Shadow Fiend steals the soul from units he kills, gaining bonus damage. If the killed unit is a hero, he gains 6 souls. On death, he releases half of them from bondage.

Heroes like Shadow Fiend, for example, play a bit greedy and focus on completing their core items first. On the other hand, heroes like Husker want to start getting kills by rotating to the side ...

Oh my poor Shadow Fiend, how the mighty have fallen. One of the most iconic mid-laners in the game, Shadow Fiend (or SF) had always held a key position in the metagame until very recently.

An advanced Shadow Fiend bot just 1v1’d Dendi—and decimated the esports celebrity. The match at The International 7 showed off a high-level AI bot that learned from endless hours of Dota 2.

1) Shadow Fiend (25 picks, 76.00% win rate) 2) Lifestealer (26 picks, 65.38% win rate) ... There are many new heroes like Clockwerk and Shadow Fiend that have gained popularity due to Dota 2 patch ...

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FearSC, a Dota 2 fan and EU admin of FACEIT, has just revealed his dope new tattoo. On the top of his left arm, just blow the elbow, he has gotten a tattoo of Shadow Fiend. The red and black color ...

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Dota 2 Guide. Start tracking progress. ... Nevermore the Shadow Fiend bit into a particularly nasty-tasting soul and discovered that it held nothing but a foul nougat of Shadow Demon's essence.

Speaking of innovations in the current meta, Shadow Fiend (picked in 36 games, with 19 wins and 17 losses) has been gaining popularity but as a carry hero instead of his usual role in the mid lane.