Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Abaddon wins the Abaddon vs Shadow Demon matchup: Abaddon beats Shadow Demon in 56.57% of 1,324 ranked matches.
Trying to set up a kill with Shadow Demon’s poisons often feels wasted when Abaddon is nearby. His Aphotic Shield provides a strong dispel that can instantly cleanse the setup from a key target. Abaddon himself is also impossible to burst down thanks to Borrowed Time, making him a poor focus target for Shadow Demon's spells. This can force the Shadow Demon to play more reactively, using Disruption defensively to save allies from Abaddon's team. However, Demonic Purge can remove Aphotic Shield and its persistent slow is a real problem for a melee hero. The matchup often comes down to which support uses their spells more effectively in a given fight.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Abaddon's win rate against Shadow Demon in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Abaddon win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 56.85% | 197 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.75% | 179 |
Abaddon's win rate against Shadow Demon in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Abaddon win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 56.57% | ▲ +1.5pp | 1,324 |
| 7.41d | 55.03% | ▲ +4.8pp | 17,657 |
| 7.41c | 50.26% | ▼ -0.4pp | 6,430 |
| 7.41b | 50.67% | — | 8,225 |
Move this data into a draft
Abaddon starts on Radiant and Shadow Demon on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.