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Shadow Demon

Shadow Demon: Ranged, position 4 (soft support), position 5 (hard support), Disabler, Initiator, Nuker. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 43.9% win rate in pubs and a 2.1% pick rate.

Spewing clouds of demonic poison to damage enemies or scout the battlefield, few dare to approach Shadow Demon. Banishing an enemy as his allies gather for the kill, he can inflict demonic curses as he summons traitorous illusions to turn enemy strength against itself.

Rangedposition 4 (soft support)position 5 (hard support)DisablerInitiatorNuker
43.9%Win rate · all pubs
2.1%picked in 1 of 48 games
43.2%Turbo · 38,210 games
Complexity: medium

Pro build by minute

Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.

100 pro matches · 60.0% wins · OpenDota
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′
Blood Grenade · 97%Tango · 95%Iron Branch · 81%Faerie Fire · 74%Sentry Ward · 55%Observer and Sentry Wards · 43%
Starting
Boots of Speed5′25%
Infused Raindrops7′40%
Wind Lace9′36%
Magic Wand10′78%
Arcane Boots13′67%
Blink Dagger24′87%
Glimmer Cape25′24%
Aghanim's Shard28′55%
Aether Lens30′31%
Aghanim's Scepter36′25%

When pros buy

minute · share of matches
Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed
25%5.2′
Infused RaindropsInfused Raindrops
40%7.3′
Wind LaceWind Lace
36%8.6′
Magic WandMagic Wand
78%9.7′
Arcane BootsArcane Boots
67%12.7′
Blink DaggerBlink Dagger
87%24.4′
Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape
24%25.2′
Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard
55%27.5′
Aether LensAether Lens
31%29.8′
Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter
25%36.4′

By game phase

~100 latest pro matches · OpenDota
Starting
Magic StickMagic Stick34%
CircletCirclet33%
Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed12%
Wind LaceWind Lace11%
Early game
Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed100%
Urn of ShadowsUrn of Shadows5%
Tranquil BootsTranquil Boots5%
Arcane BootsArcane Boots4%
Mid game
Arcane BootsArcane Boots75%
Blink DaggerBlink Dagger57%
Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard25%
Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape14%
Late game
Blink DaggerBlink Dagger46%
Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter29%
Aether LensAether Lens28%
Aeon DiskAeon Disk22%
AI coach

A review of your Shadow Demon game

Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.

  • Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
  • Your pace against the Shadow Demon benchmark: 355 GPM for an average player, 413 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Arcane Boots by minute 13, and the coach shows where you lose time.
  • Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
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