Shadow Fiend (SF) Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Shadow Fiend (SF) in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Shadow Fiend, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Shadow Fiend is a glass-cannon mid who stacks Necromastery souls for huge physical right-clicks and a triple Requiem of Souls nuke. He beats immobile, low-pressure mids: Timbersaw, Nature's Prophet and Tinker let him free-farm souls and out-damage them. He's hard-countered by heroes that punish his zero-escape frame: Wraith King and Spectre out-tank and walk him down, while Vengeful Spirit swaps and deletes him with negative armor. Draft tip: SF wants lane space into passive mids; never leave him without a save into a dive comp — he is one of the squishiest carries in the game.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Shadow Fiend hardest are Wraith King, Dragon Knight and Vengeful Spirit — Shadow Fiend wins only 36.7%, 38.7% and 39.5% of ranked matches against them.
Shadow Fiend is strong against
 Chen | 52.35% | 8,663 |
 Nature's Prophet | 50.63% | 139,379 |
 Batrider | 50.45% | 17,655 |
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Best counter picks against Shadow Fiend
 Wraith King | 36.74% | 174,030 |
 Dragon Knight | 38.66% | 151,366 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 39.47% | 139,561 |
 Phantom Lancer | 39.61% | 182,469 |
 Nyx Assassin | 39.77% | 109,057 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 39.82% | 153,005 |
 Lich | 40.03% | 139,913 |
 Spirit Breaker | 40.08% | 231,848 |
 Witch Doctor | 40.43% | 219,827 |
 Spectre | 40.71% | 136,563 |
 Lifestealer | 40.79% | 205,835 |
 Shadow Shaman | 40.81% | 212,928 |
 Tiny | 48.16% | 73,719 |
 Puck | 48.49% | 43,885 |
 Kez | 48.51% | 66,040 |
 Treant Protector | 48.55% | 41,393 |
 Pangolier | 48.60% | 45,971 |
 Huskar | 48.70% | 81,546 |
 Shadow Demon | 49.51% | 30,084 |
 Beastmaster | 49.62% | 35,488 |
 Timbersaw | 49.68% | 71,261 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Shadow Fiend in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Dragon Knight and Vengeful Spirit are Shadow Fiend's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Shadow Fiend's win rate drops to 36.7% against Wraith King, 38.7% against Dragon Knight and 39.5% against Vengeful Spirit.
- How to counter Shadow Fiend (SF)?
- Pick or ban the heroes Shadow Fiend struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Shadow Fiend wins only 36.7% against them), Dragon Knight (38.7%) or Vengeful Spirit (39.5%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Shadow Fiend strong against?
- Shadow Fiend performs best against Chen (52.3% win rate), Nature's Prophet (50.6%) and Batrider (50.4%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Shadow Fiend good in the current patch?
- Shadow Fiend wins 43.3% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 11.3% pick rate — ranking #127 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 6, 2026.