Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Mars wins the Mars vs Shadow Fiend matchup: Mars beats Shadow Fiend in 56.67% of 27,049 ranked matches.
Locking Shadow Fiend inside Arena of Blood seems like the perfect setup, but it’s often a double-edged sword. A decent Shadow Fiend will almost always get his Requiem of Souls off before dying, which can completely turn the fight even if Mars secures the kill. This makes Mars’s signature ultimate a very risky play. Outside of the arena, the dynamic is pretty straightforward. Shadow Fiend has the high physical damage and armor reduction to burn through Mars from a distance, while Mars constantly looks for a clean Spear of Mars combo to close the gap and burst him down. The fight usually goes to whoever gets their ideal initiation first.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Mars'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 | Mars win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 48.18% | 220 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.35% | 995 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.10% | 1,461 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.55% | 529 |
Mars'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 | Mars win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 56.67% | ▲ +6.3pp | 27,049 |
| 7.41e | 50.33% | ▲ +1.0pp | 131,103 |
| 7.41d | 49.30% | ▲ +1.1pp | 125,861 |
| 7.41c | 48.19% | — | 61,032 |
Move this data into a draft
Mars 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 Oct 5, 2026.