How Crystal Maiden and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Crystal Maiden and Shadow Shaman win 53.51% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 12,619 matches.
Getting caught by this lane is often a death sentence. Crystal Maiden can set up for Shadow Shaman with a Frostbite or Crystal Nova, leading into a guaranteed Hex or Shackles. It's a very long lockdown chain that’s hard to survive early on. On top of that, Crystal Maiden’s Arcane Aura solves Shadow Shaman's biggest problem: his high mana costs. He gets to use his expensive spells far more frequently for ganks and fights, which makes him a constant threat on the map.
This duo wants to play together and find picks. An early gank from this pair almost always results in a kill, which can snowball into taking a tower with Mass Serpent Ward. The main counterplay is to split them up or burst one down before the other can react. For Crystal Maiden and Shadow Shaman, staying close is key. They provide layered control for teamfights, with Hex being a perfect tool to hold someone inside a full Freezing Field.
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 | 58.25% | 1,169 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.21% | 2,103 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.71% | 1,264 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.84% | 317 |
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 | 53.51% | ▲ +0.2pp | 12,619 |
| 7.41d | 53.36% | ▲ +0.4pp | 136,494 |
| 7.41c | 52.92% | ▼ -0.6pp | 60,275 |
| 7.41b | 53.52% | — | 62,604 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.