Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition wins the Ancient Apparition vs Dazzle matchup: Ancient Apparition beats Dazzle in 55.12% of 566 ranked matches.
Trying to save a core with Shallow Grave often feels much harder against an Ancient Apparition. The main issue is Ice Blast. It doesn't stop the Grave from preventing death, but it completely shuts down any follow-up healing from Shadow Wave. This puts Dazzle in a tough spot, as the saved ally can't be topped off and has to immediately flee the fight. This pressure complicates Dazzle's whole game plan of sustaining his team through long engagements. While his saves are still valuable and available more often than Ice Blast, having his healing threatened by a single spell gives Ancient Apparition a consistent edge in teamfights.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ancient Apparition's win rate against Dazzle 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 | 52.09% | 215 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.97% | 645 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.00% | 438 |
Ancient Apparition's win rate against Dazzle 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 | 55.12% | ▲ +1.3pp | 566 |
| 7.41d | 53.78% | ▲ +0.7pp | 46,595 |
| 7.41c | 53.05% | ▲ +1.1pp | 19,691 |
| 7.41b | 51.91% | — | 21,569 |
Move this data into a draft
Ancient Apparition starts on Radiant and Dazzle on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.