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Ancient Apparition + Shadow Shaman

How Ancient Apparition and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.

As teammates
Together 56.20%
Win rate when Ancient Apparition and Shadow Shaman are on the same team, over 879 ranked matches (7.41e).

In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Shadow Shaman win 56.20% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 879 matches.

Why this works

Controlling the map and taking objectives becomes much more straightforward with this lineup. Shadow Shaman offers some of the longest and most reliable lockdown in the game between Shackles and Hex. This extended disable gives Ancient Apparition all the time in the world to land a perfect Cold Feet stun. Following that up with Ice Blast makes it almost impossible for the target to survive, as they're held in place for the shatter and all incoming healing is disabled. This single-target deletion is fantastic for picking off a key hero before a fight, letting your team secure Roshan or push a tower with a man advantage.

Ancient Apparition + Shadow Shaman by rank

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.

RankTeam win rateMatches
Herald & Guardian52.38%420
Crusader & Archon54.39%1,037
Legend & Ancient52.90%690
Divine & Immortal57.86%140

Ancient Apparition + Shadow Shaman across patches

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.

PatchTeam win rateChangeMatches
7.41e 56.20%▲ +2.2pp879
7.41d 54.02%▲ +0.2pp76,387
7.41c 53.81%▲ +1.1pp36,393
7.41b 52.74%39,053

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Frequently asked questions

Do Ancient Apparition and Shadow Shaman work well together in Dota 2?
As teammates, Ancient Apparition and Shadow Shaman win 56.20% of ranked matches in patch 7.41e (879 matches) — above the 50% baseline for a duo.
How many matches back the Ancient Apparition + Shadow Shaman number?
879 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily.

Data updated Aug 11, 2026.