How Ancient Apparition and Lina perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Lina win 50.74% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 14,659 matches.
Trying to burst a target with this duo can feel a bit redundant. On paper, Ancient Apparition's Ice Vortex should amplify Lina's magical output, and Cold Feet could set up her Light Strike Array. In practice, Laguna Blade often delivers enough damage to kill a hero outright, making the setup feel unnecessary and the shatter from Ice Blast less relevant on that specific target. The stun combination itself isn't a guarantee either; both spells have delays, giving opponents a window to react with defensive items or movement spells. The combo works, but it's less reliable than what either hero could get from other partners.
Across the game, this pairing reveals some shared weaknesses. Both Lina and Ancient Apparition are fragile heroes who need to maintain distance to be effective. This can lead to drafts that are very susceptible to aggressive, diving lineups, as neither hero is great at saving the other. In lane, Ancient Apparition doesn't provide the strong lockdown or peel that helps Lina dominate. Instead, they both want to play from the same safe space in the back of a fight, which can make positioning difficult when the enemy decides to run at them.
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 | 51.83% | 710 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.05% | 2,052 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.40% | 1,756 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.06% | 477 |
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 | 50.74% | ▲ +0.8pp | 14,659 |
| 7.41d | 49.97% | ▲ +1.1pp | 123,750 |
| 7.41c | 48.89% | ▲ +1.9pp | 44,224 |
| 7.41b | 46.99% | — | 44,933 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.