How Dawnbreaker and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dawnbreaker and Shadow Shaman win 56.92% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,270 matches.
Catching a hero with Hex or Shackles often baits the enemy team into collapsing for what looks like an easy kill. The problem is, that isolated target is the perfect beacon for Dawnbreaker's Solar Guardian. Shadow Shaman provides an extremely long, reliable lockdown that gives Dawnbreaker all the time she needs to land her ultimate from anywhere on the map. What starts as a gank on one of your allies quickly turns into a disaster for the enemy team when Dawnbreaker arrives with a huge area-of-effect stun and heal, completely reversing the engagement before they can react.
This combination defines how you can play the map. Shadow Shaman can safely split push lanes, knowing that any attempt to gank him will be punished by Dawnbreaker's global presence. After a successful counter-gank, the duo can immediately threaten a tower with Mass Serpent Ward. The enemy is forced to play cautiously, needing to keep track of both heroes at all times. Their only real answer is to have enough instant disables to cancel either Shaman’s channel or Dawnbreaker's ultimate before she can land, which is much easier said than done.
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 | 56.37% | 667 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.37% | 2,275 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.11% | 2,151 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.14% | 748 |
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 | 56.92% | ▲ +1.9pp | 2,270 |
| 7.41d | 55.02% | ▼ -0.7pp | 178,707 |
| 7.41c | 55.68% | ▼ -1.0pp | 112,439 |
| 7.41b | 56.65% | — | 98,783 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.