Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Fiend wins the Shadow Fiend vs Zeus matchup: Shadow Fiend beats Zeus in 50.07% of 3,695 ranked matches.
Thinking you can bully Zeus in lane as Shadow Fiend is a common trap. Zeus has no reason to get into a right-click or Shadowraze trade. Instead, he spams low-cost spells from a safe distance, making it impossible for Shadow Fiend to comfortably build souls or control the lane. This pattern extends into the mid-game. As Shadow Fiend tries to find a pickoff or set up for his Requiem of Souls, Zeus can instantly break his Blink Dagger with Thundergod's Wrath from anywhere on the map. This constant, long-range disruption prevents Shadow Fiend from ever really getting his game started, leaving him feeling pinned down and unable to execute his game plan.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Shadow Fiend's win rate against Zeus 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 | 45.40% | 1,621 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.72% | 4,552 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.89% | 4,111 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.09% | 1,601 |
Shadow Fiend's win rate against Zeus 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 | 50.07% | ▲ +4.6pp | 3,695 |
| 7.41d | 45.44% | ▼ -0.6pp | 404,975 |
| 7.41c | 46.05% | ▲ +1.1pp | 157,754 |
| 7.41b | 44.97% | — | 131,090 |
Move this data into a draft
Shadow Fiend starts on Radiant and Zeus on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.