Lycan: Melee, position 3 (offlane), Pusher, Durable, Escape. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 48.8% win rate in pubs and a 1.5% pick rate.
As a man or as a wolf, Lycan devastates enemies with sharp claws and deadly jaws. Summoning stealthy wolves to scout ahead or assault a foe, his wolf transformation grants him the speed and strength to run down his enemies, or escape an ambush.
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
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16′
16′Core items in order: Helm of the Overlord (around minute 14), Magic Wand (around minute 16), Aghanim's Shard (around minute 16).
Full build by minute →
Max Summon Wolves, then Feral Impulse, then Howl.
Abilities and talents →Toughest opponents: Warlock, Enigma and Terrorblade; easiest: Arc Warden, Tiny and Morphling.
All 103 opponents →Half of the players on this hero farm under 594 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 754.
Fewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the mid and offlane role.
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Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
14′100%16′37%
16′98%
23′84%
30′49%
32′39%
32′49%
37′36%80% of 100 pro matches
Summons 2 wolves to aid Lycan in battle. At level 3, wolves gain Permanent Invisibility, and at level 4 wolves gain Cripple that gives 20% chance to cripple the target, causing 8 damage per second and lose 60 attack speed for 4 seconds.
Pros max it by level 7
Strikes fear into enemies, reducing armor and attack damage of all enemies within 2000 range of Lycan and his wolves. At night, Howl's armor and attack damage reductions are global.
Pros max it by level 15
Increases the HP regeneration and damage of Lycan and all units under his control.
Pros max it by level 10
Lycan and units he controls deal extra damage to neutral creeps.
Lycan assumes his lupine form, granting him critical strikes and added vision at night. During Shapeshift, Lycan moves at increased speed and cannot be slowed. Movement and critical strike bonuses are also applied to all units under Lycan's control.
Pros max it by level 17
Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games
Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.
Who to pick against Lycan: counter picks →Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
It does best in Divine (52.0% wins) and wins 46.6% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 3 (offlane) in 98% of games. Pros usually build Helm of the Overlord, Magic Wand and Aghanim's Shard by minute 16. It struggles most against Warlock, Enigma and Terrorblade and has the easiest time against Arc Warden, Tiny and Morphling.
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