How Shadow Fiend and Rubick perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Fiend and Rubick win 48.14% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 38,499 matches.
Picking a support for Shadow Fiend often means finding a way to help him land his damage. Rubick offers a straightforward setup with Telekinesis, holding a target in place for a full round of Shadowraze. The issue is that this is the main direct synergy they have. Neither hero brings a reliable stun to the table, and both are quite fragile. When Shadow Fiend needs to channel Requiem of Souls in a hectic teamfight, a single-target lift from Rubick often isn't enough to guarantee he can do it safely or hit the most important targets.
This lane can net a kill or two if the lift and razes are well-coordinated, but the duo's impact can fall off if they don't snowball from there. The success of this pairing in the mid-game relies almost entirely on what spells Rubick is able to steal from the enemy team. If he can't find a good area-of-effect stun or control spell, the team as a whole may lack initiation. Shadow Fiend is left looking for his own opportunities, and the composition can feel a bit thin, with two squishy heroes who both need perfect positioning to be effective.
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 | 48.24% | 1,362 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.59% | 5,178 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.33% | 6,273 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.27% | 2,824 |
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 | 48.14% | ▲ +0.3pp | 38,499 |
| 7.41d | 47.82% | ▼ -0.9pp | 394,346 |
| 7.41c | 48.71% | ▲ +0.9pp | 168,697 |
| 7.41b | 47.83% | — | 152,860 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.