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Shadow Demon

Support · Disabler · Initiator · Nuker

Pro games

What pros buy

Most-bought items in each phase of recent professional games, from OpenDota. Consumables are left out after the start.

Starting items

  • Iron BranchIron Branch145×
  • TangoTango98×
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade95×
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards90×
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire83×
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward57×

Early game

  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed81×
  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots6×
  • Tranquil BootsTranquil Boots5×
  • Urn of ShadowsUrn of Shadows3×

Mid game

  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots64×
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger46×
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard22×
  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape13×
  • Aether LensAether Lens8×
  • PavisePavise8×

Late game

  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger42×
  • Aether LensAether Lens26×
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter24×
  • Aeon DiskAeon Disk15×
  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape13×
  • Force StaffForce Staff8×

Pro games

Matchups

Shadow Demon's win rate against each hero in pro games. Only heroes with 25+ games count, and small samples are pulled toward 50% when ranking.

Shadow Demon is strong against

Shadow Demon struggles against

Benchmarks

What strong games look like

From recent public games on this hero: the typical game, and what the best 10% and best 1% of games reached.

StatTypicalTop 10%Top 1%
Gold per minute337429536
XP per minute4827401,000
Last hits per minute1.63.04.9
Hero damage per minute401683881
Tower damage4202,4885,180

Watch and learn

Recent pro games on Shadow Demon

5–7 in the last 12. Open one for the scoreboard, items and graphs.