How Gyrocopter and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 41.35%
Win rate when Gyrocopter and Shadow Demon are on the same team, over 3,033 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Gyrocopter and Shadow Demon win 41.35% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,033 matches.
Why this works
Thinking you can set up Gyrocopter's damage with Disruption is a common mistake. The spell's duration is often too long and inflexible, making it hard to time with Call Down's impact or to keep a target isolated for Rocket Barrage. Beyond that initial combo attempt, their game plans actively clash. Shadow Demon wants to amplify single-target burst onto a specific hero with Soul Catcher and Demonic Purge. Gyrocopter's strength, however, comes from hitting the entire enemy team with Flak Cannon. One hero wants to pick off a single target, the other wants to fight five at once, leaving the pair feeling disjointed in teamfights.
Gyrocopter + Shadow Demon across patches
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
7.41f
41.35%
▲ +1.3pp
3,033
7.41e
40.09%
▲ +2.0pp
8,596
7.41d
38.12%
▼ -4.1pp
10,148
7.41c
42.20%
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4,545
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