Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Seer wins the Dark Seer vs Phantom Lancer matchup: Dark Seer beats Phantom Lancer in 51.10% of 4,325 ranked matches.
Dealing with a swarm of Phantom Lancer illusions becomes much simpler with Dark Seer on the field. An Ion Shell placed on any hero PL tries to attack will constantly damage and cull the fakes, making it much easier to find and focus the real one. Dark Seer can also use Vacuum to pull the whole illusion army together for his team to clear out with area damage. This matchup isn't totally one-sided, though. A well-timed Doppelganger can dispel the Ion Shell and dodge the Vacuum pull, giving Phantom Lancer a window to fight back. The fight often comes down to whether Dark Seer can control the chaos or if PL can find his opening to strike.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dark Seer's win rate against Phantom Lancer in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Dark Seer win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 47.60% | 250 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.35% | 614 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.61% | 484 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.55% | 275 |
Dark Seer's win rate against Phantom Lancer in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Dark Seer win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.10% | ▼ -0.1pp | 4,325 |
| 7.41d | 51.20% | ▲ +0.8pp | 40,141 |
| 7.41c | 50.43% | ▲ +0.0pp | 12,604 |
| 7.41b | 50.40% | — | 11,854 |
Move this data into a draft
Dark Seer starts on Radiant and Phantom Lancer on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.