How Ancient Apparition and Grimstroke perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Grimstroke win 50.48% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,926 matches.
Playing against this duo can feel threatening, since the threat of a Soulbind into a double Cold Feet stun is always there. Later, an Ice Blast hitting two leashed targets is often enough to win a fight on its own. The problem is that both Ancient Apparition and Grimstroke need setup for their strongest spells to land reliably. Their abilities can feel a bit redundant, with both heroes offering slows and sustained magic damage but little in the way of instant lockdown. Without a third hero to initiate, they can struggle to apply their powerful combinations, leaving them vulnerable and their plans easy to disrupt. This makes their performance together less consistent than it might seem.
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 | 51.09% | 137 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.27% | 374 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.73% | 343 |
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 | 50.48% | ▼ -0.5pp | 2,926 |
| 7.41d | 51.00% | ▲ +1.8pp | 31,093 |
| 7.41c | 49.19% | ▼ -0.7pp | 12,004 |
| 7.41b | 49.93% | — | 11,789 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.