Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Viper wins the Shadow Demon vs Viper matchup: Viper beats Shadow Demon in 54.39% of 2,337 ranked matches.
Trying to save an ally with Disruption often isn't enough to escape Viper. The target comes out of the banishment still covered in poison, slowed and taking damage over time. This makes it difficult for Shadow Demon to fully negate Viper's kill attempts. In lane, Viper can also shrug off a lot of Shadow Poison harass because of his innate magic resistance, letting him control the pace. Shadow Demon can still be effective, as Demonic Purge is a powerful tool for kiting Viper, and Disruption can set up a kill on the slow-moving target. However, Viper's sustained damage profile creates a persistent problem that Shadow Demon struggles to solve directly.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Shadow Demon's win rate against Viper 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 | 45.36% | 183 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.99% | 353 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.86% | 228 |
Shadow Demon's win rate against Viper 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 | 45.61% | ▼ -1.7pp | 2,337 |
| 7.41d | 47.34% | ▲ +0.4pp | 29,605 |
| 7.41c | 46.91% | ▼ -0.5pp | 12,666 |
| 7.41b | 47.42% | — | 15,760 |
Move this data into a draft
Shadow Demon starts on Radiant and Viper on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.