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Kunkka + Shadow Demon

How Kunkka and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.

As teammates
Together 49.04%
Win rate when Kunkka and Shadow Demon are on the same team, over 157 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Kunkka and Shadow Demon win 49.04% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 157 matches.

Why this works

Setting up Kunkka's combo with Disruption is a classic trap. It sounds good, but the execution is unreliable and often works against you. The banished target can’t be hit by X Marks the Spot, removing Kunkka's best tool for guaranteeing his spells land. Instead, he has to perfectly guess the timing for both Torrent and Ghostship to hit the moment the target reappears. A slight mistake means everything whiffs, giving the enemy a free escape. Beyond this one high-risk play, Shadow Demon and Kunkka don't offer much to each other. Their laning dynamic is awkward, and they struggle to apply coordinated pressure without giving the enemy a huge window to react.

Kunkka + Shadow Demon by rank

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.

RankTeam win rateMatches
Crusader & Archon42.58%155
Legend & Ancient43.79%169

Kunkka + 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.

PatchTeam win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 49.04%▲ +5.5pp157
7.41d 43.50%▼ -1.2pp15,355
7.41c 44.70%▲ +0.2pp8,002
7.41b 44.54%9,697

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Frequently asked questions

Do Kunkka and Shadow Demon work well together in Dota 2?
As teammates, Kunkka and Shadow Demon win 49.04% of ranked matches in patch 7.41e (157 matches) — below the 50% baseline for a duo.
How many matches back the Kunkka + Shadow Demon number?
157 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.