How Shadow Demon and Tiny perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Demon and Tiny win 42.78% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 180 matches.
Trying to burst a target with Avalanche and Toss often feels undermined by what Shadow Demon brings to a fight. The core issue is Disruption making a target immune, which directly clashes with Tiny’s need to unload all his damage immediately. A well-intentioned Disruption can easily save an enemy from Tiny's blink-in combo, turning a guaranteed kill into a messy escape for the other team. While Soul Catcher can amplify the damage, coordinating the timing is extremely awkward. Their kits don't naturally cover each other's weaknesses either, as neither hero offers the mobility or sustained control needed to lock down elusive targets for the other.
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 | 41.67% | 156 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.81% | 179 |
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 | 42.78% | ▲ +3.0pp | 180 |
| 7.41d | 39.79% | ▼ -1.3pp | 19,348 |
| 7.41c | 41.06% | ▼ -1.0pp | 12,174 |
| 7.41b | 42.10% | — | 15,229 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.