Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan wins the Lycan vs Shadow Fiend matchup: Lycan beats Shadow Fiend in 50.06% of 3,871 ranked matches.
Dealing with an early tower push from Lycan can be a real headache. The constant pressure from wolves and other summons makes it hard for Shadow Fiend to safely farm or defend. However, Shadow Fiend is well-equipped to handle this. His Shadowrazes can clear the entire summoned army, turning Lycan's pressure into a source of gold and Necromastery souls. The whole matchup feels like a race. If Lycan can snowball off early objectives and end the game quickly, he'll win. But if Shadow Fiend survives long enough to get his core items, his teamfight damage with Requiem of Souls can completely turn the tables and overwhelm Lycan's push.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lycan's win rate against Shadow Fiend 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 | 43.86% | 228 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.02% | 614 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.58% | 475 |
| Divine & Immortal | 56.59% | 258 |
Lycan's win rate against Shadow Fiend 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 | 50.06% | ▲ +0.1pp | 3,871 |
| 7.41d | 49.92% | ▼ -1.3pp | 36,736 |
| 7.41c | 51.24% | ▼ -0.7pp | 16,052 |
| 7.41b | 51.95% | — | 11,415 |
Move this data into a draft
Lycan starts on Radiant and Shadow Fiend on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.