How Lycan and Terrorblade perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Terrorblade win 46.11% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 733 matches.
Thinking that Lycan's Howl will supercharge a Terrorblade push is a common trap. The issue is that both heroes want to be the team's primary objective-taker and often occupy the same farming space. Lycan wants to force the issue early with Shapeshift and his wolves, creating pressure when Terrorblade would rather be safely farming toward his key items. This timing conflict means one hero is usually playing at a pace that doesn't suit them. While the damage bonus from Howl is certainly useful for Terrorblade and his illusions during Metamorphosis, it rarely makes up for the competing farm and conflicting game plans that can hold the duo back from their full potential.
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 | 46.02% | 113 |
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 | 46.11% | ▲ +0.8pp | 733 |
| 7.41d | 45.30% | ▼ -3.7pp | 8,898 |
| 7.41c | 48.98% | ▲ +0.8pp | 6,176 |
| 7.41b | 48.21% | — | 5,841 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.