Dark Seer — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: DS, Ishkafel
Dark Seer (DS, Ishkafel) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Dark Seer counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Dark Seer counters & matchups
Dark Seer is a tempo controller whose Ion Shell melts waves, Surge speeds allies, Vacuum clumps enemies, and Wall of Replica turns the enemy's own heroes against them. He's strong into immobile, melee heroes his combo zones: Elder Titan (60.2%), Timbersaw (58.1%) and Templar Assassin (57.9%) get vacuumed and walled. Dark Seer is countered by AoE clear and divers: Axe (45.2%) Calls through his setup, Techies (45.2%) punishes his clumping, and Dawnbreaker (45.3%) / Crystal Maiden (45.4%) out-trade him. Draft tip: Dark Seer is a premier tempo/teamfight pick into melee, clumpable drafts; he's weaker into spread-out, AoE-clear line-ups.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Elder Titan | 60.23% | 2,469 |
 Timbersaw | 58.09% | 4,390 |
 Templar Assassin | 57.85% | 7,544 |
 Terrorblade | 56.82% | 4,553 |
 Bane | 55.99% | 4,083 |
 Arc Warden | 55.31% | 5,106 |
 Brewmaster | 55.30% | 2,662 |
 Treant Protector | 55.03% | 3,816 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Axe | 45.16% | 16,794 |
 Techies | 45.24% | 12,120 |
 Dawnbreaker | 45.29% | 7,180 |
 Crystal Maiden | 45.37% | 12,597 |
 Faceless Void | 45.46% | 11,313 |
 Legion Commander | 45.70% | 18,299 |
 Phoenix | 45.71% | 7,382 |
 Tidehunter | 45.80% | 13,436 |
Dark Seer synergies
Dark Seer's Vacuum + Wall of Replica is a teamfight-defining combo — he groups the enemy and hands his carries an army of replicated illusions. He's the best enabler in the game for AoE and summon cores: Lycan (61.6%) and Naga Siren (57.5%) turn his Vacuum-clump into a wipe, while Dawnbreaker (56.8%) and Night Stalker (56.8%) cleave through the grouped enemy. Give Dark Seer a cleave or summon carry and one Vacuum-Wall wins the fight outright.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Lycan | 61.56% | 1,907 |
 Naga Siren | 57.50% | 3,591 |
| Dawnbreaker | 56.83% | 3,711 |
 Night Stalker | 56.75% | 3,970 |
 Slardar | 55.04% | 5,547 |
 Chaos Knight | 54.56% | 4,109 |
 Clockwerk | 54.45% | 4,200 |
 Riki | 54.37% | 6,066 |