Pugna

Pugna is a ranged Intelligence Hero who specializes in pushing lanes and draining enemies of their life. His huge intelligence growth and ability to siphon HP from creeps makes him a formidable pusher. Pugna is one of the minority of Intelligence Heroes that can use his spells to take down Buildings.

Tips

 * Make sure Nether Blast is always maxed first.
 * Nether Blast has a cast delay of 0.5 seconds.
 * Last hit the tower with Nether Blast if it's at risk of being denied.
 * Always use Nether Ward during team clashes. It costs a mere 80 mana and can often deal more damage than a Zeus ultimate during fights. However, it is easily destroyed, so cast the ward in hard-to-spot places to avoid an early detection from the enemy focus fire.
 * Pugna's HP and armor is among the lowest in dota, so it is wise to buff him up a bit by buying a Mekansm or 2 Bracers.
 * In a tight spot, Pugna can cast Decrepify on himself and teleport back to base with a scroll. This trick works best when being chased by heroes that can't nuke you and are trying to auto-attack.
 * Decrepify protects against the following physical-damage abilities (provided the enemy has no magical orb effect item like Desolator, Mjollnir, or Maelstrom ). You can bait out these ultimates & stuns if you're in a 1v1 situation:
 * Juggernaut's Omnislash (ultimate)
 * Slardar's Slithereen Crush (AoE stun)
 * Razor's Eye of the Storm (ultimate)

Trivia

 * Pugna has the most intelligence gain of all heroes currently in dota (+4 intelligence per level).
 * According to Alchemist's voice lines, Pugna is composed largely of phosphorus.