Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Shadow Shaman wins the Shadow Shaman vs Slardar matchup: Shadow Shaman beats Slardar in 54.07% of 46,529 ranked matches.
Controlling the map's tempo is hard for Slardar when a Shadow Shaman is on the other team. The entire game plan for Slardar involves using Guardian Sprint to run at a key target and initiate, but Shadow Shaman possesses two of the best tools to stop that. Hex is an instant, long-duration disable that leaves Slardar helpless in the open. Even if he survives the Hex, Shackles can follow up to hold him down even longer. A sprinting Slardar who gets caught by either ability is a free kill for the enemy team, turning his own aggression into a huge liability.
This dynamic gets worse for Slardar as the game progresses from ganks to teamfights. Any attempt he makes to start a fight can be instantly reversed by Shadow Shaman's lockdowns. Later on, Shadow Shaman's Mass Serpent Ward becomes a major problem for taking objectives. Slardar can't effectively run into the ward trap to fight, nor can he clear them quickly. This allows Shadow Shaman's team to systematically take towers and apply pressure that Slardar is ill-equipped to handle, forcing him to wait for a mistake rather than making his own plays.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Shadow Shaman'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 Shaman win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 54.55% | 627 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.42% | 1,823 |
| Legend & Ancient | 57.19% | 1,523 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.58% | 330 |
Shadow Shaman'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 Shaman win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 54.07% | ▲ +0.9pp | 46,529 |
| 7.41e | 53.21% | ▼ -0.5pp | 171,053 |
| 7.41d | 53.69% | ▲ +0.8pp | 175,430 |
| 7.41c | 52.93% | — | 90,093 |
Move this data into a draft
Shadow Shaman 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 Oct 5, 2026.