General DiscussionUnder what circumstances is it acceptable to pick shadow fiend

Aside from 1v1 mid practice mode of course.

unranked

hes best against teams with greedy junglers because then they cant gank him, he doesn't want to play against bh + lion or some shit

u don't want to play against a team of all spells that go thru bkb, aka beastmaster medusa drow witch doctor venge. it will just marginalize ur hero I think

I feel like the 0 starting armor combined with 500 starting hp and 38 starting attack damage is really something to consider. Totally NOT picking him against mid weaver.

Always first pick if your intentions are to get good at the hero