How Lycan and Warlock perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Warlock win 48.95% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 1,236 matches.
Facing this pair often feels less threatening than it should. The core issue is that they want to play the game at completely different speeds. Lycan hits a timing with his summons and Shapeshift, and he wants to run at objectives immediately, creating constant pressure across the map. Warlock is the opposite; he excels in slower, five-on-five teamfights where he can land a perfect Chaotic Offering and get full value from Fatal Bonds. This clash in game plans means they rarely operate together. Warlock is often trying to set up a big fight his team isn't ready for, while Lycan is off pushing a lane alone, making it easy to isolate and handle them separately.
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 | 59.02% | 205 |
| Legend & Ancient | 51.37% | 146 |
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 | 48.95% | ▲ +1.7pp | 1,236 |
| 7.41d | 47.24% | ▼ -0.8pp | 13,680 |
| 7.41c | 48.00% | ▲ +2.5pp | 7,219 |
| 7.41b | 45.47% | — | 6,043 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.