How Ancient Apparition and Shadow Shaman perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
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.
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.
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 | 52.38% | 420 |
| Crusader & Archon | 54.39% | 1,037 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.90% | 690 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.86% | 140 |
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 | 56.20% | ▲ +2.2pp | 879 |
| 7.41d | 54.02% | ▲ +0.2pp | 76,387 |
| 7.41c | 53.81% | ▲ +1.1pp | 36,393 |
| 7.41b | 52.74% | — | 39,053 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.