How Alchemist and Dark Seer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Alchemist and Dark Seer win 46.07% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,350 matches.
Pushing for an early item advantage is the main idea here. Dark Seer can place Ion Shell on Alchemist to speed up his farm in the jungle or lane, getting him to his key timings even faster. This can translate into taking objectives sooner than the other team expects. A well-timed Surge also helps Alchemist land his Unstable Concoction or chase targets down during Chemical Rage. The problem is that this pairing can be very greedy. Both heroes need a good start, and dedicating Dark Seer's support to hyper-fueling Alchemist can leave the rest of the map vulnerable to early pressure, often balancing out the potential gains.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 42.31% | 208 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.23% | 192 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 46.07% | ▼ -1.0pp | 1,350 |
| 7.41d | 47.04% | ▼ -2.4pp | 17,584 |
| 7.41c | 49.44% | ▼ -2.0pp | 9,078 |
| 7.41b | 51.46% | — | 13,232 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.