Ancient Apparition — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: AA
Ancient Apparition (AA) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Ancient Apparition counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
Ancient Apparition counters & matchups
Ancient Apparition is a global caster whose Ice Blast caps healing and executes low-HP heroes from across the map, backed by Cold Feet and Chilling Touch. He hard-counters regen-reliant heroes — note Huskar (57.5%), whose entire kit is healing, simply dies to Ice Blast's anti-heal. He also beats immobile casters like Timbersaw (57.5%) and Gyrocopter (56.5%). AA is countered by illusions and scalers his single nuke can't handle: Spectre (41.8%), Phantom Lancer (43.7%) and Wraith King (44.1%) out-body or out-tank him. Draft tip: AA is a premium anti-heal pick into sustain/regen drafts (Huskar, Necro, lifesteal); he's weaker into illusion and hard-carry comps.
Strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 57.51% | 13,113 |
 Huskar | 57.46% | 31,766 |
 Gyrocopter | 56.53% | 15,228 |
 Mars | 55.14% | 30,370 |
 Chen | 55.12% | 3,135 |
 Elder Titan | 54.99% | 5,748 |
 Monkey King | 54.86% | 32,562 |
 Tinker | 54.82% | 17,881 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 41.78% | 40,734 |
 Phantom Lancer | 43.66% | 32,807 |
 Wraith King | 44.09% | 60,753 |
 Lone Druid | 45.19% | 9,953 |
 Riki | 45.75% | 24,295 |
 Meepo | 46.07% | 12,698 |
 Night Stalker | 46.24% | 31,412 |
 Phoenix | 46.55% | 28,865 |
Ancient Apparition synergies
Ancient Apparition's Ice Blast anti-heal + global execute pairs with any carry who wants to close out wounded enemies — he removes their ability to heal back up. He synergizes best with snowball hard-carries: Spectre (57.1%) and Wraith King (56.5%) finish whatever AA chills and caps, while Meepo (55.6%) bursts the no-heal targets. Give AA a kill-hungry core and his anti-heal turns every chunked enemy into a dead one.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 57.08% | 38,235 |
| Wraith King | 56.46% | 59,000 |
| Meepo | 55.59% | 12,359 |
 Naga Siren | 54.65% | 10,510 |
| Phantom Lancer | 53.96% | 31,252 |
 Lifestealer | 53.87% | 63,833 |
 Tidehunter | 53.78% | 52,547 |
| Lone Druid | 53.14% | 8,931 |