Question 1

Who counters Shadow Shaman?

Accepted Answer

Phantom Lancer (+4.3%), Winter Wyvern (+3.4%), and Spectre (+2.5%) 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 Storm Spirit (+4.7%), Morphling (+3.9%), and Templar Assassin (+3.4%).

Question 3

Who is Shadow Shaman stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Shadow Shaman are Batrider (+4.0%), Venomancer (+3.9%), and Enigma (+2.8%): 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” — 65% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (33%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Phantom Lancer	+4.3%	56.1%	2,699
Winter Wyvern	+3.4%	49.5%	1,203
Spectre	+2.5%	53.7%	2,055
Lycan	+2.5%	51.5%	200
Oracle	+2.4%	49.2%	630
Drow Ranger	+2.3%	47.5%	2,543
Beastmaster	+2.3%	45.2%	429
Mars	+2.2%	48.2%	571
Medusa	+2.1%	49.4%	544
Shadow Demon	+1.9%	44.7%	309
Arc Warden	+1.9%	53.2%	909
Tiny	+1.8%	45.3%	876

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Storm Spirit	+4.7%	59.0%	1,188
Morphling	+3.9%	58.3%	782
Templar Assassin	+3.4%	59.7%	1,290
Pangolier	+2.8%	59.6%	492
Nyx Assassin	+2.6%	51.7%	1,273
Bounty Hunter	+2.4%	53.7%	1,640
Chen	+2.2%	66.3%	86
Bristleback	+2.2%	52.4%	2,732
Outworld Destroyer	+2.0%	52.8%	2,060
Tinker	+1.8%	57.3%	1,146
Weaver	+1.8%	56.4%	1,600
Sven	+1.8%	53.3%	2,267

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Batrider	+4.0%	46.9%	113
Venomancer	+3.9%	53.6%	1,011
Enigma	+2.8%	54.7%	552
Treant Protector	+2.6%	51.8%	398
Clockwerk	+2.4%	53.7%	451
Enchantress	+2.4%	52.6%	538
Brewmaster	+2.4%	55.4%	370
Sand King	+2.3%	53.2%	870
Jakiro	+2.2%	53.8%	1,188
Death Prophet	+2.2%	51.3%	922
Centaur Warrunner	+2.1%	54.6%	1,250
Alchemist	+2.1%	54.3%	547

Shadow Shaman counters and build in Dota 2

Shadow Shaman build

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Shadow Shaman is strong against

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