How Lich and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich and Shadow Shaman win 53.91% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 10,177 matches.
Locking down a target for Lich's Chain Frost is the core of this pairing. Shadow Shaman can reliably hold someone in place with either Hex or Shackles, giving the ultimate a perfect first target to guarantee bounces. It gets even worse for opponents when Shadow Shaman also drops his Mass Serpent Ward. The wards create a kill zone that forces enemies to either stay spread out and get picked off, or clump together to fight back, which is exactly what Lich wants for his ultimate. The combined area denial and lockdown makes it incredibly difficult to navigate a fight.
This lane combo has kill potential from the very beginning, combining slows and nukes with hard disables. After the laning stage, they push the advantage hard. The duo can drop Serpent Wards on a tower to force a response, then punish the defenders with Chain Frost. An enemy team has to split its attention between the wards, the channeled Shackles, and the bouncing ultimate, which often leads to them getting overwhelmed. Lich's Frost Shield is also great for protecting Shadow Shaman while he channels spells, making the lockdown even harder to break.
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 | 54.79% | 657 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.04% | 1,548 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.52% | 1,220 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.88% | 283 |
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 | 53.91% | ▲ +0.3pp | 10,177 |
| 7.41d | 53.63% | ▲ +0.0pp | 114,293 |
| 7.41c | 53.58% | ▲ +0.6pp | 55,018 |
| 7.41b | 52.94% | — | 58,174 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.