How Ringmaster and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ringmaster and Shadow Shaman win 50.30% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,217 matches.
Picking Ringmaster and Shadow Shaman together means committing hard to a catch-and-kill strategy. Ringmaster’s abilities can pull an enemy hero into a predictable spot, which gives Shadow Shaman a free opening to land his Shackles or drop Serpent Wards for a guaranteed kill. The main issue is that both heroes are squishy, offer little defensive utility, and can be overwhelmed by teams that can survive the initial lockdown and turn on them. We haven't seen this duo together very often, so it’s hard to know how reliable it is game to game.
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 | 47.08% | 274 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.97% | 777 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.00% | 686 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.90% | 272 |
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 | 50.30% | ▲ +0.2pp | 5,217 |
| 7.41d | 50.08% | ▼ -0.5pp | 52,912 |
| 7.41c | 50.54% | ▲ +0.1pp | 18,819 |
| 7.41b | 50.45% | — | 18,794 |
Move this data into a draft
Both heroes start on Radiant. Fill the remaining slots to test this pairing inside a complete draft and get next-pick recommendations.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.