How Lycan and Nyx Assassin perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Nyx Assassin win 50.84% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,184 matches.
Controlling the map with this pairing can have mixed results. A successful gank from Nyx Assassin using Vendetta can certainly open a window for Lycan to take an objective with Shapeshift and his summons. The stun from Impale is also a decent way to lock down a target that Lycan is chasing. The issue is that their tempos don't always sync up. Lycan wants to group up and force a fast push on a building, while Nyx is often looking for a slower, methodical pickoff elsewhere. If Lycan forces a big teamfight, Nyx's single-target focus isn't always as useful as a hero with bigger area-of-effect spells would be.
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 | 48.60% | 179 |
| Legend & Ancient | 49.40% | 166 |
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 | 50.84% | ▼ -0.2pp | 1,184 |
| 7.41d | 51.02% | ▼ -0.5pp | 13,711 |
| 7.41c | 51.54% | ▲ +4.1pp | 6,661 |
| 7.41b | 47.44% | — | 4,718 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.