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Pudge

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[e][h]Pudge
Dire Hero
Attributes
Primary Attribute
Base Stats
Attack Type
0.5 + 1.17
Level Changes
Level
1
15
25
30
Health
(Regen)
670
4.25
1594
8.45
2518
12.65
2892
14.35
Mana
(Regen)
267
0.8
567
2.06
927
3.56
1059
4.11
Armor
1.33
4.6
8.93
10.43
Magic R
26.6%
29.12%
32.12%
33.22%
Damage
70-76
112-118
154-160
171-177
Notes
2
Release Date
2010-11-01
Competitive Span
2010-11-01 — Present

Pudge Pudge, the Butcher[edit]

Recommended Roles
Disabler Initiator Durable Nuker

In the Fields of Endless Carnage, far to the south of Quoidge, a corpulent figure works tirelessly through the night—dismembering, disembowelling, piling up the limbs and viscera of the fallen that the battlefield might be clear by dawn. In this cursed realm, nothing can decay or decompose; no corpse may ever return to the earth from which it sprang, no matter how deep you dig the grave. Flocked by carrion birds who need him to cut their meals into beak-sized chunks, Pudge the Butcher hones his skills with blades that grow sharper the longer he uses them. Swish, swish, thunk. Flesh falls from the bone; tendons and ligaments part like wet paper. And while he always had a taste for the butchery, over the ages, Pudge has developed a taste for its byproduct as well. Starting with a gobbet of muscle here, a sip of blood there... before long he was thrusting his jaws deep into the toughest of torsos, like a dog gnawing at rags. Even those who are beyond fearing the Reaper, fear the Butcher.

Each carefully aimed throw of Pudge's signature hook strikes fear into his foes. Pulling his enemies near to carve them with his cleavers, he gains additional health and damage with every kill, and soon becomes an unstoppable killer.

Abilities[edit]

Meat Hook
QT
Targeting
Point Target
Affects
Units
Runes
Damage Type
Pure
Instant Kill
Launches a bloody hook toward a unit or location. The hook will snag the first unit it encounters, dragging the unit back to Pudge, killing it if it's a non-ancient creep and dealing damage if it is an enemy otherwise.
Damage150/220/290/360
290/360/430/500
Hook Distance1300
Hook Speed1600
Hook Radius100

Cast Range 1300
Cast Point 0.3
Cast Backswing 0.59
Cooldown
18/16/14/12
     14/12/10/8
110
Disable blocked by Debuff Immunity, the damage and pull are not.
Affected by cast range bonus.
The Butcher's hook is a symbolic nightmare, its curved blade a frightening reminder of his slaughterous intent.
Notes
  • Meat Hook only grabs units while it is extending. If the hook touches a unit while retracting, it has no effect.
  • Meat Hook can pull Runes back to Pudge. The mana cost is refunded if successful.
  • Provides 500 flying vision on hit, lasting at the hit location for 4 seconds.
Rot
WR
Targeting
Toggle
Affects
Enemy Units
Self
Damage Type
Magical
A toxic cloud that deals intense damage and slows movement--harming not only enemy units but Pudge himself.
Damage Per Second30/60/90/120
120/150/180/210
Movement Speed Slow14%/20%/26%/32%
30%/36%/42%/48%
Radius250
450
Linger Duration0.5

Reduce Health Regen20%

Cast Point 0
Cast Backswing 0
Increases Rot radius and damage, and causes it to reduce enemy health regen.
Does not pierce Debuff Immunity.

Does not proc any on-cast effects when cast.
A foul odor precedes a toxic, choking gas, emanating from the Butcher's putrid, ever-swelling mass.
Notes
  • Damage is dealt every 0.2 seconds in smaller instances of:
    • 6/12/18/24
    • 26/32/38/44
Flesh Heap
EF
Affects
Self
Gives Pudge a guaranteed damage block against all types of attack. Passively grants bonus strength that increases each time Pudge kills an enemy Hero or it dies in his vicinity. Flesh Heap is retroactive, meaning it can gain charges before it is skilled, which then become active.
Blocked Damage8/14/20/26
12/21/30/39
Active Duration5/6/7/8

Passive Values
Stack Gain per Enemy Death1
Strength Bonus per Stack1.1/1.4/1.7/2
1.65/2.1/2.55/3
Enemy Death Radius450
Kill Radius1600
Cooldown
20/19/18/17
35/50/65/80
Not disabled by Break.

Does not affects illusions.

The Butcher gives new meaning to the words ‘meat shield.’
Ultimate Ability
Dismember
RD
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage Type
Magical
Pudge chows down on an enemy unit, disabling it and dealing damage over time. Pudge gets healed for the same amount he damages. Lasts longer on creeps.
Base Damage per Second80/100/120
144/180/216
Strength as Damage per Second30%/60%/90%
54%/108%/162%
Base Self Heal per Second80/100/120
144/180/216
Strength as Self Heal per Second30%/60%/90%
54%/108%/162%
Hero Max Duration2.75
3.5
Creep Max Duration5.5
6.25

Ally Cast Range300
Ally Max Health as Regen5%

Cast Range 200
Cast Point 0.3
Cast Backswing 0
Cooldown
30/25/20
     25/20/15
100/130/170
Decreases cooldown, and allows targeting an ally with bonus cast range to swallow them and heal them for a percentage of their max health per second.
Pierce Debuff Immunity.

Blocked by Spell Block.

Reflected by Spell Reflection.

Hard disables are dispellable only by strong dispels.
Affected by cast range bonus.
‘When I'm through with these vermin, they'll be fit for a pie!’
Notes
  • Total damage against heroes:
    • 240/300/360 + 90%/180%/270% of Pudge's strength
    • 304/380/456 + 114%/228%/342% of Pudge's strength
    • 432/540/648 + 162%/324%/486% of Pudge's strength
    • 547/684/821 + 205%/410%/616% of Pudge's strength
      +
  • Heals Pudge for the full amount regardless of actual damage dealt.
  • Pulls the target closer to Pudge at 75 speed until the target is within 125 range of Pudge.
  • Dismember can be heard globally, alerting all players.
  • The ally can exit whenever they want by issuing a command.
Sub Ability
Eject
DE
Targeting
No Target
Affects
Allied Heroes
Ejects the swallowed allied hero inside of you.
Does not proc any on-cast effects when cast.
Allies emerge forever changed.

Talent Tree[edit]

1.5x Flesh Heap Flesh Heap Stack Strength/Damage Block Bonus 25 1.8x Dismember Dismember Damage/Heal
-4s Meat Hook Meat Hook Cooldown 20 +0.75s Dismember Dismember Duration
+140 Meat Hook Meat Hook Damage 15 +8% Spell Lifesteal
+16% Rot Rot Slow 10 +5 Armor

Recent Changes[edit]

Version Balance Changes
7.35
  • Talent Talent
    • Buff Level 10 Talent Armor increased from +4 to +5
    • Buff Level 15 Talent Meat Hook Damage increased from +120 to +140
7.34
  • Meat Hook Meat Hook
    • New Now instantly kills illusions
    • Rework Cast stun on Pudge is now removed if the hook finds a target
7.33
  • Meat Hook Meat Hook
    • Buff Projectile Speed increased from 1450 to 1600
    • Rework Now can be heard in Fog of War
  • Rot Rot
    • Nerf Aghanim's Scepter Bonus Damage decreased from 95 to 90
    • Nerf Aghanim's Scepter Regen Reduction decreased from 25% to 20%
  • Dismember Dismember
    • Buff Cast Range increased from 160 to 200
    • Nerf Duration decreased from 3s to 2.75s
    • Nerf Duration on creeps decreased from 6s to 5.5s
  • Talent Talent
    • Nerf Level 20 Talent Dismember Duration decreased from +0.8 to +0.75

Notable Players[edit]

Dendi 
Pure 
DkFogas 
Jenkins 

Additional Content[edit]

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