Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Ancient Apparition wins the Ancient Apparition vs Luna matchup: Ancient Apparition beats Luna in 51.45% of 32,136 ranked matches.
Fighting into a late-game Luna often hinges on dealing with her lifesteal. Ancient Apparition brings a direct answer with Ice Blast, which can prevent her from healing back up with items like Satanic during a critical window. This makes Luna much more vulnerable to being focused down. While Luna's natural agility and damage bonuses let her fight well, losing the ability to sustain through a fight can be a serious issue for her carry potential, forcing her to rely on Black King Bar timing to avoid the debuff.
The matchup frequently becomes a test of positioning and initiation. If Luna and her team can find and eliminate Ancient Apparition before a major teamfight, his global ultimate becomes a non-factor. Luna herself has enough burst with Eclipse to threaten a fragile support if she can get on top of him. On the other hand, a well-positioned AA who lands his ultimate on Luna at the start of an engagement can cripple her ability to man-fight. This tension makes the outcome depend more on execution than on the heroes themselves.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ancient Apparition's win rate against Luna 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 | 46.27% | 268 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.39% | 973 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.64% | 1,090 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.99% | 274 |
Ancient Apparition's win rate against Luna 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 | 51.45% | ▼ -0.8pp | 32,136 |
| 7.41e | 52.26% | ▲ +0.3pp | 97,294 |
| 7.41d | 51.95% | ▲ +0.9pp | 87,373 |
| 7.41c | 51.03% | — | 30,801 |
Move this data into a draft
Ancient Apparition starts on Radiant and Luna on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.