How Clinkz and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Clinkz and Shadow Shaman win 53.26% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,059 matches.
Thinking you need a perfect, long disable chain is missing the point. The real value is how Shadow Shaman gives Clinkz an uncontested opening to unload his full burst. Rhasta can initiate with Hex from a safe distance, giving Clinkz the window to appear from stealth, apply Tar Bomb, and melt the target with Strafe. By the time Hex wears off, the target is already slowed and taking bonus damage, making it easy for Shadow Shaman to land Shackles or for Clinkz to finish the kill. It isn’t a wombo combo; it’s a simple, reliable way to delete a single hero, which is often enough to create an advantage.
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 | 50.07% | 729 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.31% | 1,185 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.86% | 734 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.81% | 256 |
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 | 53.26% | ▲ +0.7pp | 1,059 |
| 7.41d | 52.51% | ▼ -0.3pp | 99,263 |
| 7.41c | 52.82% | ▼ -0.6pp | 52,862 |
| 7.41b | 53.42% | — | 61,082 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.