How Ringmaster and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 43.48%
Win rate when Ringmaster and Shadow Demon are on the same team, over 2,882 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Ringmaster and Shadow Demon win 43.48% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,882 matches.
Why this works
Thinking you can perfectly chain their crowd control is the main trap here. A Ringmaster setting up a great pull gets completely undercut when an allied Shadow Demon tries to "help" by using Disruption on the same target. The hero gets banished, the setup is wasted, and the enemy walks away safe. This kind of negative interaction is constant. They both try to manipulate enemy positions, but their spells actively work against each other. Later on, you're left with two supports who excel at setting up kills, but neither Ringmaster nor Shadow Demon provides the raw damage needed to capitalize on the other's control, leaving your team feeling powerless in fights.
Ringmaster + Shadow Demon across patches
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
7.41f
43.48%
▲ +0.8pp
2,882
7.41e
42.67%
▲ +0.4pp
10,187
7.41d
42.27%
▲ +0.7pp
9,104
7.41c
41.60%
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3,555
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