Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition wins the Ancient Apparition vs Broodmother matchup: Ancient Apparition beats Broodmother in 50.49% of 1,737 ranked matches.
You might think Ice Blast is a complete hard counter here, but it's not that simple. Getting hit by Ancient Apparition's ultimate is definitely bad news for Broodmother, since it shuts down all the healing that lets her sustain through fights. A well-placed blast can also shatter her whole spider army. The catch is that a good Broodmother is incredibly hard to hit. She's fast in her webs and can often see the ult coming and simply walk away. She can also play the map, forcing AA to use his global on her lane while her team fights elsewhere. It really depends on who initiates and when.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ancient Apparition's win rate against Broodmother 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 | 50.84% | 179 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.07% | 280 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.85% | 177 |
Ancient Apparition's win rate against Broodmother 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 | 50.49% | ▼ -1.5pp | 1,737 |
| 7.41d | 52.00% | ▲ +1.5pp | 22,071 |
| 7.41c | 50.53% | ▼ -0.3pp | 10,776 |
| 7.41b | 50.83% | — | 14,502 |
Move this data into a draft
Ancient Apparition starts on Radiant and Broodmother on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.