How Phoenix and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Phoenix and Shadow Shaman win 54.50% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 901 matches.
Trying to focus the Supernova egg is a nightmare for opponents when Shadow Shaman is nearby. He provides exactly the kind of long, single-target lockdown Phoenix needs to survive. Shaman can Hex one hero and Shackle another, buying more than enough time for the egg to explode and stun the entire enemy team. This combo is often enough to win a fight on its own. Beyond that, Mass Serpent Ward creates a second, huge threat in the same area. Enemies have to split their attention between the wards and the egg, and they rarely have enough damage to deal with both.
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 | 51.51% | 299 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.71% | 947 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.01% | 922 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.54% | 295 |
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 | 54.50% | ▲ +0.9pp | 901 |
| 7.41d | 53.59% | ▼ -0.9pp | 82,485 |
| 7.41c | 54.48% | ▼ -1.0pp | 54,759 |
| 7.41b | 55.43% | — | 64,440 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.