Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman wins the Axe vs Shadow Shaman matchup: Shadow Shaman beats Axe in 51.03% of 4,141 ranked matches.
Picking one of these heroes into the other is a bet on which player gets the jump. An Axe with initiation tools sees Shadow Shaman as an easy kill, able to Blink in and use Berserker's Call to lock him down and finish him off. Axe also loves seeing Mass Serpent Ward, as he can call a target next to the wards and clear them for free with Counter Helix spins. On the other side, a Shadow Shaman with good positioning can completely nullify that plan. A quick Hex stops the Blink initiation cold, while Shackles can hold Axe down for an entire team to focus him. The engagement is a coin flip decided by vision and reflexes.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Axe's win rate against Shadow Shaman 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 | Axe win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 51.20% | 2,039 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.07% | 5,359 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.22% | 3,901 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.23% | 1,105 |
Axe's win rate against Shadow Shaman in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Axe win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 48.97% | ▼ -1.9pp | 4,141 |
| 7.41d | 50.87% | ▼ -0.8pp | 398,758 |
| 7.41c | 51.69% | ▲ +0.3pp | 207,601 |
| 7.41b | 51.37% | — | 192,376 |
Move this data into a draft
Axe starts on Radiant and Shadow Shaman on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.