Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
Favored
Lycan 50.11%
Lycan50.11%
Primal Beast49.89%
Over 2,666 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lycan wins the Lycan vs Primal Beast matchup: Lycan beats Primal Beast in 50.11% of 2,666 ranked matches.
How this matchup plays
Fighting Primal Beast head-on with your wolves often feels like the right play for Lycan, but it's usually a trap. Primal Beast loves being swarmed; all those small hits from summons quickly build stacks for his Uproar, making him incredibly tanky. He can then turn around and use Trample to wipe out the wolves and any other units, gutting a huge portion of Lycan’s damage. Lycan can still use Shapeshift’s speed to split-push and avoid a direct brawl, forcing rotations. However, if Primal Beast can catch Lycan and force a fight, he has the tools to dismantle the wolfpack. It complicates Lycan's game plan without completely shutting him down.
Lycan vs Primal Beast across patches
Lycan's win rate against Primal Beast 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
50.11%
▲ +1.6pp
2,666
7.41e
48.53%
▼ -0.4pp
7,224
7.41d
48.96%
▼ -1.7pp
8,770
7.41c
50.61%
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5,246
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