Question 1

Who counters Shadow Fiend?

Accepted Answer

Mars (+2.4%), Primal Beast (+2.0%), and Medusa (+1.9%) are the strongest against Shadow Fiend — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Shadow Fiend strong against?

Accepted Answer

Shadow Fiend does best against Meepo (+7.7%), Chen (+3.9%), and Bloodseeker (+3.2%).

Question 3

Who is Shadow Fiend stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Shadow Fiend are Chaos Knight (+3.6%), Phantom Assassin (+2.7%), and Bane (+1.9%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Shadow Fiend?

Accepted Answer

“Position 2: Mid Lane”: players usually start with Tango, Iron Branch ×2, Faerie Fire, Enchanted Mango, and Observer Ward, pick Boots of Travel for boots, then build Yasha and Kaya (14 min), Blink Dagger (15 min), Black King Bar (24 min), and Aghanim's Scepter (27 min). Less often it is built for physical damage: Dragon Lance (21 min) and Crystalys (26 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Shadow Fiend?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+30 Shadowraze Stack Damage” (73%), at level 15 — “+1.5 Presence Armor Reduction” (100%), at level 20 — “+5 Necromastery Max Souls” (64%), and at level 25 — “Shadowraze Applies Attack Damage” (51%).

Question 6

What position to play Shadow Fiend in?

Accepted Answer

Shadow Fiend is played most often as “Position 2: Mid Lane” — 58% of its matches. Less often: Position 1: Safe Lane (38%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Mars	+2.4%	57.2%	4,541
Primal Beast	+2.0%	58.9%	3,378
Medusa	+1.9%	58.8%	2,942
Dragon Knight	+1.8%	62.2%	14,552
Zeus	+1.8%	59.0%	13,245
Bane	+1.7%	58.4%	3,220
Dark Seer	+1.5%	58.4%	5,391
Shadow Demon	+1.4%	54.3%	1,869
Hoodwink	+1.3%	55.9%	12,952
Clockwerk	+1.3%	56.1%	3,024
Invoker	+1.3%	59.8%	23,056
Mirana	+1.3%	60.0%	13,021

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Meepo	+7.7%	44.2%	1,802
Chen	+3.9%	50.2%	438
Bloodseeker	+3.2%	43.5%	3,178
Leshrac	+3.1%	42.9%	2,256
Io	+2.9%	45.4%	4,721
Riki	+2.4%	42.4%	5,563
Lycan	+2.4%	45.4%	1,325
Anti-Mage	+2.3%	44.8%	13,941
Ember Spirit	+1.9%	45.3%	7,469
Huskar	+1.9%	48.6%	4,017
Timbersaw	+1.9%	48.2%	5,140
Marci	+1.7%	44.5%	4,713

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Chaos Knight	+3.6%	47.4%	4,370
Phantom Assassin	+2.7%	46.6%	8,788
Bane	+1.9%	43.9%	3,406
Drow Ranger	+1.8%	40.3%	5,907
Shadow Shaman	+1.7%	46.2%	17,326
Oracle	+1.6%	44.4%	3,751
Spirit Breaker	+1.5%	46.0%	18,122
Phantom Lancer	+1.4%	47.3%	9,786
Omniknight	+1.4%	45.4%	2,177
Wraith King	+1.3%	49.0%	12,213
Tidehunter	+1.2%	43.5%	7,963
Broodmother	+1.2%	45.1%	1,116

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