How Bane and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bane and Shadow Shaman win 49.42% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,942 matches.
Picking off a high-value target is where this duo finds its footing. Bane can use Nightmare to guarantee Shadow Shaman lands his disables, or they can simply chain Fiend's Grip and Shackles for an exceptionally long lockdown. While this is effective at deleting one hero, it also highlights the pair's main issue: redundancy. Both heroes commit to a similar single-target role and are vulnerable while channeling. Against lineups that can spread out or interrupt them, having both Bane and Shadow Shaman can feel like putting too many eggs in one basket, leaving the team exposed elsewhere on the map or lacking broader teamfight impact.
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 | 53.82% | 275 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.18% | 631 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.09% | 413 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.47% | 123 |
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 | 49.42% | ▼ -0.8pp | 3,942 |
| 7.41d | 50.17% | ▲ +0.2pp | 44,053 |
| 7.41c | 49.96% | ▼ -0.2pp | 15,499 |
| 7.41b | 50.17% | — | 14,586 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.