How Shadow Shaman and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman and Vengeful Spirit win 55.08% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,079 matches.
Getting caught by this pair feels hopeless. Vengeful Spirit’s stun provides the perfect setup for Shadow Shaman to land his full combo of Hex and Shackles, locking a target down for an incredibly long time. This is more than enough for any nearby cores to secure a kill. The synergy goes further than control, though. Vengeful Spirit's Wave of Terror reduces armor, and her aura boosts attack damage, both of which make Shadow Shaman's Mass Serpent Ward significantly more threatening to heroes and buildings.
In practice, this means the duo can create pickoffs from the earliest stages of the game. A Nether Swap that puts a target next to Shadow Shaman is a guaranteed kill. Later on, they transition from ganking to pushing. Dropping Serpent Wards on a tower while Vengeful Spirit provides vision and buffs makes for a fast and safe siege. The main counterplay is to itemize for magic immunity and avoid grouping up, forcing them to commit their long cooldowns on single targets without a follow-up.
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 | 57.76% | 980 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.93% | 2,870 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.55% | 2,262 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.08% | 611 |
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 | 55.08% | ▲ +0.1pp | 3,079 |
| 7.41d | 55.01% | ▲ +1.2pp | 185,600 |
| 7.41c | 53.85% | ▲ +0.2pp | 49,750 |
| 7.41b | 53.65% | — | 48,446 |
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Data updated Aug 14, 2026.