Pudge had been played in 1,000,059,649 Dota 2 matches at the time of writing, with a Pick Rate of 33.03%. This puts him substantially ahead of the second-most popular character, Phantom Assassin ...

Lifestealer in Dota 2 7.38c is best used to counter tanky ... Rage returns to his spell arsenal in 7.38c. Phantom Assassin is one of the safelaners who boasts two useful Facets.

Dota 2 patch 7.34is fascinating, because the balance patches had a huge impact on hero selections. The patch began with Phantom Assassin being a strong hero, but by the time TI12 began, PA was nowhere ...

Only two heroes were not picked even in a single game – Bristleback and Phantom Assassin. A lot of these heroes were absolutely dominant in Dota 2 patch 7.34 and especially at TI12. Bristleback, Chaos ...