Shadow Fiend Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Shadow Fiend beats and loses to, 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, Nyx Assassin and Outworld Destroyer — Shadow Fiend wins only 35.5%, 38.4% and 38.5% of ranked matches against them.
Shadow Fiend is strong against
 Chen | 53.20% | 1,592 |
 Nature's Prophet | 50.14% | 24,822 |
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Shadow Fiend struggles against
 Wraith King | 35.55% | 30,605 |
 Nyx Assassin | 38.43% | 14,625 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 38.49% | 23,523 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 38.62% | 27,149 |
 Phantom Lancer | 38.86% | 32,427 |
 Spirit Breaker | 39.40% | 40,351 |
 Lich | 39.46% | 25,201 |
 Witch Doctor | 39.62% | 36,959 |
 Dragon Knight | 39.90% | 17,067 |
 Lifestealer | 39.98% | 43,063 |
 Visage | 40.04% | 4,763 |
 Dawnbreaker | 40.06% | 22,402 |
 Treant Protector | 47.59% | 9,226 |
 Tiny | 47.76% | 11,530 |
 Monkey King | 47.80% | 13,709 |
 Puck | 47.92% | 8,218 |
 Pangolier | 48.00% | 8,567 |
 Timbersaw | 48.12% | 11,957 |
 Kez | 48.30% | 12,875 |
 Batrider | 48.35% | 3,100 |
 Huskar | 49.54% | 12,909 |
 Beastmaster | 49.67% | 6,628 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Shadow Fiend in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Nyx Assassin and Outworld Destroyer are Shadow Fiend's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Shadow Fiend's win rate drops to 35.5% against Wraith King, 38.4% against Nyx Assassin and 38.5% against Outworld Destroyer.
- How do you counter Shadow Fiend?
- Pick or ban the heroes Shadow Fiend struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Shadow Fiend wins only 35.5% against them), Nyx Assassin (38.4%) or Outworld Destroyer (38.5%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Is Shadow Fiend good in the current patch?
- Shadow Fiend wins 42.7% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 16.8% pick rate — ranking #127 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.