How Ancient Apparition and Sniper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Sniper win 51.41% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 16,928 matches.
Trying to retreat from this duo can be a real problem for the enemy. Ancient Apparition's Ice Vortex and Sniper's Shrapnel can create a massive zone of slowing effects, holding targets in place for follow-up attacks. The global presence of Ice Blast also sets up easy kills for Sniper's Assassinate, allowing them to pick off low-health heroes from anywhere on the map. On paper, their ability to combine long-range spells to control and finish enemies from a safe distance provides a clear game plan.
The shared weakness, however, is a complete lack of durability and escape. Both Ancient Apparition and Sniper are glass cannons who die instantly if an enemy gets on top of them. Neither hero offers the other much protection; Cold Feet is an unreliable stun, and Sniper offers no peel at all. This means the success of the pair depends heavily on having a strong, durable frontline to create space and absorb initiation. If the enemy team drafts to dive the backline, both heroes will struggle to stay alive long enough to have an impact.
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 | 54.50% | 1,066 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.41% | 2,618 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.73% | 1,713 |
| Divine & Immortal | 44.60% | 287 |
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 | 51.41% | ▲ +0.9pp | 16,928 |
| 7.41d | 50.49% | ▼ -0.5pp | 187,564 |
| 7.41c | 51.04% | ▲ +2.6pp | 78,209 |
| 7.41b | 48.40% | — | 76,334 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.