How Lycan and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41f, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 44.46%
Win rate when Lycan and Shadow Demon are on the same team, over 1,732 ranked matches (7.41f).
In Dota 2 7.41f, Lycan and Shadow Demon win 44.46% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,732 matches.
Why this works
Setting up a kill on an isolated hero is where this pair finds its strength. Shadow Demon's Disruption provides a perfect window for Lycan to get his wolves and other summons into position. Once the target reappears, a well-placed Soul Catcher amplifies all incoming damage, allowing Lycan's entire army to melt that hero instantly. This strategy is heavily reliant on securing those pickoffs to create a numbers advantage for pushing towers. The duo can feel a bit one-dimensional, though. If they fail to find kills and the game shifts to larger teamfights, their lack of area control can become a liability against teams that stick together.
Lycan + Shadow Demon 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
7.41f
44.46%
▲ +0.3pp
1,732
7.41e
44.16%
▼ -0.1pp
5,349
7.41d
44.27%
▼ -7.0pp
5,557
7.41c
51.30%
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3,302
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