How Brewmaster and Shadow Fiend perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Brewmaster and Shadow Fiend win 50.35% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,690 matches.
Surviving a teamfight against this pair can feel strangely manageable. The core issue is that their big teamfight ultimates don't combine well. While Brewmaster uses Primal Split to cause chaos, his Storm spirit will often Cyclone a target that Shadow Fiend is trying to hit with Shadowraze or Requiem of Souls, effectively saving them. The general displacement from the Brewmaster spirits can also scatter the enemy team, making it much harder for Shadow Fiend to land his spells on multiple heroes. Even though the Earth spirit's stun provides a decent setup, Brewmaster's disruption often works against the controlled burst damage that Shadow Fiend needs to provide.
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 | 52.63% | 190 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.10% | 447 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.21% | 484 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.19% | 274 |
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 | 50.35% | ▲ +0.6pp | 3,690 |
| 7.41d | 49.72% | ▲ +1.8pp | 35,192 |
| 7.41c | 47.91% | ▲ +1.5pp | 12,328 |
| 7.41b | 46.37% | — | 11,859 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.