Lycan/Counters

Bad against...

 * can keep Lycan in place during his Shapeshift even through.
 * is very effective against Lycan because of his summons.
 * will prevent Lycan from running away with Shapeshift when he drops low.


 * allows Beastmaster to keep Lycan in place after he used his Shapeshift.


 * completely negates Lycan's high mobility.
 * All of Lycan's summons are good sources of healing with.


 * can be used to kill Lycan's summons.
 * allows him to stay alive against Lycan.


 * completely negates all of Lycan's damage since Lycan mainly deals physical damage.
 * can also be a problem for Lycan, as Purification deals damage around the target, which poses a problem for him and his summons.


 * is a real problem for Lycan, as a Monkey King Bar will not prevent his summons from missing.


 * will kill Lycan's summons very fast.
 * will allow Sven and his allies to tank Lycan's damage, which is mainly physical.
 * will damage and stun Lycan's as well as his summons.


 * All of Timbersaw's spells deal AoE damage, killing Lycan's summons very quickly.
 * will gain stacks quickly because of Lycan's summons.


 * will prevent you from running away with your ultimate.
 * can be used to initiate on you from far away, leaving you unprepared.

Others

 * grants protection against his attacks with and his ultimate,  is a massive AoE disarm and root that pierces spell immunity, causing trouble to Lycan. You will find yourself in need of an ally's dispel or forced to pop  for its dispel.
 * 's insanely high armor and splash damage can cause Lycan to struggle taking him down.
 * has a blind, which causes Lycan to miss his attacks.
 * 's prevents the target from taking physical damage or doing damage, which poses a huge problem for Lycan, as he mainly deals physical damage.

Items

 * is rather efficient against Lycan, as he lacks disables to stop a teleporting Hero from escaping.
 * Or if he is split-pushing a lane, this might make him turn around. If not, stay in alert as he might dive.
 * is a good counter to attacks, and Lycan heavily relies on them.
 * 's return damage might cause Lycan to stop attacking his victim. If not, Lycan will take loads of returned damage.
 * and prevents the user from taking physical damage. Lycan is mainly a physical damage dealer.
 * limits Lycan's mobility during his ultimate.

Good against...

 * possesses a lot of slows, which Lycan doesn't care when he Shapeshifts.
 * has no in-built escape, which makes him a good target for Lycan.


 * He can send wolves to defuse, and he can catch up Techies and kill him before they can deny themselves. Even if the suicide is successful, Lycan can still survive because of his tankiness.


 * is useless against melee heroes, so Lycan can attack Arc Warden without missing.
 * doesn't affect Lycan that much, because Shapeshift grants immunity to slows and because he is never alone.
 * If their has been called, Lycan can still kill Arc Warden before the double expires.


 * The Wolves' speed causes the knockback from to be ineffective.
 * She lacks escapes and loses her when someone is near her. Lycan takes advantage of these weaknesses.


 * Lycan's ultimate makes him immune to slows from 's as well as allowing him to outmaneuver  during . Lycan can also easily chase down  while shapeshifted, should  try to flee.

Others

 * You can easily kill a squishy, due to your high movement speed and his lack of escape.
 * Once you get a, squishy spellcasters like , and others will be probably easy to deal with.
 * Heroes with low armor and little mobility, like, , etc. will also have an unfortunate fate.

Works well with...

 * His also work on Lycan's own minions.
 * His own summons benefit from Lycan's Howl.


 * Howl increases the damage of 's spiderlings, increasing her pushing power.
 * Because is not typically played in the jungle, she will not impede on Lycan's farm.
 * Since Howl is a global ability, Lycan can push one lane while pushes another and both will benefit from howl.


 * Creeps enchanted with benefit from Howl.
 * Plenty of those creeps provide auras that strengthen Lycan and his minions.
 * Lycan is a notable solo-pusher. If he over-stayed his welcome in the enemy's base, perhaps he can be kept alive with.


 * Nature's Prophet has great synergy with Lycan, for several reasons. Howl can drastically increase the damage output of his treants, making your pushes that much deadlier.
 * Nature's Prophet is (like Lycan) a jungling and laning hero, so his absence while fighting Roshan is not a great concern for his teammates. Finally, the Prophet's ability to teleport directly into Roshan's pit is also useful for avoiding enemy wards (using in Roshan's Pit with  is advised, however, in order to remain undetected by said wards).

Others

 * Perhaps your allies don't have any summons, but maybe they'll bring one in through purchase of a . You might as well do it.
 * Heroes that can reduce the armor of enemies can greatly increase Lycan's damage, such as 's.

List of heroes that counter Lycan, and list of heroes that work well with Lycan.

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