How Lycan and Vengeful Spirit perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Vengeful Spirit win 53.15% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,205 matches.
Trying to group up and take an early tower with Lycan's ultimate active feels better with a Vengeful Spirit nearby. Her Vengeance Aura amplifies the damage of not only Lycan himself but all of his wolves, creating a focused burst of physical damage. Adding Wave of Terror to reduce enemy armor makes this push even more threatening. However, this pairing is very committed to one specific strategy. If Lycan falls behind or the enemy team has strong waveclear and disengage, the extra damage from Vengeful Spirit doesn't solve the core problem. The plan is straightforward, which can also make it predictable and easy to counter for a prepared team.
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 | 54.41% | 136 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.66% | 309 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.86% | 324 |
| Divine & Immortal | 47.24% | 127 |
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 | 53.15% | ▲ +1.0pp | 2,205 |
| 7.41d | 52.15% | ▲ +1.2pp | 23,528 |
| 7.41c | 50.99% | ▲ +0.9pp | 8,433 |
| 7.41b | 50.10% | — | 6,633 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.