Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Slark wins the Shadow Demon vs Slark matchup: Slark beats Shadow Demon in 53.07% of 684 ranked matches.
Getting jumped by Slark is a nightmare for Shadow Demon. His Dark Pact provides a constant, low-cooldown answer to Soul Catcher, making it incredibly difficult for your team to actually burst him during your setup. A Shadow Demon has no real escape from Pounce and dies very quickly. Using Disruption on Slark is also a huge risk, as the illusions you create will steal attributes for him and become a problem on their own. We haven't seen this pairing much recently, so it's possible things could go another way.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Shadow Demon's win rate against Slark 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 35.29% | 136 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.39% | 409 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.28% | 406 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.00% | 140 |
Shadow Demon's win rate against Slark 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 | 46.93% | ▲ +1.6pp | 684 |
| 7.41d | 45.32% | ▲ +0.3pp | 35,845 |
| 7.41c | 45.03% | ▼ -0.2pp | 19,053 |
| 7.41b | 45.22% | — | 27,540 |
Move this data into a draft
Shadow Demon starts on Radiant and Slark on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 15, 2026.