How Earth Spirit and Lycan perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Earth Spirit and Lycan win 48.56% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,147 matches.
Rolling into a fight alongside a transformed Lycan creates a lot of pressure. Earth Spirit provides the initial catch with his stun, allowing Lycan and his summons to swarm the target. This pattern works well for early ganks and pushing down towers, since both heroes want to set a fast tempo and force objectives. The synergy can feel a bit thin beyond that initial engage, however. Earth Spirit's control is short-lived, and once Lycan is at full speed in his ultimate, he often outpaces his teammate. Their game plans can also diverge, with Lycan wanting to split-push while Earth Spirit looks for teamfights, meaning they might not always be in a position to help each other.
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 | 46.10% | 141 |
| Legend & Ancient | 47.24% | 199 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.87% | 179 |
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 | 48.56% | ▼ -1.7pp | 1,147 |
| 7.41d | 50.21% | ▼ -2.4pp | 8,615 |
| 7.41c | 52.65% | ▲ +5.1pp | 3,964 |
| 7.41b | 47.59% | — | 2,658 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.