Lycan

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[e][h]Lycan

Dire Hero

Attributes

26 +3.4

16 +1

19 +1.4

24 - 39

-1

305

Base Stats

Base HP Regen

0

Base Mana Regen

0

Sight Range

1800 / 800

Attack Range

150

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.55 + 0.55

Cast Duration

0.3 + 0.51

Base Attack Speed

100

Base Attack Time

1.7

Base Magic Resist

25%

Turn Rate

0.5

Level Changes

Level

1

15

25

Health

785

1842

2607

Mana

303

531

699

Armor

1.6

3.8

5.4

Damage

50-65

97-112

131-146

Most Played As

LessMore

Role

1

2

3

4

5

Notes

Collision Size: 8

Banehallow, the Lycan

Recommended Roles

Carry Pusher Jungler Durable Escape

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.

Abilities

Summon Wolves

QV

Targeting
No Target

Lycan summons wolves to fight alongside him. The wolves benefit from his other abilities.

Wolves Summoned	2 4 25

Cast Point	0.3

30

145

The very enchantment that twisted his being also summons canine familiars.

Notes

• Summoning new wolves will remove the old ones.

Howl

WW

Targeting
No Target

Affects
Allied Units

Strikes fear into enemies, reducing armor and attack damage to all enemies near Lycan and his wolves.

Damage Reduction	25% / 30% / 35% / 40%

Armor Reduction	5 / 6 / 7 / 8

Duration	5 / 6 / 7 / 8

Radius	2000

Cast Point	0.3

24 / 22 / 20 / 18

50

	Dispellable.

Blood-curdling wolf cries signal to opponents that Lycan is among them.

Notes

• This spell's radius is cast around Lycan and each of his wolves individually, covering multiple large areas at once.

Feral Impulse

EI

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Self

Increases the damage and HP regeneration of Lycan and all units under his control.

Bonus Damage	14% / 26% / 38% / 50% 65% 20

Bonus HP Regen	2 / 4 / 6 / 8 12 / 14 / 16/ 18 15

Radius	1200

	Disabled by break.
	Illusions carry this aura but do not benefit from it themselves.

His animalistic symbiosis with canine kind gives Lycan enhanced reflexes and hunting capabilities.

Shapeshift

RF

Targeting
No Target
Aura

Affects
Self

Lycan assumes his true form, increasing his combat capabilities. During Shapeshift, Lycan and all units under his control are hasted, cannot be slowed, and gain critical strike.

Movement Speed	650

Critical Damage	150% / 175% / 200%

Critical Chance	40% 72% 25

Night Vision	1800

Duration	22 27 20

Transformation Time	1.25

Cast Point	0

120 / 110 / 95

100

	Illusions created while in Shapeshift form will have all benefits but will not carry the aura.

Forever a slave to his Lycan, Banehallow has come to accept his curse, and embrace his own savagery.

Aghanim's Scepter Ability

Wolf Bite

DT

Targeting
Unit Target

Affects
Allied Heroes

Lycan bites an ally, granting them Shapeshift properties. Lycan and the bitten target gain lifesteal and share it as long as they are near each other.

Shared Lifesteal	30%

Lifesteal Radius	1200

Cast Range	300

Cast Point	0.3

80

150

Talent Tree

Talent Tree
+2  Summon Wolves Summoned	25	+32% Chance  Shapeshift Critical Strike
+15%  Feral Impulse Damage	20	+5s  Shapeshift Duration
10% Cooldown Reduction	15	+10 HP Regen
+15 Damage	10	+4 Armor

Summon Abilities

Lycan Wolf

Cripple

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Enemy Units

Damage Type
Magical

Gives a chance to cripple the target, doing damage over time and slowing attack speed. Given to level 3 wolves.

Cripple Chance	20%

Damage Per Second	8

Attack Speed Slow	60

Duration	4

	Does not pierce Spell Immunity.
	Disabled by break.

Notes

• Total damage:
  • 32

Invisibility

Targeting
Passive

Affects
Self

Permanently invisible when not attacking. Given when wolves reach level 4.

Fade Time	1.7

Notes

• Wolves retain their collision size while invisible and can block paths.

Summon Stats

Lycan Wolf [h]

Stats

Unit Type

Summoned

Attack Type

 

Basic

Armor Type

 

Basic

Duration

55

Health

300 / 350 / 400 / 450

Health Regen

0.5

Mana

0

Damage

26 / 34 / 42 / 50

Attack Range

90

Missile Speed

Instant

Attack Duration

0.33 + 0.64

Cast Duration

0.3 + 0.51

Base Attack Time

1.2 / 1.1 / 1 / 0.9

Armor

0

Movement Speed

400 / 420 / 440 / 460

Sight Range

1200 / 800

Magic Resistance

70%

Turn Rate

0.5

Gold Bounty

21 / 26 / 36 / 41

Experience

20

Notes

Gains the Cripple ability at level 3. Gains the Invisibility ability at level 4.

Recommended Items

Starting Items			Early Game

Mid Game			Late Game

General Strategy

As a man or as a wolf, Lycan devastates enemies with sharp claws and deadly jaws. Summoning stealthy wolves to scout ahead or assault a foe, his wolf transformation grants him the speed and strength to run down his enemies, or escape an ambush.

Lycan (In-Game Description)

Overview

Skill Build

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spell
Level	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	20	25
Spell

Early Game

Mid Game

Late Game

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
7.26c
	Base movement speed reduced from 315 to 305
7.26b
	All talents are now about 20% weaker
7.25c
	Shapeshift cooldown increased from 110/95/80 to 125/110/95
7.25b
	Base damage reduced by 6 Level 20 Talent reduced from +8s Shapeshift Duration to +6s Level 25 Talent reduced from +3 Wolves Summoned to +2
7.25
	Feral Impulse health regen increased from 1/3/5/7 to 2/4/6/8 Shapeshift duration increased from 18 to 22
7.24
	Base Intelligence increased by 4 Shapeshift transformation time from 1.5 to 1.25
7.23
	Reworked Howl: Now causes all enemies within 2000 AoE to have 5/6/7/8 reduced armor and deal less 25/30/35/40% less base attack damage Lasts 5/6/7/8 seconds Cooldown: 24/22/20/18 Mana Cost: 50 Howl is now cast around your wolves as well Reworked Scepter: Grants Wolf Bite Target an allied hero to convert them and provide Shapeshift properties (including melee) Grants both of you 30% lifesteal, and a shared 30% lifesteal to heal the other one when within 1200 range of each other Cooldown: 80 Mana Cost: 150
7.22g
	Summon Wolves Scepter spawn amount increased from 2 to 3 Summon Wolves Scepter gold bounty reduced from 20 to 15 Shapeshift cooldown reduced from 130/105/80 to 110/95/80
7.22f
	Feral Impulse damage increased from 12/24/36/48% to 14/26/38/50% Howl bonus regen increased from 4/8/12/16 to 6/10/14/18
7.22e
	Base Intelligence increased by 2 Base Strength increased by 1 Shapeshift critical strike chance is now Psuedo Random Level 15 Talent increased from +10 Feral Impulse HP Regen to +13 Level 20 Talent increased from +16% Feral Impulse Damage to +18%
7.22b
	Scepter wolves gold and xp bounty reduced by half Fixed Scepter wolves not gaining crit during Shapeshift
7.22
	Added Scepter upgrade: Causes one of the three creep waves to include two wolves You cannot control the wolves, but they are considered your units These wolves have the same movement speed as lane creeps Level 15 Talent increased from +8 Feral HP Regen to +10
7.21c
	Strength gain reduced from 3.8 to 3.4
7.21b
	Base armor increased by 1
7.21
	Base movement speed increased by 15 Wolves armor reduced from 1 to 0 Wolves magic resistance reduced from 80% to 70% Wolves health increased from 230/260/290/320 to 300/350/400/450 Howl health regen increased from 4/6/8/10 to 4/8/12/16
7.20c
	Howl attack speed reduced from 21/34/47/60 to 20/30/40/50
7.20
	Reworked Howl: Now grants +21/34/47/60 Attack Speed, +3/4/5/6 Armor, and +4/6/8/10 HP regen Applies to all player controlled units on the map Lasts 9 seconds Cooldown: 50/45/40/35 Mana Cost: 25/30/35/40 Level 25 Talent changed from +600 Howl Health to +40% Chance Shapeshift Critical Strike
7.18
	Base armor reduced by 2 Base damage reduced by 3
7.17
	Feral Impulse damage reduced from 15/26/37/48% to 12/24/36/48%
7.16
	Intelligence gain reduced from 1.55 to 1.4 Shapeshift critical strike reduced from 160/180/200% to 150/175/200%
7.14
	Summon Wolves health increased from 200/240/280/320 to 230/260/290/320 Summon Wolves damage increased from 17/28/37/46 to 26/34/42/50
7.13b
	Base movement speed reduced by 5
7.10
	Base damage reduced by 3
7.08
	Shapeshift cooldown increased from 120/90/60 to 130/105/80 Base armor reduced by 1
7.07
	Feral Impulse rescaled from 1/4/7/10 to 1/3/5/7 Fixed Break not disabling Feral Impulse Reworked Talent Tree
7.06f
	Howl no longer provides a net heal on buff application/loss (Always maintains the same HP percentage now)
7.06e
	Howl cooldown increased from 55/50/45/40 to 60/55/50/45
7.06
	Replaced Respawn Talent: +12 Feral HP Regen (Level 15)
7.05
	Level 10 Talent increased from +175 Health to +200 Shapeshift critical strike damage increased from 140/160/180% to 160/180/200%
7.04
	Base strength increased by 3
7.03
	Level 10 Talent increased from +150 Health to +175
7.02
	Added to Captains Mode Agility gain from 1.5 to 1 Howl mana cost from 30 to 40 Level 15 Talent from -20s Respawn Time to -25s
7.01
	Howl cooldown increased from 50/45/40/35 to 55/50/45/40 Howl mana cost increased from 15/20/25/30 to 30 Lycan Level 10 Talent reduced from +20 Damage to +15 Damage Lycan agility gain reduced from 1.9 to 1.5
7.00
	Temporarily removed from Captains Mode Howl now behaves like a normal buff, rather than a pseudo-aura Howl duration increased from 10 to 13 Howl hero bonus damage reduced from 14/26/38/50 to 10/15/20/25 Howl creep bonus damage reduced from 5/10/15/20 to 4/6/8/10 Howl provides 50/100/150/200 Max HP increase to heroes, 25/50/75/100 to non-heroes Howl has double the effect (damage/HP) at night time Feral Impulse no longer provides 15/20/25/30 Attack Speed Feral Impulse bonus damage rescaled from 15/20/25/30% to 15/26/37/48% damage Feral Impulse now provides 1/4/7/10 HP regeneration Summoned Wolves Base Attack Time reduced from 1.25/1.2/1.15/1.1 to 1.2/1.1/1/0.9 Summoned Wolves no longer gain 15 HP regen at level 4 Summoned Wolves now gain invisibility at level 4 Summoned Wolves now gain cripple at level 3 Cripple attack speed slow increased from 40 to 60 Added Talent Tree
6.86
	Lycan Wolves and Shapeshift no longer grant critical strike Lycan Wolves now gain Cripple at level 2, granting a 20% chance to cripple the target Causes target to take 8 damage per second and lose 40 Attack Speed for 4 seconds Shapeshift now grants all units under your control a 40% chance for 1.4/1.6/1.8× critical strike
6.85
	Strength gain increased from 2.75 to 3 Shapeshift critical strike chance increased from 30% to 30/35/40%
6.82
	Shapeshift no longer grants 1.5 Base Attack Time Shapeshift cooldown increased from 100/70/40 to 120/90/60 Shapeshift speed increased from 522 to 650 Shapeshift now has a 1.5 second transformation time
6.81b
	Howl duration decreased from 12 to 10 Howl bonus damage reduced from 20/30/40/50 to 14/26/38/50
6.81
	Shapeshift no longer provides 100/200/300 bonus health
6.80
	Wolves Fade Time decreased from 3 to 1.7 Level 3 Lycan Wolves now have Invisibility Level 4 Lycan Wolves now have a passive ability that gives them 15 HP regen
6.79
	Armor increased by 1 (Shapeshift total armor is still the same as before) Base damage increased by 5 Howl bonus damage for non-hero units increased from 4/8/12/16 to 5/10/15/20 Wolves magic resistance increased from 50% to 80%
6.78
	Armor increased by 1 (Shapeshift total armor is still the same as before)
6.77
	Base intelligence increased from 15 to 17 Spirit Wolves armor increased by 1
6.75
	Summon Wolves mana cost increased from 125 to 145 Spirit Wolves HP decreased from 400/450/500/550 to 200/240/280/320 Spirit Wolves now have 50% magic resistance Fixed Shapeshift speed buff remaining after dying with Aegis
6.72d
	Wolves HP reduced from 400/475/550/625 to 400/450/500/550 Shapeshift base attack rate changed from 1.4 to 1.5 Feral Impulse AoE reduced from global to 900
6.72
	Wolves collision size reduced a bit Wolves move speed increased from 400 to 400/420/440/460
6.71
	Feral Impulse damage and attack speed bonus increased from 10/15/20/25% to 15/20/25/30%
6.70
	Shapeshift form critical strike improved from 1.5× to 1.7× Wolves critical strike improved from 1.5× to 1.7×
6.69
	Shapeshift duration increased from 14/15/16 to a constant 18 seconds
6.67
	Howl hero bonus damage from 11/22/33/44 to 20/30/40/50 (Unit bonus damage scaling remains 4/8/12/16) Howl duration from 16 to 12 Howl cooldown from 35 to 50/45/40/35
6.57
	Lowered Lycan Wolves hit points Lowered base armor on Lycan and his wolves by 2
6.54
	Lowered base armor on Lycan's Wolves from 5 to 2
6.53
	Reworked Lycanthrope a bit Increased Howl duration
6.51
	Increased duration of Lycanthrope wolves a bit and allowed them to attack air
6.50
	Reduced cooldown on high level Shapeshift
6.48b
	Slightly reduced Shapeshift cooldown Increased Lycanthropy Wolves base armor

Notable Players

MATUMBAMAN

Arteezy

Sylar

Silent

Ditya Ra

See also

• Critical Strike

External links

Guides

• Standard Lycan (Jungle) Build
• Standard Lycan (Lane) Build
• DotaFire's Builds & Guides for Lycan