Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earth Spirit wins the Earth Spirit vs Shadow Demon matchup: Earth Spirit beats Shadow Demon in 62.57% of 171 ranked matches.
Picking one of these heroes into the other is often a source of frustration, both for allies and enemies. Earth Spirit’s entire kit seems designed to punish Shadow Demon. Trying to save an ally with Disruption often fails, as Earth Spirit can simply wait and kick the target right back into the fight. Using Disruption on Earth Spirit himself is even worse; it gives him a free reset before he rolls away or turns on a support. Shadow Demon lacks the mobility or instant lockdown to handle the constant repositioning from Rolling Boulder, and his spells can be easily dodged or even used against him by a patient Earth Spirit player.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Earth Spirit'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 | Earth Spirit win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 60.29% | 136 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.26% | 190 |
| Divine & Immortal | 67.24% | 116 |
Earth Spirit'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 | Earth Spirit win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 62.57% | ▲ +5.7pp | 171 |
| 7.41d | 56.87% | ▼ -0.4pp | 13,075 |
| 7.41c | 57.25% | ▲ +0.4pp | 5,740 |
| 7.41b | 56.90% | — | 7,019 |
Move this data into a draft
Earth Spirit 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.