How Shadow Shaman and Visage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman and Visage win 54.65% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,529 matches.
Seeing these two heroes together might make you think the plan is to group and push towers early. The real threat, however, is their ability to pick off anyone on the map. Shadow Shaman provides the long, reliable lockdown with Hex and Shackles, creating a completely stationary target. This is exactly what Visage needs for his Familiars to unload their physical damage, often deleting a hero before the disable even finishes. This ganking power then translates directly into taking objectives; after a key kill, the duo can easily secure a tower with Serpent Wards and the familiars without contest.
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 | 52.72% | 184 |
| Crusader & Archon | 57.87% | 413 |
| Legend & Ancient | 59.43% | 318 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.66% | 106 |
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 | 54.65% | ▲ +0.7pp | 2,529 |
| 7.41d | 53.93% | ▼ -0.5pp | 29,072 |
| 7.41c | 54.46% | ▲ +1.0pp | 14,602 |
| 7.41b | 53.46% | — | 15,912 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.