Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Storm Spirit wins the Shadow Demon vs Storm Spirit matchup: Storm Spirit beats Shadow Demon in 55.77% of 208 ranked matches.
Thinking Disruption can save an ally from Storm Spirit is often a mistake. Storm initiates so quickly with Ball Lightning that the damage is already done before the banish even lands. When Disruption ends, Storm can usually zip away safely, having already secured the kill. The illusions created are also a non-factor, as they get cleared instantly by his remnants and overload attacks. Shadow Demon’s other main tool, Demonic Purge, provides a slow that is simply not threatening enough to hold down a hero with an escape like Ball Lightning. Storm Spirit moves too fast and kills his targets too quickly for Shadow Demon's delayed, single-target spells to matter.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Shadow Demon's win rate against Storm Spirit 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 | 48.39% | 186 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.41% | 196 |
Shadow Demon's win rate against Storm Spirit 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 | 44.23% | ▼ -1.8pp | 208 |
| 7.41d | 46.03% | ▲ +0.3pp | 24,043 |
| 7.41c | 45.77% | ▼ -1.3pp | 12,796 |
| 7.41b | 47.08% | — | 13,576 |
Move this data into a draft
Shadow Demon starts on Radiant and Storm Spirit on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.