How Lycan and Magnus perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Magnus win 47.38% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,317 matches.
Picking these two heroes together often comes from wanting a simple Empower combo for a melee core, but the fit is awkward. Lycan’s strength is ending the game early by taking objectives with Shapeshift and his summons. He plays a fast-paced tempo, running at buildings and forcing rotations across the map. This style doesn't fully utilize the farming acceleration from Empower's cleave, which is better suited for a hero clearing large creep stacks. Meanwhile, Magnus wants to set up bigger, more conventional teamfights around Reverse Polarity. The two heroes pull the game in different directions, which can lead to mismatched timings where neither Lycan nor Magnus can execute their plan effectively.
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 | 47.62% | 168 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.70% | 167 |
| Divine & Immortal | 57.14% | 105 |
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 | 47.38% | ▼ -0.1pp | 1,317 |
| 7.41d | 47.43% | ▼ -0.2pp | 13,666 |
| 7.41c | 47.63% | ▲ +0.7pp | 8,383 |
| 7.41b | 46.96% | — | 7,133 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.