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Puck

Initiator · Disabler · Escape · Nuker

Pro games

What pros buy

Most-bought items in each phase of recent professional games, from OpenDota. Consumables are left out after the start.

Starting items

  • Iron BranchIron Branch384×
  • TangoTango98×
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire93×
  • Observer WardObserver Ward92×
  • CircletCirclet10×
  • Magic StickMagic Stick3×

Early game

  • BottleBottle98×
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed97×
  • Power TreadsPower Treads91×
  • Null TalismanNull Talisman63×
  • Blitz KnucklesBlitz Knuckles35×
  • Wraith BandWraith Band13×

Mid game

  • Witch BladeWitch Blade99×
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger96×
  • Oblivion StaffOblivion Staff95×
  • Blitz KnucklesBlitz Knuckles65×
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard62×
  • Staff of WizardryStaff of Wizardry21×

Late game

  • Mystic StaffMystic Staff66×
  • ParasmaParasma62×
  • Octarine CoreOctarine Core52×
  • Soul BoosterSoul Booster51×
  • ReaverReaver34×
  • Overwhelming BlinkOverwhelming Blink34×

Pro games

Matchups

Puck's win rate against each hero in pro games. Only heroes with 25+ games count, and small samples are pulled toward 50% when ranking.

Puck is strong against

Puck struggles against

Benchmarks

What strong games look like

From recent public games on this hero: the typical game, and what the best 10% and best 1% of games reached.

StatTypicalTop 10%Top 1%
Gold per minute515703863
XP per minute7491,1121,399
Last hits per minute5.68.211.0
Hero damage per minute6911,1721,828
Tower damage1,4527,30912,254

Watch and learn

Recent pro games on Puck

8–4 in the last 12. Open one for the scoreboard, items and graphs.