Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Magnus wins the Magnus vs Shadow Demon matchup: Magnus beats Shadow Demon in 57.14% of 364 ranked matches.
Teamfights often feel hopeless for Shadow Demon because his kit plays directly into what Magnus wants to do. The illusions created by Disruption, normally a great way to sow confusion and add damage, are immediately destroyed by any hero with Empower. This turns one of Shadow Demon's core abilities into a source of free gold for the enemy team. On top of that, Shadow Demon is a slow, squishy hero with no escape, making him a prime target to get caught by Skewer and dragged out of position. Even his ultimate, Demonic Purge, struggles to have an impact. While removing Empower is useful, it won’t stop Magnus from finding his opening for a game-winning Reverse Polarity.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Magnus'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 | Magnus win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 59.03% | 349 |
| Legend & Ancient | 59.24% | 395 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.17% | 203 |
Magnus'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 | Magnus win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 57.14% | ▲ +2.8pp | 364 |
| 7.41d | 54.37% | ▲ +0.2pp | 30,936 |
| 7.41c | 54.13% | ▼ -0.1pp | 16,436 |
| 7.41b | 54.21% | — | 19,419 |
Move this data into a draft
Magnus 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.