Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Chaos Knight wins the Ancient Apparition vs Chaos Knight matchup: Chaos Knight beats Ancient Apparition in 51.54% of 4,645 ranked matches.
Teamfights often come down to a single spell. Ancient Apparition’s Ice Blast completely turns off Chaos Knight’s ability to sustain with lifesteal, making him and his Phantasm illusions much easier to bring down. Without that heal prevention, Chaos Knight can feel unkillable as he tears through a team. On the flip side, Chaos Knight is exceptional at finding and deleting a fragile hero like Ancient Apparition. A single Chaos Bolt or Reality Rift is usually enough to kill him before he can get his spells off, removing his impact entirely.
This makes the matchup a game of positioning and execution. Chaos Knight will look for an opening to jump the backline, often with a Blink Dagger or by having his team initiate for him. Ancient Apparition has to play from extreme range, relying on his team for vision and protection. The fight is decided by who gets to execute their plan first. If CK closes the gap, he wins the duel. If AA lands a good ultimate from safety, his team can clean up a non-healing Chaos Knight.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ancient Apparition's win rate against Chaos Knight 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 | 48.37% | 368 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.19% | 740 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.45% | 409 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.57% | 101 |
Ancient Apparition's win rate against Chaos Knight 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 | 48.46% | ▼ -0.8pp | 4,645 |
| 7.41d | 49.29% | ▲ +0.1pp | 47,727 |
| 7.41c | 49.24% | ▲ +1.5pp | 16,819 |
| 7.41b | 47.71% | — | 19,014 |
Move this data into a draft
Ancient Apparition starts on Radiant and Chaos Knight on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.