How Dark Seer and Lifestealer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Seer and Lifestealer win 52.28% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 549 matches.
Picking a melee carry like Lifestealer can feel risky if the enemy has a lot of ways to kite you. Pairing him with Dark Seer is a classic way to solve that problem. A Surged Lifestealer can run down almost anyone, while Ion Shell adds a constant burn to whoever he is chasing. The Infest-bomb combo is also always on the table, letting Lifestealer hide inside a Surged creep to get into the perfect position before a fight. Dark Seer’s Vacuum can then clump enemies up for Lifestealer to hit multiple targets. This gives the carry a lot more confidence to play aggressively and stick to targets.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 49.65% | 141 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.38% | 432 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.10% | 512 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.28% | 269 |
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 | 52.28% | ▲ +1.1pp | 549 |
| 7.41d | 51.15% | ▼ -0.3pp | 32,955 |
| 7.41c | 51.42% | ▼ -1.6pp | 13,443 |
| 7.41b | 52.98% | — | 14,451 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.