How Nature's Prophet and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nature's Prophet and Shadow Demon win 36.05% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 172 matches.
Setting up a kill with Disruption in lane feels mismatched when Nature's Prophet is the partner. He lacks the burst damage to capitalize on Soul Catcher, often leaving a target alive who should be dead. This fundamental conflict extends across the whole match. Shadow Demon wants to group with his team to set up kills, creating openings for a heavy damage dealer to connect. Nature's Prophet, however, excels at splitting the map with Teleportation and applying pressure with his Treants. Their timings and objectives rarely align, resulting in clunky engagements where one hero is forced into a role they aren't suited for.
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 | 29.46% | 112 |
| Crusader & Archon | 37.17% | 226 |
| Legend & Ancient | 37.50% | 176 |
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 | 36.05% | ▼ -2.3pp | 172 |
| 7.41d | 38.37% | ▲ +0.5pp | 22,541 |
| 7.41c | 37.88% | ▼ -1.4pp | 9,991 |
| 7.41b | 39.25% | — | 10,814 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.