How Pugna and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Pugna and Shadow Shaman win 56.32% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 696 matches.
Thinking this duo is only about pushing towers misses the point. The real strength comes from how Shadow Shaman's disables enable Pugna's full combo. A long Hex or Shackle creates an unmoving target, letting Pugna land a Nether Blast and then channel his entire Life Drain without interruption. This pickoff potential is what actually secures the objectives. After they kill a hero, both Pugna and Shadow Shaman have the tools to immediately demolish a tower before the enemy can even respawn. The synergy isn't about running at buildings; it’s about turning a successful kill into a map advantage every single time.
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 | 56.85% | 336 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.87% | 789 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.78% | 509 |
| Divine & Immortal | 58.55% | 152 |
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 | 56.32% | ▲ +4.2pp | 696 |
| 7.41d | 52.09% | ▲ +0.7pp | 53,088 |
| 7.41c | 51.42% | ▼ -0.5pp | 28,536 |
| 7.41b | 51.92% | — | 29,570 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.