Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41f win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lycan wins the Lycan vs Zeus matchup: Lycan beats Zeus in 51.38% of 8,525 ranked matches.
Thinking Zeus's chain lightning will solve the Lycan problem is a common mistake. While he can clear the wolves, it costs a lot of mana and attention. The matchup is really a race. Lycan's whole game plan is to use Shapeshift to run at a vulnerable target, and the fragile, immobile Zeus is a perfect one. If Lycan can get on top of him, Zeus is finished. On the other hand, Zeus wants to play from the back, using his spells to provide vision and wear Lycan down before he can commit. Fights often come down to that one moment of initiation — if Zeus gets caught, he evaporates, but if he stays safe, he can stall the push.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lycan's win rate against Zeus 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 | 42.86% | 231 |
| Legend & Ancient | 59.91% | 227 |
Lycan's win rate against Zeus 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 | 51.38% | ▲ +0.7pp | 8,525 |
| 7.41e | 50.69% | ▲ +1.1pp | 27,734 |
| 7.41d | 49.57% | ▲ +0.4pp | 42,512 |
| 7.41c | 49.15% | — | 18,808 |
Move this data into a draft
Lycan starts on Radiant and Zeus on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Oct 5, 2026.