How Beastmaster and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Beastmaster and Shadow Shaman win 46.31% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,369 matches.
Layering Shadow Shaman's disables onto a hero hit by Primal Roar offers a long lockdown, but the pair's overall game plan often feels redundant. Both heroes want to fill the same role: initiating on a single target and then pushing towers. This focus can leave the team lacking in other areas, like area-of-effect damage or the ability to handle a full five-on-five teamfight. Even their approaches to taking objectives can be mismatched. Beastmaster provides consistent pressure with his summons, while Shadow Shaman's push is tied to the long cooldown of Mass Serpent Ward. This can lead to awkward timings, creating a composition that feels one-dimensional and struggles to adapt if the initial pick-off plan fails.
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 | 52.12% | 449 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.25% | 942 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.83% | 648 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.00% | 206 |
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 | 46.31% | ▲ +0.5pp | 1,369 |
| 7.41d | 45.77% | ▼ -0.2pp | 72,193 |
| 7.41c | 46.01% | ▼ -3.2pp | 42,730 |
| 7.41b | 49.23% | — | 84,006 |
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Data updated Aug 15, 2026.