Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Underlord wins the Underlord vs Shadow Demon matchup: Underlord beats Shadow Demon in 54.29% of 7,428 ranked matches.
Keeping the map under control is a huge problem for Shadow Demon's team. Underlord constantly shoves lanes with Firestorm, forcing rotations and applying pressure that Shadow Demon can't answer on his own. This farm and space advantage translates directly into teamfights. Atrophy Aura severely weakens any illusions created by Disruption, turning Shadow Demon's main damage source into a non-factor. Even his setup potential is limited, as Pit of Malice offers a wide, persistent area to cancel channels or lock down anyone Shadow Demon tries to save. Underlord's sustained, area-wide pressure simply overwhelms the single-target nature of Shadow Demon's kit.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Underlord'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 | Underlord win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 48.06% | 258 |
| Legend & Ancient | 57.48% | 421 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.78% | 144 |
Underlord'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 | Underlord win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 54.29% | ▼ -1.9pp | 7,428 |
| 7.41e | 56.21% | ▼ -0.2pp | 35,915 |
| 7.41d | 56.37% | ▲ +1.4pp | 23,208 |
| 7.41c | 54.95% | — | 10,548 |
Move this data into a draft
Underlord 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 Oct 4, 2026.