How Ancient Apparition and Medusa perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Medusa win 50.86% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,388 matches.
Fighting into Medusa late game means preparing to withstand constant, area-wide damage. Teams often rely on healing and lifesteal to out-sustain her attacks while they chew through her Mana Shield. Ancient Apparition’s Ice Blast removes that option completely. With all regeneration stopped, any damage taken becomes permanent for the fight’s duration. This puts immense pressure on anyone taking Split Shot damage, as they can't be topped up and are threatened by the shatter kill if they get low.
The pairing really only comes online once Medusa has her core items and can anchor a teamfight. Earlier on, they offer each other very little support. In late-game fights, however, Medusa creates the exact static, drawn-out battle that Ancient Apparition wants to see. Her Stone Gaze can hold enemies in place for a perfect ultimate, leaving them with a difficult choice: try to burst a tanky target without any healing, or abandon the objective and retreat from the fight.
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 | 45.81% | 179 |
| Crusader & Archon | 48.23% | 508 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.11% | 347 |
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 | 50.86% | ▼ -1.3pp | 3,388 |
| 7.41d | 52.16% | ▲ +0.5pp | 37,056 |
| 7.41c | 51.70% | ▲ +0.1pp | 17,084 |
| 7.41b | 51.62% | — | 19,109 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.