Question 1

Who counters Dark Seer?

Accepted Answer

Oracle (+4.8%), Sven (+3.8%), and Lone Druid (+3.6%) are the strongest against Dark Seer — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Dark Seer strong against?

Accepted Answer

Dark Seer does best against Medusa (+5.9%), Terrorblade (+4.7%), and Phantom Lancer (+4.6%).

Question 3

Who is Dark Seer stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Dark Seer are Tusk (+3.7%), Huskar (+3.0%), and Leshrac (+2.9%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Dark Seer?

Accepted Answer

“Position 3: Off Lane”: players usually start with Iron Branch ×2, Tango, Circlet, Mantle of Intelligence, Quelling Blade, and Magic Stick, pick Arcane Boots for boots, then build Blink Dagger (21 min), Shiva's Guard (22 min), Aghanim's Scepter (29 min), and Black King Bar (32 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Dark Seer?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+65 Ion Shell Radius” (71%), at level 15 — “+75 Vacuum AoE” (82%), at level 20 — “+50 Ion Shell Damage” (69%), and at level 25 — “350 AoE Surge” (77%).

Question 6

What position to play Dark Seer in?

Accepted Answer

Dark Seer is played most often as “Position 3: Off Lane” — 86% of its matches.

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Oracle	+4.8%	55.5%	1,810
Sven	+3.8%	56.1%	7,049
Lone Druid	+3.6%	53.6%	1,714
Queen of Pain	+3.4%	51.0%	5,169
Tinker	+3.2%	51.5%	2,512
Clinkz	+2.7%	53.9%	2,561
Pugna	+2.6%	54.5%	2,132
Keeper of the Light	+2.3%	52.3%	2,242
Bloodseeker	+2.3%	55.1%	1,652
Tiny	+2.1%	46.8%	2,537
Weaver	+2.1%	50.0%	2,370
Ursa	+2.1%	51.4%	3,183

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Medusa	+5.9%	55.9%	1,091
Terrorblade	+4.7%	56.9%	2,125
Phantom Lancer	+4.6%	50.8%	6,219
Naga Siren	+4.6%	55.0%	505
Huskar	+4.1%	57.7%	1,860
Abaddon	+3.5%	51.3%	1,390
Wraith King	+3.2%	47.5%	6,789
Visage	+3.1%	47.7%	895
Viper	+3.0%	54.1%	3,450
Templar Assassin	+2.9%	56.1%	2,380
Elder Titan	+2.8%	50.1%	479
Shadow Shaman	+2.6%	50.2%	7,644

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Tusk	+3.7%	51.2%	3,029
Huskar	+3.0%	48.4%	1,324
Leshrac	+2.9%	55.1%	1,059
Bloodseeker	+2.7%	54.3%	1,198
Riki	+2.6%	54.6%	2,418
Ursa	+2.5%	50.8%	2,984
Void Spirit	+2.4%	51.2%	2,254
Puck	+2.0%	48.4%	1,534
Ember Spirit	+2.0%	50.6%	4,355
Bounty Hunter	+1.9%	54.2%	7,654
Spirit Breaker	+1.8%	53.0%	11,047
Dragon Knight	+1.7%	54.1%	4,023

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