How Shadow Shaman and Slardar perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman and Slardar win 49.40% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,832 matches.
Getting stunned by Slardar's Crush often means Shadow Shaman can walk up and land a full Shackle duration. With Corrosive Haze also applied, that hero isn't surviving Mass Serpent Ward. This combination is all about converting a pickoff into an objective. Slardar finds the target, the lockdown chain secures the kill, and Shadow Shaman's wards take the tower. The game's tempo has changed since this pairing was popular, so expect to work a little harder to make the timing click. Even so, their ability to control a fight and then the map is undeniable.
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 | 54.82% | 1,078 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.44% | 2,573 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.45% | 1,919 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.42% | 547 |
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 | 49.40% | ▼ -2.5pp | 2,832 |
| 7.41d | 51.93% | ▼ -1.5pp | 183,246 |
| 7.41c | 53.41% | ▲ +0.1pp | 98,320 |
| 7.41b | 53.33% | — | 102,407 |
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Data updated Aug 14, 2026.