Ancient Apparition Counters (7.41)
Who counters Ancient Apparition in Dota 2 7.41? Heroes Ancient Apparition is strong against and heroes it struggles against, ranked by win rate over ranked matches.
Ancient Apparition is a global caster whose Ice Blast caps healing and executes low-HP heroes from across the map, backed by Cold Feet and Chilling Touch. He hard-counters regen-reliant heroes — note Huskar (57.5%), whose entire kit is healing, simply dies to Ice Blast's anti-heal. He also beats immobile casters like Timbersaw (57.5%) and Gyrocopter (56.5%). AA is countered by illusions and scalers his single nuke can't handle: Spectre (41.8%), Phantom Lancer (43.7%) and Wraith King (44.1%) out-body or out-tank him. Draft tip: AA is a premium anti-heal pick into sustain/regen drafts (Huskar, Necro, lifesteal); he's weaker into illusion and hard-carry comps.
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| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 57.51% | 13,113 |
 Huskar | 57.46% | 31,766 |
 Gyrocopter | 56.53% | 15,228 |
 Mars | 55.14% | 30,370 |
 Chen | 55.12% | 3,135 |
 Elder Titan | 54.99% | 5,748 |
 Monkey King | 54.86% | 32,562 |
 Tinker | 54.82% | 17,881 |
 Largo | 54.67% | 10,925 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.62% | 31,499 |
Ancient Apparition struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 41.78% | 40,734 |
 Phantom Lancer | 43.66% | 32,807 |
 Wraith King | 44.09% | 60,753 |
 Lone Druid | 45.19% | 9,953 |
 Riki | 45.75% | 24,295 |
 Meepo | 46.07% | 12,698 |
 Night Stalker | 46.24% | 31,412 |
 Phoenix | 46.55% | 28,865 |
 Naga Siren | 46.59% | 10,769 |
 Tidehunter | 46.82% | 51,576 |