How Dark Seer and Storm Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Seer and Storm Spirit win 45.06% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,705 matches.
Controlling the map often feels like a zero-sum game for this pair, as both heroes are greedy and want to accelerate their farm in the early and mid-game. Dark Seer pushes waves constantly with Ion Shell to secure his own core items, while Storm Spirit is one of the most resource-dependent midlaners, needing runes and safe jungle camps to hit his timings. This competition can leave the team's economy stretched thin. In teamfights, the synergy is awkward. While Surge is nice, Storm Spirit’s own mobility from Ball Lightning makes it less impactful. He also prefers quick in-and-out kills, which doesn't get maximum value from standing in a fight with Ion Shell.
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 | 41.46% | 123 |
| Crusader & Archon | 41.25% | 303 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.44% | 320 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.58% | 209 |
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 | 45.06% | ▼ -1.6pp | 2,705 |
| 7.41d | 46.63% | ▼ -0.8pp | 27,810 |
| 7.41c | 47.39% | ▲ +1.4pp | 9,840 |
| 7.41b | 45.97% | — | 7,742 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.