How Necrophos and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos and Shadow Demon win 45.64% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 596 matches.
Setting up kills in the mid-game can feel awkward for this duo. Shadow Demon often wants to use Disruption to isolate a target and amplify follow-up damage. The problem is that while a hero is banished, they are immune to Heartstopper Aura and the constant pressure from Death Pulse. This brief moment of safety can be enough for an enemy to survive or for their team to reposition. Both heroes also lack reliable, instant stuns, so they struggle to hold mobile enemies in place. This makes it harder for Necrophos to grind down a target and secure a clean Reaper's Scythe.
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 | 48.48% | 198 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.80% | 532 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.64% | 550 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.85% | 229 |
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 | 45.64% | ▼ -2.2pp | 596 |
| 7.41d | 47.83% | ▲ +0.3pp | 49,892 |
| 7.41c | 47.56% | ▲ +0.8pp | 22,719 |
| 7.41b | 46.79% | — | 24,185 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.