Pulls and manipulates his enemies' positions
Versatile and strategic, Dark Seer excels at manipulating the positions of his enemies. Vacuuming foes into the attacks of his allies, he can turn enemy strength against itself by pulling foes through his replicating wall.
Win Rate 54.2%
Pick Rate 7.0%
Attributes
484 +57.2/lvl
252 +32.4/lvl
22 +2.6/lvl
19 +1.8/lvl
21 +2.7/lvl
Stats
Damage:
7 - 13 + 1.3/level (44.7 - 50.7 at level 30)
Range:
150
Armor:
2 + 0.3/level (10.7 at level 30)
Movement:
295
Roles
Carry
Escape
Nuker
Initiator
Durable
Disabler
Support
Pusher
Facets
Quick Wit
Win Rate: 53.6%
Pick Rate: 64.9%
Dark Seer also gains Attack Speed from Intelligence.
Dark Seer gains 0.5 Attack Speed from each point of Intelligence.
Heart of Battle
Win Rate: 55.1%
Pick Rate: 35.1%
Dark Seer moves faster when near other heroes.
Dark Seer gains 7% of the movement speed of heroes within 900 radius. Base movement speed reduced.
Abilities
Mental Fortitude
Dark Seer's Intelligence cannot be lower than either his Strength or Agility.
Vacuum
Dark Seer creates a vacuum over the target area that sucks in enemy units, disrupting them and dealing damage.
AFFECTS:area
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:strong
radius:325 / 400 / 475 / 550
duration:0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.6
damage:70 / 130 / 190 / 250
radius tree:150
+100 Vacuum AoE
60 / 50 / 40 / 30
60 / 90 / 120 / 150
Ion Shell
Surrounds the target unit with a bristling shield that damages enemy units in an area around it.
AFFECTS:unit
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
BUFF:yes
DEBUFF:yes
radius:275
damage per second:30 / 50 / 70 / 90
duration:21 / 24 / 27 / 30
tick interval:0.2
Aghanim`s Shard Upgrade
When Ion Shell is cast on an enemy, it slows them for %enemy_target_slow%%%, the radius is increased by %enemy_target_bonus_radius% and Ion Shell's cooldown is reduced by %enemy_target_cooldown_reduction%s. The enemy is also pulled at a rate of %pull_strength% units toward any other unit affected by Ion Shell.
+65 Ion Shell Radius
Ion Shell Provides +250 Max Health
+50 Ion Shell Damage
2 Ion Shell Charges
9 / 9 / 9 / 9
100 / 110 / 120 / 130
Surge
Charges a target friendly unit with power, giving it a brief burst of phased movement speed. Allows the unit to reach maximum movement speed and cannot be slowed.
AFFECTS:unit
PASSIVE:No
DISPELLABLE:basic
BUFF:yes
duration:3 / 4 / 5 / 6
speed boost:550
trail duration:7
trail move slow:-50
trail damage:40
trail damage interval:0.5
24 / 19 / 14 / 9
50
Wall of Replica
Raises a wall of warping light that slows, damages, and creates replicas of any enemy hero who crosses it. Enemy replicas serve at the Dark Seer's will. Replicas last until they are destroyed, or until the wall's duration ends.
PASSIVE:No
duration:30
replica damage outgoing:-30 / -20 / -10
tooltip outgoing:70 / 80 / 90
replica damage incoming:100
tooltip replica total damage incoming:200
width:1300
movement slow:50% / 60% / 70%
slow duration:1
wall damage:25 / 40 / 55
+20% Wall of Replica Illusion Damage
100 / 100 / 100
125 / 250 / 375
Normal Punch
Passive ability. Causes Dark Seer's next attack on a hero to have True Strike, knock a replica out of the victim, damaging and stunning them based on how far Dark Seer has moved in the past 3 seconds. Max power is reached after 1100 distance moved.
PASSIVE:Breakable
max stun:1.25
recent duration:3
max distance:1100
knockback distance:350
illusion duration:6
max damage:450
normal punch illusion delay:0.25
9
Talents
+20% Wall of Replica Illusion Damage
+65 Ion Shell Radius
+100 Vacuum AoE
Ion Shell Provides +250 Max Health
-40s Wall of Replica Cooldown
+50 Ion Shell Damage
2 Ion Shell Charges
350 AoE Surge
Strategy
Double Ion Shell the first wave and make sure opponents don't deny many creeps.
Execute push and pull strategy. Push the lane with shells and pull the big camp.
If you can't pressure on the lane consider creep skipping and farming neutral camps nearby.
If you are fighting close to pillar spots or cliffs, consider Vacuuming opponents on those.
Push out dangerous lanes with Ion Shells.
Keep your melee cores shelled and wait for a moment when opponents are clumped up to do your combo.
Prioritize using Wall of Replica and Normal Punch on heroes that have strong illusions or auras.
Counter Strategy
Against Dark Seer, focus on denying creeps as Ion Shells are making them drop low.
Dark Seer will push the lane in with Ion Shell and pull the big neutral camp. Block it or prevent it.
Dark Seer relies on clarities to maintain Ion Shell spam. Look to cancel them.
When Dark Seer's Surge is on cooldown he is vulnerable.
Avoid buying Radiance and Assault Cuirass against Dark Seer as he can replicate these items with his ulti.
Don't clump up in teamfights for Vacuum into Wall of Replica combination of Dark Seer.
Lore
Fast when he needs to be, and a cunning strategist, Ish'Kafel the Dark Seer requires no edged weapons to vanquish his enemies, relying instead on the strength of his powerful mind. His talent lies in his ability to maneuver the fight to his advantage. Hailing from a place he calls 'The Land behind the wall,' Dark Seer remains an outsider here--a warrior from a realm beyond the veil of this reality. Once a great general among his people, and a valiant defender of the god-king Damathryx, Dark Seer's army was wiped out by a much larger force in the final days of the Great Boundaries War. Facing certain defeat, he made one last desperate act: he led the enemy forces into the maze between the walls. At the last moment, just before capture, he crossed over--then sealed the walls forever in an explosive release of dark energy. When the dust settled, he saw that he had saved his people but found himself blinking at the sun of a different world, with no way to return. Now he is committed to proving his worth as a military strategist, and vows to show that he's the greatest tactician this strange new world has ever seen.