Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman wins the Phantom Assassin vs Shadow Shaman matchup: Shadow Shaman beats Phantom Assassin in 51.74% of 30,649 ranked matches.
Pushing down towers early with Mass Serpent Ward is how Shadow Shaman starts to choke out a farming Phantom Assassin. This pressure is effective because his core lockdown is also excellent against her. Targeted disables like Hex and Shackles completely bypass PA's Blur evasion, holding her in place so she can be burst down by his team. A Phantom Assassin who can't use Phantom Strike to get on a target or escape is a very vulnerable hero, and Shaman provides the perfect tools to create that situation.
The dynamic shifts once PA gets a BKB, as she can often kill the fragile Shadow Shaman if she catches him out of position. His plan, however, is to play with his team and use his instant disable to catch her the moment she commits to a fight. While PA can try to play around this with good vision and timing, Shaman's ability to control a key target and secure objectives gives his team a more reliable game plan, creating a slight edge.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Phantom Assassin's win rate against Shadow Shaman 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 | Phantom Assassin win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 46.57% | 2,933 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.06% | 5,499 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.39% | 2,791 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.69% | 527 |
Phantom Assassin's win rate against Shadow Shaman in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Phantom Assassin win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 48.26% | ▼ -0.1pp | 30,649 |
| 7.41d | 48.32% | ▼ -0.5pp | 335,025 |
| 7.41c | 48.78% | ▲ +0.9pp | 156,840 |
| 7.41b | 47.86% | — | 153,654 |
Move this data into a draft
Phantom Assassin starts on Radiant and Shadow Shaman on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.