Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich wins the Lich vs Lycan matchup: Lich beats Lycan in 51.16% of 2,076 ranked matches.
Controlling the map's tempo often decides this matchup. Lycan wants to accelerate the game by taking early objectives with his wolves, forcing rotations and creating pressure. Lich can directly counter this push with Frost Shield, which negates a lot of the physical damage from Lycan and his summons. A well-placed Chain Frost can also turn Lycan's entire army into a liability, punishing him for grouping up on a tower or hero. However, if Lycan gets ahead, he can secure a Black King Bar and simply run past Lich's defenses, ignoring the spell-based control. It often comes down to whether Lycan's early aggression can overwhelm the defensive power Lich brings to fights.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lich'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 | Lich win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 60.33% | 121 |
| Crusader & Archon | 52.63% | 285 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.70% | 265 |
| Divine & Immortal | 40.65% | 155 |
Lich'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 | Lich win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 51.16% | ▼ -1.8pp | 2,076 |
| 7.41d | 52.92% | ▲ +2.1pp | 22,819 |
| 7.41c | 50.79% | ▲ +0.6pp | 12,927 |
| 7.41b | 50.17% | — | 9,800 |
Move this data into a draft
Lich starts on Radiant and Lycan on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.