How Shadow Demon and Sven perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Demon and Sven win 50.65% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 231 matches.
Trying to secure the lane for Sven often feels awkward with a Shadow Demon. Sven wants to farm safely and find kill opportunities, but Shadow Poison's harass is slow to build and doesn't create much pressure. While Disruption can set up a Storm Hammer later, it can also mess up last-hitting or accidentally save an opponent during an all-in. This weak start can leave Sven playing from behind schedule. Even though Soul Catcher amplifies the damage from God's Strength in teamfights, the pairing's potential is often held back by the difficult laning phase, preventing Sven from hitting his key item timings when he needs them.
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 | 44.91% | 216 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.67% | 209 |
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 | 50.65% | ▲ +5.2pp | 231 |
| 7.41d | 45.46% | ▼ -1.5pp | 19,342 |
| 7.41c | 47.00% | ▼ -1.9pp | 7,193 |
| 7.41b | 48.92% | — | 9,323 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.