Matchups

Patch7.41fStats14 Oct 2026

Shadow Demon Counters

Best heroes to pick against Shadow Demon — and who Shadow Demon beats

Across 112 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Shadow Demon are Lina, Tidehunter and Earthshaker. Shadow Demon does best against Anti-Mage, Windranger and Shadow Shaman. Best teammates: Dragon Knight, Invoker and Anti-Mage.

Best counters to Shadow Demon

Lina−4.4

Tidehunter−3.5

Earthshaker−3.2

Pudge−2.5

Slark−2.3

Dawnbreaker−2.2

Undying−1.9

Sven−1.9

Dragon Knight−1.6

Rubick−1.2

Shadow Demon is strong against

Anti-Mage+6.4

Windranger+5.0

Shadow Shaman+4.6

Invoker+2.5

Juggernaut+1.9

Lifestealer+1.3

Hoodwink+0.4

Lion+0.0

Best allies for Shadow Demon

Dragon Knight+4.6

Invoker+2.8

Anti-Mage+1.4

Sven+0.9

Tidehunter+0.6

Pudge−0.2

Windranger−1.0

Juggernaut−1.0

Luna−2.4

Lifestealer−3.6

All Shadow Demon matchups

Advantage is the STRATZ matchup score: how many win-rate points the matchup adds (+) or takes away (−) from this hero compared with what both heroes’ overall strength would predict. Negative = that opponent counters this hero.

#	Opponent	Advantage	Shadow Demon win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Shadow Demon · 57
1	Tinker	−7.6	39.3%	107*	Tinker counters
2	Bane	−7.4	38.8%	85*	Bane counters
3	Huskar	−7.4	42.1%	57*	Huskar counters
4	Templar Assassin	−7.1	42.6%	108*	Templar Assassin counters
5	Timbersaw	−6.7	42.2%	109*	Timbersaw counters
6	Zeus	−6.6	41.3%	240*	Zeus counters
7	Bounty Hunter	−5.2	35.5%	200*	Bounty Hunter counters
8	Witch Doctor	−5.1	40.4%	272*	Witch Doctor counters
9	Ursa	−5.0	39.8%	176*	Ursa counters
10	Chaos Knight	−4.6	40.3%	72*	Chaos Knight counters
11	Ogre Magi	−4.6	42.5%	221*	Ogre Magi counters
12	Lina	−4.4	44.3%	327	Lina counters
13	Vengeful Spirit	−4.3	39.4%	165*	Vengeful Spirit counters
14	Puck	−4.3	42.4%	85*	Puck counters
15	Tusk	−4.0	42.6%	183*	Tusk counters
16	Nature's Prophet	−4.0	47.4%	230*	Nature's Prophet counters
17	Enigma	−3.8	36.4%	121*	Enigma counters
18	Tidehunter	−3.5	45.4%	328	Tidehunter counters
19	Io	−3.5	41.0%	122*	Io counters
20	Phoenix	−3.4	40.1%	137*	Phoenix counters
21	Night Stalker	−3.2	39.8%	254*	Night Stalker counters
22	Earthshaker	−3.2	42.1%	359	Earthshaker counters
23	Muerta	−3.1	44.0%	50*	Muerta counters
24	Faceless Void	−3.0	44.0%	125*	Faceless Void counters
25	Underlord	−2.8	47.1%	121*	Underlord counters
26	Weaver	−2.7	44.1%	93*	Weaver counters
27	Pudge	−2.5	43.4%	560	Pudge counters
28	Mars	−2.4	46.1%	115*	Mars counters
29	Slark	−2.3	43.7%	357	Slark counters
30	Jakiro	−2.3	46.6%	131*	Jakiro counters
31	Dawnbreaker	−2.2	40.5%	311	Dawnbreaker counters
32	Doom	−1.9	43.8%	144*	Doom counters
33	Undying	−1.9	45.5%	330	Undying counters
34	Sven	−1.9	41.6%	308	Sven counters
35	Primal Beast	−1.7	44.0%	100*	Primal Beast counters
36	Phantom Lancer	−1.7	41.8%	292*	Phantom Lancer counters
37	Dragon Knight	−1.6	40.9%	418	Dragon Knight counters
38	Grimstroke	−1.6	41.7%	235*	Grimstroke counters
39	Shadow Fiend	−1.4	53.6%	166*	Shadow Fiend counters
40	Ember Spirit	−1.3	44.8%	201*	Ember Spirit counters
41	Rubick	−1.2	45.2%	573	Rubick counters
42	Drow Ranger	−1.1	51.1%	94*	Drow Ranger counters
43	Luna	−1.0	44.0%	352	Luna counters
44	Monkey King	−1.0	47.7%	86*	Monkey King counters
45	Spirit Breaker	−0.9	42.9%	445	Spirit Breaker counters
46	Arc Warden	−0.8	41.0%	83*	Arc Warden counters
47	Disruptor	−0.7	43.9%	319	Disruptor counters
48	Oracle	−0.6	45.0%	140*	Oracle counters
49	Mirana	−0.6	44.9%	325	Mirana counters
50	Riki	−0.5	43.6%	94*	Riki counters
51	Wraith King	−0.5	42.0%	193*	Wraith King counters
52	Razor	−0.5	45.2%	135*	Razor counters
53	Outworld Devourer	−0.4	41.5%	323	Outworld Devourer counters
54	Lone Druid	−0.2	45.5%	77*	Lone Druid counters
55	Centaur Warrunner	−0.1	47.5%	101*	Centaur Warrunner counters
56	Legion Commander	−0.1	43.3%	289*	Legion Commander counters
57	Winter Wyvern	−0.0	43.7%	263*	Winter Wyvern counters
Shadow Demon is favoured against · 55
1	Enchantress	+19.4	66.7%	57*	Enchantress counters
2	Visage	+13.1	53.8%	52*	Visage counters
3	Venomancer	+10.5	59.0%	61*	Venomancer counters
4	Sand King	+9.7	59.0%	78*	Sand King counters
5	Void Spirit	+9.2	56.5%	131*	Void Spirit counters
6	Abaddon	+8.3	53.8%	52*	Abaddon counters
7	Axe	+7.4	54.4%	298*	Axe counters
8	Warlock	+6.7	55.1%	69*	Warlock counters
9	Anti-Mage	+6.4	52.0%	333	Anti-Mage counters
10	Spectre	+6.3	51.1%	176*	Spectre counters
11	Sniper	+5.7	54.2%	212*	Sniper counters
12	Keeper of the Light	+5.4	50.0%	114*	Keeper of the Light counters
13	Earth Spirit	+5.3	49.7%	145*	Earth Spirit counters
14	Lycan	+5.0	48.0%	50*	Lycan counters
15	Windranger	+5.0	51.8%	413	Windranger counters
16	Ancient Apparition	+5.0	51.7%	151*	Ancient Apparition counters
17	Shadow Shaman	+4.6	48.9%	315	Shadow Shaman counters
18	Pugna	+4.3	47.8%	92*	Pugna counters
19	Tiny	+4.2	55.7%	176*	Tiny counters
20	Largo	+4.0	50.0%	66*	Largo counters
21	Phantom Assassin	+4.0	49.3%	146*	Phantom Assassin counters
22	Dark Seer	+3.7	48.4%	155*	Dark Seer counters
23	Lich	+3.4	47.2%	271*	Lich counters
24	Pangolier	+3.3	51.7%	151*	Pangolier counters
25	Necrophos	+3.3	49.4%	231*	Necrophos counters
26	Clinkz	+3.0	47.0%	83*	Clinkz counters
27	Brewmaster	+3.0	46.3%	82*	Brewmaster counters
28	Slardar	+2.8	50.9%	106*	Slardar counters
29	Terrorblade	+2.7	52.4%	185*	Terrorblade counters
30	Leshrac	+2.6	44.4%	72*	Leshrac counters
31	Ring Master	+2.5	49.2%	179*	Ring Master counters
32	Invoker	+2.5	45.8%	445	Invoker counters
33	Death Prophet	+2.2	49.6%	131*	Death Prophet counters
34	Viper	+2.2	48.1%	131*	Viper counters
35	Silencer	+2.1	48.4%	161*	Silencer counters
36	Nyx Assassin	+2.1	45.4%	271*	Nyx Assassin counters
37	Clockwerk	+2.0	49.3%	75*	Clockwerk counters
38	Juggernaut	+1.9	44.3%	327	Juggernaut counters
39	Omniknight	+1.8	44.2%	52*	Omniknight counters
40	Kez	+1.7	53.8%	93*	Kez counters
41	Magnus	+1.6	48.3%	263*	Magnus counters
42	Skywrath Mage	+1.3	48.2%	247*	Skywrath Mage counters
43	Lifestealer	+1.3	45.7%	324	Lifestealer counters
44	Dark Willow	+1.0	46.1%	204*	Dark Willow counters
45	Storm Spirit	+1.0	50.0%	164*	Storm Spirit counters
46	Queen of Pain	+0.9	49.5%	198*	Queen of Pain counters
47	Gyrocopter	+0.9	50.0%	92*	Gyrocopter counters
48	Dazzle	+0.9	44.1%	136*	Dazzle counters
49	Morphling	+0.9	47.7%	109*	Morphling counters
50	Marci	+0.7	46.6%	146*	Marci counters
51	Crystal Maiden	+0.7	46.7%	246*	Crystal Maiden counters
52	Snapfire	+0.6	47.3%	277*	Snapfire counters
53	Hoodwink	+0.4	49.4%	310	Hoodwink counters
54	Kunkka	+0.1	46.3%	95*	Kunkka counters
55	Lion	+0.0	47.4%	542	Lion counters

* Fewer than 300 games — shown for completeness, not used in the top lists above.