Ancient Apparition Counters (7.41e)
Who counters Ancient Apparition in Dota 2 7.41e? The heroes Ancient Apparition beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from 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 — Huskar, whose entire kit is healing, simply dies to Ice Blast's anti-heal. He also beats immobile casters like Timbersaw and Gyrocopter. AA is countered by illusions and scalers his single nuke can't handle: Spectre, Phantom Lancer and Wraith King 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.
In Dota 2 7.41e, the heroes that counter Ancient Apparition hardest are Arc Warden, Broodmother and Lycan — Ancient Apparition wins only 39.7%, 41.2% and 42.3% of ranked matches against them.
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Ancient Apparition is strong against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Huskar | 62.50% | 176 |
 Troll Warlord | 60.31% | 131 |
 Faceless Void | 59.95% | 377 |
 Clockwerk | 59.74% | 154 |
 Sand King | 57.59% | 158 |
 Storm Spirit | 57.31% | 335 |
 Jakiro | 57.11% | 429 |
 Morphling | 57.05% | 156 |
 Treant Protector | 56.97% | 165 |
 Centaur Warrunner | 56.90% | 348 |
 Necrophos | 56.76% | 703 |
 Monkey King | 56.70% | 224 |
 Chen | 55.52% | 11,238 |
 Largo | 54.56% | 30,458 |
Ancient Apparition struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Visage | 47.56% | 26,685 |
 Naga Siren | 47.58% | 35,513 |
 Arc Warden | 39.67% | 184 |
 Broodmother | 41.18% | 119 |
 Lycan | 42.31% | 104 |
 Chaos Knight | 43.32% | 217 |
 Riki | 43.61% | 266 |
 Techies | 43.83% | 413 |
 Spectre | 44.50% | 609 |
 Clinkz | 44.54% | 229 |
 Nyx Assassin | 45.51% | 323 |
 Wraith King | 45.90% | 634 |
 Night Stalker | 46.15% | 390 |
 Pugna | 46.38% | 207 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Ancient Apparition in Dota 2?
- Arc Warden, Broodmother and Lycan are Ancient Apparition's toughest matchups in patch 7.41e: Ancient Apparition's win rate drops to 39.7% against Arc Warden, 41.2% against Broodmother and 42.3% against Lycan.
- Who is Ancient Apparition strong against?
- Ancient Apparition performs best against Huskar (62.5% win rate), Troll Warlord (60.3%) and Faceless Void (60.0%) in patch 7.41e.
- Is Ancient Apparition good in the current patch?
- Ancient Apparition wins 51.2% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41e, with a 6.7% pick rate — ranking #42 of 127 heroes by win rate.
Data updated Aug 8, 2026.