How Grimstroke and Lycan perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Grimstroke and Lycan win 54.11% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,375 matches.
Casting Soulbind on a target that Lycan is chasing down in Shapeshift can be effective. His extreme movement speed lets him quickly reposition to hit both leashed heroes, and his wolves can help finish off the secondary target. This interaction, however, is a small piece of a larger picture. Grimstroke generally wants to set up for big teamfights where his spells can control multiple enemies for his team. Lycan, on the other hand, is often more focused on taking objectives, pressuring towers, and avoiding those kinds of full-on brawls. Because their overall game plans don't always align, the duo doesn't consistently create a special advantage.
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 | 51.48% | 169 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.92% | 163 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.84% | 102 |
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 | 54.11% | ▲ +3.7pp | 1,375 |
| 7.41d | 50.40% | ▼ -0.4pp | 13,428 |
| 7.41c | 50.84% | ▲ +2.2pp | 6,023 |
| 7.41b | 48.64% | — | 4,104 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.