Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
Favored
Ancient Apparition 55.97%
Ancient Apparition55.97%
Chen44.03%
Over 1,599 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Ancient Apparition wins the Ancient Apparition vs Chen matchup: Ancient Apparition beats Chen in 55.97% of 1,599 ranked matches.
How this matchup plays
Controlling the map with early pushes is Chen's entire game plan, and Ancient Apparition is built to stop it. The global threat of Ice Blast means any attempt to group up for an objective is incredibly risky. All the healing from Hand of God or his support creeps gets completely nullified, making his army surprisingly fragile when it matters most. A failed push gives away huge momentum and map control, stalling out Chen's timing entirely. Even in lane, Cold Feet is a serious threat to his low-mobility creeps, making it hard for him to apply his usual pressure and build an economic lead from the jungle.
Ancient Apparition vs Chen across patches
Ancient Apparition's win rate against Chen 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
7.41f
55.97%
▼ -0.9pp
1,599
7.41e
56.90%
▼ -0.1pp
4,684
7.41d
56.97%
▲ +3.3pp
5,271
7.41c
53.62%
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3,409
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