How Invoker and Lycan perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Invoker and Lycan win 49.67% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,360 matches.
Pushing for an early finish with Shapeshift often creates a difficult timing for an allied Invoker. Lycan’s strategy revolves around hitting a power spike and forcing objectives, demanding his team group up and play at a blistering pace. This frequently happens before Invoker has the levels and items needed to contribute more than one or two spells to a fight. While a well-placed Cold Snap or Ice Wall can help Lycan’s army stick to a target, the core game plans are often at odds. Lycan wants to end the game before the enemy can react, whereas Invoker needs time to scale into a teamfight monster, creating a fundamental tempo clash.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 50.00% | 162 |
| Crusader & Archon | 49.38% | 480 |
| Legend & Ancient | 48.96% | 480 |
| Divine & Immortal | 65.83% | 278 |
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 | 49.67% | ▼ -0.0pp | 3,360 |
| 7.41d | 49.69% | ▼ -0.9pp | 33,513 |
| 7.41c | 50.56% | ▲ +2.9pp | 18,648 |
| 7.41b | 47.63% | — | 12,111 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.