Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
Favored
Troll Warlord 55.97%
Shadow Demon44.03%
Troll Warlord55.97%
Over 3,543 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Troll Warlord wins the Shadow Demon vs Troll Warlord matchup: Troll Warlord beats Shadow Demon in 55.97% of 3,543 ranked matches.
How this matchup plays
Picking Shadow Demon against a potential Troll Warlord is often a losing bet before the lanes even start. So much of Shadow Demon's control relies on Demonic Purge, but the spell fails to remove Battle Trance, leaving Troll free to keep fighting. Using Disruption on an ulting Troll is even worse; it simply pauses the fight, giving his team time to reposition and protect him when he comes out. The resulting illusions are strong, but not strong enough to handle the real, unkillable hero. Meanwhile, Troll Warlord sees Shadow Demon as a priority target he can easily run down and kill. This core conflict means they don't play well as allies either.
Shadow Demon vs Troll Warlord across patches
Shadow Demon's win rate against Troll Warlord 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
7.41f
44.03%
▲ +0.7pp
3,543
7.41e
43.36%
▼ -0.2pp
10,663
7.41d
43.56%
▼ -0.3pp
10,869
7.41c
43.81%
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4,994
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Put Shadow Demon against Troll Warlord
Shadow Demon starts on Radiant and Troll Warlord on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.