How Dark Seer and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Seer and Vengeful Spirit win 52.46% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,213 matches.
Controlling the map's tempo often feels a little more manageable with this pairing. Dark Seer can place Ion Shell on a durable ally, and Vengeful Spirit can then use Nether Swap to deliver that hero onto an enemy, forcing a favorable skirmish from long range. This can open up parts of the map for your carry to farm safely. Vengeful Spirit’s damage aura also gives a slight boost to the illusions from Dark Seer's Wall of Replica, making them a bit more threatening. The main catch is that this initiation depends heavily on having the right kind of third hero to carry the Shell, meaning the drafts aren't always a perfect fit.
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 | 54.17% | 192 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.50% | 591 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.59% | 599 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.35% | 259 |
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 | 52.46% | ▲ +0.1pp | 4,213 |
| 7.41d | 52.39% | ▲ +1.3pp | 41,878 |
| 7.41c | 51.11% | ▼ -0.9pp | 9,181 |
| 7.41b | 52.04% | — | 8,270 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.