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.

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.