Lycan

How Lycan is doing in ranked games, and what works with it and against it.

Patch 7.41fRanked games from Oct 22 – 28

Lycan wins 48.8% of ranked All Pick games, over 45,141 games. About the same as the week before.

Dotier's verdictOur analysis, not Valve's or Steam's

Win rate48.8%

Games45,141

Most played asOfflane · 81%

Win rate by rank

Ranked All Pick, last full week, smoothed so small samples sit closer to 50%.

Herald50.1%851
Guardian45.6%3,244
Crusader47.3%6,377
Archon47.1%9,130
Legend49.3%10,883
Ancient50.0%7,404
Divine51.0%4,446
Immortal52.0%2,806

Where it's played

Share of its games in each position, and its win rate there.

Carry3% of games38.2%424
Mid12% of games47.5%1,501
Offlane81% of games44.7%9,912
Soft support2% of games48.2%259
Hard support1% of games47.2%111

Matchups

Measured against what both heroes' overall strength predicts, so a strong hero doesn't top every list.

Good against

Lycan beats these heroes more often than expected.

Arc Warden7.1 pts better than expected
54.6%515
Night Stalker7.0 pts better than expected
55.4%771
Pangolier5.7 pts better than expected
59.3%288
Silencer5.6 pts better than expected
55.3%1,115
Ancient Apparition5.4 pts better than expected
54.1%861
Huskar4.8 pts better than expected
59.5%311
Skywrath Mage4.2 pts better than expected
54.3%1,309
Spectre3.8 pts better than expected
51.2%772

Countered by

These heroes beat Lycan more often than expected.

Timbersaw7.3 pts better than expected
52.5%526
Necrophos5.4 pts better than expected
56.1%1,371
Elder Titan5.0 pts better than expected
55.9%68
Naga Siren4.8 pts better than expected
53.3%201
Phoenix4.6 pts better than expected
56.2%474
Monkey King4.4 pts better than expected
49.8%354
Bristleback4.3 pts better than expected
52.9%541
Earthshaker4.3 pts better than expected
54.7%1,518

Find counters to Lycan

Teammates

Teams with both heroes, against what each one's strength predicts.

Best with

Lycan wins more than expected next to these heroes.

Bane6.5 pts better than expected
55.5%262
Dark Willow5.3 pts better than expected
54.7%812
Shadow Demon5.2 pts better than expected
49.7%209
Keeper of the Light4.2 pts better than expected
53.7%427
Dark Seer4.2 pts better than expected
53.6%120
Techies3.8 pts better than expected
55.2%416
Undying3.7 pts better than expected
53.5%865
Dawnbreaker3.4 pts better than expected
55.8%225

Worst with

Lycan wins less than expected next to these heroes.

Abaddon7.6 pts worse than expected
44.1%179
Io6.7 pts worse than expected
43.5%461
Muerta5.1 pts worse than expected
42.7%204
Underlord4.7 pts worse than expected
43.5%117
Templar Assassin4.5 pts worse than expected
41.3%476
Razor4.1 pts worse than expected
46.4%275
Zeus4.1 pts worse than expected
46.1%1,005
Oracle4.1 pts worse than expected
46.0%414

Items

What Lycan players buy, how often, and how those games go.

Starting items

Share of games starting with each item.

Quelling Blade75%
Iron Branch75%
Tango70%
Magic Stick44%
Sage's Mask30%
Orb of Blight12%
Gauntlets of Strength10%
Faerie Fire10%

Boots

Share of games buying each, the average time, and the win rate.

Power Treads25% of games · on average at 14:4447.0%4,599
Boots of Speed17% of games · on average at 16:4447.9%3,041
Boots of Travel6% of games · on average at 40:3954.0%1,061

Core items

Items of 1,400 gold or more. The time is the median first purchase; the two win rates split those games at that minute.

Helm of the Dominator85% of games · usually at 8:00By 8:00: 57.1%Later: 46.0%51.7%15,288
Helm of the Overlord76% of games · usually at 15:00By 15:00: 61.1%Later: 44.3%53.2%13,690
Assault Cuirass53% of games · usually at 26:00By 26:00: 66.5%Later: 51.2%60.5%9,626
Black King Bar44% of games · usually at 30:00By 30:00: 55.1%Later: 50.4%52.9%7,923
Aghanim's Shard10% of games · usually at 17:00By 17:00: 57.8%Later: 48.4%54.8%1,820

Talents

Each level's two options: how often each is picked over the other, and its win rate.

Howl Reduces Total Attack Damage57% picked · 56.3% won-25%% Summon Wolves BAT43% picked · 58.5% wonLevel 25
+7s Shapeshift Duration34% picked · 54.3% won+25% Feral Impulse Damage66% picked · 54.6% wonLevel 20
+375 Summon Wolves Health36% picked · 53.6% won-15s Shapeshift Cooldown64% picked · 51.7% wonLevel 15
+3 Howl Armor Reduction30% picked · 49.1% won+14 Wolves Damage70% picked · 51.0% wonLevel 10

Last eight weeks

Ranked All Pick win rate by week.

Oct 1, 202648.8%45,231
Sep 24, 202648.8%42,402
Sep 17, 202648.5%42,025
Sep 10, 202648.7%26,517
Sep 3, 202648.2%30,553
Aug 27, 202648.1%41,529
Aug 20, 202648.3%40,517
Aug 13, 202648.4%52,665

Lycan in short

The quick version of this page, from the last full week of ranked games.

What is Lycan's win rate?

48.8% in ranked All Pick games, over 45,141 games. About the same as the week before.

What counters Lycan?

Timbersaw, Necrophos, and Elder Titan beat Lycan more often than their overall strength predicts. The clearest is Timbersaw: 7.3 pts better than expected, over 526 games.

Which heroes is Lycan good against?

Lycan beats Arc Warden, Night Stalker, and Pangolier more often than expected. The clearest is Arc Warden: 7.1 pts better than expected, over 515 games.

What position is Lycan played in?

Mostly offlane: 81% of its games. See the best offlane heroes

What should I build on Lycan?

Most games start with Quelling Blade, Iron Branch, and Tango. The usual boots are Power Treads and Boots of Speed. The most bought core items are Helm of the Dominator, Helm of the Overlord, Assault Cuirass, and Black King Bar.

How we read this

Every number here is our analysis of STRATZ's game counts for the last full week of ranked games: win rates are smoothed toward what's expected, matchups and teammates are compared with both heroes' overall strength, and item timings come from first purchases. STRATZ's own scores aren't used.

Data from STRATZ