Shadow Shaman — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: SS, Rhasta
Shadow Shaman (SS, Rhasta) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Shadow Shaman counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Shadow Shaman counters & matchups
Shadow Shaman is a lockdown-and-push support whose Shackles + Hex double-disable chains a hero for ages, and whose Mass Serpent Wards shred buildings. He dominates immobile, low-escape heroes: Timbersaw (59.6%), Tinker (59.3%) and Nature's Prophet (58.8%) get chained to death. He's countered by illusion/summon armies and scalers that ignore single-target lock: Spectre (43.7%), Meepo (45.5%) and Phantom Lancer (45.6%) bring too many bodies for two disables to handle. Draft tip: Shadow Shaman is a premium pickoff + push pick into single-target-reliant drafts; he's weaker into illusion/summon comps and 40-minute hard-carries.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 59.62% | 30,353 |
 Tinker | 59.28% | 44,235 |
 Nature's Prophet | 58.78% | 78,129 |
 Templar Assassin | 58.43% | 61,779 |
 Ursa | 56.97% | 72,298 |
 Gyrocopter | 56.60% | 37,422 |
 Mars | 56.58% | 77,725 |
 Weaver | 56.44% | 102,753 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 43.67% | 91,214 |
 Wraith King | 45.13% | 137,652 |
 Meepo | 45.45% | 34,861 |
 Phantom Lancer | 45.63% | 83,159 |
 Lone Druid | 47.40% | 23,658 |
 Dawnbreaker | 47.43% | 64,185 |
 Tidehunter | 48.27% | 126,821 |
 Naga Siren | 48.52% | 26,836 |
Shadow Shaman synergies
Shadow Shaman delivers one of the longest single-target locks in the game plus a wave of pushing Wards — he wants burst follow-up and a tower-siege plan. He pairs best with snowball carries and AoE: Spectre (57.6%) and Wraith King (56.4%) finish whoever he Shackles, while Dawnbreaker (56.5%) and Phoenix (55.9%) provide the front line and AoE for fights. Tidehunter (55.8%) loves the grouped pushes. Give Shadow Shaman a carry that punishes a locked hero, and his Wards take the map.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 57.63% | 84,974 |
| Dawnbreaker | 56.52% | 63,577 |
| Wraith King | 56.43% | 132,592 |
 Phoenix | 55.92% | 48,729 |
| Tidehunter | 55.80% | 119,797 |
| Meepo | 55.23% | 31,339 |
 Bloodseeker | 55.09% | 49,062 |
 Underlord | 54.98% | 47,625 |