How Shadow Demon and Techies perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Demon and Techies win 46.62% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 148 matches.
Setting up Proximity Mines with Disruption is less reliable than it seems on paper. The banish gives enemies a clear warning and ample time to position for a save, whereas Techies really wants a simple stun or root to guarantee his damage lands. This clash in timing extends to their broader game plans. Shadow Demon works by stacking Shadow Poison for gradual damage, while Techies wants to instantly delete targets with Blast Off! or a pre-placed mine. The pairing feels awkward because one hero wants to fight slowly and the other wants the fight over immediately, meaning their spells rarely complement each other effectively in a real skirmish.
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 | 46.34% | 164 |
| Legend & Ancient | 44.85% | 136 |
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 | 46.62% | ▲ +2.1pp | 148 |
| 7.41d | 44.53% | ▼ -0.2pp | 18,320 |
| 7.41c | 44.72% | ▼ -2.3pp | 10,827 |
| 7.41b | 47.01% | — | 13,498 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.