Pudge has been the most popular hero in dota for years because he has an iconic skill shot. His first skill, Meat Hook, drags the unit it hits to Pudge. It's used to pull allies away from danger, or to drag enemies out of position. This makes him a good ganker, and his Rot and Dismember skills give him some solid damage and disable. His cooldowns are short, but he'll need a mana item to spam skills. He's awful at pushing towers, but he can easily kill enemy creep waves with rot, or hook defending heroes out of position for an easy kill, making pushing easier.

Pudge can farm with the aoe damage Rot provides, but Rot also damages Pudge, so you'll need regen items to offset that damage taken.

Pudge has lots of raw health due to his huge Strength gain and Strength gained through his Flesh Heap skill, but gains very little natural armor. You'll need to build armor items to compensate, or you'll die easily to physical damage heroes.

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