Lycan

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Lycan
26 + 3
18 + 1.8
23 + 1.2
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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3
Armor
(816.56 EHP)
27.3%
Magic Resist
(951.86 EHP)
Instant
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
110 (128)
(1.7 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.55 + 0.25
Turn Rate This unit takes 0.175s to turn 180°.
This ability component has a different effect during daytime. 1800 / This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 800
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.
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.
Summon Wolves
Summon Wolves
Howl
Feral Impulse
Wolf Bite
Wolf Bite
Shapeshift
Roles:Carry Carry Pusher Pusher Durable Durable Escape Escape
ComplexityHero ComplexityHero ComplexityHero ComplexityHero Complexity
AdjectivesArachnophobic, Bearded, Fuzzy, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Facets[edit]

Pack Leader
Shapeshift
Exerts a ferocious Shapeshift aura globally that grants Lycan and all his player-controlled units haste movement and critical strike.
Spirit Wolves
Summon Wolves
Summon Wolves grants Lycan base attack damage bonus and health bonus.

The wolves summoned are uncontrollable and invulnerable.
-25 Duration
-0.15 Model Scale
Alpha Wolves
Summon Wolves
Increases Summon Wolves' max ability level.
+2 Ability Level
Summoned Wolves
Grants these Summoned Wolves the various stat bonuses and certain new abilities beyond the 4th ability level.
Reduces the following ability's max level.
-1 Howl / Feral Impulse Ability Level

Upgrades[edit]

Aghanim's[edit]

Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Wolf Bite
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.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Summon Lane Wolves
Summons an uncontrollable wolf that moves with one of the creep waves.

The Lane Wolf can Cripple buildings.

Talents[edit]

+2 Summon Wolves / Spirit Wolves25 Howl Reduces Total Attack Damage
+25% Feral Impulse Damage20+6s Shapeshift Duration
-15s Shapeshift Cooldown15+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
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.

Innate[edit]

Apex Predator[edit]

Apex Predator
Fully disabled by Break.
Passive
Affects
Self / Summons
Lycan and his player-controlled units deal bonus conditional attack damage to neutral creeps per hero level.
Attack Damage Bonus per Level: 2%

Summon Lane Wolves[edit]

Summon Lane Wolves
Neither affected nor disabled by Break.
Passive
Affects
Wolves
Summons an uncontrollable wolf that moves with one of the creep waves.

The Lane Wolf can Cripple buildings.

Abilities[edit]

Summon Wolves[edit]

Q
V
Summon Wolves
Affects
Wolves
Instant Kill
Summons a pack of wolves to fight for Lycan. In time, these wolves have Permanent Invisibility and Cripple.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.73
Max Ability Level: 4
Number of Wolves: 2 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 4)
Duration: 50
Has a different cast backswing in Wolf Form.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
30
Mana Cost
115/120/125/130
The very enchantment that twisted his being also summons canine familiars.

Howl[edit]

W
W
Howl
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.
Max Ability Level: 4
Effect Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 2000
Attack Damage Reduction: 25%/30%/35%/40% (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 0%)
Armor Reduction: 4/5/6/7 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 7/8/9/10)
Duration: 8
Total Attack Damage Reduction: (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 25%/30%/35%/40%)
During nighttime, Lycan's howl can be felt globally.
Night Effect Radius: This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. The ability effects are felt everywhere in the map. Global
The terrifying howl causes summons to temporarily run away in fear towards their fountain.
Fear Duration: 1/1.5/2/2.5
22/20/18/16
Mana Cost
40
Blood-curdling wolf cries signal to opponents that Banehallow is among them.

Feral Impulse[edit]

E
I
Feral Impulse
This ability can be bestowed by Illusions. Fully disabled by Break.
Passive / Aura
Affects
Self
Grants bonus attack damage and bonus health regeneration to Lycan and all of his player-controlled units.
Max Ability Level: 4
Radius: The ability effects are felt everywhere in the map. Global
Attack Damage Bonus: 10%/20%/30%/40% (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 35%/45%/55%/65%)
Health Regen Bonus: 1/3/5/7
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
 Alpha Wolves
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]

D
T
Wolf Bite
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.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.73
Cast RangeAffected by Cast Range increasing sources. 300
Transformation Time: 1.1
Set Base Attack Range: This bonus/reduction source only affect Melee heroes.This bonus/reduction source only affect Melee heroes. 1000
DaytimeDaytime Base Night Vision Bonus: 200/300/400
Health Bonus: 25
Lifesteal: Affected by Lifesteal Manipulation sources. 30%
Shared Lifesteal: Affected by Lifesteal Manipulation sources. 30%
Duration: (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 6)
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.
Penalty Distance: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 1200
Shared Lifesteal Factor: 0
Grants Lycan's attack lifesteal upon cast.
Lifesteal: Affected by Lifesteal Manipulation sources. 30%
Has a different cast backswing in Wolf Form.
Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.6
125/110/95 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 110/95/80)
Mana Cost
150
Does this bite look infected?

Shapeshift[edit]

R
F
Shapeshift
Affects
Self / Units
Spell / Magical
Assumes his lupine form. The lycanthropy grants him bonus health for the entire duration.
Transform Time: 1.1
Set Base Attack Range: 150
DaytimeDaytime Base Night Vision Bonus: This bonus/reduction source only affect Melee heroes.This bonus/reduction source only affect Melee heroes. 1000
Health Bonus: 200/300/400
Duration: 25 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 31)
Grants solely Lycan haste movement and critical strike.
Aura Radius: 0
Haste Speed: 550
Proc Chance: 40%
Crit Damage: 160%/190%/220%
110/100/90 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 95/85/75)
Mana Cost
100
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
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Recent Changes[edit]

Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.37e
(2024-11-19)
7.37
(2024-07-31)
  • 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 Gold to 21 / 26 / 36 / 41 / 46 / 51 Gold.
      • 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.
  • Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
7.36b
(2024-06-05)
  • 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.

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

Hero Damage With Wolves

Tower Damage With Wolves

Kills During Howl

Shapeshift Kills

Controlled Unit Kills

Crit Damage

Teleports Leading To Kills

Controlled Unit Tower Damage

Kills During Black King Bar

Triple Kills

Barracks Destroyed

Towers Destroyed

Kill Assists

Kills

Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master
  • ▶️ I've taken a Lycan to you. Ha ha ha ha ha.

Grandmaster

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."
  • ▶️ "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.

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