Feast of Abscession vs Flockheart's Gamble
Pudge Arcana or Ogre Magi Arcana? Price on four markets, a year of Steam prices, rank, sales and release, side by side.
Kevin: Feast of Abscession is cheaper ($16.03 vs $27.46) and ranks higher. That is not a close one.
Steam price, last year both arcanas, same axis
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Feast of Abscession vs Flockheart's Gamble: which arcana should you pick?
In the popularity duel Feast of Abscession wins 7 to 0: it ranks #7 in the Dota2Arcana Rank against #12 for Flockheart's Gamble, with 1,526 copies sold on Steam in 30 days against 1,022. Pudge is picked in 2.7% of public matches, Ogre Magi in 1.7%. On price, Feast of Abscession is the cheaper one at $16.03 (Lis-Skins), $11.43 under Flockheart's Gamble at $27.46. Feast of Abscession is both the more popular and the cheaper arcana, which makes this an easy call on the numbers.
About Feast of Abscession
Feast of Abscession is the Pudge Arcana, released on Apr 3, 2018 (The Feast of Abscession Update; TI7 / 2017 Arcana vote winner (beat Rubick 50.008% to 49.992%)). Cursed-chain arcana remodelling Pudge with new animations, multiple Dismember animations and gib effects, a Meat Hook streak counter and hundreds of new voice lines. Originally: Dota Store purchase of the Feast of Abscession Bundle (Exalted if bought before 2018-05-04) for $34.99. Today the cheapest offer is $16.03 on Lis-Skins, with 312 copies listed across the markets we track. It sits at #7 of 25 in the Dota2Arcana Rank with 1,526 copies sold on Steam in the last 30 days. It has 2 styles and 7 set pieces.
Feast of Abscession: prices, styles, 3D view →
About Flockheart's Gamble
Flockheart's Gamble is the Ogre Magi Arcana, released on Dec 18, 2019 (Frostivus 2019 (with a Frostivus reward line); TI9 / 2019 Arcana vote winner). Reshapes Ogre Magi to ride Flockheart the Firelark (a 'third head'), with new animations, Fireblast/Ignite effects, egg surprises and a Multicast streak counter. Originally: Dota Store purchase of the Flockheart's Gamble Bundle (Exalted if bought before 2020-01-18) for $34.99. Today the cheapest offer is $27.46 on Lis-Skins, with 168 copies listed across the markets we track. It sits at #12 of 25 in the Dota2Arcana Rank with 1,022 copies sold on Steam in the last 30 days. It has 2 styles and 5 set pieces.
Flockheart's Gamble: prices, styles, 3D view →How to get Feast of Abscession and Flockheart's Gamble
Feast of Abscession
Tradable: buy it on the Steam Community Market or on a third-party market (see the price comparison above).
Buy for $16.03 →Flockheart's Gamble
Tradable: buy it on the Steam Community Market or on a third-party market (see the price comparison above).
Buy for $27.46 →Prices, supply and history
Every number side by side. Prices from Oct 9, 2026; the better value in a row is marked.
| Feast of Abscession | Flockheart's Gamble |
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| Cheapest offer | $16.03 · Lis-Skins | $27.46 · Lis-Skins |
| Steam price | $20.97 | $29.69 |
| 7 days | -10.1% | -17.6% |
| 30 days | -12.3% | -19.6% |
| 1 year | -8.6% | -26.7% |
| Sold on Steam, 30 days | 1,526 | 1,022 |
| Listed now | 312 | 168 |
| All-time high | $33.85 · Aug 2018 | $34.67 · Oct 2025 |
| First week on Steam | $33.65 · Apr 2018 | $33.59 · Dec 2019 |
| Released | Apr 3, 2018 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| How it came out | Dota Store purchase of the Feast of Abscession Bundle (Exalted if bought before 2018-05-04) | Dota Store purchase of the Flockheart's Gamble Bundle (Exalted if bought before 2020-01-18) |
| Launch price | $34.99 | $34.99 |
| Styles | 2 | 2 |
| Set pieces | 7 | 5 |
Price on every market
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Feast of Abscession vs Flockheart's Gamble: questions and answers
Feast of Abscession or Flockheart's Gamble: which is cheaper?
Feast of Abscession (Pudge) is cheaper: $16.03 on Lis-Skins against $27.46 for Flockheart's Gamble, $11.43 less (Oct 9, 2026).
Which one is more popular?
Feast of Abscession ranks higher in the Dota2Arcana Rank (#7 vs #12 of 25), which sorts arcanas by copies sold on Steam in 30 days: 1,526 for Feast of Abscession.
Which one has more styles?
Both have 2 styles.
Which one is older?
Feast of Abscession came out first, on Apr 3, 2018; Flockheart's Gamble followed on Dec 18, 2019.
How does the popularity duel work?
Three rows give points to the better arcana: the Dota2Arcana Rank (4 flames, our ranking by copies sold on Steam in 30 days), the Steam sales themselves (2) and the hero's pick rate in public matches (1, OpenDota). The higher rank therefore always wins; sales and pick rate show how clear it is. Rows with missing data give no points.
Can I compare other arcanas?
Yes, every pair of the 25 arcanas has its own page. Pick two at the top of this page.
