Question 1

Who counters Dark Seer?

Accepted Answer

Oracle (+6.2%), Queen of Pain (+4.8%), and Lone Druid (+4.7%) 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 Huskar (+8.0%), Medusa (+6.8%), and Naga Siren (+5.6%).

Question 3

Who is Dark Seer stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Dark Seer are Huskar (+5.4%), Ursa (+3.7%), and Bloodseeker (+3.7%): 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” — 96% of its matches.

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Oracle	+6.2%	57.9%	437
Queen of Pain	+4.8%	52.3%	1,111
Lone Druid	+4.7%	54.6%	507
Tinker	+4.6%	54.6%	588
Tiny	+3.7%	49.0%	798
Keeper of the Light	+3.7%	55.7%	569
Centaur Warrunner	+3.6%	53.2%	681
Sven	+3.4%	55.0%	2,149
Anti-Mage	+3.0%	52.8%	1,312
Faceless Void	+2.8%	51.3%	901
Ancient Apparition	+2.6%	52.9%	560
Leshrac	+2.6%	57.9%	387

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Huskar	+8.0%	63.9%	479
Medusa	+6.8%	60.7%	117
Naga Siren	+5.6%	60.8%	79
Phantom Lancer	+5.5%	53.5%	1,367
Drow Ranger	+5.4%	62.6%	626
Terrorblade	+5.2%	57.5%	581
Elder Titan	+4.5%	55.1%	136
Alchemist	+4.2%	60.1%	213
Sniper	+4.1%	58.6%	1,069
Wraith King	+3.9%	51.4%	1,000
Viper	+3.9%	55.3%	637
Venomancer	+3.5%	59.1%	535

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Huskar	+5.4%	55.4%	350
Ursa	+3.7%	55.6%	795
Bloodseeker	+3.7%	59.0%	161
Void Spirit	+2.9%	52.9%	709
Pangolier	+2.7%	51.3%	485
Leshrac	+2.5%	57.2%	339
Troll Warlord	+2.5%	55.6%	189
Riki	+2.2%	54.9%	410
Mirana	+2.2%	53.4%	1,660
Tusk	+2.1%	51.8%	1,084
Medusa	+2.1%	53.8%	238
Slark	+1.9%	52.5%	1,749

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