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Lycan counters and build in Dota 2

Lycan in Dota 2: who counters it, who it beats, best allies and the build — start, boots and items through the game on the latest patch.

Lycan build

Start
  1. ×2Iron Branch
  2. Quelling Blade
  3. Tango
  4. Magic Stick
  5. Sage's Mask
Boots
  1. 15 minPower Treads
  2. 43 minBoots of Travel
Through the game
  1. 8 minHelm of the Dominator
  2. 15 minHelm of the Overlord
Talents
  1. -25% Summon Wolves BAT 39%Howl Reduces Total Attack Damage 61%25
  2. +7s Shapeshift Duration 33%+25% Feral Impulse Damage 67%20
  3. +375 Summon Wolves Health 33%-15s Shapeshift Cooldown 67%15
  4. +3 Howl Armor Reduction 32%+14 Wolves Damage 68%10
Skill build
  1. lvl 7Summon Wolves
  2. lvl 10Feral Impulse
  3. lvl 15Howl
All ranksHerald — GuardianCrusader — ArchonLegend — AncientDivine — Immortal
  • Position 3: Off Lane76%

Strong against Lycan

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Pangolier+7.6%52.9%17
Necrophos+6.6%64.1%170
Earthshaker+6.3%61.1%185
Timbersaw+4.6%52.1%48
Phantom Assassin+4.6%60.3%199
Weaver+4.3%58.6%70
Bristleback+4.3%60.9%151
Sven+4.2%61.6%125
Oracle+4.1%56.4%39
Underlord+3.8%60.7%56
Phantom Lancer+3.6%60.6%155
Spirit Breaker+3.5%59.8%199

Lycan is strong against

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Brewmaster+6.7%57.1%21
Clockwerk+5.6%70.0%30
Razor+5.1%56.0%75
Windranger+5.1%58.4%185
Marci+4.9%65.0%40
Night Stalker+4.6%45.3%53
Chaos Knight+4.4%55.1%69
Void Spirit+4.2%54.2%48
Outworld Destroyer+4.0%53.8%104
Ogre Magi+3.6%50.9%224
Drow Ranger+3.4%55.2%134
Arc Warden+3.4%49.2%63

Best allies for Lycan

HeroSynergyWin rateMatches
Ursa+6.9%67.9%56
Phantom Assassin+4.9%57.3%199
Dazzle+4.8%54.7%53
Sven+4.3%55.1%78
Kez+4.1%55.6%36
Marci+3.9%57.8%45
Hoodwink+3.6%50.4%127
Earth Spirit+3.4%52.4%21
Faceless Void+3.4%52.4%103
Axe+3.0%53.8%65
Tiny+3.0%41.7%24
Tusk+2.7%43.3%30
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