How Abaddon and Ancient Apparition perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Abaddon and Ancient Apparition win 52.59% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,913 matches.
Teamfights often see Abaddon running deep into enemy lines, drawing attention and applying Curse of Avernus. This pressure can create the opening Ancient Apparition needs to land a Cold Feet or place an effective Ice Vortex from safety. The Vortex, in turn, slightly boosts the magic damage from Aphotic Shield’s explosion when Abaddon is in the middle of things. Chilling Touch can also be cast on Abaddon to give his chase a bit more bite. These interactions are helpful but incidental; neither hero fundamentally changes what the other wants to do. Their kits simply don't have a special hook-up, leading to a partnership that functions but rarely feels like a specific, game-winning combination.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 53.05% | 213 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.21% | 478 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.61% | 326 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 52.59% | ▲ +0.9pp | 2,913 |
| 7.41d | 51.72% | ▲ +1.7pp | 36,436 |
| 7.41c | 49.98% | ▲ +0.8pp | 11,427 |
| 7.41b | 49.20% | — | 12,249 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.