Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Slardar wins the Shadow Demon vs Slardar matchup: Slardar beats Shadow Demon in 55.00% of 240 ranked matches.
Controlling the map feels impossible when the enemy Slardar can find kills so easily. Shadow Demon is a prime target for him all game. Once Corrosive Haze is applied, Shadow Demon melts to any physical damage, and his low health pool means he often dies before getting key spells off. Slardar can easily close the gap and initiate, making it very risky for SD to place wards or stack camps. While Disruption can save a Hazed ally for a moment, it doesn't remove the armor reduction, so the follow-up is still lethal. Eventually, Slardar’s Black King Bar will also negate Demonic Purge, leaving Shadow Demon with few answers.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Shadow Demon's win rate against Slardar 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 Demon win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 48.29% | 263 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.90% | 222 |
Shadow Demon's win rate against Slardar in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Shadow Demon win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 45.00% | ▼ -0.6pp | 240 |
| 7.41d | 45.58% | ▲ +1.0pp | 24,459 |
| 7.41c | 44.56% | 0.0pp | 13,969 |
| 7.41b | 44.56% | — | 16,918 |
Move this data into a draft
Shadow Demon starts on Radiant and Slardar on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.