Pudge is in an almost playable place in Dota 2 right now, but it requires a lot of skill to land hooks since it's the main way that you do damage in the early game. The most important levels for pudge are level 2 and level 6. 2 Is important because it lets you hook people out of position and follow up on a rot chase to secure kills, and 6 is huge because it drastically increases your ability to gank and lock enemy heroes down. Your common item build usually revolves around Aether Lens after a boot choice(I like Tranquil to keep me farmed and give me armor, which pudge has little of). And after Aether Lens, you should usually build blink, then force, or side step and go Aghs or BkB. This game I feel like I got little value out of my force staff, but the fights were very complicated and hard to manage due to specter's ult. ENJOY. Dotabuff Match ID(SPOILERS):.