Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Fiend wins the Shadow Fiend vs Puck matchup: Shadow Fiend beats Puck in 55.15% of 1,077 ranked matches.
Dodging Shadowrazes with Phase Shift makes the lane feel competitive, as Puck can avoid a lot of Shadow Fiend's burst damage and even a full Requiem of Souls. The edge for SF isn't about dominating the lane; it's about out-farming. Shadow Fiend clears creep waves and jungle stacks much faster, letting him accelerate toward key items like a Black King Bar. With spell immunity active, Puck can no longer lock him down with Waning Rift or Dream Coil. This forces Puck to play a more active, risky game to keep up while SF has a clearer path to winning through pure farm.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Shadow Fiend's win rate against Puck 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 | Shadow Fiend win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 51.99% | 327 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.23% | 1,043 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.97% | 1,006 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.91% | 569 |
Shadow Fiend's win rate against Puck in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Shadow Fiend win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 55.15% | ▲ +2.7pp | 1,077 |
| 7.41d | 52.48% | ▲ +0.0pp | 92,952 |
| 7.41c | 52.44% | ▲ +0.7pp | 44,181 |
| 7.41b | 51.76% | — | 40,978 |
Move this data into a draft
Shadow Fiend starts on Radiant and Puck on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.