Question 1

Who counters Dark Seer?

Accepted Answer

Bloodseeker (+5.0%), Sven (+4.8%), and Lone Druid (+4.0%) 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 Phantom Lancer (+5.7%), Viper (+5.6%), and Terrorblade (+5.4%).

Question 3

Who is Dark Seer stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Dark Seer are Tusk (+3.6%), Leshrac (+3.4%), and Alchemist (+3.4%): 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” — 91% of its matches.

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Bloodseeker	+5.0%	59.4%	678
Sven	+4.8%	57.6%	2,949
Lone Druid	+4.0%	54.0%	708
Oracle	+3.2%	53.7%	806
Pugna	+3.0%	55.7%	914
Queen of Pain	+3.0%	50.4%	2,353
Clinkz	+3.0%	54.7%	985
Doom	+2.8%	51.4%	1,528
Largo	+2.4%	52.0%	375
Earthshaker	+2.2%	53.6%	3,659
Phoenix	+2.1%	53.9%	1,169
Legion Commander	+2.0%	55.5%	3,470

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Phantom Lancer	+5.7%	51.5%	2,515
Viper	+5.6%	56.6%	1,285
Terrorblade	+5.4%	57.6%	828
Naga Siren	+4.8%	56.5%	168
Medusa	+4.4%	53.7%	451
Chaos Knight	+4.2%	53.5%	752
Elder Titan	+4.0%	52.3%	193
Abaddon	+3.7%	51.6%	638
Templar Assassin	+3.6%	56.9%	963
Wraith King	+3.4%	48.1%	3,042
Meepo	+3.1%	48.3%	321
Necrophos	+2.9%	51.9%	3,476

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Tusk	+3.6%	51.5%	1,267
Leshrac	+3.4%	55.6%	421
Alchemist	+3.4%	51.1%	456
Bloodseeker	+2.8%	55.1%	477
Elder Titan	+2.8%	59.2%	130
Slardar	+2.8%	52.2%	251
Puck	+2.5%	49.0%	639
Huskar	+2.1%	47.0%	474
Ursa	+2.0%	50.8%	1,245
Spirit Breaker	+2.0%	53.4%	4,801
Bane	+2.0%	51.7%	590
Dawnbreaker	+2.0%	54.6%	412

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