Question 1

Who counters Shadow Shaman?

Accepted Answer

Medusa (+3.9%), Dark Seer (+3.7%), and Naga Siren (+3.7%) are the strongest against Shadow Shaman — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Shadow Shaman strong against?

Accepted Answer

Shadow Shaman does best against Morphling (+2.8%), Batrider (+2.6%), and Kez (+2.6%).

Question 3

Who is Shadow Shaman stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Shadow Shaman are Batrider (+4.6%), Bloodseeker (+3.1%), and Warlock (+3.0%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Shadow Shaman?

Accepted Answer

“Position 5: Hard Support”: players usually start with Tango, Blood Grenade, Magic Stick, Iron Branch ×2, Observer and Sentry Wards, and Sentry Ward, pick Arcane Boots for boots, then build Blink Dagger (19 min), Aether Lens (26 min), Glimmer Cape (29 min), and Aghanim's Shard (30 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Shadow Shaman?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+170 Shackles Total Damage” (84%), at level 15 — “Hex Breaks” (69%), at level 20 — “+1.5s Shackles Duration” (74%), and at level 25 — “+1 Ward Attack Targets” (64%).

Question 6

What position to play Shadow Shaman in?

Accepted Answer

Shadow Shaman is played most often as “Position 5: Hard Support” — 69% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (30%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Medusa	+3.9%	52.1%	1,937
Dark Seer	+3.7%	50.7%	2,471
Naga Siren	+3.7%	50.1%	866
Meepo	+3.4%	56.8%	980
Sand King	+3.1%	50.8%	2,514
Phantom Lancer	+3.1%	54.0%	8,553
Spectre	+2.8%	53.5%	7,188
Treant Protector	+2.4%	46.6%	1,666
Brewmaster	+2.4%	51.3%	993
Wraith King	+2.0%	55.9%	8,758
Beastmaster	+2.0%	45.2%	1,057
Warlock	+2.0%	50.9%	4,450

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Morphling	+2.8%	56.2%	2,049
Batrider	+2.6%	61.8%	432
Kez	+2.6%	58.9%	2,028
Weaver	+2.5%	57.0%	3,417
Slardar	+2.4%	54.7%	4,358
Troll Warlord	+2.3%	51.4%	1,540
Pugna	+2.2%	53.5%	2,735
Ursa	+2.2%	56.3%	3,829
Primal Beast	+2.2%	55.1%	1,799
Puck	+2.1%	57.9%	1,483
Outworld Destroyer	+2.1%	50.8%	6,697
Centaur Warrunner	+1.9%	53.6%	4,320

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Batrider	+4.6%	49.8%	303
Bloodseeker	+3.1%	56.8%	2,171
Warlock	+3.0%	55.5%	2,169
Jakiro	+2.8%	53.4%	3,029
Dark Seer	+2.5%	52.9%	2,336
Arc Warden	+2.4%	57.7%	2,717
Phoenix	+2.4%	56.0%	2,021
Muerta	+2.4%	52.1%	1,428
Clinkz	+2.3%	54.6%	2,772
Nature's Prophet	+2.3%	46.5%	4,941
Ringmaster	+2.2%	53.0%	1,192
Keeper of the Light	+2.2%	52.4%	2,018

Shadow Shaman counters and build in Dota 2

Shadow Shaman build

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