Lycan Counter Dota 2 2025: Heroes, Items and Matchups

Lycan Dota 2 counter stats: All the Lycan info you could want with counter picks, heroes counter, item counter, matchups and more!

Attack Type: Melee

Strength: 26 + 3

Agility: 16 + 1.4

Intelligence: 23 + 1.2


Find Heroes To Counter Lycan

Below is a list of heroes weaker and stronger than Lycan.

Conclusion: Heroes that can counter Lycan include: Axe, Beastmaster, Bloodseeker, Bristleback, Earthshaker, Enigma.

Find Items To Counter Lycan

List of items to counter Lycan

Prioritize choosing items to counter Lycan such as: Heaven’s Halberd, Blade Mail, Ghost Scepter, Ethereal Blade, Rod of Atos, Crimson Guard.

Find Tips To Counter Lycan ?

Kite him: Lycan relies on physical attacks – heroes with mobility like Anti-Mage or Phantom Lancer can avoid his attacks.

Focus the wolves: Lycan’s wolves provide vision and deal damage – dealing with them early can reduce his map control and damage output.

Pick heroes with magic damage: Lycan is weak to magic damage – heroes like Lina or Zeus can burst him down quickly.

Silence him: Silencing Lycan stops him from using his ultimate (Shapeshift) and prevents him from attacking rapidly.

Pick strong teamfight heroes: Heroes like Tidehunter or Earthshaker can disrupt his initiation and fight effectively against his wolves.

Build armor: Lycan’s physical damage is significant – items like Solar Crest, Crimson Guard, or Blade Mail can reduce his impact.

Use crowd control: Stuns and disables (e.g., Lion, Bane) prevent Lycan from using his mobility and causing damage with his wolves.

Strength

  • Excellent pusher.
  • Fantastic jungler.
  • Sufficient damage output to keep the team going.
  • Can defeat Roshan on his own.
  • Great mobility while using Shapeshift.

Weakness

  • Not a dependable disabler.
  • Little team fight contribution that goes beyond producing damage.
  • Could need assistance during the laning phase.
  • Depends on spell immunity to stay safe.

Lycan Matchups

Lycan Vs…

Axe
Axe
Win rate: 42.71%
Game: 11,235
Beastmaster
Beastmaster
Win rate: 52.47%
Game: 648
Bloodseeker
Bloodseeker
Win rate: 46.98%
Game: 3,093
Bristleback
Bristleback
Win rate: 44.77%
Game: 6,078
Earthshaker
Earthshaker
Win rate: 44.41%
Game: 8,133 
Enigma
Enigma
Win rate: 49.62%
Game: 2,666
Lich
Lich
Win rate: 47.79%
Game: 6,110
Techies
Techies
Win rate: 47.59%
Game: 5,797
Arc Warden
Arc Warden
Win rate: 47.72%
Game: 6,916
Drow Ranger
Drow Ranger
Win rate: 49.47%
Game: 10,324
Ursa
Ursa
Win rate: 49.75%
Game: 4,693

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