How Lina and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lina and Shadow Shaman win 52.87% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,275 matches.
Setting up for Lina is simple with a Shadow Shaman on the team. His long disables like Shackles guarantee her Light Strike Array connects, leading to a straightforward kill with Laguna Blade. This pick-off potential is strong when you can find isolated targets. The problem is that both heroes commit everything to bursting one enemy. If that target has a save, gets help from teammates, or is simply too tanky to kill, both Lina and Shadow Shaman are left very exposed. They are fragile heroes with a similar all-in game plan, so when their initial attempt fails, they often lack a reliable escape or a way to fight back, making their success together inconsistent.
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 | 52.23% | 1,815 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.99% | 4,162 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.30% | 3,293 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.74% | 1,007 |
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 | 52.87% | ▲ +1.1pp | 4,275 |
| 7.41d | 51.73% | ▲ +0.7pp | 274,162 |
| 7.41c | 50.99% | ▲ +0.8pp | 118,542 |
| 7.41b | 50.16% | — | 118,271 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.