How Lycan and Phantom Lancer perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Phantom Lancer win 48.28% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,262 matches.
Picking these two cores together often means choosing between two conflicting game plans. Lycan wants to force the issue early, using Shapeshift and his wolves to take towers and end the game. He needs his team to commit to that push. Phantom Lancer, however, is a hero who needs space to farm key items before he can create his illusion army and take over teamfights. By the time Phantom Lancer is ready to go, Lycan's own window of peak power might have closed. While Lycan's Howl does offer a damage boost to the illusions, it doesn't solve the core disagreement about when the team should be strongest, leaving the draft feeling pulled in two directions.
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 | 46.40% | 125 |
| Crusader & Archon | 47.34% | 376 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.92% | 291 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.84% | 154 |
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 | 48.28% | ▼ -1.3pp | 2,262 |
| 7.41d | 49.60% | ▼ -1.1pp | 22,596 |
| 7.41c | 50.71% | ▲ +1.8pp | 10,842 |
| 7.41b | 48.96% | — | 7,676 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.