Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Demon wins the Doom vs Shadow Demon matchup: Shadow Demon beats Doom in 56.02% of 166 ranked matches.
Saving an ally with Disruption after they've been hit by Doom's ultimate feels like the correct play, but it often makes the situation worse. The damage and silence from Doom's ultimate continue ticking away even while the target is banished. This means Shadow Demon isn't really saving anyone; he's just holding a dying, muted target in place for a few seconds. When the hero reappears, they're lower on health, still unable to use items or spells, and are now perfectly positioned to be finished off by Doom and his team. This interaction turns Shadow Demon's best defensive tool into a minor delay that doesn't solve the underlying problem.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Doom'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 | Doom win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 45.28% | 159 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.39% | 166 |
Doom'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 | Doom win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 43.98% | ▼ -9.0pp | 166 |
| 7.41d | 53.01% | ▼ -0.3pp | 19,736 |
| 7.41c | 53.36% | ▲ +1.5pp | 8,770 |
| 7.41b | 51.88% | — | 12,060 |
Move this data into a draft
Doom 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.