How Juggernaut and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Juggernaut and Shadow Shaman win 55.47% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,184 matches.
Putting Shadow Shaman on the same team as Juggernaut is a classic case of turning a counter into an enabler. The biggest problem for Juggernaut is getting kited or having enemies use items to dodge Omnislash. Shadow Shaman completely solves this. His long-duration lockdown from Hex and Shackles guarantees that targets stay put for a full Blade Fury or get hit by every bounce of Omnislash. It strips away the primary way opponents survive Juggernaut by making sure they can't run or teleport away.
The duo is a constant threat from the start of the game. In lane, they can combine spells for easy kills. Later on, they transition to securing objectives. Shadow Shaman can use Mass Serpent Ward to pressure a tower, forcing a reaction. As the enemy team tries to clear the wards, Juggernaut has a perfect opening to find an isolated hero with his ultimate. Opponents are caught between losing a tower to the wards or losing a core hero to the Juggernaut, and they rarely have a good answer for both.
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 | 54.14% | 2,028 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.95% | 4,992 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.59% | 3,618 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.24% | 892 |
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 | 55.47% | ▲ +1.6pp | 4,184 |
| 7.41d | 53.86% | ▼ -0.0pp | 337,219 |
| 7.41c | 53.87% | ▲ +0.5pp | 172,150 |
| 7.41b | 53.40% | — | 168,553 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.