How Bane and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 38.68%
Win rate when Bane and Shadow Demon are on the same team, over 2,601 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Bane and Shadow Demon win 38.68% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,601 matches.
Why this works
Trying to lock down a single target highlights the core conflict here. Bane can use Nightmare to create a perfect window for a follow-up stun, but Shadow Demon's main damage contribution, Shadow Poison, is a lingering effect that will instantly wake the sleeping target. This makes chaining their spells incredibly awkward. Both heroes excel at single-target setup, but they don't bring the damage themselves, so having both on a team feels redundant. While Shadow Demon can amplify the damage a target takes during Fiend's Grip, the duo's conflicting basic abilities and general lack of wave clear or area damage leaves the team with significant holes in its draft.
Bane + Shadow Demon across patches
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
7.41f
38.68%
▲ +0.5pp
2,601
7.41e
38.19%
▼ -4.6pp
9,403
7.41d
42.76%
▼ -2.3pp
8,330
7.41c
45.02%
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3,456
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