How Riki and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Riki and Shadow Shaman win 52.42% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,200 matches.
Holding an enemy inside Smoke Screen is the whole game plan here. Shadow Shaman's Shackles makes it easy for Riki to land all his hits and build up his backstab damage, especially since the target can't fight back or use items to escape the cloud. It's a simple, brutal ganking combo that comes online early and scales well. Later on, this lockdown translates into easy pickoffs before teamfights, letting your team push objectives against a weakened enemy. Even if the initial Hex gets dispelled, the long duration of Shackles is usually more than enough time for Riki to secure the kill.
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 | 51.38% | 726 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.49% | 1,408 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.76% | 794 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.68% | 205 |
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 | 52.42% | ▼ -1.3pp | 1,200 |
| 7.41d | 53.76% | ▼ -0.8pp | 109,566 |
| 7.41c | 54.54% | ▲ +0.1pp | 59,565 |
| 7.41b | 54.43% | — | 58,957 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.