Shadow Fiend counter and synergy picks
Pick Shadow Fiend with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 48.7% to 56.9% or against Chen to increase win-rate to 55.7% in Patch 7.38c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
8.2% | |
4.5% | |
3.9% | |
3.8% | |
3.1% | |
2.8% | |
2.6% | |
2.6% | |
2.4% | |
2.4% | |
2.2% | |
2.2% | |
2.1% | |
2.1% | |
2.1% |
...counter items [under review]
A core Boots upgrade to improve your mobility and damage output with attack speed and stats. Helps in both farming and lane control.
A core item that helps you speed up your farm tremendously, especially when farming Ancients. Also provides high DPS in fights upon activation.
A core item that increases your attack range to hit from further away. Also increases your damage output and tankiness through stats. Builds into Hurricane Pike later in the game.
A core item that gives you mobility and damage through stats and attack speed. Also provides a dispel and the ability to split push lanes with illusions.
A core item to avoid most disables and silences on the enemy team for Requiem of Souls channeling and to hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core mobility item that also increases your attack range to hit enemy heroes and buildings from further away. Works well to put some distance between you and an enemy hero and hit them with infinite range for a short period with the Hurricane Thrust active.
A core item to have more DPS with attack speed and stats while boosting your tankiness with evasion and armor.
A core item that massively increases your physical damage output.
A core mobility item to instantly get on top of an enemy hero and follow up with your Euls into Requiem of Souls and Shadowrazes.
A core item that improves the cast speed on your spells to quickly land your Requiem of Souls and Shadowrazes combo without letting enemy heroes react to you. Also amplifies the damage output of your spells while providing movement speed and tankiness through stats.
A core item to deal a second wave of damage through Requiem of Souls as well as heal yourself in fights.
A core item to reduce the cooldown on Shadowraze every time you hit an enemy hero with the spell and have it available again sooner to do more damage.
A core item primarily for another Requiem of Souls and a second BKB charge. Has great synergy with Yasha and Kaya to quickly cast your ultimate twice.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
7.0% | |
6.4% | |
5.5% | |
5.3% | |
5.0% | |
4.8% | |
4.7% | |
4.6% | |
4.5% | |
4.4% | |
4.2% | |
4.1% | |
3.8% | |
3.5% | |
3.4% |
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-9.4% | |
-4.9% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.5% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.1% | |
-2.9% | |
-2.8% | |
-2.5% | |
-2.5% | |
-2.2% | |
-2.2% | |
-2.1% |
...counter items [under review]
Helps you sustain HP and mana as Shadow Fiend frequently uses Shadowrazes to harass and secure last hits.
Gives you movement speed to kite or close the gap on Shadow Fiend. Also counters the movement slow from Shadowraze.
Gives you movement speed to kite or close the gap on Shadow Fiend. Also counters the movement slow from Shadowraze.
Lets you absorb a massive instance of damage from Shadowraze and Requiem of Souls.
Lets you block jungle camps from spawning to slow down Shadow Fiend's farm speed.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Shadow Fiend's Requiem of Souls and Shadowrazes combo.
Lets you reflect damage back onto Shadow Fiend and burst him down particularly from the Requiem of Souls damage. Also deters him from hitting you with his high damage right clicks.
Gives you or an ally armor and a physical damage barrier to significantly reduce the Shadow Fiend's burst potential from right clicks.
Provides armor to counter Presence of the Dark Lord as well as heal some of the AoE damage done by Shadow Fiend with Requiem of Souls.
Gives you and your team magic resistance and barrier to significantly reduce the damage taken from Shadow Fiend's Requiem of Souls and Shadowrazes combo.
Gives you magic resistance to significantly reduce the damage taken from Shadow Fiend's Requiem of Souls and Shadowrazes combo.
Gives you debuff immunity and magic resistance to stand and fight against Shadow Fiend as well as reduce the damage taken from Shadowrazes and Requiem of Souls.
Provides evasion and lets you disarm Shadow Fiend to prevent him from right clicking freely in fights.
Lets you kite Shadow Fiend by protecting yourself or an ally against his right clicks through invisibility. Also helps absorb some of the damage from his spells.
Lets you kite Shadow Fiend by pushing yourself or an ally away from him and not let him land his Shadowraze combo.
Gives you an instant disable against Shadow Fiend to burst him down in its duration before he can impact fights or use the fear from Requiem of Souls to get away.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Shadow Fiend's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Gives you massive lifesteal gain to stand and fight against Shadow Fiend with right clicks.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-7.3% | |
-6.8% | |
-5.9% | |
-5.3% | |
-4.6% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.3% | |
-4.3% | |
-4.2% | |
-4.1% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.6% |
