How Lycan and Sven perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Sven win 54.20% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,417 matches.
Boosting Sven's damage with Howl gives your team a clear way to burst down a key target. When Sven activates his ultimate, the extra damage from Lycan makes his already strong attacks hit even harder. This can work if your team commits to an early push, since both heroes are strong mid-game brawlers who want to take objectives. The main issue is that both Lycan and Sven are melee cores who need to run at the enemy to be effective. This makes the duo vulnerable to the same counters, like heavy slows or long-range lockdown. Without a way to deal with being kited, the lineup can feel one-dimensional and struggle to connect with targets.
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 | 48.53% | 204 |
| Legend & Ancient | 56.36% | 220 |
| Divine & Immortal | 60.87% | 115 |
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 | 54.20% | ▲ +3.1pp | 1,417 |
| 7.41d | 51.09% | ▼ -0.8pp | 13,242 |
| 7.41c | 51.93% | ▲ +3.3pp | 6,956 |
| 7.41b | 48.61% | — | 7,277 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.