How Ancient Apparition and Nature's Prophet perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Nature's Prophet win 47.27% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 622 matches.
Trying to set up a teamfight with this pair feels disjointed. Ancient Apparition wants his team grouped up so he can apply Ice Vortex and find a good multi-hero Ice Blast. He needs a reliable frontline and lockdown to help him land Cold Feet. Nature's Prophet, however, excels at splitting the map, creating pressure with his treants, and forcing enemies to respond to him. His Sprout is a clumsy setup tool for AA, often just blocking vision and pathways rather than locking a target down in the open for an easy stun.
As a result, the game plan often feels split. While Nature's Prophet is pushing a side lane, Ancient Apparition can be left in a vulnerable four-man squad that lacks the initiation or durability needed to contest objectives. By the time Prophet can Teleport into a fight, the enemy has likely already collapsed on the unsupported AA. The two global ultimates don't compensate for the fact that these heroes want to be in different places on the map, leading to a team that struggles to fight on its own terms.
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 | 43.87% | 326 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.31% | 761 |
| Legend & Ancient | 42.11% | 513 |
| Divine & Immortal | 41.67% | 144 |
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 | 47.27% | ▲ +3.1pp | 622 |
| 7.41d | 44.14% | ▼ -0.5pp | 63,282 |
| 7.41c | 44.68% | ▲ +0.7pp | 25,965 |
| 7.41b | 44.00% | — | 25,278 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.