Shadow Demon — Dota 2 hero

Shadow Demon

IntelligenceRangedSupportDisablerInitiatorNuker

Shadow Demon Pro Match Statistics

49.6%Win Rate
13.2%Pick Rate
30.3%Ban Rate
-15.1% Trend

How to Counter Shadow Demon in Dota 2

The best counters to Shadow Demon in professional Dota 2 matches are Juggernaut (25% win rate across 12 games), Naga Siren (27.3% win rate across 11 games), Alchemist (33.3% win rate across 12 games). As an initiator, Shadow Demon can be countered by heroes who disrupt engagements, interrupt key abilities, or punish committed positioning. Picking Juggernaut into Shadow Demon provides the strongest statistical counter advantage in the current pro meta. Naga Siren is another reliable counter pick with a 27.3% win rate over 11 professional games. Conversely, Shadow Demon performs best against Tinker (76.9% win rate), so avoid picking Tinker into Shadow Demon when possible.

Heroes Shadow Demon Is Worst Against

All heroes Shadow Demon is worst against — full Dota 2 counter matchup data

Juggernaut counters Shadow Demon — 25% win rate in 12 professional Dota 2 matchesJuggernaut12 games25%25%Naga Siren counters Shadow Demon — 27.3% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesNaga Siren11 games27.3%27.3%Alchemist counters Shadow Demon — 33.3% win rate in 12 professional Dota 2 matchesAlchemist12 games33.3%33.3%Sand King counters Shadow Demon — 33.3% win rate in 27 professional Dota 2 matchesSand King27 games33.3%33.3%Venomancer counters Shadow Demon — 36.4% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesVenomancer11 games36.4%36.4%Sven counters Shadow Demon — 40% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesSven10 games40%40%Rubick counters Shadow Demon — 40.4% win rate in 47 professional Dota 2 matchesRubick47 games40.4%40.4%Phoenix counters Shadow Demon — 42.1% win rate in 76 professional Dota 2 matchesPhoenix76 games42.1%42.1%Treant Protector counters Shadow Demon — 42.1% win rate in 19 professional Dota 2 matchesTreant Protector19 games42.1%42.1%Slark counters Shadow Demon — 43.8% win rate in 16 professional Dota 2 matchesSlark16 games43.8%43.8%Shadow Shaman counters Shadow Demon — 44.8% win rate in 58 professional Dota 2 matchesShadow Shaman58 games44.8%44.8%Lina counters Shadow Demon — 45.5% win rate in 11 professional Dota 2 matchesLina11 games45.5%45.5%Clinkz counters Shadow Demon — 46.2% win rate in 26 professional Dota 2 matchesClinkz26 games46.2%46.2%Monkey King counters Shadow Demon — 46.7% win rate in 15 professional Dota 2 matchesMonkey King15 games46.7%46.7%Leshrac counters Shadow Demon — 47.6% win rate in 21 professional Dota 2 matchesLeshrac21 games47.6%47.6%Pangolier counters Shadow Demon — 48.4% win rate in 31 professional Dota 2 matchesPangolier31 games48.4%48.4%Slardar counters Shadow Demon — 48.4% win rate in 31 professional Dota 2 matchesSlardar31 games48.4%48.4%Ember Spirit counters Shadow Demon — 48.8% win rate in 43 professional Dota 2 matchesEmber Spirit43 games48.8%48.8%Tidehunter counters Shadow Demon — 50% win rate in 44 professional Dota 2 matchesTidehunter44 games50%50%Lich counters Shadow Demon — 50% win rate in 16 professional Dota 2 matchesLich16 games50%50%Pudge counters Shadow Demon — 50% win rate in 26 professional Dota 2 matchesPudge26 games50%50%Ring Master counters Shadow Demon — 50% win rate in 22 professional Dota 2 matchesRing Master22 games50%50%Sniper counters Shadow Demon — 50% win rate in 16 professional Dota 2 matchesSniper16 games50%50%Spirit Breaker counters Shadow Demon — 50% win rate in 24 professional Dota 2 matchesSpirit Breaker24 games50%50%Axe counters Shadow Demon — 50% win rate in 10 professional Dota 2 matchesAxe10 games50%50%Muerta counters Shadow Demon — 51.2% win rate in 41 professional Dota 2 matchesMuerta41 games51.2%51.2%Skywrath Mage counters Shadow Demon — 51.5% win rate in 33 professional Dota 2 matchesSkywrath Mage33 games51.5%51.5%Nyx Assassin counters Shadow Demon — 51.6% win rate in 31 professional Dota 2 matchesNyx Assassin31 games51.6%51.6%Templar Assassin counters Shadow Demon — 51.7% win rate in 60 professional Dota 2 matchesTemplar Assassin60 games51.7%51.7%Largo counters Shadow Demon — 51.9% win rate in 52 professional Dota 2 matchesLargo52 games51.9%51.9%Doom counters Shadow Demon — 52.4% win rate in 21 professional Dota 2 matchesDoom21 games52.4%52.4%Enchantress counters Shadow Demon — 52.6% win rate in 19 professional Dota 2 matchesEnchantress19 games52.6%52.6%Batrider counters Shadow Demon — 52.7% win rate in 55 professional Dota 2 matchesBatrider55 games52.7%52.7%Hoodwink counters Shadow Demon — 52.8% win rate in 53 professional Dota 2 matchesHoodwink53 games52.8%52.8%Tusk counters Shadow Demon — 52.9% win rate in 85 professional Dota 2 matchesTusk85 games52.9%52.9%Faceless Void counters Shadow Demon — 52.9% win rate in 17 professional Dota 2 matchesFaceless Void17 games52.9%52.9%Beastmaster counters Shadow Demon — 52.9% win rate in 34 professional Dota 2 matchesBeastmaster34 games52.9%52.9%Centaur Warrunner counters Shadow Demon — 53.2% win rate in 77 professional Dota 2 matchesCentaur Warrunner77 games53.2%53.2%Underlord counters Shadow Demon — 53.8% win rate in 52 professional Dota 2 matchesUnderlord52 games53.8%53.8%Chen counters Shadow Demon — 54.2% win rate in 24 professional Dota 2 matchesChen24 games54.2%54.2%Shadow Fiend counters Shadow Demon — 54.3% win rate in 70 professional Dota 2 matchesShadow Fiend70 games54.3%54.3%Luna counters Shadow Demon — 54.5% win rate in 33 professional Dota 2 matchesLuna33 games54.5%54.5%Ogre Magi counters Shadow Demon — 54.8% win rate in 42 professional Dota 2 matchesOgre Magi42 games54.8%54.8%Jakiro counters Shadow Demon — 55% win rate in 111 professional Dota 2 matchesJakiro111 games55%55%Snapfire counters Shadow Demon — 55.2% win rate in 29 professional Dota 2 matchesSnapfire29 games55.2%55.2%Storm Spirit counters Shadow Demon — 55.6% win rate in 72 professional Dota 2 matchesStorm Spirit72 games55.6%55.6%Void Spirit counters Shadow Demon — 55.9% win rate in 59 professional Dota 2 matchesVoid Spirit59 games55.9%55.9%Dark Willow counters Shadow Demon — 55.9% win rate in 34 professional Dota 2 matchesDark Willow34 games55.9%55.9%Razor counters Shadow Demon — 56.1% win rate in 57 professional Dota 2 matchesRazor57 games56.1%56.1%Warlock counters Shadow Demon — 56.9% win rate in 102 professional Dota 2 matchesWarlock102 games56.9%56.9%Dragon Knight counters Shadow Demon — 57.6% win rate in 33 professional Dota 2 matchesDragon Knight33 games57.6%57.6%Lifestealer counters Shadow Demon — 57.9% win rate in 19 professional Dota 2 matchesLifestealer19 games57.9%57.9%Queen of Pain counters Shadow Demon — 57.9% win rate in 38 professional Dota 2 matchesQueen of Pain38 games57.9%57.9%Enigma counters Shadow Demon — 58.3% win rate in 12 professional Dota 2 matchesEnigma12 games58.3%58.3%Kez counters Shadow Demon — 58.5% win rate in 41 professional Dota 2 matchesKez41 games58.5%58.5%Bristleback counters Shadow Demon — 60% win rate in 35 professional Dota 2 matchesBristleback35 games60%60%Primal Beast counters Shadow Demon — 60% win rate in 15 professional Dota 2 matchesPrimal Beast15 games60%60%Tiny counters Shadow Demon — 60.6% win rate in 109 professional Dota 2 matchesTiny109 games60.6%60.6%Mars counters Shadow Demon — 60.6% win rate in 71 professional Dota 2 matchesMars71 games60.6%60.6%Ursa counters Shadow Demon — 60.6% win rate in 33 professional Dota 2 matchesUrsa33 games60.6%60.6%Puck counters Shadow Demon — 60.7% win rate in 61 professional Dota 2 matchesPuck61 games60.7%60.7%Lion counters Shadow Demon — 61.2% win rate in 49 professional Dota 2 matchesLion49 games61.2%61.2%Morphling counters Shadow Demon — 61.3% win rate in 31 professional Dota 2 matchesMorphling31 games61.3%61.3%Windranger counters Shadow Demon — 61.3% win rate in 31 professional Dota 2 matchesWindranger31 games61.3%61.3%Invoker counters Shadow Demon — 61.5% win rate in 39 professional Dota 2 matchesInvoker39 games61.5%61.5%Earth Spirit counters Shadow Demon — 61.5% win rate in 13 professional Dota 2 matchesEarth Spirit13 games61.5%61.5%Brewmaster counters Shadow Demon — 62.1% win rate in 29 professional Dota 2 matchesBrewmaster29 games62.1%62.1%Undying counters Shadow Demon — 62.5% win rate in 16 professional Dota 2 matchesUndying16 games62.5%62.5%Disruptor counters Shadow Demon — 62.7% win rate in 51 professional Dota 2 matchesDisruptor51 games62.7%62.7%Viper counters Shadow Demon — 62.9% win rate in 35 professional Dota 2 matchesViper35 games62.9%62.9%Dawnbreaker counters Shadow Demon — 64.3% win rate in 14 professional Dota 2 matchesDawnbreaker14 games64.3%64.3%Clockwerk counters Shadow Demon — 65% win rate in 20 professional Dota 2 matchesClockwerk20 games65%65%Weaver counters Shadow Demon — 65.3% win rate in 49 professional Dota 2 matchesWeaver49 games65.3%65.3%Keeper of the Light counters Shadow Demon — 66.7% win rate in 30 professional Dota 2 matchesKeeper of the Light30 games66.7%66.7%Timbersaw counters Shadow Demon — 67.6% win rate in 34 professional Dota 2 matchesTimbersaw34 games67.6%67.6%Kunkka counters Shadow Demon — 69.2% win rate in 13 professional Dota 2 matchesKunkka13 games69.2%69.2%Gyrocopter counters Shadow Demon — 71% win rate in 31 professional Dota 2 matchesGyrocopter31 games71%71%Marci counters Shadow Demon — 72.7% win rate in 33 professional Dota 2 matchesMarci33 games72.7%72.7%Dazzle counters Shadow Demon — 76.7% win rate in 30 professional Dota 2 matchesDazzle30 games76.7%76.7%Tinker counters Shadow Demon — 76.9% win rate in 13 professional Dota 2 matchesTinker13 games76.9%76.9%

Shadow Demon counter data: 80 hero matchups analyzed across 2926 professional Dota 2 games. Win rates reflect how Shadow Demon performs against each opponent in recent competitive matches.

Heroes Shadow Demon Is Best Against

All heroes Shadow Demon is best against — complete Dota 2 favorable matchup list

Shadow Demon dominates Tinker — 76.9% win rate across 13 pro Dota 2 gamesTinker13 games76.9%76.9%Shadow Demon dominates Dazzle — 76.7% win rate across 30 pro Dota 2 gamesDazzle30 games76.7%76.7%Shadow Demon dominates Marci — 72.7% win rate across 33 pro Dota 2 gamesMarci33 games72.7%72.7%Shadow Demon dominates Gyrocopter — 71% win rate across 31 pro Dota 2 gamesGyrocopter31 games71%71%Shadow Demon dominates Kunkka — 69.2% win rate across 13 pro Dota 2 gamesKunkka13 games69.2%69.2%Shadow Demon dominates Timbersaw — 67.6% win rate across 34 pro Dota 2 gamesTimbersaw34 games67.6%67.6%Shadow Demon dominates Keeper of the Light — 66.7% win rate across 30 pro Dota 2 gamesKeeper of the Light30 games66.7%66.7%Shadow Demon dominates Weaver — 65.3% win rate across 49 pro Dota 2 gamesWeaver49 games65.3%65.3%Shadow Demon dominates Clockwerk — 65% win rate across 20 pro Dota 2 gamesClockwerk20 games65%65%Shadow Demon dominates Dawnbreaker — 64.3% win rate across 14 pro Dota 2 gamesDawnbreaker14 games64.3%64.3%Shadow Demon dominates Viper — 62.9% win rate across 35 pro Dota 2 gamesViper35 games62.9%62.9%Shadow Demon dominates Disruptor — 62.7% win rate across 51 pro Dota 2 gamesDisruptor51 games62.7%62.7%Shadow Demon dominates Undying — 62.5% win rate across 16 pro Dota 2 gamesUndying16 games62.5%62.5%Shadow Demon dominates Brewmaster — 62.1% win rate across 29 pro Dota 2 gamesBrewmaster29 games62.1%62.1%Shadow Demon dominates Earth Spirit — 61.5% win rate across 13 pro Dota 2 gamesEarth Spirit13 games61.5%61.5%Shadow Demon dominates Invoker — 61.5% win rate across 39 pro Dota 2 gamesInvoker39 games61.5%61.5%Shadow Demon dominates Windranger — 61.3% win rate across 31 pro Dota 2 gamesWindranger31 games61.3%61.3%Shadow Demon dominates Morphling — 61.3% win rate across 31 pro Dota 2 gamesMorphling31 games61.3%61.3%Shadow Demon dominates Lion — 61.2% win rate across 49 pro Dota 2 gamesLion49 games61.2%61.2%Shadow Demon dominates Puck — 60.7% win rate across 61 pro Dota 2 gamesPuck61 games60.7%60.7%Shadow Demon dominates Ursa — 60.6% win rate across 33 pro Dota 2 gamesUrsa33 games60.6%60.6%Shadow Demon dominates Mars — 60.6% win rate across 71 pro Dota 2 gamesMars71 games60.6%60.6%Shadow Demon dominates Tiny — 60.6% win rate across 109 pro Dota 2 gamesTiny109 games60.6%60.6%Shadow Demon dominates Primal Beast — 60% win rate across 15 pro Dota 2 gamesPrimal Beast15 games60%60%Shadow Demon dominates Bristleback — 60% win rate across 35 pro Dota 2 gamesBristleback35 games60%60%Shadow Demon dominates Kez — 58.5% win rate across 41 pro Dota 2 gamesKez41 games58.5%58.5%Shadow Demon dominates Enigma — 58.3% win rate across 12 pro Dota 2 gamesEnigma12 games58.3%58.3%Shadow Demon dominates Queen of Pain — 57.9% win rate across 38 pro Dota 2 gamesQueen of Pain38 games57.9%57.9%Shadow Demon dominates Lifestealer — 57.9% win rate across 19 pro Dota 2 gamesLifestealer19 games57.9%57.9%Shadow Demon dominates Dragon Knight — 57.6% win rate across 33 pro Dota 2 gamesDragon Knight33 games57.6%57.6%Shadow Demon dominates Warlock — 56.9% win rate across 102 pro Dota 2 gamesWarlock102 games56.9%56.9%Shadow Demon dominates Razor — 56.1% win rate across 57 pro Dota 2 gamesRazor57 games56.1%56.1%Shadow Demon dominates Dark Willow — 55.9% win rate across 34 pro Dota 2 gamesDark Willow34 games55.9%55.9%Shadow Demon dominates Void Spirit — 55.9% win rate across 59 pro Dota 2 gamesVoid Spirit59 games55.9%55.9%Shadow Demon dominates Storm Spirit — 55.6% win rate across 72 pro Dota 2 gamesStorm Spirit72 games55.6%55.6%Shadow Demon dominates Snapfire — 55.2% win rate across 29 pro Dota 2 gamesSnapfire29 games55.2%55.2%Shadow Demon dominates Jakiro — 55% win rate across 111 pro Dota 2 gamesJakiro111 games55%55%Shadow Demon dominates Ogre Magi — 54.8% win rate across 42 pro Dota 2 gamesOgre Magi42 games54.8%54.8%Shadow Demon dominates Luna — 54.5% win rate across 33 pro Dota 2 gamesLuna33 games54.5%54.5%Shadow Demon dominates Shadow Fiend — 54.3% win rate across 70 pro Dota 2 gamesShadow Fiend70 games54.3%54.3%Shadow Demon dominates Chen — 54.2% win rate across 24 pro Dota 2 gamesChen24 games54.2%54.2%Shadow Demon dominates Underlord — 53.8% win rate across 52 pro Dota 2 gamesUnderlord52 games53.8%53.8%Shadow Demon dominates Centaur Warrunner — 53.2% win rate across 77 pro Dota 2 gamesCentaur Warrunner77 games53.2%53.2%Shadow Demon dominates Beastmaster — 52.9% win rate across 34 pro Dota 2 gamesBeastmaster34 games52.9%52.9%Shadow Demon dominates Faceless Void — 52.9% win rate across 17 pro Dota 2 gamesFaceless Void17 games52.9%52.9%Shadow Demon dominates Tusk — 52.9% win rate across 85 pro Dota 2 gamesTusk85 games52.9%52.9%Shadow Demon dominates Hoodwink — 52.8% win rate across 53 pro Dota 2 gamesHoodwink53 games52.8%52.8%Shadow Demon dominates Batrider — 52.7% win rate across 55 pro Dota 2 gamesBatrider55 games52.7%52.7%Shadow Demon dominates Enchantress — 52.6% win rate across 19 pro Dota 2 gamesEnchantress19 games52.6%52.6%Shadow Demon dominates Doom — 52.4% win rate across 21 pro Dota 2 gamesDoom21 games52.4%52.4%Shadow Demon dominates Largo — 51.9% win rate across 52 pro Dota 2 gamesLargo52 games51.9%51.9%Shadow Demon dominates Templar Assassin — 51.7% win rate across 60 pro Dota 2 gamesTemplar Assassin60 games51.7%51.7%Shadow Demon dominates Nyx Assassin — 51.6% win rate across 31 pro Dota 2 gamesNyx Assassin31 games51.6%51.6%Shadow Demon dominates Skywrath Mage — 51.5% win rate across 33 pro Dota 2 gamesSkywrath Mage33 games51.5%51.5%Shadow Demon dominates Muerta — 51.2% win rate across 41 pro Dota 2 gamesMuerta41 games51.2%51.2%Shadow Demon dominates Axe — 50% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesAxe10 games50%50%Shadow Demon dominates Spirit Breaker — 50% win rate across 24 pro Dota 2 gamesSpirit Breaker24 games50%50%Shadow Demon dominates Sniper — 50% win rate across 16 pro Dota 2 gamesSniper16 games50%50%Shadow Demon dominates Ring Master — 50% win rate across 22 pro Dota 2 gamesRing Master22 games50%50%Shadow Demon dominates Pudge — 50% win rate across 26 pro Dota 2 gamesPudge26 games50%50%Shadow Demon dominates Lich — 50% win rate across 16 pro Dota 2 gamesLich16 games50%50%Shadow Demon dominates Tidehunter — 50% win rate across 44 pro Dota 2 gamesTidehunter44 games50%50%Shadow Demon dominates Ember Spirit — 48.8% win rate across 43 pro Dota 2 gamesEmber Spirit43 games48.8%48.8%Shadow Demon dominates Slardar — 48.4% win rate across 31 pro Dota 2 gamesSlardar31 games48.4%48.4%Shadow Demon dominates Pangolier — 48.4% win rate across 31 pro Dota 2 gamesPangolier31 games48.4%48.4%Shadow Demon dominates Leshrac — 47.6% win rate across 21 pro Dota 2 gamesLeshrac21 games47.6%47.6%Shadow Demon dominates Monkey King — 46.7% win rate across 15 pro Dota 2 gamesMonkey King15 games46.7%46.7%Shadow Demon dominates Clinkz — 46.2% win rate across 26 pro Dota 2 gamesClinkz26 games46.2%46.2%Shadow Demon dominates Lina — 45.5% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesLina11 games45.5%45.5%Shadow Demon dominates Shadow Shaman — 44.8% win rate across 58 pro Dota 2 gamesShadow Shaman58 games44.8%44.8%Shadow Demon dominates Slark — 43.8% win rate across 16 pro Dota 2 gamesSlark16 games43.8%43.8%Shadow Demon dominates Treant Protector — 42.1% win rate across 19 pro Dota 2 gamesTreant Protector19 games42.1%42.1%Shadow Demon dominates Phoenix — 42.1% win rate across 76 pro Dota 2 gamesPhoenix76 games42.1%42.1%Shadow Demon dominates Rubick — 40.4% win rate across 47 pro Dota 2 gamesRubick47 games40.4%40.4%Shadow Demon dominates Sven — 40% win rate across 10 pro Dota 2 gamesSven10 games40%40%Shadow Demon dominates Venomancer — 36.4% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesVenomancer11 games36.4%36.4%Shadow Demon dominates Sand King — 33.3% win rate across 27 pro Dota 2 gamesSand King27 games33.3%33.3%Shadow Demon dominates Alchemist — 33.3% win rate across 12 pro Dota 2 gamesAlchemist12 games33.3%33.3%Shadow Demon dominates Naga Siren — 27.3% win rate across 11 pro Dota 2 gamesNaga Siren11 games27.3%27.3%Shadow Demon dominates Juggernaut — 25% win rate across 12 pro Dota 2 gamesJuggernaut12 games25%25%

Shadow Demon favorable matchups: 80 heroes Shadow Demon dominates, tracked from 2926 professional games. Higher win rate indicates a stronger advantage for Shadow Demon.