How Lycan and Witch Doctor perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lycan and Witch Doctor win 51.82% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 2,723 matches.
Trying to set up a good Death Ward can be awkward with a Lycan on your team. The core problem is that Lycan wants to use Shapeshift to dive deep, creating a chaotic, mobile fight that scatters the enemy team. This directly conflicts with Witch Doctor's need for a more static engagement where enemies are held in place. Lycan doesn't offer the kind of reliable stun or control that allows Paralyzing Cask to bounce effectively or that keeps targets inside the Death Ward's range. Both heroes can be effective on their own, but they rarely enable each other, often leading to them fighting two separate battles within the same teamfight.
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 | 44.10% | 161 |
| Crusader & Archon | 58.46% | 467 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.43% | 350 |
| Divine & Immortal | 55.10% | 147 |
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 | 51.82% | ▲ +1.6pp | 2,723 |
| 7.41d | 50.23% | ▼ -0.1pp | 29,069 |
| 7.41c | 50.28% | ▲ +2.9pp | 15,476 |
| 7.41b | 47.39% | — | 11,120 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.