How Shadow Shaman and Skywrath Mage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman and Skywrath Mage win 51.35% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 17,273 matches.
Holding a target in place with Shackles gives Skywrath Mage a perfect window to land a full Mystic Flare. The setup is simple: Shadow Shaman uses Hex or Shackle to lock an enemy down, and Skywrath follows up with Ancient Seal to amplify all incoming magic damage before dropping his ultimate. This sequence provides more than enough lockdown time to ensure the full damage from Mystic Flare connects, creating a potent single-target kill threat from the early levels of the game.
This duo aims to secure kills in lane and then use that advantage to create pressure across the map with aggressive ganks. Their main weakness is that both Shadow Shaman and Skywrath Mage are fragile and lack escape tools, making them prime targets for retaliation. Opponents will also prioritize building items like a Force Staff or Glimmer Cape, which can break the combo by pushing the Shackled hero out of the damage zone. This limits the reliability of their burst as the game goes on, especially in chaotic teamfights.
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 | 54.14% | 1,267 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.82% | 2,889 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.57% | 1,849 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.51% | 522 |
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 | 51.35% | ▼ -0.6pp | 17,273 |
| 7.41d | 51.93% | ▲ +0.2pp | 191,698 |
| 7.41c | 51.68% | ▲ +0.5pp | 87,020 |
| 7.41b | 51.18% | — | 91,895 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.