How Ancient Apparition and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Warlock win 51.39% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,209 matches.
Putting these two supports on the same team often creates a greedy laning stage. Both Ancient Apparition and Warlock are looking for levels to unlock their powerful teamfight ultimates, and neither provides strong early aggression or lockdown. While a Chaotic Offering stun can set up an easier Ice Blast, the core abilities don't amplify each other in a special way. Fatal Bonds damage isn't made better by the healing block, and the healing block doesn't need Fatal Bonds to be effective. They're two strong spells happening near each other, not working together.
As a result, the game plan becomes very one-dimensional. You have to survive a potentially weak early game in the hopes of winning mid-game teamfights with your two big spells. A successful combo can certainly win a fight, but the lineup struggles to create its own opportunities. Without reliable catch, mobile enemy teams can often split the map, avoid direct confrontation, and pick off your cores. Your success relies on the enemy playing into your slow, telegraphed strength instead of you controlling the game's tempo.
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 | 57.49% | 207 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.14% | 583 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.60% | 318 |
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 | 51.39% | ▲ +2.6pp | 3,209 |
| 7.41d | 48.82% | ▲ +0.5pp | 36,759 |
| 7.41c | 48.37% | ▲ +0.0pp | 15,695 |
| 7.41b | 48.36% | — | 18,528 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.