Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Underlord wins the Underlord vs Shadow Fiend matchup: Underlord beats Shadow Fiend in 52.49% of 13,775 ranked matches.
Trying to build up momentum as Shadow Fiend can feel frustrating when an Underlord is on the other team. Atrophy Aura constantly reduces Shadow Fiend's base attack damage, which hurts his laning and his ability to scale with souls from Necromastery. This makes it harder for him to secure last hits early on and blunts his physical damage output later. On top of that, Underlord's area control from Firestorm and Pit of Malice makes it dangerous for a low-mobility hero like SF to stand his ground and use his Shadowrazes or channel a full Requiem of Souls.
Across the game, this means Shadow Fiend has to play carefully around Underlord's position. He can't man-fight him and has to be wary of getting caught in a Pit of Malice, which often leads to a quick death. Underlord, by contrast, is happy to stand in the middle of the fight, soaking damage and weakening the enemy team. A successful Shadow Fiend will try to leverage a farm advantage to get pickoffs on other heroes or use the fog of war to land a perfect ultimate. But if he's forced to fight directly into Underlord's zone of control, his impact is noticeably diminished.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Underlord's win rate against Shadow Fiend 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 | Underlord win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 50.83% | 541 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.75% | 1,990 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.36% | 2,210 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.89% | 892 |
Underlord's win rate against Shadow Fiend in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Underlord win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 52.49% | ▲ +1.1pp | 13,775 |
| 7.41d | 51.36% | ▲ +0.2pp | 139,033 |
| 7.41c | 51.20% | ▼ -2.2pp | 52,432 |
| 7.41b | 53.45% | — | 44,845 |
Move this data into a draft
Underlord starts on Radiant and Shadow Fiend on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.