Ancient Apparition

How Ancient Apparition is doing in ranked games, and what works with it and against it.

Patch 7.41fRanked games from

Ancient Apparition wins 51.5% of ranked All Pick games, over 258,309 games. About the same as the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's
Win rate51.5%
Games258,309
Most played asHard support · 57%

Win rate by rank

Ranked All Pick, last full week, smoothed so small samples sit closer to 50%.

  • HeraldHerald52.4%4,935
  • GuardianGuardian52.1%20,702
  • CrusaderCrusader52.0%38,934
  • ArchonArchon51.8%59,699
  • LegendLegend51.4%68,553
  • AncientAncient51.0%41,452
  • DivineDivine50.3%17,888
  • ImmortalImmortal50.0%6,146

Where it's played

Share of its games in each position, and its win rate there.

  • Carry0% of games41.6%366
  • Mid6% of games49.0%6,071
  • Offlane1% of games45.5%618
  • Soft support36% of games51.7%39,932
  • Hard support57% of games52.1%62,898

Matchups

Measured against what both heroes' overall strength predicts, so a strong hero doesn't top every list.

Good against

Ancient Apparition beats these heroes more often than expected.

  1. Necrophos4.6 pts better than expected
    54.6%8,875
  2. Huskar4.1 pts better than expected
    59.7%2,186
  3. Io4.1 pts better than expected
    55.0%2,881
  4. Slark3.9 pts better than expected
    55.1%8,613
  5. Morphling3.4 pts better than expected
    56.6%1,410
  6. Bristleback3.2 pts better than expected
    55.4%3,879
  7. Omniknight3.1 pts better than expected
    52.8%1,374
  8. Troll Warlord2.9 pts better than expected
    52.2%1,480

Countered by

These heroes beat Ancient Apparition more often than expected.

  1. Lycan6.1 pts better than expected
    53.9%863
  2. Brewmaster4.5 pts better than expected
    54.1%1,548
  3. Lone Druid4.1 pts better than expected
    52.5%1,747
  4. Medusa3.5 pts better than expected
    51.4%2,363
  5. Arc Warden3.4 pts better than expected
    55.1%2,799
  6. Visage3.4 pts better than expected
    56.1%972
  7. Phantom Lancer3.0 pts better than expected
    55.4%8,148
  8. Techies2.9 pts better than expected
    53.1%2,572
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Teammates

Teams with both heroes, against what each one's strength predicts.

Best with

Ancient Apparition wins more than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Meepo3.7 pts better than expected
    59.0%877
  2. Clockwerk3.7 pts better than expected
    51.9%1,156
  3. Puck3.3 pts better than expected
    51.6%1,716
  4. Medusa3.0 pts better than expected
    52.9%1,702
  5. Wraith King2.6 pts better than expected
    58.5%9,849
  6. Enchantress2.5 pts better than expected
    50.5%947
  7. Tiny2.1 pts better than expected
    47.1%2,561
  8. Techies2.1 pts better than expected
    54.3%1,592

Worst with

Ancient Apparition wins less than expected next to these heroes.

  1. Batrider4.9 pts worse than expected
    40.0%377
  2. Visage4.6 pts worse than expected
    50.0%747
  3. Elder Titan3.1 pts worse than expected
    49.0%374
  4. Muerta2.9 pts worse than expected
    45.6%1,482
  5. Brewmaster2.5 pts worse than expected
    49.1%1,373
  6. Doom2.4 pts worse than expected
    46.3%3,762
  7. Largo2.3 pts worse than expected
    47.0%687
  8. Bounty Hunter2.2 pts worse than expected
    51.4%2,691

Items

What Ancient Apparition players buy, how often, and how those games go.

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

  • TangoTango90%
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade56%
  • Iron BranchIron Branch52%
  • Magic StickMagic Stick48%
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward39%
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards32%
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire22%
  • ClarityClarity20%

Boots

Share of games buying each, the average time, and the win rate.

  • Arcane BootsArcane Boots67% of games · on average at 12:0152.0%89,383
  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed32% of games · on average at 6:1450.6%43,556
  • Tranquil BootsTranquil Boots21% of games · on average at 9:0350.6%27,880
  • Power TreadsPower Treads8% of games · on average at 14:1047.6%10,532

Core items

Items of 1,400 gold or more. The time is the median first purchase; the two win rates split those games at that minute.

  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape41% of games · usually at 24:00By 24:00: 55.8%Later: 50.2%53.0%55,071
  • Force StaffForce Staff31% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 54.5%Later: 54.2%54.4%41,205
  • Rod of AtosRod of Atos27% of games · usually at 23:00By 23:00: 56.5%Later: 55.4%56.0%35,792
  • Aghanim's ScepterAghanim's Scepter23% of games · usually at 34:00By 34:00: 57.3%Later: 57.9%57.6%30,823
  • Eul's Scepter of DivinityEul's Scepter of Divinity23% of games · usually at 29:00By 29:00: 56.6%Later: 58.7%57.6%30,533
  • Aghanim's ShardAghanim's Shard22% of games · usually at 23:00By 23:00: 53.8%Later: 51.0%52.4%28,996
  • Oblivion StaffOblivion Staff11% of games · usually at 23:00By 23:00: 50.7%Later: 54.7%52.7%15,269
  • Dragon LanceDragon Lance11% of games · usually at 35:00By 35:00: 55.6%Later: 57.0%56.4%15,058
  • KayaKaya10% of games · usually at 32:00By 32:00: 59.6%Later: 60.3%60.0%14,067
  • Witch BladeWitch Blade10% of games · usually at 24:00By 24:00: 51.2%Later: 54.8%53.0%13,195

Talents

Each level's two options: how often each is picked over the other, and its win rate.

  1. 450 AoE Cold Feet58% picked · 61.6% won+4% Ice Blast Kill Threshold42% picked · 63.2% wonLevel 25
  2. +4s Ice Blast Frostbitten Duration65% picked · 62.3% won+100 Chilling Touch Damage35% picked · 59.0% wonLevel 20
  3. -2s Ice Vortex Cooldown100% picked · 55.6% wonLevel 15
  4. +300 Chilling Touch Attack Range100% picked · 50.8% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

  1. Oct 1, 202651.5%258,401
  2. Sep 24, 202651.4%235,775
  3. Sep 17, 202651.4%246,557
  4. Sep 10, 202651.6%150,068
  5. Sep 3, 202651.8%193,386
  6. Aug 27, 202651.8%251,461
  7. Aug 20, 202651.8%228,597
  8. Aug 13, 202652.0%245,610

Ancient Apparition in short

The quick version of this page, from the last full week of ranked games.

What is Ancient Apparition's win rate?

51.5% in ranked All Pick games, over 258,309 games. About the same as the week before.

What counters Ancient Apparition?

Lycan, Brewmaster, and Lone Druid beat Ancient Apparition more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Lycan: 6.1 pts better than expected, over 863 games.

Which heroes is Ancient Apparition good against?

Ancient Apparition beats Necrophos, Huskar, and Io more often than expected. The clearest is Necrophos: 4.6 pts better than expected, over 8,875 games.

What position is Ancient Apparition played in?

Mostly hard support (57% of its games), then soft support (36%). See the best hard support heroes

What should I build on Ancient Apparition?

Most games start with Tango, Blood Grenade, and Iron Branch. The usual boots are Arcane Boots and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Glimmer Cape, Force Staff, Rod of Atos, and Aghanim's Scepter.

How we read this

Every number here is our analysis of STRATZ's game counts for the last full week of ranked games: win rates are smoothed toward what's expected, matchups and teammates are compared with both heroes' overall strength, and item timings come from first purchases. STRATZ's own scores aren't used.

Data from STRATZ