How Lycan and Ringmaster perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lycan and Ringmaster win 47.42% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 3,682 matches.
Getting pulled in by Ringmaster feels dangerous when a Lycan is on the enemy team. The obvious play is to trap someone for Lycan's wolves to tear apart. In practice, their game plans don't line up very well. Lycan wants to use Shapeshift to run at a target of his choosing, pushing deep to take towers and force reactions. He dictates the pace. Ringmaster’s control is more stationary and reactive, which can feel slow for a hero that wants to be constantly moving. Lycan isn't looking to play around a specific zone; he wants to create pressure across the map, often leaving Ringmaster trying to catch up or use his tools defensively.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Legend & Ancient | 54.96% | 131 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 47.42% | ▼ -0.6pp | 3,682 |
| 7.41e | 48.02% | ▼ -0.2pp | 11,964 |
| 7.41d | 48.18% | ▼ -0.3pp | 11,474 |
| 7.41c | 48.48% | — | 4,183 |
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Data updated Oct 5, 2026.