How Arc Warden and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Arc Warden and Shadow Shaman win 56.61% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 915 matches.
Thinking you can trade towers one-for-one is often a mistake against this lineup. Arc Warden and Shadow Shaman create a unique kind of objective pressure. While the Serpent Wards are hitting a tower, Shadow Shaman can use Hex or Shackles on any hero who tries to defend. This gives Arc Warden and his Tempest Double more than enough time to secure the kill, often while standing safely inside a Magnetic Field. This repeated pattern of locking down a single defender and then taking the objective for free slowly opens up the map, even if the game is otherwise even. It creates an advantage that's difficult to stop without a full team rotation.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 52.65% | 490 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.08% | 1,030 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.27% | 561 |
| Divine & Immortal | 60.25% | 161 |
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 | 56.61% | ▲ +3.8pp | 915 |
| 7.41d | 52.85% | ▲ +0.9pp | 68,295 |
| 7.41c | 51.90% | ▲ +0.6pp | 29,014 |
| 7.41b | 51.27% | — | 33,157 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.