Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan wins the Lycan vs Oracle matchup: Lycan beats Oracle in 54.55% of 955 ranked matches.
Controlling the map against a Lycan puts a lot of strain on the game plan. He applies constant pressure to towers with his summons, forcing rotations and limiting where your team can safely farm. While Oracle is excellent at saving a single hero who gets caught—a well-timed False Promise can turn a gank, and Fate's Edict can disarm Lycan himself during a fight—he struggles to deal with the broader threat. Oracle can save his carry from the wolf, but he can't save the barracks from the wolf's army. Lycan creates too many problems across the map for Oracle's single-target spells to solve, allowing him to dictate the tempo and secure a small advantage.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lycan's win rate against Oracle 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 | 56.88% | 109 |
| Legend & Ancient | 60.27% | 146 |
Lycan's win rate against Oracle 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 | 54.55% | ▲ +2.9pp | 955 |
| 7.41d | 51.69% | ▼ -1.6pp | 10,613 |
| 7.41c | 53.25% | ▲ +2.8pp | 4,725 |
| 7.41b | 50.49% | — | 3,541 |
Move this data into a draft
Lycan starts on Radiant and Oracle on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.