Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman wins the Earth Spirit vs Shadow Shaman matchup: Shadow Shaman beats Earth Spirit in 54.31% of 1,324 ranked matches.
Rolling in on a lone Shadow Shaman feels like it should be an easy kill, but it’s often a trap. A sharp Shadow Shaman can instantly Hex an incoming Earth Spirit mid-roll, completely neutralizing the initiation. Once disabled, Earth Spirit is a sitting duck and extremely easy for the enemy team to collapse on, especially if Shaman follows up with Shackles. This constant threat forces Earth Spirit to play much more cautiously. While a surprise stun from fog can still work, Shaman’s reliable, instant lockdown gives him a powerful tool to turn Earth Spirit’s own aggression against him, making it difficult for the ganker to control the tempo of the game.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Earth Spirit'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 | Earth Spirit win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 43.14% | 306 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.37% | 1,155 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.13% | 1,214 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.27% | 520 |
Earth Spirit'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 | Earth Spirit win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 45.69% | ▼ -2.2pp | 1,324 |
| 7.41d | 47.89% | ▼ -0.5pp | 79,098 |
| 7.41c | 48.42% | ▲ +1.2pp | 34,258 |
| 7.41b | 47.26% | — | 34,088 |
Move this data into a draft
Earth Spirit 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.