Shadow Demon Synergies (7.41e)

Best heroes to pair with Shadow Demon in Dota 2 7.41e, and the worst pairings, ranked by team win rate over ranked matches.

Shadow Demon's Disruption is both a save and a damage-amp setup (the illusions plus Soul Catcher), and he enables push strategies. He pairs best with summon/push and illusion cores: Chen leverages his early tempo for a creep-push snowball, while Lycan and Dark Seer turn his control into a siege. Give Shadow Demon a push-oriented core and his Disruption setup plus Soul Catcher amp snowballs the early game.

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Best paired with Shadow Demon

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Skywrath Mage	50.94%	106
Rubick	50.89%	169
Lifestealer	50.68%	148
Wraith King	50.62%	162
Juggernaut	50.25%	197
Chen	52.50%	4,752
Lycan	50.95%	10,700
Naga Siren	50.03%	14,921

Worst paired with Shadow Demon

Hero	Win Rate	Matches
Nature's Prophet	39.11%	37,624
Timbersaw	40.46%	23,475
Mars	40.94%	40,328
Tiny	41.37%	43,885
Monkey King	41.39%	45,856
Beastmaster	41.67%	36,338
Weaver	41.95%	39,722
Jakiro	42.10%	31,947
Puck	42.12%	27,457
Storm Spirit	42.28%	41,170
Outworld Destroyer	42.44%	26,443
Dark Seer	47.93%	13,160
Riki	48.35%	31,223
Medusa	49.69%	28,090
Tidehunter	29.76%	168
Faceless Void	33.13%	163
Ursa	33.94%	109
Snapfire	35.71%	154
Slark	36.51%	126
Invoker	38.03%	234
Spirit Breaker	38.41%	138
Lion	38.43%	242
Magnus	38.46%	143
Phantom Assassin	38.84%	224
Queen of Pain	39.37%	127
Anti-Mage	40.34%	176
Axe	47.97%	246
Sven	48.08%	104
Undying	48.36%	122
Necrophos	49.19%	246
Vengeful Spirit	49.32%	146
Legion Commander	49.47%	188
Shadow Shaman	49.58%	119

Data updated Aug 8, 2026.