  • Oblivion StaffOblivion Staff93% of games · usually at 12:00By 12:00: 54.2%Later: 40.4%48.2%44,735
  • Witch BladeWitch Blade93% of games · usually at 14:00By 14:00: 56.4%Later: 39.4%48.3%44,650
  • ParasmaParasma53% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 65.3%Later: 56.2%61.0%25,194
  • Eul's Scepter of DivinityEul's Scepter of Divinity33% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 50.3%Later: 45.9%48.3%15,861
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter32% of games · usually at 35:00By 35:00: 62.1%Later: 55.0%59.1%15,095
  • Soul BoosterSoul Booster23% of games · usually at 33:00By 33:00: 71.2%Later: 62.4%67.7%11,000
  • Octarine CoreOctarine Core21% of games · usually at 34:00By 34:00: 72.5%Later: 63.2%68.3%10,231
  • PerseverancePerseverance19% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 60.1%Later: 56.7%58.7%9,153
  • Linken's SphereLinken'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.

  1. -30s Dream Coil Cooldown46% picked · 60.1% won+350 Waning Rift Radius/Max Distance54% picked · 65.7% wonLevel 25
  2. -2.5s Waning Rift Cooldown75% picked · 56.2% won+200 Initial/Break Dream Coil Damage25% picked · 52.5% wonLevel 20
  3. +2% Puckish Health and Mana Restoration4% picked · 47.5% won+60 Waning Rift Damage96% picked · 49.8% wonLevel 15
  4. +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.

  1. Oct 1, 202647.3%98,435
  2. Sep 24, 202647.3%101,797
  3. Sep 17, 202647.8%109,373
  4. Sep 10, 202646.9%73,109
  5. Sep 3, 202646.6%93,482
  6. Aug 27, 202646.9%120,024
  7. Aug 20, 202646.6%111,013
  8. 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