How Bloodseeker and Lycan perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Bloodseeker and Lycan win 51.60% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 752 matches.
Running down a Ruptured target is an obvious goal for a Lycan leading his wolves. Bloodseeker provides the initiation and vision on a low-health enemy, and in theory, Lycan follows up with overwhelming physical damage to secure the kill and take objectives. The problem is that both heroes typically want to be the team's primary core, occupying the same space on the map and needing similar farm priority to hit their timings. This creates a lineup with two very hungry physical damage dealers who don't offer much lockdown beyond Bloodseeker's Bloodrite. An enemy team with good escapes or a couple of armor items can often weather the storm, leaving this duo feeling redundant.
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 | 51.38% | 109 |
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 | 51.60% | ▲ +3.6pp | 752 |
| 7.41d | 48.00% | ▼ -1.2pp | 8,917 |
| 7.41c | 49.18% | ▲ +1.0pp | 5,087 |
| 7.41b | 48.19% | — | 4,327 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.