Lycan — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Banehallow, Wolf
Lycan in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Lycan's team wins 55.9%; in games of 47+ minutes, 44.4% (−11.5 pp, #126 of 127 by late-game edge; 19% of Lycan games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Lycan by rank bracket
Lycan is strongest in Divine & Immortal games, winning 55.91% (#3 of 127 heroes), but drops to 48.06% (#78) in Herald & Guardian.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #78 of 126 | 48.06% | 1.29% | 489 |
| Crusader & Archon | #54 of 127 | 50.40% | 1.18% | 1,885 |
| Legend & Ancient | #25 of 127 | 51.84% | 1.21% | 2,502 |
| Divine & Immortal | #3 of 127 | 55.91% | 1.69% | 1,032 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Lycan win rate by patch
Lycan is winning 49.20% of 394,076 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, up 0.8pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 49.20% | ▲ +0.8pp | 1.55% | 394,076 |
| 7.41e | 48.44% | ▼ -0.2pp | 1.41% | 418,937 |
| 7.41d | 48.62% | ▼ -1.2pp | 1.50% | 445,802 |
| 7.41c | 49.80% | ▲ +1.2pp | 1.80% | 247,383 |
| 7.41b | 48.60% | ▲ +0.3pp | 1.40% | 197,820 |
| 7.41a | 48.30% | — | 1.26% | 72,311 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Lycan counters & matchups
Lycan is a push-snowball carry whose summoned wolves and Shapeshift speed-boost let him take towers fast and run down isolated heroes. He's strong into immobile, low-clear heroes who can't stop his early push: Elder Titan, Timbersaw and Treant Protector get out-pushed and out-paced. Lycan is countered by sustain and summon-swarm answers: Necrophos out-heals his damage, Naga Siren Songs his pack and clears wolves, and Crystal Maiden or Meepo shut down his tempo. Draft tip: Lycan is a top-tier early-push pick into slow, low-clear drafts; he's countered hard by AoE clear, sustain, and Naga/CM control.
Strong against
 Shadow Demon | 56.99% | 5,840 |
 Chen | 54.99% | 1,533 |
 Shadow Fiend | 54.30% | 22,075 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.09% | 18,672 |
 Batrider | 53.99% | 4,214 |
 Puck | 53.86% | 7,369 |
 Treant Protector | 53.54% | 6,334 |
 Arc Warden | 53.49% | 11,674 |
Struggles against
 Phantom Lancer | 43.26% | 25,989 |
 Necrophos | 44.76% | 27,156 |
 Earthshaker | 44.81% | 29,173 |
 Spirit Breaker | 44.83% | 28,903 |
 Troll Warlord | 44.97% | 8,693 |
 Crystal Maiden | 44.99% | 24,394 |
 Sven | 45.29% | 21,769 |
 Dragon Knight | 45.49% | 22,980 |
Lycan synergies
Lycan wants to push fast and overwhelm before the enemy groups — he pairs incredibly well with AoE setup and other summons. His best partner by far is Dark Seer: Vacuum + Wall + Ion Shell turns Lycan's wolf rush into an unstoppable siege. Chen doubles the summon push, while Clockwerk and Naga Siren provide the pickoffs and control to snowball his early lead. Give Lycan an AoE/summon partner and his early push ends games.
Best teammates
 Wraith King | 53.49% | 11,513 |
| Dragon Knight | 53.04% | 12,052 |
 Lich | 52.84% | 17,919 |
| Sven | 52.75% | 19,915 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 52.17% | 16,775 |
 Chaos Knight | 52.07% | 5,650 |
 Disruptor | 51.97% | 13,448 |
 Nyx Assassin | 51.82% | 14,167 |
Data updated Nov 7, 2026.