Ancient Apparition — Dota 2 7.41e Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: AA
Ancient Apparition (AA) in Dota 2 7.41e: 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 Herald & Guardian games, winning 51.75% (#26 of 127 heroes), but drops to 48.57% (#86) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #26 of 127 | 51.75% | 6.25% | 6,874 |
| Crusader & Archon | #34 of 127 | 51.53% | 6.90% | 18,525 |
| Legend & Ancient | #70 of 127 | 49.72% | 6.37% | 13,765 |
| Divine & Immortal | #86 of 127 | 48.57% | 5.06% | 3,947 |
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 51.37% of 11,792 ranked matches in patch 7.41e, up 0.3pp from 7.41d.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.37% | ▲ +0.3pp | 6.77% | 11,792 |
| 7.41d | 51.12% | ▲ +0.6pp | 6.73% | 1,661,138 |
| 7.41c | 50.52% | ▲ +0.7pp | 6.13% | 840,512 |
| 7.41b | 49.78% | ▼ -0.1pp | 6.32% | 889,658 |
| 7.41a | 49.91% | ▼ -0.2pp | 7.10% | 406,290 |
| 7.41 | 50.07% | — | 7.44% | 67,528 |
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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Huskar | 63.71% | 237 |
 Troll Warlord | 61.35% | 163 |
 Clockwerk | 59.43% | 212 |
 Faceless Void | 59.14% | 509 |
 Sand King | 58.85% | 226 |
 Muerta | 57.92% | 202 |
 Doom | 57.41% | 317 |
 Tiny | 57.18% | 341 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Arc Warden | 38.63% | 233 |
 Riki | 41.90% | 327 |
 Broodmother | 42.21% | 154 |
 Lycan | 43.20% | 125 |
 Visage | 44.44% | 108 |
 Chaos Knight | 44.84% | 281 |
 Wraith King | 44.96% | 834 |
 Techies | 45.30% | 532 |
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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Broodmother | 62.60% | 123 |
| Wraith King | 59.12% | 844 |
 Undying | 58.73% | 487 |
 Abaddon | 57.89% | 171 |
 Pudge | 57.65% | 1,313 |
 Dark Willow | 57.63% | 177 |
 Phoenix | 57.51% | 233 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 56.44% | 590 |
Data updated Aug 9, 2026.