Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition wins the Ancient Apparition vs Bane matchup: Ancient Apparition beats Bane in 52.89% of 3,617 ranked matches.
Choosing one of these supports against the other comes down to which threat you need to neutralize. Bane has a straightforward plan: find Ancient Apparition and use Fiend's Grip to remove him from the fight. Nightmare can also be a perfect tool to save a key ally who is about to shatter from Ice Blast. On the other side, Ancient Apparition’s ultimate completely shuts down all healing, which negates Bane’s sustain from Brain Sap and makes any kill on a Fiend’s Gripped target much easier to secure. The fight often depends on which hero gets their ultimate off more effectively, leading to a fairly balanced contest where positioning decides everything.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ancient Apparition's win rate against Bane in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Ancient Apparition win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 54.59% | 196 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.30% | 457 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.65% | 379 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.51% | 131 |
Ancient Apparition's win rate against Bane in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Ancient Apparition win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 52.89% | ▲ +2.2pp | 3,617 |
| 7.41d | 50.67% | ▲ +0.0pp | 37,767 |
| 7.41c | 50.63% | ▼ -0.6pp | 13,283 |
| 7.41b | 51.28% | — | 12,600 |
Move this data into a draft
Ancient Apparition starts on Radiant and Bane on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.