How Shadow Demon and Viper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Demon and Viper win 36.89% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 206 matches.
Thinking you can set up Viper with Disruption is a common trap. All of Viper's damage comes from applying poisons over time, but Disruption completely protects the target while he's trying to do that. The enemy is invulnerable for the whole duration, and when they emerge, Viper has to start stacking his damage from scratch. There's also a lot of overlap in what they do. Both heroes can apply a break, and both have powerful slows, so their effects are often redundant rather than complementary. While Shadow Demon's Soul Catcher can help Viper deal more damage, his primary setup spell actively works against his partner's kit, leading to awkward and ineffective ganks.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 29.12% | 182 |
| Crusader & Archon | 43.93% | 239 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.67% | 153 |
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 | 36.89% | ▼ -4.7pp | 206 |
| 7.41d | 41.61% | ▼ -3.0pp | 24,663 |
| 7.41c | 44.62% | ▼ -1.2pp | 11,581 |
| 7.41b | 45.79% | — | 14,409 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.