Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition wins the Ancient Apparition vs Monkey King matchup: Ancient Apparition beats Monkey King in 59.34% of 455 ranked matches.
Relying on Jingu Mastery to heal through damage becomes impossible against Ancient Apparition. His Ice Blast completely negates Monkey King's primary source of mid-fight sustain, making it extremely difficult for him to survive inside Wukong's Command or win extended trades. Without that healing, he is surprisingly fragile. Ancient Apparition can also use Cold Feet to force Monkey King out of the trees, punishing any attempt to use Tree Dance to escape or reposition, which leaves him grounded and vulnerable to follow-up stuns and damage.
This dynamic shapes the entire game. Any fight where Monkey King gets hit by Ice Blast is a losing proposition, forcing him to play passively and cede map control until the ultimate has been used on an ally. A patient Ancient Apparition player will hold the spell for him, effectively zoning him out of objectives like Roshan or high-ground pushes. This forces the Monkey King to either buy defensive items he doesn't want or wait on the sidelines, unable to fully commit and contribute to his team's success.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ancient Apparition's win rate against Monkey King 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 | 63.56% | 236 |
| Crusader & Archon | 61.74% | 609 |
| Legend & Ancient | 58.06% | 391 |
| Divine & Immortal | 59.22% | 103 |
Ancient Apparition's win rate against Monkey King 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 | 59.34% | ▲ +1.0pp | 455 |
| 7.41d | 58.36% | ▲ +0.9pp | 51,836 |
| 7.41c | 57.44% | ▲ +2.5pp | 31,297 |
| 7.41b | 54.93% | — | 39,239 |
Move this data into a draft
Ancient Apparition starts on Radiant and Monkey King on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.