Melee hero. Roles: Core, Carry, Pusher, Ganker. Lanes: Safelane Farmer, Jungler.
Lycan wins 49.1% of public ranked matches in patch 7.41, the 74th highest win rate of 127 heroes: 50.8% in Very High, 48.7% in High and 47.9% in Normal skill games. It is picked in 1.2% of matches, and over the last 10 days its win rate has gone up by 4.1 points.
Lycan does best in short games (under 25 minutes), winning 67.2% of them, against 44.4% in long games (over 50 minutes). Lycan is strongest against Night Stalker, Arc Warden and Clinkz, and struggles against Naga Siren, Earthshaker and Troll Warlord. The best teammates for Lycan are Primal Beast, Batrider and Bristleback.
From public ranked All Pick matches of the current patch. Updated 31 October 2026. Compare with every other hero in the Dota 2 meta table, or pick against a full enemy draft in the Counter & Synergy Picker.
Advantage (Adv) - The difference between the actual winrate of the heroes and the expected winrate from their base winrates.
Example: Let's take two heroes, Superman, with a general winrate of 53%, and Lex Luthor, with a general winrate of 47%. When they meet on the battlefield they each have a statistical winrate of 50%.
In this case it's obvious that, even if they have the same winrate when they battle, there is some sort of innate statistical advantage that Lex Luthor (average winrate 47% but 50% against Superman) has over Superman (average winrate 53% but 50% against Lex Luthor). There are many theories about why this happens, but the most common one is related to Kryptonite.
Winrate (WR) - The winrate between the two heroes.
Weighted over the skill brackets (Very High 35%, High 45%, Normal 20%). Advantage: how much better the matchup goes than the two heroes' own win rates predict, doubled (+6 is about 3 win rate points). Win rate: Lycan's win rate against or together with the hero.
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate against |
|---|---|---|
| Night Stalker | +14.78 | 52.2% |
| Arc Warden | +13.57 | 51.7% |
| Clinkz | +13.10 | 52.7% |
| Skywrath Mage | +11.43 | 52.8% |
| Death Prophet | +10.78 | 53.0% |
| Silencer | +9.66 | 52.1% |
| Natures Prophet | +8.11 | 55.0% |
| Riki | +7.69 | 50.2% |
| Storm Spirit | +7.30 | 53.1% |
| Omniknight | +7.13 | 50.5% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate against |
|---|---|---|
| Naga Siren | -12.94 | 47.3% |
| Earthshaker | -11.49 | 46.3% |
| Troll Warlord | -10.64 | 46.4% |
| Crystal Maiden | -9.33 | 46.7% |
| Tinker | -8.89 | 48.3% |
| Hoodwink | -8.85 | 48.9% |
| Techies | -8.68 | 47.0% |
| Phantom Lancer | -8.58 | 45.9% |
| Underlord | -8.51 | 48.7% |
| Batrider | -8.43 | 50.5% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate together |
|---|---|---|
| Primal Beast | +10.82 | 52.0% |
| Batrider | +10.54 | 49.3% |
| Bristleback | +9.53 | 50.5% |
| Viper | +9.49 | 51.3% |
| Shadow Demon | +9.35 | 49.4% |
| Visage | +8.16 | 53.5% |
| Legion Commander | +7.57 | 52.7% |
| Bane | +7.39 | 50.8% |
| Sand King | +7.16 | 50.9% |
| Pangolier | +6.82 | 49.5% |
| Hero | Advantage | Win rate together |
|---|---|---|
| Tidehunter | -16.41 | 45.0% |
| Arc Warden | -11.99 | 48.0% |
| Void Spirit | -10.66 | 46.9% |
| Oracle | -10.39 | 47.1% |
| Io | -9.84 | 47.1% |
| Bloodseeker | -9.12 | 48.8% |
| Kunkka | -8.97 | 47.1% |
| Necrophos | -8.18 | 47.8% |
| Medusa | -7.05 | 47.2% |
| Bounty Hunter | -6.76 | 49.4% |
Skill level:
Each line in the graph represents the probability that Lycan brings an advantage to the total XP of a team
at a certain point in time (the probability to change the inclination of the xp graph).
Lycan is strongest in the midgame: around minute 20 its team gains the experience lead in 53.4% of games, against 43.0% at minute 5 and 41.5% at minute 45.
The chart shows, every 5 minutes and for each skill bracket, the share of games in which Lycan's team gains more experience than the enemy team (50% is neutral). All heroes compared: Hero XP Advantage by Minute.
Daily win rate and pick rate of Lycan for each skill bracket, overall and in short, medium and long games. All heroes side by side: Hero Win Rate and Pick Rate Trends.
| Day | Win rate | Pick rate | Win rate by game length | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All skills | Very High | High | Normal | Short | Medium | Long | ||
| 2026-10-21 | 47.7% | 48.3% | 49.6% | 46.2% | 1.2% | 65.4% | 46.8% | 43.7% |
| 2026-10-22 | 49.5% | 52.1% | 46.7% | 49.3% | 1.2% | 69.1% | 48.7% | 47.3% |
| 2026-10-23 | 51.1% | 53.1% | 53.2% | 48.6% | 1.2% | 70.1% | 50.1% | 48.1% |
| 2026-10-24 | 47.9% | 47.5% | 50.1% | 46.9% | 1.2% | 69.1% | 47.4% | 42.2% |
| 2026-10-25 | 49.1% | 52.5% | 46.3% | 48.4% | 1.2% | 67.0% | 48.4% | 46.3% |
| 2026-10-26 | 47.7% | 51.3% | 45.3% | 46.3% | 1.2% | 61.5% | 47.6% | 42.1% |
| 2026-10-27 | 48.7% | 49.2% | 49.3% | 47.9% | 1.2% | 66.7% | 47.8% | 45.6% |
| 2026-10-28 | 49.1% | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.1% | 1.2% | 69.9% | 47.5% | 49.1% |
| 2026-10-29 | 49.4% | 51.5% | 51.6% | 46.7% | 1.2% | 65.7% | 49.2% | 44.2% |
| 2026-10-30 | 51.8% | 55.5% | 49.8% | 50.3% | 1.2% | 70.2% | 51.3% | 45.5% |
Pick rate and game length columns are for all skill brackets; the charts show each bracket.
The hardest counters to Lycan in patch 7.41 are Naga Siren, Earthshaker and Troll Warlord. Against them Lycan wins 6.5, 5.7 and 5.3 percentage points less often than the two heroes' own win rates predict.
Lycan is strongest against Night Stalker, Arc Warden and Clinkz, winning 7.4, 6.8 and 6.6 percentage points more often than the two heroes' own win rates predict.
The heroes that do best together with Lycan are Primal Beast, Batrider and Bristleback, winning 5.4, 5.3 and 4.8 percentage points more often than their own win rates predict. The weakest pairings are with Tidehunter and Arc Warden.
Lycan wins 49.1% of public ranked matches in patch 7.41, the 74th highest win rate of 127 heroes, and is picked in 1.2% of matches. Its win rate has gone up by 4.1 points over the last 10 days.
Lycan wins most in short games (under 25 minutes): 67.2%, against 44.4% in long games (over 50 minutes). Lycan is strongest in the midgame: around minute 20 its team gains the experience lead in 53.4% of games, against 43.0% at minute 5 and 41.5% at minute 45.
