How Lycan and Night Stalker perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 50.52%
Win rate when Lycan and Night Stalker are on the same team, over 97 ranked matches (7.41e).
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Night Stalker win 50.52% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 97 matches.
Small sample: this pairing has only 97 ranked matches in the current window, so its win rate will swing more than deep-sample pairings as new games come in.
Why this works
Hunting together during Dark Ascension creates a window for intense pressure. Both Lycan and Night Stalker move incredibly fast and want to run at targets, while Howl gives a solid damage boost to the whole group. This shared timing can overwhelm a lane or an objective before the enemy can properly react. The issue is that both heroes often want to be the primary physical damage dealer and can occupy similar farm space on the map. If the enemy team has good ways to kite or disengage, the entire strategy can fall apart, leaving two melee cores stranded. It's a combination that relies heavily on snowballing from that first big night-time push.
Lycan + Night Stalker across patches
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 early
50.52%
▲ +0.5pp
97
7.41d
50.03%
▼ -2.3pp
5,335
7.41c
52.35%
▲ +3.3pp
4,867
7.41b
49.04%
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5,444
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Do Lycan and Night Stalker work well together in Dota 2?
As teammates, Lycan and Night Stalker win 50.52% of ranked matches in patch 7.41e (97 matches) — above the 50% baseline for a duo.
How many matches back the Lycan + Night Stalker number?
97 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily. This pairing is below our 100-match deep-sample bar, so expect the number to swing more than usual.