Pugna Counters

Best heroes to pick against Pugna — and who Pugna beats

Across 121 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Pugna are Magnus, Spirit Breaker and Anti-Mage. Pugna does best against Doom, Legion Commander and Tidehunter. Best teammates: Nyx Assassin, Earthshaker and Dawnbreaker.

All Pugna matchups

Advantage is the STRATZ matchup score: how many win-rate points the matchup adds (+) or takes away (−) from this hero compared with what both heroes’ overall strength would predict. Negative = that opponent counters this hero.

#	Opponent	Advantage	Pugna win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Pugna · 65
1	Shadow Demon	−9.8	46.7%	90*	Shadow Demon counters
2	Broodmother	−9.3	43.6%	55*	Broodmother counters
3	Treant Protector	−8.2	49.4%	85*	Treant Protector counters
4	Medusa	−8.0	46.2%	65*	Medusa counters
5	Huskar	−7.9	48.1%	129*	Huskar counters
6	Templar Assassin	−7.3	48.9%	176*	Templar Assassin counters
7	Razor	−6.3	46.0%	189*	Razor counters
8	Ursa	−5.8	45.5%	253*	Ursa counters
9	Magnus	−5.8	47.4%	443	Magnus counters
10	Clockwerk	−5.7	48.1%	133*	Clockwerk counters
11	Morphling	−5.5	47.9%	165*	Morphling counters
12	Spirit Breaker	−4.7	45.6%	597	Spirit Breaker counters
13	Anti-Mage	−4.7	47.5%	621	Anti-Mage counters
14	Sand King	−4.4	51.5%	101*	Sand King counters
15	Lycan	−4.0	45.5%	55*	Lycan counters
16	Abaddon	−3.9	48.2%	85*	Abaddon counters
17	Clinkz	−3.8	46.8%	126*	Clinkz counters
18	Faceless Void	−3.7	49.8%	225*	Faceless Void counters
19	Zeus	−3.3	51.1%	479	Zeus counters
20	Troll Warlord	−3.1	48.7%	78*	Troll Warlord counters
21	Death Prophet	−3.0	50.9%	218*	Death Prophet counters
22	Vengeful Spirit	−2.9	47.3%	275*	Vengeful Spirit counters
23	Enchantress	−2.9	50.9%	112*	Enchantress counters
24	Lone Druid	−2.7	49.5%	99*	Lone Druid counters
25	Phantom Lancer	−2.6	47.4%	449	Phantom Lancer counters
26	Tinker	−2.6	50.8%	197*	Tinker counters
27	Centaur Warrunner	−2.6	51.6%	192*	Centaur Warrunner counters
28	Io	−2.5	48.5%	169*	Io counters
29	Largo	−2.5	50.0%	88*	Largo counters
30	Dawnbreaker	−2.4	46.8%	485	Dawnbreaker counters
31	Snapfire	−2.4	50.8%	433	Snapfire counters
32	Pudge	−2.4	50.1%	979	Pudge counters
33	Chaos Knight	−2.0	49.4%	81*	Chaos Knight counters
34	Dark Seer	−1.9	49.3%	278*	Dark Seer counters
35	Bounty Hunter	−1.9	45.3%	360	Bounty Hunter counters
36	Gyrocopter	−1.8	53.8%	143*	Gyrocopter counters
37	Wraith King	−1.7	47.4%	327	Wraith King counters
38	Lion	−1.6	52.3%	970	Lion counters
39	Mirana	−1.5	50.5%	556	Mirana counters
40	Enigma	−1.5	45.2%	166*	Enigma counters
41	Primal Beast	−1.4	50.8%	187*	Primal Beast counters
42	Dragon Knight	−1.4	47.6%	605	Dragon Knight counters
43	Night Stalker	−1.4	48.1%	447	Night Stalker counters
44	Drow Ranger	−1.2	57.5%	179*	Drow Ranger counters
45	Dark Willow	−1.2	50.4%	355	Dark Willow counters
46	Muerta	−1.2	52.4%	269*	Muerta counters
47	Silencer	−1.2	51.6%	287*	Silencer counters
48	Sven	−1.1	48.9%	444	Sven counters
49	Witch Doctor	−1.0	51.0%	471	Witch Doctor counters
50	Kunkka	−1.0	51.7%	174*	Kunkka counters
51	Riki	−1.0	49.7%	165*	Riki counters
52	Jakiro	−1.0	54.5%	224*	Jakiro counters
53	Marci	−1.0	51.5%	237*	Marci counters
54	Earthshaker	−0.9	50.9%	564	Earthshaker counters
55	Ogre Magi	−0.9	52.7%	387	Ogre Magi counters
56	Void Spirit	−0.9	53.0%	217*	Void Spirit counters
57	Dazzle	−0.8	49.0%	196*	Dazzle counters
58	Timbersaw	−0.6	54.8%	146*	Timbersaw counters
59	Bane	−0.6	52.2%	115*	Bane counters
60	Spectre	−0.6	50.8%	262*	Spectre counters
61	Sniper	−0.5	54.5%	411	Sniper counters
62	Luna	−0.5	51.1%	644	Luna counters
63	Warlock	−0.4	54.5%	156*	Warlock counters
64	Brewmaster	−0.2	49.7%	177*	Brewmaster counters
65	Earth Spirit	−0.2	50.8%	244*	Earth Spirit counters
Pugna is favoured against · 56
1	Omniknight	+11.1	60.0%	75*	Omniknight counters
2	Keeper of the Light	+9.2	60.3%	174*	Keeper of the Light counters
3	Beastmaster	+8.7	62.9%	70*	Beastmaster counters
4	Weaver	+7.3	60.6%	137*	Weaver counters
5	Bloodseeker	+6.9	58.6%	58*	Bloodseeker counters
6	Puck	+5.8	59.0%	139*	Puck counters
7	Tiny	+5.3	63.4%	295*	Tiny counters
8	Phantom Assassin	+5.1	56.9%	232*	Phantom Assassin counters
9	Visage	+4.9	52.2%	67*	Visage counters
10	Doom	+4.8	57.1%	312	Doom counters
11	Underlord	+4.7	61.1%	193*	Underlord counters
12	Pangolier	+4.7	59.6%	203*	Pangolier counters
13	Legion Commander	+4.4	54.3%	440	Legion Commander counters
14	Mars	+4.3	59.4%	224*	Mars counters
15	Tidehunter	+3.9	59.4%	569	Tidehunter counters
16	Slark	+3.9	56.5%	556	Slark counters
17	Winter Wyvern	+3.8	54.1%	366	Winter Wyvern counters
18	Shadow Shaman	+3.2	54.0%	535	Shadow Shaman counters
19	Juggernaut	+3.1	52.0%	488	Juggernaut counters
20	Bristleback	+3.1	59.5%	74*	Bristleback counters
21	Kez	+3.1	61.7%	154*	Kez counters
22	Oracle	+3.1	55.2%	232*	Oracle counters
23	Necrophos	+3.0	55.7%	553	Necrophos counters
24	Alchemist	+3.0	59.0%	61*	Alchemist counters
25	Venomancer	+2.9	57.9%	152*	Venomancer counters
26	Terrorblade	+2.5	58.7%	281*	Terrorblade counters
27	Arc Warden	+2.5	50.8%	132*	Arc Warden counters
28	Hoodwink	+2.4	57.9%	506	Hoodwink counters
29	Meepo	+2.3	47.4%	57*	Meepo counters
30	Crystal Maiden	+2.1	54.7%	459	Crystal Maiden counters
31	Windranger	+2.1	55.4%	688	Windranger counters
32	Invoker	+1.9	51.8%	828	Invoker counters
33	Axe	+1.9	55.4%	489	Axe counters
34	Tusk	+1.6	54.8%	263*	Tusk counters
35	Rubick	+1.6	54.5%	1,078	Rubick counters
36	Ancient Apparition	+1.5	54.8%	279*	Ancient Apparition counters
37	Monkey King	+1.4	56.7%	141*	Monkey King counters
38	Phoenix	+1.4	51.5%	268*	Phoenix counters
39	Grimstroke	+1.3	51.1%	329	Grimstroke counters
40	Queen of Pain	+1.3	56.4%	312	Queen of Pain counters
41	Outworld Devourer	+1.3	49.7%	551	Outworld Devourer counters
42	Shadow Fiend	+1.1	62.7%	268*	Shadow Fiend counters
43	Ember Spirit	+1.1	53.7%	382	Ember Spirit counters
44	Disruptor	+1.0	52.1%	447	Disruptor counters
45	Nature's Prophet	+0.8	58.7%	363	Nature's Prophet counters
46	Lich	+0.8	51.1%	479	Lich counters
47	Ring Master	+0.7	53.9%	295*	Ring Master counters
48	Lina	+0.7	55.9%	571	Lina counters
49	Slardar	+0.6	55.2%	174*	Slardar counters
50	Undying	+0.5	54.5%	527	Undying counters
51	Lifestealer	+0.5	51.5%	536	Lifestealer counters
52	Viper	+0.5	53.0%	236*	Viper counters
53	Leshrac	+0.4	48.7%	117*	Leshrac counters
54	Nyx Assassin	+0.3	50.1%	507	Nyx Assassin counters
55	Skywrath Mage	+0.2	53.6%	513	Skywrath Mage counters
56	Storm Spirit	+0.0	55.6%	178*	Storm Spirit counters