Ancient Apparition — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: AA
Ancient Apparition (AA) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Ancient Apparition by rank bracket
Ancient Apparition is strongest in Crusader & Archon games, winning 52.08% (#23 of 127 heroes), but drops to 48.15% (#87) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #26 of 127 | 51.59% | 6.10% | 8,816 |
| Crusader & Archon | #23 of 127 | 52.08% | 6.58% | 29,536 |
| Legend & Ancient | #53 of 127 | 50.76% | 6.12% | 28,187 |
| Divine & Immortal | #87 of 127 | 48.15% | 4.42% | 6,382 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Ancient Apparition win rate by patch
Ancient Apparition is winning 51.36% of 226,327 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.4pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 51.36% | ▼ -0.4pp | 6.70% | 226,327 |
| 7.41e | 51.71% | ▲ +0.6pp | 6.71% | 1,997,459 |
| 7.41d | 51.12% | ▲ +0.6pp | 6.71% | 1,988,989 |
| 7.41c | 50.52% | ▲ +0.7pp | 6.13% | 840,512 |
| 7.41b | 49.78% | ▼ -0.1pp | 6.32% | 889,658 |
| 7.41a | 49.91% | — | 7.10% | 406,290 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
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 — Huskar, whose entire kit is healing, simply dies to Ice Blast's anti-heal. He also beats immobile casters like Timbersaw and Gyrocopter. AA is countered by illusions and scalers his single nuke can't handle: Spectre, Phantom Lancer and Wraith King 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
 Huskar | 60.62% | 5,652 |
 Shadow Fiend | 59.09% | 17,503 |
 Monkey King | 57.15% | 5,561 |
 Batrider | 56.97% | 1,606 |
 Treant Protector | 56.93% | 4,017 |
 Timbersaw | 56.34% | 4,659 |
 Nature's Prophet | 56.15% | 10,625 |
 Kez | 55.85% | 4,847 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 44.62% | 15,422 |
 Phantom Lancer | 44.71% | 13,312 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 45.42% | 11,257 |
 Brewmaster | 45.76% | 1,969 |
 Arc Warden | 46.20% | 5,091 |
 Spectre | 46.34% | 13,588 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 47.72% | 12,963 |
 Visage | 47.93% | 2,009 |
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 and Wraith King finish whatever AA chills and caps, while Meepo 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
| Wraith King | 59.12% | 15,362 |
| Phantom Lancer | 56.84% | 13,181 |
| Spectre | 55.22% | 12,837 |
| Vengeful Spirit | 55.11% | 9,062 |
 Pudge | 55.09% | 24,144 |
 Legion Commander | 55.01% | 15,343 |
 Troll Warlord | 54.89% | 3,720 |
 Meepo | 54.84% | 1,920 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.