Shadow Fiend — Dota 2 hero

Shadow Fiend

AgilityRangedCarryNuker

Shadow Fiend Pro Match Statistics

56.9%Win Rate
31.8%Pick Rate
44.7%Ban Rate
+4.5% Trend

Shadow Fiend Win Rate by Game Phase — Power Spikes & Scaling

Shadow Fiend is strongest during the early game (0–16 minutes), achieving a 57.4% win rate across 209 professional matches. Shadow Fiend is an early-game-oriented hero whose effectiveness diminishes as matches extend. With a 57.4% early game win rate declining to 50% in the late game, teams drafting Shadow Fiend should prioritize closing out games before opponents reach their power spikes. Professional win rates by game phase: Early game (0–16 min): 57.4% win rate over 209 games. Mid game (16–38 min): 56.7% win rate over 180 games. Late game (38–52.5 min): 50% win rate over 22 games. Hard late game (52.5+ min): 75% win rate over 4 games. Shadow Fiend is most vulnerable during the late game with a 50% win rate — opponents should aim to force decisive engagements during this window. Heroes with similar early game performance include Treant Protector (57.4%), Venomancer (57.1%), Keeper of the Light (57.8%).

PhaseDurationWin RateGames
Early Game Strongest0–16 min57.4%209209 games57.4%
Mid Game 16–38 min56.7%180180 games56.7%
Late Game Weakest38–52.5 min50%2222 games50%
Hard Late Game 52.5+ min75%44 games75%

Heroes with Similar Early Game Performance

Dota 2 heroes with similar laning phase win rates (0–16 min) in professional matches
Treant Protector — 57.4% early game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesTreant Protector54 games57.4%Venomancer — 57.1% early game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesVenomancer14 games57.1%Keeper of the Light — 57.8% early game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesKeeper of the Light45 games57.8%Sniper — 58% early game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesSniper50 games58%Chen — 56.8% early game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesChen37 games56.8%

Heroes with Similar Mid Game Performance

Heroes matching Shadow Fiend's mid game performance (16–38 min) in competitive Dota 2
Ancient Apparition — 57.1% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesAncient Apparition42 games57.1%Crystal Maiden — 57.5% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesCrystal Maiden40 games57.5%Shadow Demon — 57.5% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesShadow Demon127 games57.5%Pudge — 55.9% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesPudge59 games55.9%Chen — 55.9% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesChen34 games55.9%

Heroes with Similar Late Game Performance

Late game scaling comparison — heroes performing similarly to Shadow Fiend in 38–52.5 min pro games
Warlock — 50% late game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesWarlock26 games50%Chen — 50% late game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesChen10 games50%Treant Protector — 50% late game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesTreant Protector12 games50%Disruptor — 50% late game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesDisruptor18 games50%Void Spirit — 50% late game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Fiend in Dota 2 pro matchesVoid Spirit16 games50%

Heroes with Similar Hard Late Game Performance

Ultra-late game specialists with comparable 52.5+ min win rates in professional Dota 2

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