How Lycan and Viper perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Viper win 50.31% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,121 matches.
Taking objectives early can feel disjointed with this pairing. Lycan wants to hit a power spike, activate Shapeshift, and run down a lane with his summons to force a tower. Viper plays a much slower game, preferring to establish lane dominance and grind down opponents with Nethertoxin. This creates a split in tempo where the team isn't fully committed to one aggressive plan. While Viper Strike helps Lycan stick to a fleeing enemy, the two heroes often want to farm and control the same part of the map after the laning stage. This can lead to them stepping on each other's toes and stalling out if they don't secure an immediate, overwhelming advantage.
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 | 53.46% | 159 |
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 | 50.31% | ▲ +2.9pp | 1,121 |
| 7.41d | 47.45% | ▼ -1.4pp | 13,708 |
| 7.41c | 48.84% | ▼ -1.4pp | 7,513 |
| 7.41b | 50.23% | — | 6,480 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.