Lycan — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Banehallow, Wolf
Lycan (Banehallow, Wolf) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Lycan counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
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 (62.8%), Timbersaw (58.6%) and Treant Protector (57.2%) get out-pushed and out-paced. Lycan is countered by sustain and summon-swarm answers: Necrophos (41.1%) out-heals his damage, Naga Siren (41.8%) Songs his pack and clears wolves, and Crystal Maiden (42.3%) / Meepo (42.4%) 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Elder Titan | 62.81% | 2,444 |
 Timbersaw | 58.60% | 3,452 |
 Treant Protector | 57.20% | 3,161 |
 Bane | 56.74% | 3,486 |
 Largo | 56.57% | 3,767 |
 Arc Warden | 56.54% | 4,303 |
 Templar Assassin | 55.04% | 5,498 |
 Brewmaster | 53.82% | 3,627 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Necrophos | 41.09% | 9,264 |
 Naga Siren | 41.78% | 2,853 |
 Crystal Maiden | 42.27% | 7,492 |
 Meepo | 42.38% | 3,039 |
 Phantom Lancer | 43.03% | 6,524 |
 Phoenix | 43.09% | 4,853 |
 Spirit Breaker | 43.32% | 11,763 |
 Axe | 43.41% | 11,811 |
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 (61.6%): Vacuum + Wall + Ion Shell turns Lycan's wolf rush into an unstoppable siege. Chen (60.2%) doubles the summon push, while Clockwerk (57.3%) and Naga Siren (56.0%) provide the pickoffs and control to snowball his early lead. Give Lycan an AoE/summon partner and his 15-minute push ends games.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Dark Seer | 61.56% | 1,907 |
 Chen | 60.25% | 1,434 |
 Clockwerk | 57.33% | 3,272 |
| Naga Siren | 55.95% | 3,103 |
 Dawnbreaker | 55.67% | 4,444 |
 Medusa | 55.44% | 3,795 |
 Centaur Warrunner | 54.93% | 4,639 |
 Enchantress | 54.69% | 4,145 |