Players new to Dota 2 can find a way to play Dark Seer in 7.31D and emerge as top-class support for their teams.
Dark Seer is the Master of the Dark Arts. He can use his magic to transform his enemies and pit them against his own illusions. The intelligence hero can increase his speed and that of his allies at will and inflict a huge amount of damage on the enemies around him. If you’ve recently started playing Dota 2, here’s what you need to do to improve your game when playing Dark Seer.
Dark Seer – Stats
Dota 2 players who love playing melee heroes definitely need to try their hand at Dark Seer. Intelligence is Dark Seer’s primary attribute and the melee hero has 640 HP and 327 mana at the start of the game. He has 21 intelligence, 22 strength and 19 agility after spawning, making him an absolute hero to play with.
Dark Seer has a base movement speed of 295. He has attack damage that is between 54 – 60 at level 1. Recent changes made to Dark Seer in 7.31D have increased his base stats. Vacuum damage has been increased again and Surge’s mana cost has been reduced to 7.31D.
Best lanes for cultivation for dark seer
The safest alley to farm for the Dark Seer is Safe Alley. For Dyer, that is the top lane and for Radiant, it will be the bottom lane. You can buy a quelling blade and some iron branches to increase the damage dealt by Dark Seer’s attack. A Quelling Blade will add 8 attack damage, making it easier to take the final hit in the safe lane.
Dark Seer can be a wonderful farmer, despite being the support hero in Dota 2. If you’re playing Dark Seer for the first time, get close to the creeps in the street and use your increased attack damage to make solid gold.
You can use the Ion Shell ability on Dark Seer while farming to weaken the creep waves. The ion shell can be cast on itself and its allies. It deals 30 damage to all enemy units, including creeps, neutrals, and heroes, within a radius of 275. The damage done by the Ion Shell can be increased by 90 per second by leveling up the ability.
Stacking neutral creep camps to farm for Dark Seer is an effective strategy. He can use the Ion Shell in the jungle to destroy multiple creep camps at once. You can buy a magic wand to increase the HP regeneration of the Dark Seer during farming. Buying Basilius’ Ring for 425 gold to increase the intelligence hero’s mana regeneration by 1.5 within the first 5 minutes of play.
Best Items to Buy for Dark Seer
Shadow Kalash – 880 Gold
- Sage Mask – 175 Gold
- Circle – 155 Gold
- Safety Ring – 175 Gold
- Recipe – 375 gold
The Kalash of Shadows grants 40 health and 24 mana to the Dark Seer. It also enhances the mana regeneration and armor of its users. You can use the active ability, Soul Release, to deal 25 damage per second to enemies. Ur of Shadow receives a charge of soul release for every enemy hero killed within a radius of 1400. It can also be used to cast on yourself and your allies to heal in the game.
Mysterious Boots – 1300 Gold
- Speed Shoes – 500 Gold
- Energy Booster – 800 Gold
Secret boots are an essential item for intelligence heroes. It provides 250 mana and 45 movement speed to its users. Replenish Mana lets you restore 175 mana to your team within a range of 1200. Vacuum consumes 150 mana and Ion Shell can take up to 140 mana to cast the Dark Seer into the game. Mysterious Boots can help lane Dark Seer opponents and support the team during team fights.
Vanguard – 1825 Gold
- Health Ring – 825 Gold
- Vitality Booster – 1000 Gold
The pawn can protect melee heroes against oncoming damage. Those who are used to farming in the jungle can buy a pawn for the Dark Seer. Vanguard Intelligence grants the hero 250 health and 7 HP regeneration. The Dark Seer has a 60% chance of stopping 64 damage using Vanguard.
Items such as a pawn can be resourceful when farming with the ion shell activated. If you want to increase the Dark Seer’s survivability during battle, you can upgrade Vanguard to Crimson Guard.
Blade Male – 2100 Gold
- Broadsword – 1000 Gold
- Chainmail – 550 Gold
- Recipe – 550 gold
The Dark Seer can quickly equip Blade Mail to gain a tactical advantage in the game. Blade Mail gives players 6 armor and 28 attack damage. Dark Seer can combat enemies using Damage Return, the activated ability of Blade Mail that returns damage from all sources for 4.5 seconds. You can use the Ion Shell to increase the damage output from Dark Seer while Blade Mail is on.
Heroes Who Can Combat Dark Seer
stealer of life, thief of heart
Lifeguard is a mad hero who can cripple his targets with his physical attacks. He can slow down the movement of his enemies by 25% using Ghoul Frenzy. The Lifestyler can strike his opponents using Rage, an ability that gives him an increase in speed and enchantment immunity for 6 seconds.
The Dark Seer can counter the Lifestyler by casting a surge on his teammates. Surge can provide maximum speed to Dark Seer’s allies, allowing his teammates to survive Lifestyler’s furious attacks. You can also use the vacuum to drag the Lifestyler further away from your allies during team fights.
mipo
Meepo can multiply itself into clones that deal a portion of its attack damage to its enemies. Fighting Meepo in an alley while farming for gold can be frustrating. The Dark Seer can cast an ion shell on any of Meepo’s clones to damage them and damage their health.
Earthbind can root your allies on the ground for 2 seconds. It can be cast in a wide range of 1250 radius. The Dark Seer can use the vacuum to pull Meepo and his clones away from the Allied heroes and help them escape. Reaching level 25 will allow players to use the Surge on multiple teammates, giving your team enough time to get out of danger.
terror blade
Terrorblade is an agility hero who can use both melee and ranged attacks to capture opponents. He can activate Metamorphosis for 50 seconds to gain 60 attack damage and 400 attack range. Terrorblade can create many illusions about itself by using Conjure Image. Each of these illusions can deal 60% of his attack damage to his enemies.
Dark Seer can counter Terrorblade using the Wall of Replicas. Dark Seer’s ultimate ability can create delusions of the Terrorblade that are stronger than the illusions imposed by the agility hero. Illusions created using Wall of Replicas can be controlled by Dark Seer and deal 100% of their damage.
sven
Sven is a carry hero who can annihilate enemies with his might. He can use Storm Hammer to stun enemies within a range of 255 and inflict 320 damage to them. Many Dota 2 players get Aghanim’s scepter upgrade for Sven who uses the Storm Hammer to teleport him to his enemies.
God Strength, Sven’s ultimate ability, deals 200% bonus attack damage to the melee hero. Dark Seir can use the Wall of Replica to turn Sven’s strength against him. Players can receive an additional 20% damage to the Illusion created by reaching level 10 from the Wall of Replicas.
