How Axe and Lycan perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Axe and Lycan win 48.95% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 143 matches.
Locking down a key target with Berserker's Call gives Lycan and his wolves the perfect window to tear them apart. This partnership works because both heroes want to play on the front foot and force the issue. Axe can initiate with Blink Dagger and draw all the attention, creating chaos that lets a Shapeshifted Lycan run wild without being the primary focus. While the enemy team is forced to deal with Axe, Lycan's summons can freely push down towers and accelerate the game's pace. They want to hit similar timings and end the game early, which makes their strategies line up well.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Crusader & Archon | 49.64% | 137 |
| Legend & Ancient | 54.05% | 111 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 48.95% | ▼ -2.1pp | 143 |
| 7.41d | 51.00% | ▼ -1.9pp | 12,057 |
| 7.41c | 52.86% | ▼ -0.3pp | 8,148 |
| 7.41b | 53.12% | — | 7,916 |
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Data updated Aug 12, 2026.