Lycan counters and build in Dota 2

Pangolier (+9.6%), Necrophos (+5.8%), and Tiny (+4.8%) are the strongest against Lycan — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Lycan does best against Night Stalker (+8.2%), Razor (+7.4%), and Brewmaster (+6.2%).

The best partners for Lycan are Tiny (+4.8%), Dazzle (+4.4%), and Sven (+4.2%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

“Position 3: Off Lane”: players usually start with Iron Branch ×2, Quelling Blade, Tango, Magic Stick, and Sage's Mask, pick Power Treads for boots, then build Helm of the Dominator (8 min) and Helm of the Overlord (15 min).

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+14 Wolves Damage” (68%), at level 15 — “-15s Shapeshift Cooldown” (67%), at level 20 — “+25% Feral Impulse Damage” (67%), and at level 25 — “Howl Reduces Total Attack Damage” (61%).

Lycan is played most often as “Position 3: Off Lane” — 87% of its matches. Less often: Position 2: Mid Lane (11%).