Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Vengeful Spirit wins the Shadow Fiend vs Vengeful Spirit matchup: Vengeful Spirit beats Shadow Fiend in 55.61% of 3,447 ranked matches.
Channeling Requiem of Souls is a huge risk when Vengeful Spirit is on the other team. Nether Swap is a direct answer to Shadow Fiend’s positioning, either by pulling him out of his own ultimate or by yanking him into a terrible spot before he can even cast it. Even without her ultimate, Vengeful Spirit can easily interrupt the channel with a Magic Missile from long range. Her Wave of Terror also shreds Shadow Fiend’s already low armor, making him incredibly fragile and easy for her cores to burst down before he can get his damage off.
This dynamic forces the Shadow Fiend player onto the back foot for the entire game. Instead of confidently looking for opportunities to blink in and land a big ultimate, he has to constantly worry about where Vengeful Spirit is and whether her Swap is off cooldown. Since Nether Swap pierces spell immunity, even a BKB doesn't guarantee a safe Requiem. A smart Venge player will hold their spells specifically for Shadow Fiend, effectively neutralizing his main contribution to teamfights and making it very difficult for him to have an impact.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Shadow Fiend's win rate against Vengeful Spirit 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 | 45.36% | 1,281 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.59% | 3,535 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.25% | 3,191 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.66% | 1,152 |
Shadow Fiend's win rate against Vengeful Spirit 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 | 44.39% | ▲ +0.3pp | 3,447 |
| 7.41d | 44.09% | ▼ -1.2pp | 256,494 |
| 7.41c | 45.28% | ▲ +1.2pp | 70,512 |
| 7.41b | 44.11% | — | 62,420 |
Move this data into a draft
Shadow Fiend starts on Radiant and Vengeful Spirit on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.