How Crystal Maiden and Shadow Fiend perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden and Shadow Fiend win 50.32% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 28,560 matches.
Farming with constant Shadowrazes becomes much easier for Shadow Fiend thanks to Arcane Aura. That mana sustain lets him dominate his lane and accelerate his farm. Crystal Maiden also provides some setup with Frostbite, making it simpler for SF to land his spells. The core issue is that both heroes are extremely slow and fragile. They have no natural escape and are prime targets for ganks from early on. A team with any kind of mobile initiator can exploit this shared weakness and repeatedly shut down one or both of them, completely stalling out their game plan.
This pairing creates a tempo-dependent game. The goal is for Shadow Fiend to leverage Crystal Maiden’s support into a fast item, usually a Black King Bar, which allows them to execute their teamfight plan. A well-placed Freezing Field can create the space for a perfect Requiem of Souls. If they fall behind or face constant pressure, however, they struggle badly. Without items or levels, they can’t survive initiation, and a teamfight can be over before either hero gets to press their ultimate button.
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 | 53.25% | 1,940 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.26% | 4,560 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.36% | 3,491 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.71% | 1,169 |
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 | 50.32% | ▲ +0.1pp | 28,560 |
| 7.41d | 50.19% | ▼ -0.4pp | 281,129 |
| 7.41c | 50.64% | ▲ +1.3pp | 105,334 |
| 7.41b | 49.31% | — | 98,219 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.