How Shadow Shaman and Zeus perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Shadow Shaman and Zeus win 50.84% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,799 matches.
Choosing this duo gives your team a simple, brutal way to remove a key hero before a fight begins. Shadow Shaman provides an incredibly long lockdown with either Hex or a full-duration Shackles, creating a stationary target. That hero is a free kill for Zeus, who has more than enough time to unload his entire magical arsenal. This consistent pickoff potential lets your team control the map and then translate that advantage into objectives. After a successful gank, Shadow Shaman can drop Mass Serpent Ward to secure a tower. Even if a target somehow survives the initial burst, Zeus can often finish the job from anywhere on the map with Thundergod's Wrath.
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 | 51.87% | 1,388 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.78% | 3,488 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.50% | 2,790 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.49% | 794 |
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 | 50.84% | ▼ -2.7pp | 2,799 |
| 7.41d | 53.57% | ▲ +0.1pp | 301,418 |
| 7.41c | 53.48% | ▲ +0.6pp | 134,050 |
| 7.41b | 52.91% | — | 123,401 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.