How Ancient Apparition and Drow Ranger perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Drow Ranger win 46.78% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 12,986 matches.
Setting up kills with an Ice Blast is always good, and it denies healing that might otherwise let an enemy escape from Drow Ranger's damage. The slows from Ice Vortex and Frost Arrows can also stack, making it a bit easier for Ancient Apparition to land a full-duration Cold Feet. The main problem is that their kits don't amplify each other effectively. Drow deals almost exclusively physical damage, so she gets very little benefit from the magic resistance reduction of Ice Vortex. They provide some similar tools, but without much real synergy between their core damage-dealing abilities.
This lane and mid-game can feel a bit awkward. Ancient Apparition doesn't provide the reliable, instant peel that a fragile hero like Drow Ranger often needs to survive ganks and initiations. Both heroes want to position themselves way in the back during a teamfight, which can create a composition that is very easy to run over. If your team doesn't draft a durable frontline to play around, both AA and Drow will have a hard time contributing. The combo relies heavily on the other three heroes to create the space and protection they both need.
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 | 48.50% | 767 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.03% | 1,899 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.96% | 1,251 |
| Divine & Immortal | 43.54% | 294 |
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 | 46.78% | ▼ -3.8pp | 12,986 |
| 7.41d | 50.60% | ▲ +1.6pp | 154,988 |
| 7.41c | 49.02% | ▲ +0.5pp | 59,259 |
| 7.41b | 48.54% | — | 51,329 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.