How Ancient Apparition and Spectre perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Spectre win 54.37% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,280 matches.
Securing kills anywhere on the map lets Spectre take over completely. Ancient Apparition provides the perfect setup for her global aggression. Once both ultimates are online, Haunt can start a fight that Ice Blast finishes from across the map. The healing prevention from Ice Blast is crucial, as it stops enemies from turning on a lone Spectre illusion and ensures that once a target is chosen, they have few ways to survive the focused damage and eventual shatter.
This dynamic forces the enemy team to group up much earlier than they would prefer, conceding large areas of the map for Spectre to farm freely. Her accelerated item progression means she can often win fights even without the perfect Ice Blast setup. The opposing team has to commit to five-man pressure to try and end the game early, or risk getting picked off one by one while trying to find their own space. It is a difficult position to be in.
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 | 57.85% | 503 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.76% | 1,436 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.35% | 999 |
| Divine & Immortal | 49.64% | 274 |
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 | 54.37% | ▼ -2.7pp | 1,280 |
| 7.41d | 57.10% | ▲ +0.2pp | 107,322 |
| 7.41c | 56.94% | ▲ +1.3pp | 43,423 |
| 7.41b | 55.67% | — | 42,719 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.