Shadow Demon — Dota 2 hero

Shadow Demon

IntelligenceRangedSupportDisablerInitiatorNuker

Shadow Demon Pro Match Statistics

57.4%Win Rate
22%Pick Rate
43.9%Ban Rate
+4.3% Trend

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

Shadow Demon is strongest during the late game (38–52.5 minutes), achieving a 60% win rate across 25 professional matches. Shadow Demon maintains a relatively consistent win rate across game phases, making this hero a stable pick regardless of expected game length in the current professional meta. Professional win rates by game phase: Early game (0–16 min): 58.6% win rate over 145 games. Mid game (16–38 min): 57.5% win rate over 127 games. Late game (38–52.5 min): 60% win rate over 25 games. Shadow Demon is most vulnerable during the mid game with a 57.5% win rate — opponents should aim to force decisive engagements during this window. Heroes with similar late game performance include Tiny (60%), Largo (60%), Viper (58.8%).

PhaseDurationWin RateGames
Early Game 0–16 min58.6%145145 games58.6%
Mid Game Weakest16–38 min57.5%127127 games57.5%
Late Game Strongest38–52.5 min60%2525 games60%
Hard Late Game 52.5+ min————

Heroes with Similar Early Game Performance

Dota 2 heroes with similar laning phase win rates (0–16 min) in professional matches
Sniper — 58% early game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesSniper50 games58%Faceless Void — 59.3% early game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesFaceless Void27 games59.3%Keeper of the Light — 57.8% early game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesKeeper of the Light45 games57.8%Crystal Maiden — 59.6% early game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesCrystal Maiden47 games59.6%Shadow Fiend — 57.4% early game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesShadow Fiend209 games57.4%

Heroes with Similar Mid Game Performance

Heroes matching Shadow Demon's mid game performance (16–38 min) in competitive Dota 2
Crystal Maiden — 57.5% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesCrystal Maiden40 games57.5%Ancient Apparition — 57.1% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesAncient Apparition42 games57.1%Keeper of the Light — 58.1% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesKeeper of the Light43 games58.1%Shadow Fiend — 56.7% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesShadow Fiend180 games56.7%Pudge — 55.9% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesPudge59 games55.9%

Heroes with Similar Late Game Performance

Late game scaling comparison — heroes performing similarly to Shadow Demon in 38–52.5 min pro games
Tiny — 60% late game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesTiny25 games60%Largo — 60% late game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesLargo30 games60%Viper — 58.8% late game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesViper17 games58.8%Jakiro — 61.4% late game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesJakiro44 games61.4%Underlord — 61.5% late game win rate, similar scaling to Shadow Demon in Dota 2 pro matchesUnderlord13 games61.5%

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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