General Discussion

General DiscussionPudge is literally free mmr now.

Pudge is literally free mmr now. in General Discussion
Hanter

    Try to pick him for mid, if people don't let you mid or go like 2-3 mid just play him offlane, they buffed him very hard especially now how you lifesteal when you're ultying someone without having an aghs sceptre.

    Although you still kinda rely on your team, if you have 4 donkeys then you'll probably lose.

    TripleSteal-

      hes one of the greatest winners in the patch, and we might see his comeback to competitive dota soon.
      was he excluded from cm btw or nah?

      Hanter

        I doubt hes excluded from cm.

        Joe Darudio

          I think only the 5 heroes who got new abilities got excluded from Captains Mode

          jo~

            why dont you just play him in offlane where you can get free exp from pulling the hard camp with hooks

            Hanter

              Because I never play offlane, I'm a carry/mid player.

              The only hero I actually play offlane sometimes is Magnus.

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                Tokki

                  Dendi playing pudge in competitive soon

                  D the Superior
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                    Giant Sloth

                      My impression so far is that pudge got a lot better. But he still is in a weird spot and not broken.

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                        Riguma Borusu

                          Might actually give the hero a whim now, though my hooks are so fucking bad I'm like an average white trash hip hop "artist" or some crap.

                          Giant Sloth

                            *insert pun about your mom and learning how to be a fine hooker from her*

                            Hanter

                              Kitrak, Pudge was always playable only a certain people were actually skillfull enough to play it in higher mmr rankings.

                              Pudge's best lane is mid where he gets his fast levels (can kill enemy mid before level ~7) and can even gank other lanes when getting a good rune.

                              I speak from experience, I know what I'm saying when I say that Pudge should go mid.

                              Boundless Strike in Gaben...

                                pudge was not bad ever....honestly his buffs are competitive wise tbh....in low-mid-high level pubs pudge is now severely broken....pudge needed no help becoming a big killer before now with these buffs its' going to be easier than ever

                                at lower levels its basically a free win guaranteed

                                TripleSteal-

                                  @hanter
                                  it doesnt work that well against better opponents. there is a reason why in 5.5k+ average matches pudge plays pos 3-4 and not 2.

                                  TheTRactoR

                                    Hanter

                                      Triple, just like I said before, not everyone is skilled enough to play him in those rankings.

                                      Although, I myself have destroyed 6k+ players mid with Pudge.

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                                        TripleSteal-

                                          there are a lot of pudge players who are better than you, dont overestimate urself

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                                            Opaa Dendi

                                            Hanter

                                              ''there are a lot of pudge players who are better than you, dont overestimate urself''

                                              I doubt anyone's better than me in Pudge at this moment, I know what I'm saying.

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                                              NTC

                                                Hanter, perhaps you are an exception, but from my expieriance whenever i verse a pudge mid its a free lane for me, and generally a pretty easy win.

                                                TripleSteal-

                                                  i played with better pudges personally.
                                                  this hero is just too popular to expect no one to be better than you with him at this point.

                                                  Mandalorian

                                                    Hanter confirmed 7k mmr pudge. I want to see him rek all the kids in inhouse who said he isnt xD

                                                    TripleSteal-

                                                      actually nvm it looks like weird sarcasm os im making myself look like a fool now

                                                      Mandalorian

                                                        :D But he is good on pudge, one of the better ones i've seen.

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                                                        Metallicize

                                                          what if hanter gets 9k mmr with pudge and all the haters gonna look like f4gs?

                                                          Pale Mannie

                                                            And then they pick LS cuz he got buffed too... again

                                                            Amister

                                                              ok so basically u go mid and u lose to a TA or SF and then they snowball and you lose. but oh u can lifesteal on their enemy support rubick so its all good. gotcha

                                                              King of Low Prio

                                                                they will eventually tone down pudge, they went a lil overboard with the new agh.

                                                                Hanter

                                                                  ok so basically u go mid and u lose to a TA or SF and then they snowball and you lose. but oh u can lifesteal on their enemy support rubick so its all good. gotcha

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                                                                  Mandalorian

                                                                    You can solo TA and SF at lvl 6 with ease and now later in the game too.

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                                                                      Riguma Borusu

                                                                        SF and TA are paper if caught, TA has no refraction against pudge, SF is just squsihy as fuck. Ta will always be pudge food if caught, sf can become tanky as fuck tho, but if he depends on his BKB to stay alive (or TA does), they can still be disabled for several seconds and really fucked up. A pudge with a blink basically has a bkb piercing disable which is still very relevant lategame.

                                                                        waku waku

                                                                          i watched ur last game as pudge where you went offlane and fed first blood against a solo slark then did not hit a single hook until 8 minute where it was pretty much point blank and then you died to him a second time what the fuck

                                                                          Hanter

                                                                            ^^ YE L0L I went full retard that game, after he got level 2 he went w-e and had boots aswell while I didn't have anything so at that point lane is lost but you legitly can't win a slark vs a pudge match up just level your passive on slark and you already won the lane and everytime I tried to go for a kill I missed every hook, shit happends but I still came back 16-5-23.

                                                                            Soultrap

                                                                              Who is the best counter to Pudge?

                                                                              Weaver?

                                                                              Miku Plays

                                                                                I think lifestealer, juggernaut and slark is top pick against pudge

                                                                                Soultrap

                                                                                  @Hatsune Miku
                                                                                  How do these heroes counter Pudge?

                                                                                  Hanter

                                                                                    Lifestealer with his rage and lifesteal.
                                                                                    juggernaut with his q when you hook him in he insta q's and your dismember wont do anything.
                                                                                    slark, his passive and leap will get you killed.

                                                                                    Soultrap

                                                                                      @I Hanter I
                                                                                      Is that all it takes to counter Pudge?!

                                                                                      Hanter

                                                                                        In early game yes even in late but we're comparing a pudge to carries so it's obvious they would win.

                                                                                        7Mad About You

                                                                                          i love Aghanim Pudge, 4 seconds cd hook is too OP