How Bloodseeker and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Bloodseeker and Shadow Demon win 46.52% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,321 matches.
Picking these two together forces you into some awkward decisions during fights. The core problem is that Shadow Demon's Disruption can completely waste a good Rupture. Bloodseeker wants the target to run and bleed out, but Disruption holds them in place, negating much of the spell's effect. This fundamental conflict extends to teamfights, where Shadow Demon might try to save a low-health enemy that Bloodseeker is relying on for his Thirst passive. While a Soul Catcher can set up a quick kill, their main abilities often work against each other. It frequently feels like Bloodseeker and Shadow Demon are trying to execute two different game plans at the same time.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 50.00% | 126 |
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 | 46.52% | ▲ +0.8pp | 4,321 |
| 7.41e | 45.71% | ▼ -0.3pp | 12,958 |
| 7.41d | 46.00% | ▲ +1.2pp | 14,818 |
| 7.41c | 44.82% | — | 6,319 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.