How Nyx Assassin and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nyx Assassin and Shadow Demon win 46.10% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 154 matches.
Pairing Shadow Demon's Disruption with Impale seems like a simple setup, but the heroes' game plans rarely align. Nyx Assassin is a lone hunter, using Vendetta to find isolated targets and execute them before they can react. Shadow Demon’s toolkit, however, is better suited for team-oriented fights, where he can set up for allies who need the time to get into position. This core conflict means they are often playing on opposite sides of the map. Worse, a mistimed Disruption can save a target that Nyx was about to kill, completely ruining a gank. Both heroes also bring magic burst, making it easy for enemies to counter your entire strategy with a single defensive item.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 49.66% | 145 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.21% | 145 |
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 | 46.10% | ▼ -0.6pp | 154 |
| 7.41d | 46.70% | ▲ +0.5pp | 15,658 |
| 7.41c | 46.17% | ▲ +0.3pp | 7,355 |
| 7.41b | 45.88% | — | 8,527 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.