How Crystal Maiden and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden and Shadow Demon win 43.07% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 202 matches.
Saving a friendly Crystal Maiden with Disruption will cancel her Freezing Field, which is a core problem for these two. The instinct to save your ally directly works against her most powerful teamfight spell. Beyond that, their kits have a lot of overlap without adding much to each other's plans. Shadow Demon sets up kills, but Crystal Maiden's damage isn't the fast, single-target burst that usually follows a Disruption. They are both slow, fragile supports who want to play from the back line, often leaving the team vulnerable to heroes that can close the distance. It’s a pairing that offers a lot of magic damage and control but lacks a cohesive game plan.
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 | 42.86% | 105 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.58% | 236 |
| Legend & Ancient | 41.86% | 172 |
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 | 43.07% | ▼ -2.5pp | 202 |
| 7.41d | 45.62% | ▼ -1.4pp | 19,498 |
| 7.41c | 47.01% | ▼ -0.3pp | 9,445 |
| 7.41b | 47.35% | — | 11,912 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.