How Abaddon and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Abaddon and Shadow Demon win 45.24% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 84 matches.
Facing a setup from this pair often feels less threatening than it should. Shadow Demon can use Disruption to isolate a target, but Abaddon lacks the burst damage needed to capitalize on the moment. He brings sustain and a dispel, not the heavy magical or physical follow-up that makes Shadow Demon’s setup so dangerous with other partners. Their defensive abilities can also feel redundant; you end up with two heroes who are excellent at saving a single ally, but you often lack the lockdown or damage needed to win the ensuing fight. It’s a pairing that’s great at surviving but not very good at killing.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 42.98% | 114 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e early | 45.24% | ▲ +0.8pp | 84 |
| 7.41d | 44.41% | ▼ -0.2pp | 11,764 |
| 7.41c | 44.65% | ▼ -0.9pp | 4,582 |
| 7.41b | 45.56% | — | 5,852 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.