Pudge
Dota 2 ยท Heroes. Pudge has his own Meat Hook card (throw accuracy, waiting in place for the hook, catching a teleporting target) and a separate "Hook ally" mode on its own key. The rest of the combo is shared.
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Where to find it in the menuโ
Heroes โ Pudge โ Combo โ Meat Hook tile โ Ability settings
Heroes โ Pudge โ Hero modes โ Hook ally
The Meat Hook card opens with the icon in the corner of the ability tile or with a right click on the tile. The tile on the Alternative combo tab has its own card with its own values. The other tabs of the page are shared by all heroes โ see Hero page.
How to enableโ
- Menu (
Insert) โ Heroes โ Pudge โ turn on the header toggle of the page (off by default). The general requirements (main toggle, combo key) are in Hero page and General settings. - Turn on the Humanizer: the combo does not work without it.
- For the ally hook, assign the Key on the Hero modes tab โ Hook ally (not set by default).
What it doesโ
Meat Hook in the combo
- The hook is thrown only if the hit prediction is at least the Hit chance (Medium by default). If during the cast point the target leaves the line or another unit steps into it, the throw is cancelled and made again.
- While the hook flies or drags the target, Pudge stays in place and does not Blink: he attacks only from where he stands.
- Dismember is ordered right after the hook lands and starts as soon as the target is pulled into range. The combo never interrupts the Dismember channel.
- Rot is turned on when the target is in its radius (or the hook drags it into the radius) and turned off when the target leaves or the combo ends. Rot that you turned on yourself before the combo is left alone.
- If the target can step off the hook's line, Rod of Atos goes first and the hook follows into the rooted target. Rod of Atos is not spent on a target on the hook or in Dismember.
Stand while the hook is ready (off by default)
- While the hook can be thrown and the target is farther than Stand only farther than, Pudge neither attacks nor chases and waits for the throw: he walks only into the hook's range. Combo items (such as Rod of Atos) are used from where he stands if they reach.
- If Pudge was walking on the script's last order, he stops. Your own click is not cancelled.
- Closer than the set distance, Pudge attacks and chases as usual. With the hook on cooldown or no target โ normal orbwalk.
Wait for a teleport (on by default)
- If the target is teleporting and the hook can catch it at the start or the end of the teleport, Pudge walks into hook range of that point and stands waiting for the throw, at any distance and whatever the orbwalk settings. The hook is timed for the arrival.
Hook ally
- While the mode's key is held (or toggled on), Meat Hook is thrown at the allied hero nearest the cursor, with the same accuracy and throw cancelling as in the combo.
- If there is no ally near the cursor, nothing happens: the mode never takes an enemy instead.
- Pudge attacks no one and walks toward the cursor into hook range, and stands while the hook is out.
Settingsโ
Combo โ Meat Hook โ Ability settings
| Setting | Type | Default | Range / options | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hit chance | Dropdown | Medium | Low, Medium, High | How sure the prediction must be for the hook to go. Low โ more throws and more misses, High โ only at a standing, disabled or straight-walking target |
| Stand while the hook is ready | Toggle | Off | โ | While the hook can be thrown, Pudge neither attacks nor chases and waits for the throw |
| Stand only farther than | Slider | 500 | 0โ2000 | Closer than this, Pudge does not wait for the hook and attacks as usual; 0 โ always waits |
| Wait for a teleport | Toggle | On | โ | Stand and wait for the throw while the hook can catch the target at the start or the end of its teleport |
Hero modes โ Hook ally
| Setting | Type | Default | Range / options | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key | Key | Not set | โ | While held: Meat Hook at the allied hero nearest the cursor |
FAQโ
Pudge doesn't throw the hook although the target is in range. The hook waits until the prediction reaches the Hit chance. A juking target may never give a throw on Medium or High. Set Low or disable the target first (for example with Rod of Atos).
Pudge stands and doesn't attack a nearby target. Stand while the hook is ready is on and the target is farther than Stand only farther than. Lower the distance or turn the toggle off. If the target is teleporting, Pudge stands because of Wait for a teleport.
Hook ally does nothing. Assign the Key in Hero modes and point the cursor at an allied hero: without an ally near the cursor no hook is thrown.