How Magnus and Shadow Fiend perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Magnus and Shadow Fiend win 47.13% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 27,289 matches.
Picking Magnus to support a Shadow Fiend often means betting the entire game on their ultimates lining up. The ideal scenario is a big Reverse Polarity locking enemies in place for a perfect Requiem of Souls. Outside of that moment, however, their kits don't fit together as well. Shadow Fiend is a ranged hero, so while he gets the bonus damage from Empower, he gains none of the cleave. A huge part of Magnus's ability to accelerate a core's farm is completely lost, making the pick feel inefficient.
This reliance on a single combo makes their game plan very predictable for the enemy team. If Magnus can't find a multi-hero setup, or if Shadow Fiend is caught out before the fight, their primary win condition disappears. The rest of the time, Magnus offers limited utility for a ranged hero who needs saves or more reliable lockdown to land his Shadowrazes. The enemy can often play around the big ultimate threat, leaving the duo feeling much weaker than the sum of their parts for most of the game.
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 | 46.50% | 901 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.12% | 4,056 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.96% | 4,480 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.88% | 1,644 |
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 | 47.13% | ▼ -0.5pp | 27,289 |
| 7.41d | 47.63% | ▼ -0.5pp | 248,814 |
| 7.41c | 48.16% | ▲ +1.9pp | 96,515 |
| 7.41b | 46.25% | — | 88,010 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.