How Ancient Apparition and Dark Seer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Dark Seer win 49.44% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,508 matches.
Securing an early advantage with this duo often feels disjointed. Both heroes need levels to be effective, and their laning phases don't naturally create pressure for one another. In teamfights, the timing can be tricky; Dark Seer's Vacuum pulls enemies together for a very short duration, making it a difficult window for Ancient Apparition to land a multi-hero Ice Blast. While Ice Vortex can amplify the damage from a Surged ally with Ion Shell, the heroes' main goals can conflict. Dark Seer wants to blow enemies up with a quick Wall of Replica combo, which can make Ice Blast's long-duration heal prevention feel redundant if the initial burst succeeds.
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 | 43.86% | 114 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.49% | 297 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.68% | 308 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.60% | 125 |
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 | 49.44% | ▼ -0.9pp | 2,508 |
| 7.41d | 50.29% | ▲ +1.1pp | 23,537 |
| 7.41c | 49.17% | ▼ -0.2pp | 7,384 |
| 7.41b | 49.36% | — | 7,165 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.