Ether Shock
на цельCreates a cone of ethereal energy that strikes multiple enemy units.
Pros max it by level 15
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Shadow Shaman
Shadow Shaman: Ranged, position 5 (hard support), position 4 (soft support), Pusher, Disabler, Nuker, Initiator. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 51.7% win rate in pubs and a 15.5% pick rate.
Shadow Shaman quickly clears the way for his team's forces to march on the enemy base. Blasting enemies with shocking spells and interrupting attackers with hexes, his powerful serpent wards destroy enemy defenses with ease.
Rangedposition 5 (hard support)position 4 (soft support)PusherDisablerNukerInitiator
51.7%Win rate · all pubs
15.5%picked in 1 of 6 games
51.7%Turbo · 245,182 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Shadow Shaman
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
6′
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6′8′10′Core
13′
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24′
13′21′24′Core items in order: Arcane Boots (around minute 13), Blink Dagger (around minute 21), Aether Lens (around minute 24).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 10
lv 15
lv 17
11+170 Shackles Total Damage16Hex Breaks18+1.5s Shackles Duration
Max Shackles, then Hex, then Ether Shock.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Meepo, Visage and Spectre; easiest: Kez, Shadow Fiend and Treant Protector.
All 125 opponents →4How much to farm?
357average420good474great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 357 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 474.
5Common mistakes by role
Late to fightsSaw the threat and stayedWards dewarded fastFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the support role.
Compare your Shadow Shaman match with this cheat sheet
The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.
Review my matchMistake guides for the support role
- Late to fightsJoined a fight more than 10 seconds after it started, and it cost the team.
- Saw the threat and stayedThe enemies were visible in advance, but you stayed and died.
- Wards dewarded fastThe enemy removed half or more of your observer wards.
- Caught while smokedYour team smoked up and lost more heroes than it killed.
Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.
AI coach
A review of your Shadow Shaman 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 Shaman benchmark: 357 GPM for an average player, 420 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.
Review my matchA month of subscription as a gift, no card and no auto-renewal.How a match review works
Pro build by minute
Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′Starting
6′65%
8′20%
10′29%13′63%21′77%24′44%
29′24%
30′22%
6′65%8′20%10′29%13′63%21′77%24′44%29′24%30′22%Skill build
8% of 86 pro matches
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- 11T
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- Lvl 11+170 Shackles Total Damage
- Lvl 16Hex Breaks
- Lvl 18+1.5s Shackles Duration
Hex
на цельTransforms an enemy unit into a harmless creature, disabling their attacks and abilities.
Pros max it by level 10
Shackles
на цель, поддерживаемаяCHANNELED - Magically binds an enemy unit so that it cannot move or attack, absorbing their life energy over time.
Pros max it by level 7
Fowl Play
пассивная · innateWhen taking lethal damage, Shadow Shaman receives a strong dispel and survives as a 1 HP chicken with increased movement speed. Incoming damage is reduced to zero for a short duration and additional chickens are created to confuse the enemy. Cooldown resets when Shadow Shaman respawns. DISPEL TYPE: Strong Dispel
Mass Serpent Ward
на точку, по областиSummons 10 Serpent Wards to attack enemy units and structures. The Wards are immune to magic. Creeps deal half damage to the Serpent Ward.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Shackles.
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Mass Serpent Ward.
+250 Ether Shock Damage25+1 Ward Attack Targets
+1.5s Shackles Duration20+50% Serpent Wards Max HP
+160 Serpent Wards Attack Range15Hex Breaks
+170 Shackles Total Damage10+1.75 Mana Regen
Matchups
Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games
Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.
Who to pick against Shadow Shaman: counter picks →Benchmarks on the hero
Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
Gold per minute
average 357good 420great 474
Experience per minute
average 511good 654great 773
Last hits per minute
average 1.7good 2.4great 3.5
Hero damage per minute
average 341good 455great 595
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: easyIt does best in Herald (52.5% wins) and wins 51.7% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 5 (hard support) in 52% of games and position 4 (soft support) in 44% of games. Pros usually build Arcane Boots, Blink Dagger and Aether Lens by minute 24. It struggles most against Meepo, Visage and Spectre and has the easiest time against Kez, Shadow Fiend and Treant Protector.