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Night Stalker vs Shadow Demon

Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.

Favored
Night Stalker 57.52%
Night Stalker57.52%
Shadow Demon42.48%
Over 266 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Night Stalker wins the Night Stalker vs Shadow Demon matchup: Night Stalker beats Shadow Demon in 57.52% of 266 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

Thinking about picking this hero is a tough sell when Night Stalker is on the board. Shadow Demon is an easy, high-value target for Night Stalker's ganks from the first night onward. The main issue is Crippling Fear's area silence, which completely prevents Shadow Demon from casting Disruption on himself or Night Stalker as a defensive measure. Without that spell, he has no escape or way to stop the initial burst. Even if he manages to cast Disruption before the silence lands, it only delays the inevitable. Night Stalker is happy to wait out the short banish and then finish the kill, making for a very difficult game for the support.

Night Stalker vs Shadow Demon by rank

How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Night Stalker's win rate against Shadow Demon 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.

RankNight Stalker win rateMatches
Crusader & Archon60.10%208
Legend & Ancient60.07%268
Divine & Immortal61.78%157

Night Stalker vs Shadow Demon across patches

Night Stalker's win rate against Shadow Demon in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.

PatchNight Stalker win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 57.52%▼ -0.0pp266
7.41d 57.56%▲ +0.7pp22,968
7.41c 56.90%▲ +0.1pp11,590
7.41b 56.78%14,425

Move this data into a draft

Put Night Stalker against Shadow Demon

Night Stalker starts on Radiant and Shadow Demon on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.

Radiant4 open
Night Stalker
Dire4 open
Shadow Demon
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Frequently asked questions

Does Night Stalker counter Shadow Demon?
Night Stalker wins 57.52% of ranked matches against Shadow Demon in Dota 2 7.41e (266 matches) — the matchup favors Night Stalker.
Does Shadow Demon counter Night Stalker?
Shadow Demon wins 42.48% of ranked matches against Night Stalker in Dota 2 7.41e (266 matches) — the matchup favors Night Stalker.
How many matches back the Night Stalker vs Shadow Demon win rate?
266 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.