How Ancient Apparition and Dragon Knight perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Dragon Knight win 53.58% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,102 matches.
Trying to secure a kill in the mid-game, Dragon Knight can provide the perfect setup for Ancient Apparition. Dragon Tail is an instant, reliable stun, which guarantees that Cold Feet will have enough time to freeze the enemy in place. This gives the pair a simple and effective ganking combo that's hard to mess up. Ancient Apparition can also place an Ice Vortex on the target, which gives a minor boost to Dragon Knight’s Breathe Fire and early ultimate damage. The core of the partnership is this straightforward stun setup, allowing them to reliably remove one hero from a fight.
Across the game, Dragon Knight acts as the durable frontline presence, pushing towers and soaking up damage. Ancient Apparition supports these pushes from a safe distance, ready to cast Ice Blast over any teamfight that breaks out. The anti-healing from Ice Blast is generically powerful with a tanky hero like DK who can stay in the fight for a long time. However, beyond the initial stun combo, their kits don't build on each other much. Dragon Knight transitions into a physical damage dealer, making Ice Vortex less relevant later on. The synergy is functional but not deep, leading to a very average pairing.
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 | 54.64% | 302 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.19% | 684 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.73% | 415 |
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 | 53.58% | ▲ +1.7pp | 4,102 |
| 7.41d | 51.87% | ▲ +1.8pp | 43,098 |
| 7.41c | 50.12% | ▲ +0.9pp | 18,647 |
| 7.41b | 49.23% | — | 20,851 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.