How Dark Willow and Lycan perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Dark Willow and Lycan win 53.08% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 130 matches.
It's easy to assume these heroes play completely separate games, with Lycan running at buildings while Dark Willow waits for a teamfight. In practice, Lycan’s aggression creates the chaos that lets Willow's spells land perfectly. A target fleeing from Shapeshift is an easy mark for Bramble Maze, guaranteeing a root and the kill. Cursed Crown can also be placed on Lycan’s target without much risk of it being dispelled. This lane doesn't offer much early, and their timing can be awkward. But once Lycan is ready to fight, Dark Willow provides the exact lockdown he needs to prevent enemies from kiting him and his wolves.
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 | 45.54% | 101 |
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 | 53.08% | ▲ +4.2pp | 130 |
| 7.41d | 48.92% | ▼ -2.2pp | 9,528 |
| 7.41c | 51.08% | ▼ -1.0pp | 5,595 |
| 7.41b | 52.12% | — | 4,944 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.