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Shadow Demon counters

Counter picksShadow Demon wins 44.5% of 22k ranked picks · all brackets · updated Nov 8, 2026

Typical positions: Hard support, Soft support · Build a draft against Shadow Demon

Best counters to Shadow Demon

  1. 1Broodmother23+12.6%win rate vs Shadow Demon65.6% win rate vs Shadow Demon262games
  2. 2Timbersaw32+12.0%win rate vs Shadow Demon59.0% win rate vs Shadow Demon556games
  3. 3Elder Titan453+11.4%win rate vs Shadow Demon69.9% win rate vs Shadow Demon103games
  4. 4Undying345+9.7%win rate vs Shadow Demon60.0% win rate vs Shadow Demon1.3kgames
  5. 5Anti-Mage1+9.6%win rate vs Shadow Demon61.0% win rate vs Shadow Demon1.8kgames
  6. 6Batrider324+9.5%win rate vs Shadow Demon58.7% win rate vs Shadow Demon92games
  7. 7Queen of Pain2+9.2%win rate vs Shadow Demon56.9% win rate vs Shadow Demon1.0kgames
  8. 8Brewmaster32+9.0%win rate vs Shadow Demon62.0% win rate vs Shadow Demon229games
  9. 9Chaos Knight13+8.9%win rate vs Shadow Demon61.7% win rate vs Shadow Demon452games
  10. 10Phoenix453+8.6%win rate vs Shadow Demon61.6% win rate vs Shadow Demon573games

Heroes Shadow Demon beats

  1. 1Clockwerk43+7.9%win rate vs Shadow DemonShadow Demon wins 54.2% vs Clockwerk264games
  2. 2Shadow Fiend21+7.0%win rate vs Shadow DemonShadow Demon wins 51.9% vs Shadow Fiend951games
  3. 3Drow Ranger1+5.7%win rate vs Shadow DemonShadow Demon wins 50.4% vs Drow Ranger1.7kgames
  4. 4Tiny235+5.5%win rate vs Shadow DemonShadow Demon wins 50.6% vs Tiny603games
  5. 5Gyrocopter14+5.3%win rate vs Shadow DemonShadow Demon wins 50.6% vs Gyrocopter447games
  6. 6Nature's Prophet423+5.3%win rate vs Shadow DemonShadow Demon wins 50.2% vs Nature's Prophet999games
  7. 7Doom3+5.3%win rate vs Shadow DemonShadow Demon wins 50.3% vs Doom582games
  8. 8Ringmaster54+4.7%win rate vs Shadow DemonShadow Demon wins 49.7% vs Ringmaster582games
  9. 9Windranger423+4.7%win rate vs Shadow DemonShadow Demon wins 49.3% vs Windranger1.9kgames
  10. 10Terrorblade1+4.7%win rate vs Shadow DemonShadow Demon wins 49.8% vs Terrorblade456games

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These lists use all brackets and the live patch. The Hero Counter Picker lets you add up to five enemies, switch brackets and compare patches. The percentage is the win rate in the matchup minus the hero's overall win rate; small samples are pulled towards zero before ranking.