How Beastmaster and Shadow Fiend perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Beastmaster and Shadow Fiend win 49.80% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 753 matches.
Trying to set up the perfect teamfight often highlights the core issue. While Beastmaster's Primal Roar provides a reliable stun, it only locks down a single target. This forces Shadow Fiend to use Requiem of Souls on one hero or get dangerously close to the fight without a wider setup. Outside of that specific combo, their objectives can feel split. Beastmaster wants to pressure towers with his summons, while Shadow Fiend is looking for big multi-hero fights. To be fair, this pair isn't common, so maybe there's a specific timing we're missing.
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 | 45.99% | 324 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.66% | 852 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.50% | 633 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.24% | 327 |
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 | 49.80% | ▲ +6.7pp | 753 |
| 7.41d | 43.07% | ▼ -0.5pp | 67,248 |
| 7.41c | 43.57% | ▼ -1.3pp | 35,159 |
| 7.41b | 44.91% | — | 58,407 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.