Pudge

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Pudge
25 + 3
11 + 1.4
16 + 1.8
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+66HP and +0.3HP regeneration
+3 Main Attack Damage
+0.23 armor and 1.4 attack speed
+21.6MP and +0.09MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
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1.83
Armor
(743.57 EHP)
26.6%
Magic Resist
(912.81 EHP)
Instant
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
100 (111)
(1.7 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.5 + 1.17
Turn Rate This unit takes 0.15s to turn 180°.
This ability component has a different effect during daytime. 1800 / This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 800
Default
Gib Type
2010-11-01
Released
2004-04-30
Competitive Span
2010-11-01 — Present
Version Control
This article has been updated to the latest version (7.40b) and is mostly accurate.
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Hooks and pulls enemies towards him.
Each carefully aimed throw of Pudge's signature Meat Hook strikes fear into his foes. Disoriented, his foe stumbles, gagging on a sudden stench of Rot. As it looks up at the fleshy hulk, hoping for an answer, only to watch as the Butcher Dismembers and carves them with his cleavers, adding a layer to his compost Heap. With every kill he gains additional health and damage, and soon becomes an unstoppable behemoth of rotting flesh.
Meat Hook
Meat Hook
Rot
Rot
Meat Shield
Dismember
Roles:Disabler Disabler Initiator Initiator Durable Durable Nuker Nuker
AdjectivesBadTeeth, NicePecs, Potbelly, Red, Undead, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Affected by selecting the corresponding Facet.Affected by selecting the corresponding Facet. Facets

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Fresh Meat
Dismember
Dismember grants self bonus Strength strength per damage instance applied to enemy heroes.
Rotten Core
Rot
While Rot is active, Pudge gains bonus attack damage every second until it reaches the maximum bonus.

Once Rot is deactivated, the granted bonus rapidly decays.

Upgrades

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Aghanim's

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Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Rot
Increases the effect radius and damage per second.

When activated, Rot reduces the values of health restoration sources of all affected enemy units within the radius.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Meat Hook
Deals additional damage to the hooked enemy unit corresponding to the dragged distance.

Has a shorter cooldown when dragging allied units to Pudge's current position.

Talents

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+1.5x Flesh Heap Strength Strength Bonus
+1.5x Meat Shield Damage Negation		251.5x Dismember Damage/Heal
-4s Meat Hook Cooldown20+0.75s Dismember Duration
+150 Meat Hook Damage158% Spell Lifesteal
+10% Rot Slow10+5 Armor
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+2 All / / Attributes

Bio

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When I'm through with these vermin, they'll be fit for a pie!
▶️  Pudge, the Butcher
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.

Innate. Innate

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Flesh Heap

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Flesh Heap
This ability is not bestowed by Illusions. Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive
Affects
Self
Grants bonus Strength strength whenever Pudge kills an enemy hero or when an enemy hero dies within his vicinity.
Enemy Death Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 450
Kill Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 450
Stack Gain per Enemy Death: 1
Str Bonus per Stack: 1.1/1.4/1.7/2 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 1.65/2.1/2.55/3)
Grants Pudge a stack if the enemy hero kill is credited to him, regardless of distance.
Effect Radius: The ability effects are felt everywhere in the map. Global
This ability levels up with Dismember.
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  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Leveling up Dismember immediately update the ability values.
    • Upon gaining a stack, a +n indicator appears above Pudge's head.
    • Grants base Strength strength bonus.
  • The affected enemy unit(s). to The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only.The unit is dead and is ressurected after its respawn time. Certain abilities are dispellable upon death only.
    • Grants a stack in the following conditions as long as Pudge is alive:
      • Upon enemy heroes' death, in any way, within the radius.
      • To gain a stack outside the kill radius:
        • Pudge has to be credited for the kill. Other This unit is created or obtained by an ability. player-controlled units do not count.
        • When the dying enemy hero is debuff-affected sourceed to Pudge.
    • For Meepo Clones, they grant 1 stack upon being Unit is killed regardless of conditions. forced killed.
Ability interactions with the caster's illusions.
Non-functional.

However, the created illusions has a 0-staack buff on their HUD.
Ability interactions with Morph.
The Strength strength bonus per enemy hero death last for the acquired ability's buff duration and does not persist upon losing the ability.
Buff modifier_innate_graft_fleshUndispellable.
Flesh Heap: Gives Pudge x strength.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_STATS_STRENGTH_BONUS
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_DEATH
  • The greater the stack, the greater the ability value.The greater the stack, the greater the ability value. to
    • Applies the following trait and value (+) changes per stack:
Traits Current/Max The summed attack damage value granted by primary attributes and base attack damage.The summed attack damage value granted by primary attributes and base attack damage. Utilizes Health Regeneration. Affected by Health Restore sources.
This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
(With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent.) 		24.2/30.8/37.4/44
(36.3/46.2/56.1/66) 		1.1/1.4/1.7/2
(1.65/2.1/2.55/3) 		0.055/0.07/0.085/0.1
(0.0825/0.105/0.1275/0.15)

Hero Model

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Hero Model
Ability
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Pudge's hero model has the following hidden Innate. innate abilities.

He may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Watch Tower
Warp
Warp
Lantern of Sight
Damage Block (Melee)
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details.

Abilities

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Meat Hook

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Q
T
Meat Hook
Ability
Point
Affects
Units / Self / Runes
Damage
Spell / 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 and dealing damage.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1300
Max Travel Distance: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1300
Hook Search Radius: 100
Damage: 150/220/290/360 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 300/370/440/510)
Followthrough Duration: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 0.53
The hook instantly kills non-ancient creeps it snags.
Current Health as Damage: 100%
The hook refunds the ability mana cost when it snags a rune.
Mana Cost as Mana Restore: Affected by Mana Restore Manipulation sources. 100%
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Deals additional damage to the hooked enemy unit corresponding to the dragged distance.
Hit Distance to Damage Factor: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 0.2)
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Has a shorter cooldown when dragging allied units to Pudge's current position.
Cooldown Factor: Cooldown Reduction (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 0.5)
18/16/14/12 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 14/12/10/8)
Mana Cost
120
The Butcher's hook is a symbolic nightmare, its curved blade a frightening reminder of his slaughterous intent.
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  • The ability effects are applied as follows:
    1. Buff followthrough to This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
      • Applies a buff on self upon cast with the following properties:
        • A status effect that prevents affected units from attacking.A status effect that prevents affected units from attacking. Disarm
        • Units affected by Mute sources cannot cast item abilities. Does not affect spells. Mute
        • A status effect that prevents affected units from moving, and from casting most mobility abilities. Root
        • The caster's facing angle is locked on its facing direction. The ability's visual effects.
          • Locks Pudge's facing angle.
          • Can only cast The ability's unit-targeted properties. The ability's ground-targeted properties. The ability's area-of-effect properties. targeted abilities in the direction he is facing.
        • The duration is defined as:
          • EXPR
            MaxTravelDistance / HookSpeed × 0.65
          • The duration corresponds to the current Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. max hook travel distance value, not the distance the current ability cast has traveled.
    2. The projectile traveling properties. to The ability's area-of-effect properties.
      • Affects units up to Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 1400-distance with the travel distance and search radius.
      • Can only affect units while extending, not while retracting.
        • The unit search radius is centered around the hook's tip.
        • Getting close to other parts of the hook The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile has no effect.
        • Can travel through and pull affected units through or over There are six different terrain height levels that have gameplay relevance.There are six different terrain height levels that have gameplay relevance. impassable terrain and Trees are a prominent feature in the game!Trees are a prominent feature in the game! trees.
    3. The projectile impact properties.
      • Upon projectile impact or latching on a valid unit, the latched unit is forcefully This ability directly moves the affected unit(s) to a certain coordinates. teleports to the ability cast location.
        • The teleport component is no longer applied when the latched unit is affected by other The unit is forcefully moved in the x-axis accordingly to its facing direction. forced movement sources.
      • Flying vision is not obstructed by trees, higher elevations, and vision blockers.
        • Grants a 4-second 500-radius flying vision at the affected unit's location.
    4. This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    5. The affected enemy unit(s).
      • Applies the Pure Damage Type pure Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage, and is defined as:
        • EXPR
          BaseSplDmg + 0.2 × HookHitDistance
      • Stuns the affected enemy unit for the entire pull duration.
    6. The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s).
Buff modifier_followthroughOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_STATE_ROOTED
MODIFIER_STATE_DISARMED
MODIFIER_STATE_MUTED
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ORDER
MODIFIER_PROEPRTY_DISABLE_TURNING
Debuff modifier_pudge_meat_hookOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Meat Hook: Get over here!
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNED
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION
  • Projectile SpeedProjectile Speed
    • Has a 1600-projectile speed
    • Can travel up to a max Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 0.88 seconds based on the affected unit's current location.
  • The ability's sound effects.
    • The ability sound effects are audible to everyone and even through the Units under the Fog of War are not visible. Fog of War.

Rot

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W
R
Rot
Ability
Toggle / Aura
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Damage
Spell / Magical
A toxic cloud that deals intense damage and slows movement — harming not only enemy units but Pudge himself.
Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 250 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 450)
Damage per Second: 30/60/90/120 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 120/150/180/210)
Move Speed Slow: 14%/20%/26%/32% (With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. 24%/30%/36%/42%)
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases the effect radius and damage per second.

When activated, Rot reduces the values of health restoration sources of all affected enemy units within the radius.
Health Restore Reduction: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 20%)
0
A foul odor precedes a toxic, choking gas, emanating from the Butcher's putrid, ever-swelling mass.
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Rotten Core
While is active, Pudge gains bonus attack damage every second until it reaches the maximum bonus.

Once is deactivated, the granted bonus rapidly decays.
Attack Damage Bonus per Second: 4%/8%/12%/16%
Max Attack Damage Bonus: 20%/40%/60%/80%
Stack Decay Duration: 1
  • This component requires toggling on the ability.
    • The ability's 0.2-second damage interval is set for the whole game upon the first toggle on.
    • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
      • Creates a negative aura upon with the following properties:
        • Deals 6/12/18/24 Magical Damage Type magical Spell DamageSpell Damage spell damage to affected units in 0.2-second intervals within the radius, starting immediately upon debuff application.
      • Both the radius damage per second component and the self-damage component are independent of each other.
      • Debuff pudge_rot
        • Does not update the Movement Speed movement speed slow values on enemy units with the existing debuff.
        • This ability is toggled off.
          • The lingering debuff only applies the movement speed slow component.
  • Both leveling up the ability and acquiring the Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. ability upgrade while toggled This component requires toggling on the ability. immediately update the damage values and ability effects.
Buff modifier_pudge_rotten_core (x)Only dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Base damage increased by x%.
MODIFIER_PROPERRY_BASEDAMAGEOUTGOING_PERCENTAGE
Debuff modifier_pudge_rotOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Rot: Causes damage to every fighter in a radius every second.

Meat Shield

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E
F
Meat Shield
Affects
Self
Negates all damage types from all sources while active.
Damage Negated: 8/14/20/26 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 12/21/30/39)
Duration: 4/5/6/7
20/19/18/17
Mana Cost
50/60/70/80
The Butcher gives new meaning to the words 'meat shield.'
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  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Does not interrupt Pudge's Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur.Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur. channeling abilities upon cast.
Buff modifier_pudge_flesh_heap_blockOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Flesh Heap: Blocking x damage.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOTAL_CONSTANT_BLOCK
  • Does not negate damage on units affected by all All Damage Barrier damage barrier sources.

Dismember

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R
D
Dismember
Ability
Unit / Channeled
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Damage
Spell / Magical
Chows down and pulls the unit-targeted enemy up to a certain minimum distance.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 200
Pull Distance per Second: 75
Pull Distance Threshold: 125
Max Channel Time: 2.75 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 3.5)
Disables the unit-targeted enemy, and deals damage over time based on Pudge's current Strength strength.
Number of Intervals: 6 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 8)
Base Damage per Second: 80/100/120 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 120/150/180)
Str to Damage Factor: 0.3/0.6/0.9 (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 0.45/0.9/1.35)
Self-heals based on the damage dealt.
Damage to Self-Heal Factor: Affected by Heal Manipulation sources. 1
30/25/20
Mana Cost
100/130/170
'When I'm through with these vermin, they'll be fit for a pie!'
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Fresh Meat
Dismember
Dismember grants self bonus Strength strength per damage instance applied to enemy heroes.
Str Bonus per Damage Instance: 2/3/4
Duration: 12
  • The ability has two main components:
    • All ability effects are applied as long as Pudge is Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur.Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur. channeling the ability on the The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy.
    • 1
      • The affected enemy unit(s).
        • Applies a The unit is forcefully moved in the x-axis accordingly to its facing direction. forced movement with the following ability effects:
          • Stun
          • Offensively pulls the affected unit toward Pudge.
          • Grants Render invisible sources null. True Sight over the affected unit.
            • Grants a 2.75 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 3.5)-second 200-radius vision over the affected enemy unit.
            • The vision granted does not follow the affected unit, and is independent of the channeling duration.
          • Dispellable by any Dispel sources. Dispels the Debuff pudge_dismember_pull debuff once the unit is within the pull distance threshold.
        • Has the following ability interactions:
          • Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight.Enemy units cannot see you, unless they have True Sight. to The affected enemy unit(s).
            • Invisible sources applied on the affected unit do not interrupt the channeling.
            • This also nullifies the Render invisible sources null. True Sight applied.
          • The following sources applied on the affected enemy unit interrupts the channeling.
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      • The following components are applied within the same intervals, starting immediately per Debuff pudge_dismember application:
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
The ability's sound effects. Rubick's response is only audible to himself, and does not utilize the blade ringing ability sound effects.
Ability interactions with Spell Duplication sources.
Both the primary The ability's unit-targeted properties. unit-targeted enemy and the secondary target are affected.

However, both Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur.Requires unit to stand still for certain ability effects to occur. channeling duration are independent of each other.
Buff modifier_pudge_dismember_gluttony_strength_stackDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_EXTRA_STRENGTH_BONUS
Buff modifier_pudge_dismember_gluttony_strength_buff_counterDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Fresh Meat: Strength temporarily increased by x.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIP
Debuff modifier_pudge_dismemberDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Dismember: Getting dismembered by Pudge.
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNED
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION_RATE
Debuff modifier_pudge_dismember_pullDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION_RATE
  • The ability's sound effects.
    • The ability cast sound effects are The ability effects are felt everywhere in the map. Global and audible to everyone.
  • Buff pudge_dismember_gluttony_strength_stack
    • Ability values increasing per determined increments.
    • The greater the stack, the greater the ability value.The greater the stack, the greater the ability value.
      • Each stack effectively grants the following bonuses:
Traits Current/Max The summed attack damage value granted by primary attributes and base attack damage.The summed attack damage value granted by primary attributes and base attack damage. Utilizes Health Regeneration. Affected by Health Restore sources.
This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
(With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent.) 		44/66/88 2/3/4 0.1/0.15/0.2

Recent Matches

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Main Article: Pudge/Matches
DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. Picks
January 10, 2026 - 12:00 EETQualifierEEU CQ DreamLeague S28EEU CQ DreamLeague S28EEU CQ DreamLeague S28Timbersaw Ember Spirit Pudge Terrorblade Bane
0 : 1
Viper Ogre Magi Shadow Fiend Lion Underlord
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January 9, 2026 - 20:00 CETQualifierWEU CQ DreamLeague S28WEU CQ DreamLeague S28WEU CQ DreamLeague S28Clinkz Treant Protector Pudge Leshrac Brewmaster
1 : 0
Slardar Shadow Demon Timbersaw Marci Naga Siren
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January 9, 2026 - 16:00 EETQualifierEEU CQ DreamLeague S28EEU CQ DreamLeague S28EEU CQ DreamLeague S28Omniknight Pudge Ember Spirit Enigma Terrorblade
0 : 1
Windranger Centaur Warrunner Viper Shadow Shaman Phoenix
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January 9, 2026 - 12:00 EETQualifierEEU CQ DreamLeague S28EEU CQ DreamLeague S28EEU CQ DreamLeague S28Shadow Fiend Pudge Disruptor Naga Siren Centaur Warrunner
0 : 1
Enigma Gyrocopter Hoodwink Ogre Magi Beastmaster
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January 7, 2026 - 22:50 UTCQualifierSA OQ2 DreamLeague S28SA OQ2 DreamLeague S28SA OQ2 DreamLeague S28Tiny Windranger Clockwerk Gyrocopter Pudge
1 : 0
Tusk Shadow Shaman Underlord Sand King Ursa
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Recent Changes

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Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.40b
(2025-12-23)
  • Increased Meat Hook mana cost from 110 to 120.
  • Reduced Dismember Fresh Meat self Strength strength bonus per damage instance from 2/4/6 to 2/3/4.
7.39
(2025-05-21)
7.38
(2025-02-19)
  • REMOVED the Meat Hook Flayer's Hook facet.
  • Rot
    • ADDED the Rotten Core facet.
      • Grants 4%/8%/12%/16% attack damage bonus per stack per second when toggled This component requires toggling on the ability., up to 20%/40%/60%/80% max bonus attack damage after 5 seconds.
      • The attack damage bonus has a 1-second decay duration upon toggling This ability is toggled off..
  • Increased Dismember Fresh Meat self Strength strength bonus per damage instance from 1/3/5 to 2/4/6.
  • REWORKED Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
    • OLD Dismember
      • Has a 300-ally cast range increase.
      • Reduces cooldown by 5.
      • Grants the swallowed ally 5% max health as health regeneration bonus, and turns it invulnerable and hidden.
      • The swallowed ally can also get out by issuing any command after 3 seconds.
    • NEW Meat Hook
      • Deals 0.2 * PullDistance as enemy spell damage bonus.
      • Applies a 0.5 * CurrentCD when the projectile hits an allied unit.

Dota Plus Progress

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Main Article: Hero Challenges

Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.

Pudge's Relics Voice Lines

Meat Hook Kills

Unseen Enemies Hooked

Healing With Dismember

Dismember Kills

Teleports Leading To Kills

Urn Charges Used

Bounty Rune Taken

Blade Mail Damage

Blinks Leading To Kills

Channels Cancelled

Triple Kills

Mega Kill Streaks

Kill Assists

Kills
Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master
  • ▶️ You'll look good with an apple in yer mouth!

Grandmaster

Equipment

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Trivia

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  • During The International 2015, Dendi wore a Pudge costume while playing in the All-Star Match.
  • Pudge's line upon landing a hook on an enemy ▶️ ▶️▶️ "Get over here!" is a reference to the character "Scorpion" from the "Mortal Kombat" franchise, who uses the same line upon hitting his enemy with a similar hook ability.
  • ▶️ "Keep calm and carrion!" is a play on the "World War 2 British Propaganda phrase Keep calm and carry on".
  • The reason Pudge's voice lines are done in a Cockney accent might be the popular rhyming slang term that stands for "look"; "butcher's hook", incidentally representing Pudge's signature move.
  • Most of Pudge's Dismember cast lines (▶️ "Fresh meat!") are a reference to "The Butcher" from "Diablo", a title from "Blizzard Entertainment", who also says "Fresh Meat" as the player meets it the first time.[1]
    • In DotA, the exact same sound is used by Pudge upon casting Dismember.
  • In DotA, Pudge's title and name are inversed, with Butcher being the name, and Pudge being the title.
  • Deadlock:
    • Bebop's Grapple Arm ability may be inspired by Pudge's Meat Hook, both launching a hook that pulls the first unit they latch on towards the caster.
    • Bebop's Hyper Beam ability may be inspired by Pudge's Rot, both launching dealing damage over time and slowing enemies, although Bebop's iteration is channeled and a beam, instead of an area centered on the caster.
    • Mo & Krill's Combo ability may be inspired by Pudge's Dismember, both channeling to disable and damage a target enemy over time. Mo & Krill also gain a permanent bonus if the target dies, similar to Pudge's Flesh Heap.
    • Victor's Aura of Suffering ability may be inspired by Pudge's Rot, both toggling an aura that deals damage over time to nearby enemies and the caster, until toggled off.
  • Warcraft 3 similarities:
    • Pudge's hero concept is originally inspired by the Abominations, which are large Undead melee amalgamations of corpses.
      • Meat Hook was inspired by the butcher's hook the Abominations hold in their left hand, with the chain wrapped up around their arm, though they only use it as a melee weapon.
      • Rot is inspired by the Abomination's Disease Cloud, which passively infects nearby enemies, dealing damage over time.
      • Dismember's concept is inspired by Cannibalize, with Cannibalize being used on corpses while Dismember's targets are living.
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References

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  1. ↑ The Butcher encounter in Diablo
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