Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nyx Assassin wins the Nyx Assassin vs Shadow Demon matchup: Nyx Assassin beats Shadow Demon in 57.77% of 206 ranked matches.
Following up on Shadow Demon's setup is incredibly risky when a Nyx Assassin is nearby. Any big single-target spell meant to finish a target caught by Disruption or Soul Catcher can be sent right back by Spiked Carapace, stunning your core and turning the fight completely. Beyond that one interaction, Nyx Assassin's entire kit feels designed to make Shadow Demon's life miserable. Mana Burn wrecks his health and mana pool, and Vendetta allows Nyx to easily hunt and burst the fragile support before he can get his spells off. Even trying to use Demonic Purge on Nyx is a huge risk, as it's a single-target spell that will trigger Carapace for a free stun.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Nyx Assassin'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.
| Rank | Nyx Assassin win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 63.00% | 200 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.02% | 216 |
Nyx Assassin'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.
| Patch | Nyx Assassin win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 57.77% | ▼ -0.1pp | 206 |
| 7.41d | 57.83% | ▲ +0.0pp | 22,565 |
| 7.41c | 57.80% | ▲ +0.3pp | 10,560 |
| 7.41b | 57.50% | — | 12,564 |
Move this data into a draft
Nyx Assassin 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.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.