Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lycan wins the Lycan vs Night Stalker matchup: Lycan beats Night Stalker in 52.39% of 5,085 ranked matches.
Controlling the map's tempo often comes down to which of these two heroes gets a better start. A Night Stalker who is ahead can make it very dangerous for Lycan to split-push, using the cover of darkness and Crippling Fear to hunt him down before he can use Shapeshift to escape. On the other hand, a successful Lycan can force Night Stalker to constantly react to his pressure across the map. If Lycan is already pushing with his army and ultimate ready, it’s not easy for Night Stalker to stop him alone. The matchup often feels like a race, where one hero tries to take buildings while the other tries to take lives.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lycan's win rate against Night Stalker 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 47.29% | 129 |
| Legend & Ancient | 57.28% | 206 |
Lycan's win rate against Night Stalker 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 52.39% | ▲ +2.5pp | 5,085 |
| 7.41e | 49.86% | ▼ -0.7pp | 16,111 |
| 7.41d | 50.54% | ▲ +1.0pp | 16,244 |
| 7.41c | 49.52% | — | 10,198 |
Move this data into a draft
Lycan starts on Radiant and Night Stalker on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.