How to play Shadow Shaman
Intelligence · Support, Pusher, Disabler, Nuker, Initiator · 51.8% win rate
Common mistakes on Shadow Shaman
From 49 AI match reviews on the site: share of reviews where the mistake repeats.
- Laning · laning — in 29% of reviews
- Purchases · late game — in 24% of reviews
- Last hits · laning — in 18% of reviews
- Deaths · late game — in 14% of reviews
- Teamfights · mid game — in 14% of reviews
- Teamfights · late game — in 12% of reviews
Popular items
- Starting
- Iron Branch, Tango, Blood Grenade, Observer and Sentry Wards, Sentry Ward
- Early game
- Boots of Speed, Tranquil Boots, Arcane Boots, Null Talisman, Energy Booster
- Mid game
- Blink Dagger, Arcane Boots, Aether Lens, Staff of Wizardry, Glimmer Cape
- Late game
- Force Staff, Aether Lens, Glimmer Cape, Black King Bar, Blink Dagger
Item timings
- Blink Dagger — by minute 20, 52.9% wins
- Aether Lens — by minute 25, 58.4% wins
- Glimmer Cape — by minute 30, 56.4% wins
Shadow Shaman is strong against
- Medusa — Shadow Shaman — 66.3% wins
- Morphling — Shadow Shaman — 60.7% wins
- Grimstroke — Shadow Shaman — 60.3% wins
- Kunkka — Shadow Shaman — 60.0% wins
- Chaos Knight — Shadow Shaman — 59.6% wins
Who counters Shadow Shaman
- Death Prophet — Shadow Shaman — 36.8% wins
- Beastmaster — Shadow Shaman — 39.3% wins
- Wraith King — Shadow Shaman — 39.4% wins
- Hoodwink — Shadow Shaman — 40.0% wins
- Leshrac — Shadow Shaman — 40.2% wins
Win rate by rank
- Herald — 51.6%
- Guardian — 51.8%
- Crusader — 51.9%
- Archon — 51.9%
- Legend — 52.1%
- Ancient — 51.8%
- Divine — 51.2%