Main Items:

Aether Lens
— Extends the range of Meat Hook and Dismember, letting you initiate or save allies from safer distances.
— Improves your ability to land hooks without putting yourself in dangerous positions.

Blink Dagger
— Enables precise positioning to land key hooks or Dismember on high-priority targets.
— Great for initiating fights or escaping sticky situations when paired with Rot slow for disengagement.

Boots of Travel
— Boosts mobility, allowing you to rotate across the map quickly for ganks, saves, or counter-pushing lanes.
— Ideal for staying active and relevant as a support, especially in the late game.

Octarine Core
— Reduces cooldowns for all abilities and items, ensuring more frequent Meat Hook initiations and Dismember disables.
— The spell lifesteal synergizes with Rot, letting you heal while dealing AoE damage.

Aghanim’s Scepter
— Upgrades Meat Hook to hit multiple enemies, dealing AoE damage and increasing your utility in team fights.
— Allows for better control of clustered fights and choke points, making Pudge a devastating crowd-controller.

Bloodstone
— Provides spell lifesteal, mana regeneration, and a powerful active ability to regain health during prolonged fights.
— Essential for sustaining yourself while dealing heavy magical damage with Rot and Ethereal Blade.

Ethereal Blade
— Adds a massive magical burst to your combo. Use it to amplify Meat Hook damage and Rot, or as a defensive tool to save allies by making them ethereal.
— A fantastic finisher for squishy enemies and synergizes with the cooldown reduction from Octarine Core.

Gameplay Strategy:

Early Game:
— Focus on zoning out enemies with Rot and securing kills with Meat Hook. Use your mana wisely and work on building early utility items like Aether Lens.
— Prioritize keeping vision up and rotating to help other lanes when needed.

Mid-Game:
— With Blink Dagger and Aether Lens, start making impactful plays by initiating fights or catching out-of-position enemies.
— Use Boots of Travel to respond quickly to fights across the map or defend lanes.

Late Game:
— Become the ultimate playmaker with Octarine Core, Aghanim’s Scepter, and Ethereal Blade. Use your abilities to control team fights and burst down high-priority targets.
— Utilize Bloodstone for survivability in drawn-out fights, healing yourself through spell lifesteal while dealing consistent damage with Rot.

Combo Tips:

Ethereal Blade + Rot + Meat Hook + Dismember:
— This combo allows you to deal significant magical burst damage while keeping the target disabled.

Use Blink Dagger to close gaps and instantly cast Dismember on a key target, ensuring no time to react.

Aghanim's Scepter Meat Hook:
— Leverage the AoE effect to hit multiple targets in clustered fights, amplifying your crowd-control impact.