How Shadow Shaman and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman and Witch Doctor win 57.69% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,813 matches.
Drafting both of these supports might seem greedy, but the lockdown they provide together is overwhelming. Shadow Shaman’s Shackles or Hex offers a perfect setup for Witch Doctor to land Maledict and a full-duration Death Ward on a key target. This sequence is incredibly difficult to survive, as the enemy is both held in place and taking amplified damage from multiple sources. With so much guaranteed single-target control and burst, this duo can consistently secure pickoffs around the map. Even a simple Paralyzing Cask bounce can create an opening for Shadow Shaman to chain his disables, turning a small mistake into a dead hero.
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 | 56.23% | 1,060 |
| Crusader & Archon | 57.55% | 2,266 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.42% | 1,380 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.50% | 266 |
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 | 57.69% | ▲ +3.0pp | 1,813 |
| 7.41d | 54.67% | ▲ +0.1pp | 162,761 |
| 7.41c | 54.53% | ▲ +0.8pp | 90,098 |
| 7.41b | 53.78% | — | 93,824 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.