Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman wins the Nature's Prophet vs Shadow Shaman matchup: Shadow Shaman beats Nature's Prophet in 59.49% of 2,017 ranked matches.
Getting caught by a Hex or Shackles is basically the end for Nature's Prophet. His entire game plan relies on using Teleportation to escape danger, but Shadow Shaman’s instant disable and long-duration channel completely shut that down. Sprout is normally a great defensive tool, but it offers no protection here; Shaman can cast his spells right through the trees. Even Nature's Prophet's split-pushing pressure is weakened, as Mass Serpent Ward clears out his treants quickly and efficiently, punishing any attempt to take a tower.
This dynamic forces Nature's Prophet into a terrible position. He can't safely push side lanes because Shadow Shaman can rotate for an easy kill, and in teamfights, he's the priority target for lockdown. To survive, Prophet has to buy defensive items much earlier than he'd like, which slows down his own impact on the game. Shaman, on the other hand, can simply play his normal game. He doesn't need to do anything special to make Prophet's life miserable; his base kit is already the perfect counter.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Nature's Prophet'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 | Nature's Prophet win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 41.08% | 1,239 |
| Crusader & Archon | 39.23% | 2,531 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.57% | 1,593 |
| Divine & Immortal | 38.85% | 471 |
Nature's Prophet'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 | Nature's Prophet win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 40.51% | ▼ -0.3pp | 2,017 |
| 7.41d | 40.82% | ▼ -0.5pp | 200,074 |
| 7.41c | 41.35% | ▲ +0.1pp | 93,615 |
| 7.41b | 41.27% | — | 91,134 |
Move this data into a draft
Nature's Prophet 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.