How Ancient Apparition and Brewmaster perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Brewmaster win 53.36% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,486 matches.
Seeing Brewmaster use Primal Split often looks like the perfect setup for a big Ice Blast. The chaos from the spirits can make it easier for Ancient Apparition to land his ultimate across the enemy team. The issue is that the two heroes' goals can diverge after that point. Brewmaster is often trying to use his spirits to isolate and burst down a single, fragile target. Ancient Apparition's ultimate is usually better when it hits durable front-liners to shut down their healing. While both contribute to the fight, their primary objectives don't always align, meaning they don't consistently amplify each other's impact.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 54.50% | 200 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.31% | 161 |
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 | 53.36% | ▲ +1.0pp | 1,486 |
| 7.41d | 52.33% | ▲ +0.5pp | 14,350 |
| 7.41c | 51.80% | ▲ +1.8pp | 6,031 |
| 7.41b | 50.01% | — | 6,119 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.