Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Beastmaster wins the Beastmaster vs Shadow Demon matchup: Beastmaster beats Shadow Demon in 52.99% of 117 ranked matches.
Assuming Shadow Demon will easily handle Beastmaster's army is a common misread of this matchup. While Shadow Poison can wear down the zoo over time, the real threat is Demonic Purge. Getting hit by that spell means Beastmaster loses his Inner Beast passive and becomes incredibly easy to kite and kill. On the other hand, a well-aimed Primal Roar completely removes Shadow Demon from a fight before he can use his spells. This creates a tense standoff where the game hinges on who initiates first. Shadow Demon's Disruption can save a roared ally, but if Beastmaster catches him out of position, the fight is over.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Beastmaster'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 | Beastmaster win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 49.02% | 102 |
Beastmaster'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 | Beastmaster win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 52.99% | ▲ +2.9pp | 117 |
| 7.41d | 50.06% | ▲ +1.6pp | 11,214 |
| 7.41c | 48.49% | ▼ -1.6pp | 7,903 |
| 7.41b | 50.10% | — | 16,661 |
Move this data into a draft
Beastmaster 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 11, 2026.