How Lina and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lina and Shadow Demon win 42.86% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 15,086 matches.
Trying to set up a kill with Disruption often leads to frustration for this pair. The window to land Light Strike Array as the target reappears is tight, and a slight mis-timing means the enemy simply walks away. While Shadow Demon’s spells can amplify Lina's burst, the execution is clunky compared to a simple, reliable stun. In teamfights, this problem gets worse. Both heroes are fragile and want to play from the back line, but neither one offers the instant peel or frontline presence the other needs to survive. An enemy diving the backline can frequently pick off either Lina or Shadow Demon before their combo can even be attempted.
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 | 41.50% | 147 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.08% | 461 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.70% | 637 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.60% | 211 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 42.86% | ▼ -2.5pp | 15,086 |
| 7.41e | 45.32% | ▲ +0.6pp | 62,904 |
| 7.41d | 44.68% | ▲ +0.6pp | 43,813 |
| 7.41c | 44.06% | — | 16,344 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.