Lycan Counter Picks — 7.41f
Who counters Lycan in Dota 2 7.41f? Counter picks and matchups for Lycan, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
Lycan is a push-snowball carry whose summoned wolves and Shapeshift speed-boost let him take towers fast and run down isolated heroes. He's strong into immobile, low-clear heroes who can't stop his early push: Elder Titan, Timbersaw and Treant Protector get out-pushed and out-paced. Lycan is countered by sustain and summon-swarm answers: Necrophos out-heals his damage, Naga Siren Songs his pack and clears wolves, and Crystal Maiden or Meepo shut down his tempo. Draft tip: Lycan is a top-tier early-push pick into slow, low-clear drafts; he's countered hard by AoE clear, sustain, and Naga/CM control.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Lycan hardest are Phantom Lancer, Necrophos and Earthshaker — Lycan wins only 43.3%, 44.7% and 44.8% of ranked matches against them.
Lycan is strong against
 Shadow Demon | 56.87% | 5,734 |
 Chen | 54.82% | 1,503 |
 Shadow Fiend | 54.32% | 21,758 |
 Nature's Prophet | 54.10% | 18,390 |
 Batrider | 54.09% | 4,136 |
 Puck | 53.83% | 7,269 |
 Treant Protector | 53.53% | 6,239 |
 Arc Warden | 53.43% | 11,470 |
 Ringmaster | 53.35% | 10,630 |
 Drow Ranger | 53.31% | 24,398 |
 Clockwerk | 53.08% | 6,833 |
 Gyrocopter | 52.97% | 8,020 |
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Best counter picks against Lycan
 Phantom Lancer | 43.28% | 25,580 |
 Necrophos | 44.73% | 26,704 |
 Earthshaker | 44.75% | 28,707 |
 Spirit Breaker | 44.83% | 28,465 |
 Troll Warlord | 44.87% | 8,545 |
 Crystal Maiden | 44.98% | 23,972 |
 Sven | 45.18% | 21,441 |
 Dragon Knight | 45.41% | 22,564 |
 Naga Siren | 45.54% | 6,087 |
 Phantom Assassin | 45.76% | 26,869 |
 Techies | 45.83% | 26,078 |
 Wraith King | 45.88% | 22,293 |
Frequently asked questions
4 Q&A- Who counters Lycan in Dota 2?
- Phantom Lancer, Necrophos and Earthshaker are Lycan's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Lycan's win rate drops to 43.3% against Phantom Lancer, 44.7% against Necrophos and 44.8% against Earthshaker.
- How to counter Lycan?
- Pick or ban the heroes Lycan struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Phantom Lancer (Lycan wins only 43.3% against them), Necrophos (44.7%) or Earthshaker (44.8%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Lycan strong against?
- Lycan performs best against Shadow Demon (56.9% win rate), Chen (54.8%) and Shadow Fiend (54.3%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Lycan good in the current patch?
- Lycan wins 49.2% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 1.6% pick rate — ranking #74 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Nov 6, 2026.