How Drow Ranger and Shadow Fiend perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Drow Ranger and Shadow Fiend win 45.31% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 19,712 matches.
Stacking physical damage amplifiers is the main idea behind this pairing. Drow Ranger's aura enhances the attack of ranged heroes, while Shadow Fiend’s own aura reduces the armor of nearby enemies. On paper, this allows them to tear through opponents with right-clicks once they both have a few items. They share a similar goal of farming heavily in the early and mid game to hit a power spike where their combined physical output can feel overwhelming.
In practice, drafting both heroes creates a very fragile team. Both Drow Ranger and Shadow Fiend need protection and a strong frontline to deal their damage safely, and they don't provide that for each other. They are both susceptible to being jumped on and burst down before they can react. If the rest of the team can't create enough space or lockdown for two greedy, immobile cores, the entire strategy falls apart. The game often hinges on whether the enemy team has the tools to punish such a composition.
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 | 49.20% | 1,433 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.57% | 3,109 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.57% | 2,096 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.20% | 542 |
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 | 45.31% | ▼ -5.2pp | 19,712 |
| 7.41d | 50.51% | ▲ +0.7pp | 232,789 |
| 7.41c | 49.86% | ▲ +2.8pp | 81,789 |
| 7.41b | 47.08% | — | 64,462 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.