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Lycan

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.

Meleeposition 3 (offlane)PusherDurableEscape
48.8%Win rate · all pubs
1.5%picked in 1 of 67 games
46.6%Turbo · 26,797 games
Complexity: medium

Abilities

patch 7.41f · Valve
Summon Wolves

Summon Wolves

без цели

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

Howl

Howl

без цели

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

Feral Impulse

Feral Impulse

пассивная

Increases the HP regeneration and damage of Lycan and all units under his control.

Pros max it by level 10

Wolf Bite

Wolf Bite

на цель · from Aghanim's Scepter

Lycan bites an allied hero or creep-hero, granting them Shapeshift properties. Lycan and the bitten target gain 40% Lifesteal and share the healing effect of Lifesteal with each other as long as they are within 1200 range of each other.

Apex Predator

Apex Predator

пассивная · innate

Lycan and units he controls deal extra damage to neutral creeps.

Shapeshift

Shapeshift

без цели

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

Aghanim's Scepter

Grants a new ability, Wolf Bite.

Aghanim's Shard

Upgrades Summon Wolves.

Increases the number of wolves summoned. Grants all summoned wolves the ability Hightail, an active ability that gives them phased movement, evasion, movespeed, and attack speed.

Talents

Howl Reduces Total Attack DamageLvl 25-25% Summon Wolves BAT
+7s Shapeshift DurationLvl 20+25% Feral Impulse Damage
+375 Summon Wolves HealthLvl 15-15s Shapeshift Cooldown
+3 Howl Armor ReductionLvl 10+14 Wolves Damage
AI coach

A review of your Lycan game

Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.

  • Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
  • Your pace against the Lycan benchmark: 594 GPM for an average player, 696 for a good one.
  • Timings against pros: they have Helm of the Overlord by minute 14, and the coach shows where you lose time.
  • Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
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