How Necrophos and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos and Shadow Shaman win 54.12% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,309 matches.
Getting caught by a single disable feels like a death sentence when this pair is on the map. Shadow Shaman provides long-duration lockdown with Hex and Shackles, forcing a target to sit still and endure Necrophos's constant damage from Heartstopper Aura and Death Pulse. There's often no escape. By the time the stuns wear off, the victim is already in range for a guaranteed Reaper's Scythe to finish the job. Even if you survive the initial burst, Shaman's lockdown prevents you from escaping the drain.
This pressure starts in the laning phase and quickly translates to taking objectives. Shadow Shaman can drop Mass Serpent Ward on a tower, and Necrophos creates a dangerous, unkillable zone in front of it that the enemy can't safely contest. Diving the backline Shaman is tough because Necrophos will punish you, and trying to burst the Necrophos frontline is difficult when he can Ghost Shroud and get support from Shaman's instant disables. The enemy team is forced to split up or take a losing fight.
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 | 54.97% | 1,799 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.44% | 4,850 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.52% | 3,511 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.10% | 1,004 |
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 | 54.12% | ▼ -0.7pp | 4,309 |
| 7.41d | 54.80% | ▲ +0.4pp | 342,237 |
| 7.41c | 54.36% | ▲ +0.2pp | 165,856 |
| 7.41b | 54.17% | — | 151,806 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.