How Dark Seer and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Seer and Shadow Shaman win 53.13% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 670 matches.
Seeing these two on a team might look like you're getting separate sources of push and control. The real strength, however, is how directly they enable each other. A Surged Shadow Shaman can close the gap for a key Hex or Shackles without needing his own mobility item, creating easy pickoffs in the mid-game. Dark Seer also provides the perfect setup for Shaman's ultimate. A good Vacuum pulls multiple enemies right into the center of Mass Serpent Ward, making it extremely difficult to escape as the wards focus them down. This setup turns a strong zoning tool into a focused kill machine.
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 | 52.61% | 249 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.95% | 591 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.46% | 610 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.32% | 243 |
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 | 53.13% | ▲ +1.3pp | 670 |
| 7.41d | 51.82% | ▼ -0.8pp | 46,264 |
| 7.41c | 52.65% | ▲ +0.0pp | 16,006 |
| 7.41b | 52.62% | — | 15,997 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.