Question 1

Who counters Shadow Fiend?

Accepted Answer

Dazzle (+3.2%), Batrider (+3.0%), and Bane (+2.9%) 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 (+6.8%), Beastmaster (+5.2%), and Bloodseeker (+5.0%).

Question 3

Who is Shadow Fiend stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Shadow Fiend are Chaos Knight (+5.0%), Tidehunter (+3.3%), and Wraith King (+3.0%): 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” — 49% of its matches. Less often: Position 1: Safe Lane (48%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Dazzle	+3.2%	68.1%	501
Batrider	+3.0%	65.3%	118
Bane	+2.9%	63.2%	361
Zeus	+2.7%	61.4%	1,162
Mars	+2.7%	59.8%	704
Visage	+2.6%	70.8%	212
Dragon Knight	+2.4%	65.3%	2,113
Elder Titan	+2.4%	68.8%	125
Silencer	+2.3%	62.5%	798
Lich	+2.2%	64.6%	1,350
Phantom Lancer	+2.2%	65.2%	1,527
Dark Seer	+2.2%	62.9%	999

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Meepo	+6.8%	37.9%	169
Beastmaster	+5.2%	52.1%	261
Bloodseeker	+5.0%	45.3%	179
Abaddon	+4.8%	46.0%	302
Timbersaw	+4.5%	49.1%	751
Leshrac	+4.0%	40.5%	338
Riki	+3.8%	42.5%	466
Chen	+3.6%	44.6%	56
Razor	+2.9%	43.4%	707
Phantom Assassin	+2.9%	43.2%	892
Lycan	+2.8%	40.1%	212
Io	+2.5%	41.1%	610

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Chaos Knight	+5.0%	47.6%	275
Tidehunter	+3.3%	43.2%	850
Wraith King	+3.0%	47.3%	883
Omniknight	+3.0%	48.1%	297
Meepo	+2.9%	58.8%	102
Legion Commander	+2.6%	45.5%	1,389
Drow Ranger	+2.5%	38.8%	343
Oracle	+2.3%	44.3%	575
Phantom Lancer	+2.2%	45.7%	801
Bristleback	+1.9%	39.7%	330
Crystal Maiden	+1.7%	42.5%	1,452
Shadow Shaman	+1.7%	43.7%	1,430

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