Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Fiend wins the Chen vs Shadow Fiend matchup: Shadow Fiend beats Chen in 59.89% of 177 ranked matches.
Pushing towers with a big creep army is Chen's whole plan, but that army becomes a goldmine for an enemy Shadow Fiend. Each wave of converted creeps is an easy farm stack that Shadow Fiend can clear instantly with Shadowraze, fueling his own damage and economy. Chen is effectively punished for executing his own strategy, turning his map pressure into a liability. While Hand of God can still turn fights elsewhere, Shadow Fiend's ability to dismantle the push and get rich doing it gives him a consistent advantage, making it difficult for Chen to establish the tempo his team needs.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Chen'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 | Chen win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 39.88% | 168 |
| Legend & Ancient | 37.50% | 120 |
Chen'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 | Chen win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 40.11% | ▼ -5.4pp | 177 |
| 7.41d | 45.51% | ▼ -1.7pp | 12,192 |
| 7.41c | 47.21% | ▼ -3.0pp | 6,418 |
| 7.41b | 50.26% | — | 6,619 |
Move this data into a draft
Chen 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 12, 2026.