How Shadow Shaman and Tusk perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman and Tusk win 47.36% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 891 matches.
Setting up a kill with Ice Shards can often backfire. The wall Tusk creates can easily block Shadow Shaman from getting into position for Hex or Shackles, or even trap them both in a bad spot. This clumsiness reflects their overall dynamic. Both heroes want to accomplish the same thing: find pickoffs on single targets using their disables. While a Snowball can deliver a perfect setup, it also puts the fragile Shadow Shaman deep in enemy territory, where channeling Shackles is a huge risk. They end up competing for the same role without offering each other much beyond what any other stun could provide.
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 | 41.03% | 312 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.50% | 871 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.64% | 965 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.19% | 356 |
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 | 47.36% | ▼ -0.6pp | 891 |
| 7.41d | 47.91% | ▼ -1.0pp | 70,238 |
| 7.41c | 48.88% | ▲ +0.1pp | 39,886 |
| 7.41b | 48.82% | — | 44,455 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.