Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
Favored
Bristleback 53.50%
Bristleback53.50%
Lycan46.50%
Over 5,361 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Bristleback wins the Bristleback vs Lycan matchup: Bristleback beats Lycan in 53.50% of 5,361 ranked matches.
How this matchup plays
Trying to swarm Bristleback with wolves and summons often backfires. All that sustained damage from multiple units helps him stack up Quill Spray damage across Lycan's entire army. He can't be burst down, and once he turns, the chase is a losing fight for Lycan and his pack as they get kited by Viscous Nasal Goo. It's strange because they work so well together, but against each other Lycan fuels Bristleback's whole game plan.
Bristleback vs Lycan by rank
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Bristleback's win rate against Lycan 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
Bristleback win rate
Matches
Crusader & Archon
58.17%
153
Bristleback vs Lycan across patches
Bristleback's win rate against Lycan in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
Patch
Bristleback win rate
Change
Matches
7.41f
53.50%
▼ -0.0pp
5,361
7.41e
53.53%
▲ +0.2pp
15,598
7.41d
53.29%
▲ +1.0pp
20,288
7.41c
52.27%
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12,601
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Put Bristleback against Lycan
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