How Lycan and Riki perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Riki win 48.78% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 941 matches.
Trying to defend against this duo can feel awkward. Lycan wants to group up his team and run at towers during Shapeshift. If Riki is nearby for the push, he benefits from the damage and armor of Howl, making his own attacks and Tricks of the Trade more lethal. This can help secure kills that might otherwise get away. The issue is that their goals can diverge. Riki often prefers to play on his own terms, looking for solo pickoffs, while Lycan wants to force fights with his whole team. Sometimes their timings line up to create a strong push, but other times they end up playing separate games on the same map, leading to inconsistent results.
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 | 55.95% | 168 |
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 | 48.78% | ▼ -1.8pp | 941 |
| 7.41d | 50.57% | ▼ -0.2pp | 11,412 |
| 7.41c | 50.75% | ▲ +1.2pp | 6,786 |
| 7.41b | 49.50% | — | 5,261 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.