Lycan
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Lycan
Grants the following bonuses per attribute point: | |
+22HP and +0.1HP regeneration | |
+0.17 armor and 1 attack speed | |
+12MP and +0.05MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance | |
+0.7 Main Attack Damage per attribute |
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Instant Projectile Speed
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110 (128)
(1.7 BAT) | ||
0.55 + 0.25
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0.6
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Default
Gib Type | ||
2012-03-22
Released | ||
2004-03-01
(v2.60) | ||
Competitive Span
2012-03-28 — 2016-12-12 2017-02-08 — Present |
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Shapeshifts into a ferocious beast. | |
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Part man and part wolf, Banehallow stands as the lone surviving heir to the noble House of Ambry. Not one to squander his curse, Banehallow Summon Wolves to scout ahead and aid him in the hunt. A blood-curdling Howl empowers his animal companions, sinking fang and claw to cripple his prey. But these abilities pale in comparison to the true manifestation of his lycanthropy. Under the full moon, he Shapeshifts and Bites his ally, transforming both of them into a lupine form, and takes on supernatural haste with Feral Impulse as they sprint unhindered across the battlefield to tear the throats from their enemies. | |
Roles: | Carry Pusher Durable Escape |
Complexity | |
Adjectives | Arachnophobic, Bearded, Fuzzy, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Facets[edit]
Exerts a ferocious Shapeshift aura globally that grants Lycan and all his player-controlled units haste movement and critical strike.
Summon Wolves grants Lycan base attack damage bonus and health bonus.
The wolves summoned are uncontrollable and invulnerable.
The wolves summoned are uncontrollable and invulnerable.
-25 Duration
-0.15 Model Scale
-0.15 Model Scale
Increases Summon Wolves' max ability level.
+2 Ability Level
Grants these Summoned Wolves the various stat bonuses and certain new abilities beyond the 4th ability level.
Upgrades[edit]
Aghanim's[edit]
Grants the Wolf Bite ability.
Bites and turns the affected allied hero into a ferocious Wolf Form of Shapeshift's corresponding level.
The lycanthrophy grants both Lycan and the affected ally lifesteal. Additionally, the ally's lifesteal in Wolf Form heals Lycan, and Lycan's lifesteal heals his ally within a certain distance.
Bites and turns the affected allied hero into a ferocious Wolf Form of Shapeshift's corresponding level.
The lycanthrophy grants both Lycan and the affected ally lifesteal. Additionally, the ally's lifesteal in Wolf Form heals Lycan, and Lycan's lifesteal heals his ally within a certain distance.
Talents[edit]
+2 Summon Wolves / Spirit Wolves | 25 | Howl Reduces Total Attack Damage |
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+25% Feral Impulse Damage | 20 | +6s Shapeshift Duration |
-15s Shapeshift Cooldown | 15 | +350 Summon Wolves Health +250 Spirit Wolves Health per Wolf |
+10 Summon Wolves Health +6 Spirit Wolves Damage per Wolf | 10 | +3 Howl Armor Reduction |
▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All / / Attributes |
Bio[edit]
A wolf in man's clothing.▶️ Banehallow, the Lycan
Aliases:
Banehallow, Lycan
Lore:
Banehallow was noble-born to the house of Ambry, the greatest of the landed castes in the old kingdom of Slom. Before the Fall, as the King's wants grew strange, and his court grew crowded with sorcerers and charlatans, the house of Ambry was the first to rise against the avarice of the throne. No longer willing to pay homage and fealty, they instead sent six-thousand swords into the capital, where they were wiped out in the Massacre of the Apostates. And then came the teeth behind the old truth: When you strike a king's neck, you had better take his head.
Enraged by the betrayal, the king exterminated the vast Ambry bloodline, sparing only the lord of the house and his youngest son, Banehallow. Before all the royal court, with the disgraced lord chained to the ornate marble floor, the King bade his magicians transform the boy into a wolf so that he might tear out his own father's throat. "Do this," the king said, "so that Lord Ambry will understand the bite of betrayal." Powerful magic was invoked, and the child was transformed. But though his body was changed, his spirit remained intact, and instead of biting the exposed neck of his father, he attacked his handlers, tearing them to pieces. A dozen of the King's knights perished under the wolf's teeth before they managed to drive it off into the night. Lord Ambry laughed from his chains even as the King ran him through with a sword. Now the heir to the lost house of Ambry, Banehallow wanders the trail as the Lycan, part warrior, part wolf, in search of justice for all that he lost.
Enraged by the betrayal, the king exterminated the vast Ambry bloodline, sparing only the lord of the house and his youngest son, Banehallow. Before all the royal court, with the disgraced lord chained to the ornate marble floor, the King bade his magicians transform the boy into a wolf so that he might tear out his own father's throat. "Do this," the king said, "so that Lord Ambry will understand the bite of betrayal." Powerful magic was invoked, and the child was transformed. But though his body was changed, his spirit remained intact, and instead of biting the exposed neck of his father, he attacked his handlers, tearing them to pieces. A dozen of the King's knights perished under the wolf's teeth before they managed to drive it off into the night. Lord Ambry laughed from his chains even as the King ran him through with a sword. Now the heir to the lost house of Ambry, Banehallow wanders the trail as the Lycan, part warrior, part wolf, in search of justice for all that he lost.
Voice:
Innate[edit]
Apex Predator[edit]
Summon Lane Wolves[edit]
Passive
Affects
Wolves
Summons an uncontrollable wolf that moves with one of the creep waves.
The Lane Wolf can Cripple buildings.
The Lane Wolf can Cripple buildings.
This ability levels up with Summon Wolves.
Abilities[edit]
Summon Wolves[edit]
Summons a pack of wolves to fight for Lycan. In time, these wolves have Permanent Invisibility and Cripple.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.73
Has a different cast backswing in Wolf Form.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
The very enchantment that twisted his being also summons canine familiars.
Howl[edit]
No
Affects
Enemy Units / Wolves
Strike fear while reducing their armor and attack damage of all enemy units within the radius of Lycan and his wolves.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0
Max Ability Level: 4
Duration: 8
During nighttime, Lycan's howl can be felt globally.
The terrifying howl causes summons to temporarily run away in fear towards their fountain.
Fear Duration: 1/1.5/2/2.5
Blood-curdling wolf cries signal to opponents that Banehallow is among them.
Feral Impulse[edit]
Passive / Aura
Affects
Self
Grants bonus attack damage and bonus health regeneration to Lycan and all of his player-controlled units.
Has a lower max ability level as a trade-off for a greater bonus for his signature animal companions.
Max Ability Level: 3
His animalistic symbiosis with canine kind gives Banehallow enhanced reflexes and hunting capabilities.
Wolf Bite[edit]
Unit
Affects
Allied Heroes
Bites and turns the affected allied hero into a ferocious Wolf Form of Shapeshift's corresponding level.
The lycanthrophy grants both Lycan and the affected ally lifesteal. Additionally, the ally's lifesteal in Wolf Form heals Lycan, and Lycan's lifesteal heals his ally within a certain distance.
The lycanthrophy grants both Lycan and the affected ally lifesteal. Additionally, the ally's lifesteal in Wolf Form heals Lycan, and Lycan's lifesteal heals his ally within a certain distance.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.73
Cast Range: 300
Transformation Time: 1.1
Health Bonus: 25
The ally who assumed Wolf Form has haste movement and critical strike.
Haste Speed: 0
Proc Chance: 550
Crit Damage: 40%
If Lycan and his ally are too far apart, the shared lifesteal is nullified until they get close again.
Grants Lycan's attack lifesteal upon cast.
Has a different cast backswing in Wolf Form.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
This ability levels up with Shapeshift.
Does this bite look infected?
Shapeshift[edit]
Cast Animation: 0 + 0
Transform Time: 1.1
Set Base Attack Range: 150
Health Bonus: 200/300/400
Grants solely Lycan haste movement and critical strike.
Aura Radius: 0
Haste Speed: 550
Proc Chance: 40%
Crit Damage: 160%/190%/220%
Forever a slave to his lycanthropy, Banehallow has come to accept his curse, and embrace his own savagery.
Recent Matches[edit]
Main Article: Lycan/Matches
Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | |||
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Dec 01, 2024 - 16:30 CET | Tier 1 | BLAST Slam I | 0 : 1 | |||||
Nov 30, 2024 - 15:10 UTC | Tier 4 | GCL 2024 | 0 : 1 | |||||
Nov 29, 2024 - 18:05 UTC | Tier 4 | GCL 2024 | 1 : 0 | |||||
Nov 26, 2024 - 20:00 GET | Tier 4 | GCL 2024 | 0 : 1 | |||||
Nov 25, 2024 - 11:00 CET | Tier 3 | EPL Season 21 | 0 : 1 |
Recent Changes[edit]
Description
- Apex Predator
- Now applies to Lycan's player-controlled units .
- Other ability notes apply.
- Summon Wolves
- Lycan Wolf
- Increased level from 1/2/3/4 to 1/2/3/4/5/6.
- Increased health from 325/375/425/475 to 325/375/425/475/525/575.
- Increased magic resistance from 40%/50%/60%/70% to 40%/50%/60%/70%/70%/70%.
- Increased attack damage from 22-24/28-30/34-36/40-42 to 22-24/28-30/34-36/40-42/46-48/52-54.
- Increased base attack time from 1.2/1.1/1/0.9 to 1.2/1.1/1/0.9/0.9/0.9.
- Increased movement speed from 400/420/440/460 to 400/420/440/460/460/460.
- Increased gold bounty from 21 / 26 / 36 / 41 to 21 / 26 / 36 / 41 / 46 / 51 .
- Increased model scale from 0.9/0.95/0.975/0.99 to 0.9/0.95/0.975/0.99/1.1/1.2.
- ADDED new Alpha Wolves facet.
- Increased Summon Wolves max ability level from 4 to 6.
- Grants Lycan Wolf the following abilties:
- LEVEL 5+ Hamstring
- LEVEL 6 Hightail
- Grants an 8-second haste movement, phase movement, absolute evasion, and a 20-attack speed bonus.
- Has a 50-second cooldown.
- Reduced the following abilities' max ability level from 4 to 3:
- Lycan Wolf
- Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
- Grants Summon Wolves the following abilties correspondingly of its current level with the Alpha Wolves facet selected:
- Spirit Wolves
- CHANGED from granting attack damage bonus to base attack damage bonus .
- Reduced flat base attack damage bonus per wolf 8/14/20/26 to 6/12/18/24.
- Talents:
- LVL 10 +10/+8 Lycan Wolves attack damage/attack damage bonus per Spirit Wolves reduced to +10/+6.
Dota Plus Progress[edit]
Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
Lycan's Relics | Voice Lines | |
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Bronze |
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Silver |
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Gold |
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Platinum |
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Master |
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Grandmaster |
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Equipment[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- Lycanthropy refers to the ability of a human to transform into a wolf, or gain wolf-like characteristics. The term derives from the Greek word "lykànthropos", which translates to "wolf man", or "werewolf" in English.
- The name Banehallow was derived from a "Warcraft 3" hero unit called Dreadlord.
- ▶️ "Was I a wolf who dreamed he was a man?" refers to a quote by Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi - "Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man."
- ▶️ "Are you an air wolf?", refers to the American famous television series "Airwolf", counting this response is said to Gyrocopter.
- ▶️ "Who fears the wolf should fear the forest." is a reference to Russian novelist Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky quote from "The Gambler": "Who fears the wolf should never enter the forest".
- ▶️ "I thought you were Team Yakov!" is a reference (and pun) to Jacob Black from the Twilight series, who is a werewolf. Fans divide themselves into "teams" by who their most preferred main character is, one of such teams is "Team Jacob".
- ▶️ "One eye is better than none." indicates that Lycan was supposed to have only one functioning eye, with the other one probably covered by an eye patch, as seen in one of the concept arts below.
Gallery[edit]
Bone Harvest sprite - alive