Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition wins the Ancient Apparition vs Dawnbreaker matchup: Ancient Apparition beats Dawnbreaker in 51.15% of 7,820 ranked matches.
A fight breaks out and Dawnbreaker dives the backline, expecting to sustain herself with Luminosity. Her entire plan can be complicated by a well-aimed Ice Blast from Ancient Apparition, which denies all forms of healing and makes her much easier to bring down. However, landing that ultimate isn't guaranteed. Dawnbreaker is highly mobile and can use Solar Guardian to land directly on top of Ancient Apparition, often bursting him before he can get his spells off. If the Ice Blast misses or is used on another target, Dawnbreaker can fight freely.
The matchup often becomes a game of cooldown management. Ancient Apparition wants to save Ice Blast specifically for when Dawnbreaker commits to a fight. In response, a smart Dawnbreaker will pay close attention to whether that ultimate has been used recently. If it's down, she has a wide-open window to play aggressively and swing teamfights across the map. If it's up, she might have to play more cautiously or wait for an ally to initiate on Ancient Apparition first. The game often hinges on which of these two gets to execute their big spell on their own terms.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ancient Apparition's win rate against Dawnbreaker 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 | 53.90% | 269 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.74% | 1,090 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.38% | 1,087 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.27% | 311 |
Ancient Apparition's win rate against Dawnbreaker 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 | 51.15% | ▲ +0.7pp | 7,820 |
| 7.41d | 50.45% | ▲ +0.8pp | 80,793 |
| 7.41c | 49.67% | ▲ +1.3pp | 39,860 |
| 7.41b | 48.38% | — | 35,357 |
Move this data into a draft
Ancient Apparition starts on Radiant and Dawnbreaker on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.