Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman wins the Queen of Pain vs Shadow Shaman matchup: Shadow Shaman beats Queen of Pain in 57.84% of 2,244 ranked matches.
Blinking onto a target is Queen of Pain’s whole game, but Shadow Shaman makes that incredibly risky. He has two long-duration disables that are perfect for catching her mid-Blink or as soon as she lands. Hex is instant, giving her no window to escape, and Shackles can lock her down from a surprising distance. Queen of Pain is fragile and relies entirely on her mobility to survive getting caught. With Shadow Shaman on the other team, her primary escape tool is directly countered by his basic abilities, making it very easy for his team to follow up and kill her.
This dynamic forces Queen of Pain to play much more cautiously all game. Instead of initiating, she has to wait for Shadow Shaman to use his spells on a teammate before she can safely go in. This often means buying a Black King Bar or Linken's Sphere earlier than she wants, delaying her damage progression. Shadow Shaman, meanwhile, can simply stay positioned near his own cores and hold his spells. His Mass Serpent Ward also creates a massive hazard zone, further restricting her movement in teamfights and making it difficult for her to find a safe angle of attack.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Queen of Pain'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 | Queen of Pain win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 38.73% | 976 |
| Crusader & Archon | 40.95% | 2,569 |
| Legend & Ancient | 41.55% | 2,024 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.72% | 568 |
Queen of Pain'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 | Queen of Pain win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 42.16% | ▼ -1.0pp | 2,244 |
| 7.41d | 43.14% | ▼ -0.3pp | 220,759 |
| 7.41c | 43.48% | ▼ -2.8pp | 143,181 |
| 7.41b | 46.28% | — | 168,752 |
Move this data into a draft
Queen of Pain 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 11, 2026.