How Shadow Demon and Tusk perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Demon and Tusk win 36.81% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 144 matches.
Picking this pair often creates a lane where the heroes work against each other. Tusk wants to be aggressive and all-in, using Snowball to close the gap and start a fight. Shadow Demon’s Disruption, whether used on an enemy for setup or an ally for a save, completely pauses the action. This timing conflict is a major problem; Tusk can be rolling in for a kill only for his target to become invulnerable, wasting the cooldown and the opportunity. Their saves also overlap poorly. A hero saved by Disruption can’t be pulled into a Snowball, leading to clumsy and ineffective attempts to keep a core alive.
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 | 39.66% | 116 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.00% | 142 |
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 | 36.81% | ▼ -5.1pp | 144 |
| 7.41d | 41.94% | ▼ -1.6pp | 11,414 |
| 7.41c | 43.52% | ▲ +0.4pp | 6,041 |
| 7.41b | 43.14% | — | 8,354 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.