How Earthshaker and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earthshaker and Shadow Shaman win 52.55% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 24,821 matches.
Locking down a single, mobile target becomes much more reliable. Earthshaker can initiate from a long distance with Fissure, giving Shadow Shaman a clean opening to walk up and apply his own disables. This setup is particularly good for ensuring Shadow Shaman can complete his full Shackles channel without interruption, which is otherwise a big risk for him. The combined lockdown is usually more than enough time for any nearby allies to secure the kill, making their ganks feel very decisive when they connect.
The effectiveness of this pairing leans heavily on early coordination. If they can’t find pickoffs, both heroes can feel a bit slow to come online, as they often both want a Blink Dagger to properly initiate teamfights. Enemies will focus on splitting them up or jumping on Shadow Shaman before Earthshaker can provide a setup or follow-up stun. While the lockdown potential is strong, it requires good positioning and vision control to execute consistently, preventing it from being a completely one-sided affair.
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 | 51.94% | 1,600 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.08% | 3,769 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.34% | 2,968 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.33% | 839 |
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 | 52.55% | ▲ +0.2pp | 24,821 |
| 7.41d | 52.30% | ▲ +0.4pp | 248,335 |
| 7.41c | 51.91% | ▼ -0.0pp | 107,432 |
| 7.41b | 51.96% | — | 116,402 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.