How Lich and Lycan perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich and Lycan win 51.50% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,967 matches.
Pushing down towers with this pair often feels like two separate plans running at the same time. Lycan provides the high-tempo objective pressure with his summons, while Lich offers more defensive, reactive spells. Frost Shield does make Lycan or his main summons harder to bring down with physical attacks, and a well-timed slow can help the wolf pack stick to a fleeing target. However, their ultimate abilities can sometimes work against each other. Lycan wants to cause chaos and scatter the enemy team with Shapeshift, which can make it difficult for Lich to land a decisive, multi-bounce Chain Frost. This lack of a core strategic overlap means they neither help nor hinder each other significantly.
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 | 47.52% | 101 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.28% | 244 |
| Legend & Ancient | 57.14% | 294 |
| Divine & Immortal | 54.73% | 148 |
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 | 51.50% | ▼ -0.5pp | 1,967 |
| 7.41d | 52.04% | ▼ -0.4pp | 21,152 |
| 7.41c | 52.45% | ▲ +3.0pp | 12,247 |
| 7.41b | 49.44% | — | 8,117 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.