Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lycan wins the Lycan vs Venomancer matchup: Lycan beats Venomancer in 52.29% of 4,689 ranked matches.
Pushing down a lane, Lycan's summons often hit a wall of slows from Venomancer. The constant damage from Poison Sting and Plague Wards can melt the wolf pack before they accomplish much, stalling Lycan’s high-tempo game plan. This is part of why they don't play well on the same team; their timings and objectives conflict. When opposing each other, however, this dynamic creates a tense standoff. Lycan struggles to force objectives against a prepared Venomancer, but Veno is also an ideal target for a Shapeshift gank. He has no escape and is too fragile to survive being run down, making him a liability against a hunting Lycan.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lycan's win rate against Venomancer 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 | 48.72% | 156 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.39% | 133 |
Lycan's win rate against Venomancer 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 | 52.29% | ▲ +1.3pp | 4,689 |
| 7.41e | 50.96% | ▼ -1.0pp | 15,405 |
| 7.41d | 51.92% | ▲ +0.4pp | 19,253 |
| 7.41c | 51.51% | — | 11,284 |
Move this data into a draft
Lycan starts on Radiant and Venomancer on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 4, 2026.