Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Fiend wins the Shadow Fiend vs Queen of Pain matchup: Shadow Fiend beats Queen of Pain in 52.48% of 24,741 ranked matches.
Picking one of these heroes into the other is a true test of skill in the mid lane. The matchup is a constant dance around Shadow Fiend's Shadowrazes and Queen of Pain's ability to dodge them with Blink. A well-timed Blink allows Queen of Pain to avoid the burst and retaliate with her own spells. On the other hand, if Shadow Fiend can land his damage, he can easily dominate the lane. Both are fragile glass cannons that want to snowball, so the laning phase often comes down to which player can outmaneuver the other and secure the first crucial advantage.
This dynamic continues into the mid-game as a race for farm and key items. A successful Queen of Pain will use her map mobility to hunt down Shadow Fiend before he can get online. However, once Shadow Fiend gets a core item like a Black King Bar, he's much harder to kill. He can confidently stand his ground and threaten to delete Queen of Pain with Requiem of Souls, even if she tries to blink away. The advantage can swing back and forth based on who hits their next big item timing first.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Shadow Fiend's win rate against Queen of Pain 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 | 56.32% | 1,147 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.21% | 3,407 |
| Legend & Ancient | 57.11% | 3,187 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.28% | 1,189 |
Shadow Fiend's win rate against Queen of Pain 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 | 52.48% | ▼ -0.7pp | 24,741 |
| 7.41d | 53.16% | ▲ +0.0pp | 271,027 |
| 7.41c | 53.14% | ▲ +4.4pp | 128,623 |
| 7.41b | 48.77% | — | 136,311 |
Move this data into a draft
Shadow Fiend starts on Radiant and Queen of Pain on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.