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Dark Seer vs Io

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

Favored
Io 51.11%
Dark Seer48.89%
Io51.11%
Over 2,293 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Io wins the Dark Seer vs Io matchup: Io beats Dark Seer in 51.11% of 2,293 ranked matches.

How this matchup plays

A chaotic teamfight often boils down to a contest of positioning. Io offers a single ally immense mobility with Tether, letting them chase or escape with ease and making it difficult for Dark Seer to land a clean Vacuum. On the other hand, the kind of aggressive melee core that Io loves to enable is a perfect target for Ion Shell, turning their own dive back on them. Dark Seer's Surge can also be enough to escape a Relocate gank or reposition to turn the fight. Since both heroes focus on manipulating movement in fundamentally different ways, the outcome usually depends on which team better executes their specific plan.

Dark Seer vs Io by rank

How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Dark Seer's win rate against Io 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 & Guardian46.09%128
Crusader & Archon48.96%335
Legend & Ancient47.32%317
Divine & Immortal51.69%178

Dark Seer vs Io across patches

Dark Seer's win rate against Io 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 48.89%▼ -0.3pp2,293
7.41d 49.14%▼ -0.8pp17,178
7.41c 49.93%▲ +1.4pp5,315
7.41b 48.51%5,209

Move this data into a draft

Put Dark Seer against Io

Dark Seer starts on Radiant and Io 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
Io
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Frequently asked questions

Does Dark Seer counter Io?
Dark Seer wins 48.89% of ranked matches against Io in Dota 2 7.41e (2,293 matches) — the matchup favors Io.
Does Io counter Dark Seer?
Io wins 51.11% of ranked matches against Dark Seer in Dota 2 7.41e (2,293 matches) — the matchup favors Io.
How many matches back the Dark Seer vs Io win rate?
2,293 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 17, 2026.