How Bristleback and Lycan perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 48.82%
Win rate when Bristleback and Lycan are on the same team, over 2,413 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Bristleback and Lycan win 48.82% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,413 matches.
Why this works
Trying to deal with their aggression separately is often a trap. If your team focuses on Lycan, you're getting slowed by Bristleback's Viscous Nasal Goo and taking a ton of Quill Spray damage from behind. Turning your attention to Bristleback is a losing trade, as it allows Lycan's wolves and his own Shapeshift form to run down your supports and chew on buildings for free. Lycan provides the overwhelming speed and single-target threat that forces a reaction, while Bristleback ensures that once the fight starts, no one on your team is getting away. They create a powerful front-to-back assault that can quickly snowball an advantage.
Bristleback + Lycan across patches
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
7.41f
48.82%
▲ +0.9pp
2,413
7.41e
47.92%
▼ -0.8pp
6,285
7.41d
48.70%
▼ -5.0pp
8,124
7.41c
53.72%
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6,578
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