How Ancient Apparition and Razor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Razor win 51.76% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 5,286 matches.
Running at a single target with Static Link can feel disconnected from what Ancient Apparition wants to do. Razor’s goal is to drain a key hero, forcing them to run. This directly conflicts with setting up a stun from Cold Feet, which requires the target to stay put. While an Ice Vortex slow helps Razor stick to his target, the duo lacks the reliable lockdown needed to guarantee a full channel. The main value comes from Ice Blast, which makes Razor's damage permanent by shutting down enemy healing and lifesteal. This prevents durable cores from simply sustaining through his pressure.
In teamfights, this pairing is inconsistent. Razor tries to find a target to drain, but without help, he can be kited. Ancient Apparition provides global pressure with his ultimate, but offers little to actually help Razor connect. Their success often depends on the enemy draft. Against immobile heroes, the slows might be enough to secure kills. Against heroes with escapes, however, Razor and Ancient Apparition will struggle to have an impact, as their individual plans don't combine into a cohesive whole.
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 | 54.63% | 335 |
| Crusader & Archon | 51.90% | 817 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.62% | 532 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.17% | 116 |
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 | 51.76% | ▲ +0.7pp | 5,286 |
| 7.41d | 51.02% | ▲ +1.1pp | 53,640 |
| 7.41c | 49.88% | ▲ +1.6pp | 19,916 |
| 7.41b | 48.28% | — | 23,961 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.