Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Necrophos wins the Lycan vs Necrophos matchup: Necrophos beats Lycan in 52.07% of 386 ranked matches.
Running at Necrophos with a wolf army seems like the right move, but it’s a trap. As soon as Lycan commits with Shapeshift, Necrophos can use Ghost Shroud to become immune to all the physical damage from Lycan and his summons. While the wolves are hitting an immune target, Heartstopper Aura is steadily draining Lycan’s health, setting him up for a quick Reaper's Scythe. This turns Lycan’s own aggression into a death sentence, especially with the added respawn time. Necrophos also has no trouble clearing out the summons with Death Pulse, which denies map pressure and makes it hard for Lycan to find any good timings to push or fight.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lycan's win rate against Necrophos 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 | Lycan win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 37.87% | 169 |
| Crusader & Archon | 42.42% | 389 |
| Legend & Ancient | 45.87% | 327 |
| Divine & Immortal | 53.74% | 147 |
Lycan's win rate against Necrophos in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Lycan win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 47.93% | ▲ +4.9pp | 386 |
| 7.41d | 43.03% | ▼ -0.1pp | 32,330 |
| 7.41c | 43.16% | ▲ +2.0pp | 17,913 |
| 7.41b | 41.20% | — | 11,515 |
Move this data into a draft
Lycan starts on Radiant and Necrophos on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.