How Shadow Demon and Skywrath Mage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Demon and Skywrath Mage win 49.78% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 227 matches.
Setting up Mystic Flare with Disruption sounds strong on paper, but the delay often gives the enemy team a window to react. A well-timed defensive item can negate the whole sequence. Outside of that specific combo, the duo is extremely fragile and lacks the lockdown needed to control a lane. Both Shadow Demon and Skywrath Mage are squishy supports who offer a lot of magic damage but little in the way of survivability or reliable stuns. This makes their early game very vulnerable to aggression. If they fall behind, neither hero can effectively protect their cores, and the game often snowballs out of their control.
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 | 40.86% | 257 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.15% | 217 |
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 | 49.78% | ▲ +6.3pp | 227 |
| 7.41d | 43.44% | ▲ +0.2pp | 23,230 |
| 7.41c | 43.22% | ▼ -0.8pp | 11,665 |
| 7.41b | 44.05% | — | 14,070 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.