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Dark Seer vs Phantom Lancer

Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.

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Dark Seer 51.10%
Dark Seer51.10%
Phantom Lancer48.90%
Over 4,325 ranked matches (7.41e).

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.

How this matchup plays

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.

Dark Seer vs Phantom Lancer by rank

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.

RankDark Seer win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian47.60%250
Crusader & Archon49.35%614
Legend & Ancient56.61%484
Divine & Immortal54.55%275

Dark Seer vs Phantom Lancer across patches

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.

PatchDark Seer win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 51.10%▼ -0.1pp4,325
7.41d 51.20%▲ +0.8pp40,141
7.41c 50.43%▲ +0.0pp12,604
7.41b 50.40%11,854

Move this data into a draft

Put Dark Seer against Phantom Lancer

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.

Radiant4 open
Dark Seer
Dire4 open
Phantom Lancer
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Frequently asked questions

Does Dark Seer counter Phantom Lancer?
Dark Seer wins 51.10% of ranked matches against Phantom Lancer in Dota 2 7.41e (4,325 matches) — the matchup favors Dark Seer.
Does Phantom Lancer counter Dark Seer?
Phantom Lancer wins 48.90% of ranked matches against Dark Seer in Dota 2 7.41e (4,325 matches) — the matchup favors Dark Seer.
How many matches back the Dark Seer vs Phantom Lancer win rate?
4,325 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 17, 2026.