Lycan Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Lycan in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Lycan beats and loses to, 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, Troll Warlord and Spirit Breaker — Lycan wins only 43.4%, 44.0% and 44.2% of ranked matches against them.
Lycan is strong against
 Chen | 60.19% | 216 |
 Shadow Demon | 56.63% | 701 |
 Tiny | 55.91% | 1,125 |
 Shadow Fiend | 55.58% | 3,656 |
 Puck | 54.41% | 862 |
 Batrider | 54.21% | 511 |
 Treant Protector | 53.59% | 933 |
 Doom | 53.41% | 1,159 |
 Tinker | 53.38% | 1,317 |
 Beastmaster | 53.30% | 788 |
 Nature's Prophet | 53.28% | 2,134 |
 Oracle | 53.16% | 948 |
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Lycan struggles against
 Phantom Lancer | 43.40% | 3,009 |
 Troll Warlord | 44.03% | 997 |
 Spirit Breaker | 44.20% | 3,199 |
 Phoenix | 44.54% | 1,154 |
 Crystal Maiden | 44.72% | 2,576 |
 Bounty Hunter | 44.78% | 1,831 |
 Broodmother | 44.84% | 834 |
 Phantom Assassin | 44.90% | 3,169 |
 Wraith King | 44.92% | 2,382 |
 Sven | 44.99% | 2,105 |
 Naga Siren | 45.12% | 687 |
 Necrophos | 45.24% | 3,070 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Lycan in Dota 2?
- Phantom Lancer, Troll Warlord and Spirit Breaker are Lycan's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Lycan's win rate drops to 43.4% against Phantom Lancer, 44.0% against Troll Warlord and 44.2% against Spirit Breaker.
- How do you counter Lycan?
- Pick or ban the heroes Lycan struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Phantom Lancer (Lycan wins only 43.4% against them), Troll Warlord (44.0%) or Spirit Breaker (44.2%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Lycan strong against?
- Lycan performs best against Chen (60.2% win rate), Shadow Demon (56.6%) and Tiny (55.9%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Lycan good in the current patch?
- Lycan wins 48.9% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 1.5% pick rate — ranking #81 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.