Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Juggernaut wins the Juggernaut vs Shadow Fiend matchup: Juggernaut beats Shadow Fiend in 54.00% of 37,536 ranked matches.
Using Blade Fury to run at Shadow Fiend puts him in an impossible spot. Most of SF's damage comes from the magical Shadowraze combo, which is completely ignored by a spinning Juggernaut. This forces Shadow Fiend to play from extreme range, unable to fight back effectively if Juggernaut closes the gap. With no natural escape, SF is also a prime target for Omnislash. This ultimate can often kill him from full health, forcing item choices that delay his own damage progression.
This dynamic shapes the entire game. Juggernaut can play aggressively, knowing he holds a trump card against most of SF’s kit. The pressure is on the Shadow Fiend player to maintain perfect positioning and track Blade Fury's cooldown. SF needs his team to peel or lock down Juggernaut so he can land a Requiem of Souls. Meanwhile, Juggernaut can focus on his farm timings, waiting for the moment SF is out of position to get a simple kill and create an advantage.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Juggernaut'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 | Juggernaut win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 52.37% | 2,217 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.10% | 5,935 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.13% | 5,176 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.80% | 1,581 |
Juggernaut'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 | Juggernaut win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 54.00% | ▲ +0.6pp | 37,536 |
| 7.41d | 53.36% | ▲ +0.2pp | 376,035 |
| 7.41c | 53.20% | ▼ -0.9pp | 139,203 |
| 7.41b | 54.08% | — | 122,956 |
Move this data into a draft
Juggernaut 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 17, 2026.