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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 Lane84%
  • Position 2: Mid Lane12%

Strong against Lycan

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Pangolier+7.4%53.6%166
Timbersaw+6.6%55.4%222
Tiny+5.4%51.7%207
Necrophos+4.9%56.0%736
Troll Warlord+4.9%60.4%111
Morphling+4.8%57.0%214
Oracle+4.3%56.1%221
Earthshaker+4.3%55.4%762
Kunkka+4.0%54.4%204
Doom+3.3%52.7%294
Sven+3.2%56.3%609
Phantom Assassin+3.1%54.1%549

Lycan is strong against

HeroAdvantageWin rateMatches
Brewmaster+6.3%54.1%111
Sniper+5.7%57.4%850
Night Stalker+5.6%52.1%459
Huskar+5.1%62.6%139
Chaos Knight+4.6%55.4%177
Storm Spirit+4.5%59.5%306
Marci+4.4%55.1%207
Death Prophet+4.3%57.9%202
Wraith King+4.3%50.1%629
Drow Ranger+4.1%58.9%326
Clinkz+3.4%54.4%215
Clockwerk+3.2%54.0%137

Best allies for Lycan

HeroSynergyWin rateMatches
Kez+4.5%51.4%181
Enchantress+4.2%55.6%124
Ringmaster+4.0%54.5%266
Faceless Void+3.7%52.4%334
Legion Commander+3.7%57.1%154
Disruptor+3.5%53.7%436
Sven+3.5%55.1%615
Ursa+3.2%51.5%295
Dazzle+3.1%52.8%250
Phantom Assassin+3.1%53.5%488
Bane+2.9%54.8%166
Nature's Prophet+2.9%46.7%422
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