Shadow Demon counter and synergy picks
Pick Shadow Demon with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 47.7% to 55.3% or against Wraith King to increase win-rate to 60.2% in Patch 7.38c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
7.6% | |
5.1% | |
4.6% | |
4.4% | |
3.9% | |
3.7% | |
3.6% | |
3.2% | |
3.1% | |
3.0% | |
2.9% | |
2.7% | |
2.4% | |
2.2% | |
2.2% |
...based on gameplay [under review]
Disruption is an amazing spell for AM as it can be used both defensively as a save and offensively as the AM Illusions it creates have Mana Break. Demonic Cleanse provides AM with a constant dispel making it hard to lock him down with roots or silences to prevent him from casting Blink.
SD can use Disruption on both CK and his Phantasm Illusions to create Illusions of his own that inherit Chaos Strike, while CK's own innate Reins of Chaos can be triggered by Disruption to create additional Illusions. Demonic Cleanse (Aghanim's Shard Upgrade) provides CK with a Basic Dispel and Disseminate increases the value of his Chaos Strike healing as he can now turn it into damage.
Disruption is amazing for both setting up Split Earth and providing Lesh with a save. SD's Demonic Cleanse provides Lesh with a constant basic dispel, which makes it impossible for him to be kited by slows. Lesh is one of the best targets of Disseminate as he naturally tanks a lot of damage.
Disruption is one of the best setups for Sacred Arrow as the arrow can be timed to fly over the Disruption as it ends, instantly stunning any target that does not have debuff immunity.
Static Link's damage drain persists even during Disruption - it just doesn't do damage, while Eye of the Storm persits active even while Razor is affected by Disruption, providing Razor with a both offensive and defensive use for it. Demonic Purge is amazing for Razor to stick to his target of choice as it pierces Debuff Immunity.
...counter items [under review]
A core Boots upgrade that helps with mana sustain to spam your spells for fighting and farming.
A core item that lets you cast spells and items from a distance and keep yourself out of danger in fights.
A core mobility item to quickly close the gap on enemy heroes and set up kills with Disruption. Also lets you stay back in teamfights and go in later to save allies with Disruption.
A mobility item to push yourself or one of your allies away from trouble, or close the gap on enemies. Lets you save allies with Disruption or disable enemy heroes with Demonic Purge.
A core item to have a save for your allies with dispel and heal. Upgrades to two charges with the Aghanims Scepter.
A core item that grants an extra charge of Demonic Purge and gives your ultimate the break effect against passive spells on enemy heroes.
A late game pick up to have multiple charges of disruption and also gain back all the charges of Demonic Purge and Demonic Cleanse with Aghanims Scepter.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
12.6% | |
7.9% | |
7.9% | |
7.5% | |
7.2% | |
7.1% | |
7.1% | |
7.1% | |
7.0% | |
7.0% | |
6.9% | |
6.8% | |
6.8% | |
6.5% | |
6.4% |
...based on gameplay [under review]
SD can use Disruption on both CK and his Phantasm Illusions to create Illusions of his own that inherit Chaos Strike, while CK's own innate Reins of Chaos can be triggered by Disruption to create additional Illusions for SD. Disruption can also be used as a save to disrupt CK's Chaos Bolt/Reality Rift combo and prevent him from bursting a single target down.
Disruption is just a nightmare for Necro - any Illusions that it creates inherit Hearthstopper Aura as well as other auras like Radiance or Shiva, which Necro naturally builds into, ALSO Sadist and Profane Potency to help them stay alive. Disruption can be used as a save from Reaper's Scythe as it has a fairly long connection time. Demonic Purge dispels Ghost Shroud and hinders Necro's already low mobility even further.
Demonic Purge dispels Fate's Edict Magic Resistance and Purifying Flame's heal buff, while Demonic Cleanse (Aghanim's Shard Upgade) dispels both Fortune's End's root and Fate's Edict Disarm. Shadow Poison cannot be dispelled by Fortune's End. Disruption can prevent Fortune's End from connecting to it's target and dispelling and vital buffs or debuffs from it.
SD can use Disruption on both CK and his Phantasm Illusions to create Illusions of his own that inherit Chaos Strike, while CK's own innate Reins of Chaos can be triggered by Disruption to create extra Illusions for SD. Disruption can also be used as a save to disrupt CK's Chaos Bolt/Reality Rift combo and prevent him from bursting a single target down.
Shadow Demon can Break with his ult - Demonic Purge, once he picks up Aghanim's Scepter. Half of Spectre's Spells are passives and most of her damage comes exactly from those 2 passives so Break effects inhibit her more than any other hero in DOTA. Additionally, he can save teammates with Disruption from Spectre's global initiation and create Spectre Illusions of his own that inherit Desolate.
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-6.6% | |
-6.2% | |
-4.8% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.4% | |
-2.4% | |
-2.1% | |
-2.0% | |
-1.7% | |
-1.6% | |
-1.6% | |
-1.3% | |
-1.3% | |
-1.1% | |
-1.1% |
...based on gameplay [under review]
A Disruption save for a teammate of SD can easily turn into set up for an enemy Riki as he can preemptively place Smoke Screen and Tricks of the Trade on top of it. Tricks of the Trade can be timed to avoid Demonic Purge's or Shadow Poison's damage.
A Disruption save for a teammate of SD can easily turn into set up for an enemy Leshrac as he can preemptively cast Split Earth to time its duration. Leshrac doesn't really have buffs or passives for Demonic Purge to Dispel or Break (including his level 20 damage reduction talent) and Disruption doesn't stop him from doing damage with Diabolic Edict or Pulse Nova.
A Disruption save for a teammate of SD can easily turn into set up for an enemy Meepo as he can preemptively cast Earthbind or Poof to time its duration for a chain root or massive magic damage burst. Dig can be timed to avoid Demonic Purge's or Shadow Poison's damage and effects.
A Disruption save for a teammate of SD can easily turn into set up for an enemy Sand King as he can preemptively cast Epicenter or Burrow Strike to time its duration for an instant stun or massive magic damage. SK doesn't really have buffs or passives for Demonic Purge to Dispel or Break, appart from Caustin Finale and Disruption doesn't stop him from doing damage with Sand Storm or Epicenter.
Io functions perfectly fine under the effects of Disruption. Io can still Relocate his allies even DURING Disruption, although Disruption would interrupt Io's Relocate if used on Io himself, while channeling. Tether can keep affecting Io's allies and provide them with healing and mana even DURING Disruption. Spirits stay active and can do damage DURING Disruption. He doesn't really have any buffs or passives to be dispelled or broken with Demonic Purge.
...counter items [under review]
Helps you sustain HP and mana as Shadow Demon frequently uses his spells to harass and set up kills.
Gives you HP sustain to stay in the lane and not get zoned by Shadow Demon's damage from the Shadow Poison spam.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Shadow Demon's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you HP regen that does not get reduced by Shadow Demon's damage from the Shadow Poison spam. Also gives you more movement speed to dodge some of the Shadow Poison projectiles.
Lets you reflect Disruption and Demonic Purge back onto Shadow Demon to foil his initiation and spell combo. Also lets you dispel Disseminate.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Shadow Demon's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Shadow Demon's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to avoid the Disruption banish as well as reduce the damage taken from Shadow Demon's magic heavy toolkit.
Gives you magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Shadow Demon's magic heavy toolkit. Gets dispelled if affected by Demonic Purge.
Lets you block one of Shadow Demon's targeted spells. Particularly useful against Disruption and Demonic Purge to not get caught by his instant initiation or avoid his biggest damage spell.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-10.1% | |
-7.8% | |
-5.6% | |
-5.4% | |
-4.7% | |
-4.7% | |
-4.7% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.1% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.5% | |
-3.5% | |
-3.2% |
