Shadow Demon — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: SD
Shadow Demon (SD) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Shadow Demon by rank bracket
Shadow Demon is strongest in Legend & Ancient games, winning 44.85% (#119 of 127 heroes), but drops to 38.18% (#127) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #127 of 127 | 38.18% | 2.09% | 3,012 |
| Crusader & Archon | #125 of 127 | 42.96% | 1.97% | 8,858 |
| Legend & Ancient | #119 of 127 | 44.85% | 2.30% | 10,581 |
| Divine & Immortal | #119 of 127 | 44.71% | 2.76% | 3,992 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Shadow Demon win rate by patch
Shadow Demon is winning 44.90% of 78,529 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.1pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 44.90% | ▼ -0.1pp | 2.32% | 78,529 |
| 7.41e | 45.03% | ▲ +0.3pp | 2.35% | 698,908 |
| 7.41d | 44.70% | ▼ -0.5pp | 2.35% | 698,047 |
| 7.41c | 45.18% | ▼ -0.3pp | 2.30% | 315,402 |
| 7.41b | 45.50% | ▼ -1.0pp | 2.79% | 392,771 |
| 7.41a | 46.50% | — | 2.83% | 162,030 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Shadow Demon counters & matchups
Shadow Demon is a control support whose Disruption banishes and creates illusions, Soul Catcher amplifies damage, and Demonic Purge slows and dispels. He's strong into immobile, single-target heroes: Elder Titan, Timbersaw and Brewmaster get controlled and amplified down. Shadow Demon is hard-countered by AoE and divers: Tidehunter Ravages through his setup, Riki ambushes him, and Dawnbreaker or Phoenix out-fight him. Draft tip: Shadow Demon is a strong single-target control + save support into squishy drafts; he's weaker into AoE-teamfight and hard-dive line-ups.
Strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 53.03% | 6,162 |
 Batrider | 51.30% | 731 |
 Chen | 50.00% | 332 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 38.95% | 4,498 |
 Phantom Lancer | 40.04% | 5,073 |
 Riki | 40.57% | 2,359 |
 Broodmother | 40.58% | 1,072 |
 Chaos Knight | 41.14% | 2,008 |
 Meepo | 41.20% | 869 |
 Crystal Maiden | 41.28% | 4,927 |
 Phantom Assassin | 41.29% | 5,563 |
Shadow Demon synergies
Shadow Demon's Disruption is both a save and a damage-amp setup (the illusions plus Soul Catcher), and he enables push strategies. He pairs best with summon/push and illusion cores: Chen leverages his early tempo for a creep-push snowball, while Lycan and Dark Seer turn his control into a siege. Give Shadow Demon a push-oriented core and his Disruption setup plus Soul Catcher amp snowballs the early game.
Best teammates
 Enigma | 50.40% | 1,373 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.