How Ember Spirit and Lycan perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Ember Spirit and Lycan win 51.16% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,296 matches.
Drafting these two cores together can create a conflict in game plan. Lycan wants to group up early with his wolves, use Shapeshift, and run at objectives to end the game quickly. His auras and raw physical damage excel when his team is with him. Ember Spirit, on the other hand, is one of the best heroes at playing the map solo. He prefers to split push waves with Sleight of Fist and escape with Fire Remnant, creating pressure from a distance. While Searing Chains can hold someone down for Lycan, Ember doesn't benefit from buffs like Howl. They end up playing separate games on the same map, which works sometimes but lacks the focused power of a more coordinated draft.
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 | 44.00% | 150 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.01% | 166 |
| Divine & Immortal | 58.49% | 159 |
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 | 51.16% | ▲ +2.2pp | 1,296 |
| 7.41d | 48.94% | ▼ -0.6pp | 12,447 |
| 7.41c | 49.53% | ▲ +3.5pp | 6,843 |
| 7.41b | 46.08% | — | 4,687 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.