How Puck and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Puck and Shadow Demon win 35.71% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 112 matches.
Trying to set up a kill with this pair often feels awkward. Shadow Demon's Disruption removes a target from the fight, but that's the exact moment Puck wants to use Waning Rift and Dream Coil. The setups actively work against each other. Puck needs enemies held in place to maximize damage, and Disruption does the opposite, buying the opponent time. Later in the game, the duo lacks the hard lockdown needed to control BKB carriers inside a Dream Coil. While Soul Catcher can amplify Puck's burst, getting the timing right is difficult when your main setup tools are so out of sync. It leaves the enemy with too many opportunities to escape or turn things around.
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 | 37.07% | 116 |
| Legend & Ancient | 35.40% | 113 |
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 | 35.71% | ▼ -6.1pp | 112 |
| 7.41d | 41.79% | ▼ -0.2pp | 12,292 |
| 7.41c | 41.96% | ▼ -0.5pp | 7,019 |
| 7.41b | 42.50% | — | 9,128 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.