How Ancient Apparition and Clinkz perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Clinkz win 50.93% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,263 matches.
Trying to secure pickoffs across the map feels a bit more reliable with this pairing. When Clinkz finds a target, a well-timed Ice Blast from Ancient Apparition can stop any last-second heals or lifesteal from turning the gank. This makes it harder for enemies to be saved by their teammates' support items. The slow from Ice Vortex also offers a bit of extra lockdown, helping Clinkz stay on top of a fleeing enemy. These tools can sometimes make the difference in whether a solo gank attempt succeeds or fails.
The heroes' overall game plans don't always align, however. Clinkz is often hunting alone, looking for quick solo kills where his burst damage is enough on its own. Ancient Apparition, meanwhile, gets maximum value from hitting multiple heroes with his ultimate during a full-scale teamfight, which isn't where Clinkz typically wants to be. While Ancient Apparition can occasionally provide a useful global assist, the two heroes are often operating independently. They don't get in each other's way, but they don't create a cohesive strategy either.
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 | 53.26% | 291 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.51% | 629 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.17% | 418 |
| Divine & Immortal | 42.48% | 113 |
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 | 50.93% | ▲ +0.7pp | 4,263 |
| 7.41d | 50.25% | ▼ -0.5pp | 47,178 |
| 7.41c | 50.72% | ▲ +0.3pp | 20,769 |
| 7.41b | 50.38% | — | 23,856 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.