How Ancient Apparition and Io perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ancient Apparition and Io win 49.75% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,428 matches.
Setting up a global gank with Relocate can be a good way to land a clean Ice Blast. Io brings an ally in, they provide the stun, and Ancient Apparition can contribute the kill shot from anywhere on the map. This gives the pair some decent pickoff potential on isolated heroes. Outside of that specific interaction, however, their kits don't offer much to each other. Io is focused on enabling a single core with Tether's buffs and healing, while Ancient Apparition plays a separate role from the backline, looking for his own setup. They don't actively get in each other's way, but they don't consistently amplify one another's strengths either.
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 | 47.95% | 146 |
| Crusader & Archon | 50.76% | 459 |
| Legend & Ancient | 43.73% | 343 |
| Divine & Immortal | 48.33% | 120 |
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 | 49.75% | ▼ -1.1pp | 2,428 |
| 7.41d | 50.85% | ▲ +0.8pp | 22,051 |
| 7.41c | 50.04% | ▼ -0.4pp | 8,284 |
| 7.41b | 50.48% | — | 8,823 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.