How Shadow Shaman and Winter Wyvern perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman and Winter Wyvern win 51.55% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,423 matches.
Holding a key target down with Shackles often leaves Shadow Shaman completely exposed to return fire. Winter Wyvern can help secure these long lockdown attempts by casting Cold Embrace on her ally. The physical immunity allows Shadow Shaman to maintain his channel against carries who would normally kill him before the disable ends. This interaction turns a risky, all-in disable into a much safer way to isolate and burst down a single opponent, creating a clear opening for the rest of the team to act.
This combination is primarily for setting up kills in the mid-game. A successful Shackle saved by Cold Embrace can turn into a secured pick-off, leading to a tower or other objective. The plan falls apart against teams with heavy magic damage, as the Embrace provides no protection from spells that can still easily kill the channeling Shadow Shaman. Enemies will also try to use long-range stuns to interrupt the Shackle before Winter Wyvern has a chance to save him, limiting the window for this synergy to work.
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 | 52.25% | 356 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.11% | 691 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.62% | 544 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.37% | 183 |
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 | 51.55% | ▲ +0.3pp | 4,423 |
| 7.41d | 51.27% | ▼ -0.4pp | 54,149 |
| 7.41c | 51.63% | ▼ -0.7pp | 25,624 |
| 7.41b | 52.30% | — | 25,098 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.