How Lycan and Shadow Demon perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
As teammates
Together 36.54%
Win rate when Lycan and Shadow Demon are on the same team, over 52 ranked matches (7.41e).
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Shadow Demon win 36.54% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 52 matches.
Small sample: this pairing has only 52 ranked matches in the current window, so its win rate will swing more than deep-sample pairings as new games come in.
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
7.41e early
36.54%
▼ -8.0pp
52
7.41d
44.54%
▼ -6.8pp
4,966
7.41c
51.30%
▼ -3.3pp
3,302
7.41b
54.56%
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3,363
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Do Lycan and Shadow Demon work well together in Dota 2?
As teammates, Lycan and Shadow Demon win 36.54% of ranked matches in patch 7.41e (52 matches) — below the 50% baseline for a duo.
How many matches back the Lycan + Shadow Demon number?
52 quality-filtered ranked matches from patch 7.41e, refreshed as new matches are ingested daily. This pairing is below our 100-match deep-sample bar, so expect the number to swing more than usual.