Shadow Demon (SD) Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Shadow Demon (SD) in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Shadow Demon, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Shadow Demon is a control support whose Disruption banishes and creates illusions, Soul Catcher amplifies damage, and Demonic Purge slows and dispels. He's strong into immobile, single-target heroes: Elder Titan, Timbersaw and Brewmaster get controlled and amplified down. Shadow Demon is hard-countered by AoE and divers: Tidehunter Ravages through his setup, Riki ambushes him, and Dawnbreaker or Phoenix out-fight him. Draft tip: Shadow Demon is a strong single-target control + save support into squishy drafts; he's weaker into AoE-teamfight and hard-dive line-ups.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Shadow Demon hardest are Wraith King, Meepo and Riki — Shadow Demon wins only 39.3%, 39.6% and 39.6% of ranked matches against them.
Shadow Demon is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 50.49% | 30,084 |
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Best counter picks against Shadow Demon
 Wraith King | 39.32% | 31,723 |
 Meepo | 39.61% | 6,480 |
 Riki | 39.62% | 17,277 |
 Phantom Lancer | 40.04% | 33,433 |
 Chaos Knight | 40.34% | 13,346 |
 Broodmother | 40.42% | 8,548 |
 Dawnbreaker | 40.93% | 24,158 |
 Dragon Knight | 41.06% | 31,438 |
 Anti-Mage | 41.18% | 38,940 |
 Phantom Assassin | 41.35% | 37,217 |
 Crystal Maiden | 41.55% | 35,160 |
 Spectre | 41.76% | 25,644 |
 Terrorblade | 47.54% | 14,810 |
 Ringmaster | 47.59% | 14,572 |
 Treant Protector | 47.83% | 8,394 |
 Templar Assassin | 47.87% | 14,427 |
 Gyrocopter | 47.90% | 11,439 |
 Tiny | 47.90% | 15,318 |
 Monkey King | 48.01% | 15,486 |
 Drow Ranger | 48.21% | 36,699 |
 Batrider | 48.23% | 5,053 |
 Kez | 48.35% | 12,187 |
 Nature's Prophet | 48.55% | 26,673 |
Frequently asked questions
3 Q&A- Who counters Shadow Demon in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Meepo and Riki are Shadow Demon's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Shadow Demon's win rate drops to 39.3% against Wraith King, 39.6% against Meepo and 39.6% against Riki.
- How to counter Shadow Demon (SD)?
- Pick or ban the heroes Shadow Demon struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Shadow Demon wins only 39.3% against them), Meepo (39.6%) or Riki (39.6%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Is Shadow Demon good in the current patch?
- Shadow Demon wins 44.2% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 2.2% pick rate — ranking #125 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 6, 2026.