How Hoodwink and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Hoodwink and Shadow Demon win 42.84% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,823 matches.
Playing against this lane often feels less threatening than you would expect. While Shadow Demon's Disruption can set up for Hoodwink, the target is invulnerable for the duration. This gives you a moment to assess the situation and prepare to dodge Bushwhack as soon as you're free. The real problem for their team is that both heroes are squishy backliners. Hoodwink and Shadow Demon both want to play from a safe distance, but neither one can initiate or stand on the frontline. Without a durable core soaking up pressure, they struggle to find the space needed to land their spells and often get run over in teamfights.
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 | 39.22% | 232 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.51% | 239 |
| Divine & Immortal | 41.86% | 129 |
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 | 42.84% | ▲ +0.3pp | 1,823 |
| 7.41d | 42.53% | ▼ -1.6pp | 20,781 |
| 7.41c | 44.10% | ▼ -3.0pp | 11,398 |
| 7.41b | 47.11% | — | 13,115 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.