How Lycan and Skywrath Mage perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Skywrath Mage win 50.43% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,116 matches.
Pushing for an early advantage can feel disjointed with this pair. Lycan wants to use his timings to pressure buildings with Shapeshift and his wolves, forcing rotations and taking objectives across the map. Skywrath Mage excels at deleting a single hero, but he needs them to be held in place to land a full Mystic Flare. Lycan provides pressure and speed, not the hard lockdown Skywrath needs to be effective. While Ancient Seal's silence can help set up a chase, it doesn't solve the fundamental problem. The team often ends up split between Lycan hitting a tower and Skywrath looking for a hero kill he can't fully secure on his own.
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 | 47.95% | 146 |
| Crusader & Archon | 46.62% | 311 |
| Legend & Ancient | 52.85% | 263 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.66% | 106 |
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 | 50.43% | ▲ +1.6pp | 2,116 |
| 7.41d | 48.81% | ▲ +0.5pp | 23,270 |
| 7.41c | 48.36% | ▲ +2.3pp | 11,409 |
| 7.41b | 46.01% | — | 8,354 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.