Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition wins the Ancient Apparition vs Ringmaster matchup: Ancient Apparition beats Ringmaster in 55.39% of 4,770 ranked matches.
Getting pulled in by one of Ringmaster's tricks feels bad, but against Ancient Apparition, it can doom the whole team. Ringmaster’s kit is designed to group enemies or lock them down. The problem is this also creates a perfect, clumped-up target. A hypnotic pull that groups multiple heroes is exactly what Ancient Apparition wants to see before launching an Ice Blast, turning Ringmaster’s setup into a disaster for his own side.
This dynamic forces the Ringmaster to play cautiously. Starting a fight with his control spells is risky when it paints a target for the enemy's biggest ultimate. A good Ringmaster will try to use his abilities to pick off solo targets or wait until after Ice Blast has been used. The Ancient Apparition, on the other hand, can be patient and wait for that signature initiation. Since Ringmaster’s main value is his crowd control, having to second-guess its use gives Ancient Apparition a small but consistent edge in teamfights.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ancient Apparition's win rate against Ringmaster 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 | 61.88% | 160 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.56% | 633 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.79% | 591 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.64% | 233 |
Ancient Apparition's win rate against Ringmaster 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 | 55.39% | ▲ +1.7pp | 4,770 |
| 7.41d | 53.68% | ▲ +1.4pp | 44,985 |
| 7.41c | 52.26% | ▲ +0.3pp | 14,914 |
| 7.41b | 51.91% | — | 14,967 |
Move this data into a draft
Ancient Apparition starts on Radiant and Ringmaster on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.