How Leshrac and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Leshrac and Shadow Demon win 44.24% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 712 matches.
Playing against this lane feels like you're dodging one specific trick. Shadow Demon's Disruption sets up a clean Split Earth, but if you survive that initial burst, the pressure largely evaporates. The real problem emerges later. Leshrac wants to be a frontline nuisance with Pulse Nova active, running at targets and forcing reactions. He needs allies who can either go in with him or keep him alive while he does it. Shadow Demon does neither. He’s a backline caster who wants to stay out of harm's way. This leaves Leshrac isolated and vulnerable when he tries to play his aggressive style, making him a prime target for the enemy team to burst down.
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 | 36.54% | 104 |
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 | 44.24% | ▼ -0.8pp | 712 |
| 7.41d | 45.05% | ▲ +2.2pp | 7,429 |
| 7.41c | 42.87% | ▼ -2.8pp | 3,378 |
| 7.41b | 45.71% | — | 5,857 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.