How Ancient Apparition and Muerta perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Muerta win 48.89% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,062 matches.
Trying to land a Cold Feet stun can be frustrating when Muerta's Dead Shot fears the target in a random direction, breaking the tether. This control conflict defines the partnership. While Ancient Apparition’s Ice Vortex does boost the magic damage from Muerta’s Pierce the Veil, the setup is unreliable. Their abilities don't stack cleanly to guarantee a kill and can sometimes work against each other, allowing slippery targets to escape what should be a deadly combo.
Across the game, this duo often feels like it's missing a key piece. They have plenty of damage but lack the instant, hard lockdown needed to secure it, forcing them to rely on another teammate for the initial catch. Without a strong initiator, Muerta and Ancient Apparition can struggle to bring down mobile cores who can disjoint their spells or simply run away. A well-placed Ice Blast is always valuable for finishing fights, but the initial engagement is often awkward since neither hero can fully enable the other's ideal setup.
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 | 47.78% | 180 |
| Crusader & Archon | 44.96% | 427 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.34% | 323 |
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 | 48.89% | ▲ +1.7pp | 3,062 |
| 7.41d | 47.15% | ▲ +0.2pp | 41,061 |
| 7.41c | 46.99% | ▼ -1.4pp | 21,311 |
| 7.41b | 48.35% | — | 23,199 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.