Question 1

Who counters Shadow Shaman?

Accepted Answer

Sand King (+5.4%), Naga Siren (+5.2%), and Lone Druid (+3.9%) 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 Ursa (+4.8%), Morphling (+4.6%), and Tinker (+3.9%).

Question 3

Who is Shadow Shaman stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Shadow Shaman are Batrider (+5.7%), Tinker (+4.8%), and Ancient Apparition (+3.6%): 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” — 70% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (29%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Sand King	+5.4%	51.9%	491
Naga Siren	+5.2%	56.4%	163
Lone Druid	+3.9%	53.2%	628
Beastmaster	+3.7%	51.2%	365
Medusa	+3.3%	50.6%	328
Phantom Lancer	+3.3%	54.4%	2,334
Meepo	+3.2%	59.2%	272
Visage	+2.9%	59.2%	287
Dawnbreaker	+2.5%	52.9%	2,044
Spectre	+2.5%	52.1%	1,428
Alchemist	+2.4%	49.1%	338
Mirana	+2.3%	51.0%	2,346

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Ursa	+4.8%	56.6%	894
Morphling	+4.6%	57.8%	481
Tinker	+3.9%	56.5%	643
Bristleback	+3.7%	60.7%	351
Templar Assassin	+3.4%	59.3%	563
Huskar	+3.3%	59.8%	450
Bounty Hunter	+2.9%	49.4%	1,396
Juggernaut	+2.7%	51.8%	2,186
Storm Spirit	+2.6%	57.8%	697
Queen of Pain	+2.4%	56.8%	1,131
Sven	+2.3%	51.7%	1,620
Outworld Destroyer	+2.3%	50.1%	1,937

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Batrider	+5.7%	57.1%	98
Tinker	+4.8%	58.1%	640
Ancient Apparition	+3.6%	56.1%	424
Sniper	+3.6%	52.8%	1,378
Venomancer	+3.0%	52.6%	350
Pugna	+2.8%	58.6%	379
Enigma	+2.5%	60.7%	532
Storm Spirit	+2.4%	51.8%	871
Naga Siren	+2.2%	56.6%	99
Bloodseeker	+2.2%	57.3%	281
Lifestealer	+2.1%	55.4%	2,192
Jakiro	+2.1%	50.8%	323

Shadow Shaman counters and build in Dota 2

Shadow Shaman build

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Shadow Shaman is strong against

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