How Shadow Shaman and Techies perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman and Techies win 52.64% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,252 matches.
Pushing a tower against this duo feels impossible. Shadow Shaman offers some of the longest, most reliable lockdown in the game with Hex and Shackles. This gives Techies all the time required to drop a Proximity Mine or a Sticky Bomb right on the immobilized target. The combination of Shaman's control and Techies' massive magic burst can delete a core hero before they can react. Even starting a fight is hard when Techies can lead with a Blast Off! silence, guaranteeing that Shadow Shaman can land his full combo on a key enemy without interruption.
This combo defines the mid-game. Techies can secure entire sections of the map with minefields, making it incredibly dangerous for the enemy team to rotate or contest objectives like Roshan. When Shadow Shaman puts down Mass Serpent Ward to siege a base, the wards become a fortress defended by Techies' bombs. The opposing team is forced to either walk through a minefield to try and stop the push or cede map control and buildings. Their only hope is to maintain superior vision and try to split up to avoid the devastating area-of-effect damage.
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 | 53.94% | 736 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.79% | 1,429 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.50% | 1,000 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.17% | 253 |
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 | 52.64% | ▼ -0.2pp | 1,252 |
| 7.41d | 52.88% | ▼ -0.8pp | 120,777 |
| 7.41c | 53.71% | ▼ -0.9pp | 73,059 |
| 7.41b | 54.58% | — | 76,752 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.