How Ancient Apparition and Earthshaker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Earthshaker win 52.69% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 11,195 matches.
Facing this combination can feel threatening. A big Echo Slam into an Ice Blast shatter seems like a fight-winning play, and sometimes it is. The difficulty lies in the execution. For the combo to work, Earthshaker needs to find a good initiation, while Ancient Apparition has to be in position to fire his ultimate from a safe distance. Their abilities can occasionally work against each other; a Fissure can create a wall that blocks a clean Ice Blast path, or the stuns might not last long enough for the projectile to travel and connect with the clumped-up enemies.
This makes their teamfight impact very conditional. The duo relies on finding that perfect moment, but opponents will adapt by spreading out to minimize the effect of Echo Slam. This makes the Ice Blast less valuable as well. Enemies will also try to jump on Ancient Apparition to prevent him from casting his ultimate, or they might try to bait out Earthshaker's Blink Dagger initiation and then turn on him. The plan is powerful, but it’s fragile and relies on a single moment of coordination that can be difficult to achieve against a prepared team.
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 | 49.44% | 536 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.04% | 1,412 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.79% | 1,325 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.48% | 371 |
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 | 52.69% | ▲ +1.8pp | 11,195 |
| 7.41d | 50.90% | ▲ +1.1pp | 108,537 |
| 7.41c | 49.80% | ▲ +0.5pp | 41,410 |
| 7.41b | 49.26% | — | 46,125 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.