How Ember Spirit and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ember Spirit and Shadow Demon win 43.97% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,983 matches.
Picking these two heroes for the same team often creates a clash in playstyle and timing. Ember Spirit wants to jump on a target and unload a full combo with Sleight of Fist, but Shadow Demon's key setup spell, Disruption, removes that target from the fight. This negates Ember's initial burst and effectively gives the enemy a moment to regroup. After the Disruption ends, the follow-up can be awkward; Ember Spirit might not have an angle for a good Searing Chains, as it requires another unit to latch. The result is a disjointed gank where the kill target is given a chance to survive what should be a lethal attack.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 43.72% | 231 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.31% | 309 |
| Divine & Immortal | 46.67% | 180 |
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 | 43.97% | ▼ -0.4pp | 1,983 |
| 7.41d | 44.37% | ▼ -0.9pp | 21,431 |
| 7.41c | 45.26% | ▼ -0.4pp | 10,255 |
| 7.41b | 45.68% | — | 13,703 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.