Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition wins the Ancient Apparition vs Zeus matchup: Ancient Apparition beats Zeus in 51.03% of 15,763 ranked matches.
Pushing out lanes and securing farm is generally easier for Zeus, giving his team better map control. He can clear waves from a safe distance with his spells, building an item and level advantage over time. Ancient Apparition is all about landing a big Ice Blast to win a teamfight, but Zeus excels at finding and bursting fragile backline supports from anywhere on the map. A well-placed Nimbus can reveal and slow a hidden Ancient Apparition, setting him up to be killed by Thundergod's Wrath before he can even contribute. This constant threat of being picked off makes it difficult for AA to position safely, giving Zeus a small but consistent edge.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Ancient Apparition's win rate against Zeus 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 | 51.16% | 774 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.98% | 2,313 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.11% | 1,888 |
| Divine & Immortal | 50.74% | 475 |
Ancient Apparition's win rate against Zeus 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 | 51.03% | ▲ +2.8pp | 15,763 |
| 7.41d | 48.23% | ▲ +0.1pp | 201,098 |
| 7.41c | 48.14% | ▲ +0.5pp | 74,457 |
| 7.41b | 47.68% | — | 69,586 |
Move this data into a draft
Ancient Apparition starts on Radiant and Zeus on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.