How Chen and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 39.25%
Win rate when Chen and Shadow Demon are on the same team, over 530 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Chen and Shadow Demon win 39.25% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 530 matches.
Why this works
Getting caught by a Disruption near this pair is a serious problem. You reappear completely surrounded by Chen's creeps, which is a perfect setup for Penitence. Shadow Demon can then stack his own damage amplifiers on top, and you melt without being able to move or fight back effectively. The combined slows and damage sources are overwhelming for most heroes trying to escape a gank.
Chen + Shadow Demon across patches
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
39.25%
▼ -0.5pp
530
7.41e
39.78%
▼ -1.1pp
1,571
7.41d
40.86%
▼ -9.8pp
1,598
7.41c
50.63%
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1,339
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