Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition wins the Ancient Apparition vs Medusa matchup: Ancient Apparition beats Medusa in 51.52% of 493 ranked matches.
Picking Medusa into an Ancient Apparition often feels safer than you might expect. His Ice Blast prevents health regeneration, but Medusa’s core survivability comes from Mana Shield, which the ultimate doesn't stop. This lets her endure teamfights where other durable heroes would crumble from being unable to heal. Medusa can also use Stone Gaze to disrupt Ancient Apparition's positioning from a safe distance. We haven't seen this matchup much recently, so it's tough to be certain how things will play out in the current game.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ancient Apparition's win rate against Medusa 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 | 56.47% | 170 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.67% | 490 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.75% | 402 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.63% | 103 |
Ancient Apparition's win rate against Medusa 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 | 51.52% | ▲ +2.1pp | 493 |
| 7.41d | 49.37% | ▲ +0.7pp | 43,286 |
| 7.41c | 48.68% | ▲ +1.9pp | 21,026 |
| 7.41b | 46.83% | — | 23,994 |
Move this data into a draft
Ancient Apparition starts on Radiant and Medusa on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 12, 2026.