Fresh Meat · DismemberStrength Increase increased from 1/3/5 to 2/4/6
Rotten Core · RotWhile Rot is active, Pudge gains 4/8/12/16% bonus attack damage every second, up to 20/40/60/80% max bonus attack damage after 5s. Once Rot is deactivated, damage bonus rapidly decays over 1s
Removed Flayer's Hook Facet
Removed Eject ability
ContextAnd reworked Aghanim's Shard upgrade
Meat HookNow upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
Meat HookWhen Meat Hook hits an enemy, it deals 20% of the pulled distance as bonus damage. When Meat Hook hits an ally, Meat Hook's cooldown is reduced by 50%
DismemberNo longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard

Jun 24, 2024

Pudge in 7.36c

Flayer's HookNo longer increases Meat Hook projectile speed
TalentsLevel 10 Talent Rot Slow decreased from +15% to +10%
Flesh HeapBonus Strength decreased from 1.4/1.6/1.8/2.0 to 1.1/1.4/1.7/2.0
Meat ShieldDuration decreased from 5/6/7/8s to 4/5/6/7s

Jun 6, 2024

Pudge in 7.36b

Flayer's Hook · Meat HookProjectile Speed and Cast Range increased by 15%
Flayer's Hook · Meat HookDamage increased from 75/110/145/180 to 80/120/160/200
TalentsLevel 15 Talent Meat Hook Damage increased from +140 to +150
TalentsLevel 25 Talent Dismember Damage/Heal decreased from 1.8x to 1.5x
Meat ShieldMana Cost increased from 35/50/65/80 to 50/60/70/80

May 26, 2024

Pudge in 7.36a

Fresh Meat · DismemberStrength Increase decreased from 3/5/7 to 1/3/5
Flayer's Hook · Meat HookDistance as Damage increased from 10/15/20/25% to 12/18/24/30%

May 22, 2024

Pudge in 7.36

Innate Ability · Flesh HeapNow is an Innate ability. Passive, levels up with Dismember
Innate Ability · Flesh HeapPudge permanently gains 1.4/1.6/1.8/2 Strength any time he kills an enemy hero or whenever an enemy hero dies within 450 radius
Fresh Meat · DismemberWhen targeting heroes, Dismember increases Pudge's Strength by 3/5/7 per tick for 12s
Flayer's Hook · Meat HookHook impact damage decreased by 50%. Enemy units take 10/15/20/25% of the distance traveled as damage while being pulled by Pudge's hook
Base Agility decreased from 14 to 11
Base Health Regen increased from 1.75 to 2.5
Base Armor increased by 1
TalentsLevel 10 Talent Rot Slow decreased from +16% to +15%
TalentsLevel 25 Talent 1.5x Flesh Heap Stack Str and Damage Block bonuses replaced with 1.5x Flesh Heap and Meat Shield bonuses
Meat ShieldNew Basic Ability
Meat ShieldPudge covers himself with a layer of flesh that blocks 8/14/20/26 damage of any type taken from any source for 5/6/7/8s. Mana Cost: 35/50/65/80. Cooldown: 20/19/18/17s.
Meat Shield · ContextUnchanged from the active component of the previous iteration of Flesh Heap
DismemberNo longer has increased duration on creeps

Dec 14, 2023

Pudge in 7.35

TalentsLevel 10 Talent Armor increased from +4 to +5
TalentsLevel 15 Talent Meat Hook Damage increased from +120 to +140

Aug 8, 2023

Pudge in 7.34

Meat HookNow instantly kills illusions
Meat HookCast stun on Pudge is now removed if the hook finds a target

Apr 20, 2023

Pudge in 7.33

TalentsLevel 20 Talent Dismember Duration decreased from +0.8 to +0.75
Meat HookProjectile Speed increased from 1450 to 1600
Meat HookNow can be heard in Fog of War
RotAghanim's Scepter Bonus Damage decreased from 95 to 90
RotAghanim's Scepter Regen Reduction decreased from 25% to 20%
DismemberCast Range increased from 160 to 200
DismemberDuration decreased from 3s to 2.75s
Dismember · ContextDuration decreased as a part of the comprehensive Disables Reduction
DismemberDuration on creeps decreased from 6s to 5.5s

Mar 6, 2023

Pudge in 7.32e

RotAghanim's Scepter Bonus Damage per Second deceased from 100 to 95

Nov 29, 2022

Pudge in 7.32d

Base Health Regen decreased from 2 to 1.75
Flesh HeapCooldown increased from 20/18/16/14s to 20/19/18/17s

Sep 27, 2022

Pudge in 7.32c

TalentsLevel 15 talent spell lifesteal decreased from +10% to +8%

Aug 30, 2022

Pudge in 7.32b

Flesh HeapDamage block rescaled from 7/14/21/28 to 8/14/20/26

Aug 23, 2022

Pudge in 7.32

TalentsLevel 25 Talent Flesh Heap Stack Str and Damage Block bonuses decreased from 1.6x to 1.5x
RotScepter Bonus Radius decreased from 225 to 200
Flesh HeapMana Cost increased from 35/40/45/50 to 35/50/65/80

Jun 8, 2022

Pudge in 7.31d

Base damage increased by 3
TalentsLevel 10 talent -14% Rot Slow increased to -16%
Flesh HeapDamage Block increased from 5/10/15/20 to 7/14/21/28

May 2, 2022

Pudge in 7.31c

DismemberDamage per second rescaled from 60/90/120 to 80/100/120

Feb 28, 2022

Pudge in 7.31b

TalentsLevel 25 Talent +1.5 Flesh Heap Stack Str replaced with 1.6x Flesh Heap Stack Str and Damage Block bonuses
Flesh HeapIs no longer Dispellable
Flesh HeapCooldown decreased from 30/25/20/15 to 20/18/16/14
Flesh HeapDuration rescaled from 7 to 5/6/7/8
Flesh HeapMana cost decreased from 50 to 35/40/45/50

Feb 23, 2022

Pudge in 7.31

Base armor reduced by 1
Intelligence gain increased from 1.5 to 1.8
Flesh HeapNo longer grants magic resistance
Flesh HeapBonus Strength per death reduced from 1.5/2/2.5/3 to 1.1/1.4/1.7/2.0
Flesh HeapCan now be cast to grant 5/10/15/20 damage block against all types of damage for 7 seconds. Mana cost 50. Cooldown 30/25/20/15. Can be cast while channeling.
DismemberShard cooldown reduction reduced from 10s to 5s

Oct 28, 2021

Pudge in 7.30e

Meat HookManacost reduced from 135 to 110
DismemberShard ally regen reduced from 6% to 5%

Aug 17, 2021

Pudge in 7.30

Meat HookMana cost rescaled from 125/130/135/140 to 135
Meat HookNow instantly kills any non-ancient creep it hits
DismemberShard cast range on allies reduced from 400 to 300

Apr 9, 2021

Pudge in 7.29

Base armor increased by 1
Attack range increased from 150 to 175
Meat HookCooldown reduced from 21/18/15/12 to 18/16/14/12
DismemberShard cast range on allies increased from 160 to 400
RotScepter radius increased from 450 to 475
RotScepter damage increased from +80 to +100

Jan 10, 2021

Pudge in 7.28b

DismemberShard cooldown reduction from -7 to -10

Dec 21, 2020

Pudge in 7.28a

DismemberShard now reduces cooldown by 7 always, instead of by half when used on allies

Jul 15, 2020

Pudge in 7.27b

Base health regen increased from 1 to 2
Strength gain reduced from 4 to 3.2
TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +28 Rot Damage to +30
Meat HookCooldown reduced from 27/22/17/12 to 21/18/15/12
RotSlow increased from 11/18/24/32% to 14/20/26/32%
Flesh HeapStrength gain increased from 1/1.5/2/2.5 to 1.5/2/2.5/3

Mar 17, 2020

Pudge in 7.25

Base health regen increased from 0 to 1
Flesh HeapNow provides 8/10/12/14% Magic Resistance instead of health regen

Jan 26, 2020

Pudge in 7.24

TalentsLevel 20 Talent changed from +180 Gold/Min to +1s Dismember Duration
DismemberTick rate changed from every 1 to every 0.5 seconds (same total damage)

Dec 14, 2019