How Night Stalker and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Night Stalker and Shadow Shaman win 52.25% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 14,214 matches.
A target caught by Shadow Shaman's lockdown is already in a bad spot, but adding Night Stalker removes any chance of a trade. The gank becomes a one-sided execution. Once Shaman lands a Hex or begins to channel Shackles, Night Stalker has a free window to arrive and use Crippling Fear. This layering of control means the victim is disabled and then silenced, unable to fight back or use escape items. Night Stalker's superior night vision makes him an excellent scout, finding isolated targets for Shaman to initiate on.
This kill-and-push pattern sets the entire pace of the game. A successful gank almost always translates into an objective, as Mass Serpent Ward can be placed on a tower immediately after a kill. Night Stalker acts as a threatening bodyguard, preventing enemies from interrupting Shadow Shaman or defending their structure effectively. The opposing team is left with a difficult choice: group up and lose map control, or spread out and risk getting hunted down. This constant pressure makes it incredibly hard to stabilize once the first night falls.
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 | 51.43% | 698 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.09% | 2,134 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.80% | 2,159 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.37% | 716 |
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 | 52.25% | ▼ -0.7pp | 14,214 |
| 7.41d | 52.95% | ▼ -0.3pp | 152,137 |
| 7.41c | 53.20% | ▲ +0.5pp | 71,402 |
| 7.41b | 52.66% | — | 75,276 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.