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Dawnbreaker + Shadow Demon

How Dawnbreaker and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.

As teammates
Together 48.08%
Win rate when Dawnbreaker and Shadow Demon are on the same team, over 287 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Dawnbreaker and Shadow Demon win 48.08% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 287 matches.

Why this works

Setting up a kill with Disruption often feels clumsy for this pair. Shadow Demon's banish gives the enemy a moment of safety, which is the opposite of what Dawnbreaker wants. She needs to start her Starbreaker combo immediately to get the full damage and stun off, but Disruption forces her to wait for the target to reappear. This disjointed timing can let enemies escape or reposition. While Demonic Purge offers a good slow, their core kits don't layer well. Dawnbreaker excels at diving into a brawl, but Shadow Demon prefers to stay on the edges, stacking poisons. Their game plans rarely line up, leaving them feeling like two solo heroes playing near each other.

Dawnbreaker + Shadow Demon by rank

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.

RankTeam win rateMatches
Crusader & Archon50.23%213
Legend & Ancient46.15%286
Divine & Immortal54.64%183

Dawnbreaker + 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.

PatchTeam win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 48.08%▲ +1.6pp287
7.41d 46.51%▼ -0.9pp26,369
7.41c 47.41%▼ -1.7pp16,287
7.41b 49.12%17,150

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Frequently asked questions

Do Dawnbreaker and Shadow Demon work well together in Dota 2?
As teammates, Dawnbreaker and Shadow Demon win 48.08% of ranked matches in patch 7.41e (287 matches) — below the 50% baseline for a duo.
How many matches back the Dawnbreaker + Shadow Demon number?
287 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.