How Shadow Demon and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 43.59%
Win rate when Shadow Demon and Warlock are on the same team, over 3,143 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Shadow Demon and Warlock win 43.59% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,143 matches.
Why this works
Setting up a teamfight with this duo often feels clumsy. Shadow Demon can catch an enemy with Disruption, but that same target is immune to Warlock’s Fatal Bonds until they reappear. This missed timing can break the chain of your spell combo before it even starts. In fights, both heroes want to play far in the back, but neither offers the instant lockdown or frontline presence needed to make that safe. The result is two squishy supports who can’t easily protect each other or their cores. Their ultimates also overlap heavily, with Demonic Purge and a Golem often being overkill on one hero while another enemy runs free.
Shadow Demon + Warlock across patches
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
7.41f
43.59%
▼ -0.5pp
3,143
7.41e
44.09%
▼ -0.2pp
10,744
7.41d
44.30%
▲ +0.5pp
12,761
7.41c
43.79%
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5,707
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