Shadow Demon Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Shadow Demon in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Shadow Demon beats and loses to, 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, Phantom Lancer and Riki — Shadow Demon wins only 39.1%, 40.3% and 40.4% of ranked matches against them.
Shadow Demon is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 52.83% | 5,506 |
 Batrider | 51.63% | 643 |
 Monkey King | 50.24% | 1,887 |
 Kez | 50.21% | 1,643 |
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Shadow Demon struggles against
 Wraith King | 39.15% | 3,974 |
 Phantom Lancer | 40.25% | 4,465 |
 Riki | 40.36% | 2,064 |
 Chaos Knight | 41.05% | 1,783 |
 Meepo | 41.13% | 761 |
 Broodmother | 41.16% | 962 |
 Phantom Assassin | 41.43% | 4,914 |
 Crystal Maiden | 41.55% | 4,351 |
 Bounty Hunter | 41.91% | 2,718 |
 Juggernaut | 42.24% | 5,516 |
 Nyx Assassin | 42.39% | 2,208 |
 Luna | 42.47% | 3,548 |
 Enchantress | 48.99% | 1,192 |
 Tiny | 49.00% | 1,755 |
 Alchemist | 49.07% | 1,339 |
 Lina | 49.08% | 6,000 |
 Drow Ranger | 49.45% | 3,515 |
 Chen | 49.48% | 291 |
 Nature's Prophet | 49.63% | 3,403 |
 Tinker | 49.70% | 1,815 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Shadow Demon in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Phantom Lancer and Riki are Shadow Demon's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Shadow Demon's win rate drops to 39.1% against Wraith King, 40.3% against Phantom Lancer and 40.4% against Riki.
- How do you counter Shadow Demon?
- Pick or ban the heroes Shadow Demon struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Shadow Demon wins only 39.1% against them), Phantom Lancer (40.3%) or Riki (40.4%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Shadow Demon strong against?
- Shadow Demon performs best against Shadow Fiend (52.8% win rate), Batrider (51.6%) and Monkey King (50.2%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Shadow Demon good in the current patch?
- Shadow Demon wins 45.0% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 2.3% pick rate — ranking #124 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.