How Nature's Prophet and Lycan perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Nature's Prophet and Lycan win 42.47% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 186 matches.
Facing both Nature's Prophet and Lycan can feel overwhelming, with summons constantly pushing in multiple lanes. The problem is that both heroes want to do the same job. They compete for farm across the map and create a very one-dimensional strategy that is easy to anticipate. A coordinated team with good wave clear can absorb the early pressure and stall the game out. When it's time to group for a real teamfight, the Lycan and Nature's Prophet composition often lacks the control and staying power to deal with a five-man push, leaving their own base vulnerable while they're split up trying to trade objectives.
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 | 42.44% | 205 |
| Legend & Ancient | 36.84% | 152 |
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 | 42.47% | ▲ +1.5pp | 186 |
| 7.41d | 41.02% | ▼ -1.7pp | 17,541 |
| 7.41c | 42.73% | ▲ +2.1pp | 8,815 |
| 7.41b | 40.62% | — | 6,140 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.