Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Witch Doctor wins the Lycan vs Witch Doctor matchup: Witch Doctor beats Lycan in 52.61% of 3,013 ranked matches.
Bouncing a Paralyzing Cask through a pack of summons can easily stop Lycan in his tracks. The chain stuns give Witch Doctor and his team plenty of time to counter-initiate and punish an otherwise strong timing push, often setting up a full Death Ward. This relies on Witch Doctor having good positioning, however. He's a fragile hero, and if Lycan gets on top of him with his wolves and Shapeshift speed, he dies almost instantly. The slight advantage comes from Witch Doctor's ability to consistently disrupt Lycan's primary game plan, forcing him to be more careful about how and when he commits his army.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lycan's win rate against Witch Doctor 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 | 43.33% | 210 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.09% | 486 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.60% | 419 |
| Divine & Immortal | 62.12% | 132 |
Lycan's win rate against Witch Doctor 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 | 47.39% | ▲ +0.5pp | 3,013 |
| 7.41d | 46.85% | ▼ -1.3pp | 32,369 |
| 7.41c | 48.14% | ▲ +0.5pp | 17,392 |
| 7.41b | 47.60% | — | 13,045 |
Move this data into a draft
Lycan starts on Radiant and Witch Doctor on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 17, 2026.