Lycanthrope (Dota 2)

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Lycanthrope (Dota 2) - Lycan Skills

This page details each of Lycan's abilities/skills.

First Ability

Summon Wolves [Keybind: Q]
AbilityAffects
No Target Units
Summons two wolves to fight for Lycan. Level 2-4 wolves have Critical Strike, level 3-4 wolves have permanent invisibility, and level 4 wolves gain 15 hp regen per second.
  • Duration: 55
  • Cooldown: 30 seconds
  • Mana Cost: 145
Lore: The very enchantment that twisted his being also summons canine familiars.
  • If wolves are summoned during the duration of Howl, they will receive the damage bonus until the duration is up.
Lycan Wolf
Duration 55 seconds
Hit Points 200 / 240 / 280 / 320
Damage 17-18 / 27-30 /34-40 / 43-49
Armor 1
Movement Speed 400 / 420 / 440 / 460
Sight Range 1200 (Day) & 800 (Night)
Attack Range Melee
Attack Duration 0.33 + 0.64
Base Attack Time 1.25 / 1.2 / 1.15 / 1.1
Bounty 21 / 26 / 36 / 41
Experience 20
Magic Resistance 80%
Critical Strike Levels 2-4. 30% chance for a 1.7 critical strike
Invisibility Levels 3-4. 1.7 second fade time
Regeneration Level 4. 15 HP a second.

Second Ability

Howl [Keybind: W]
AbilityAffects
No Target Allies
Grants bonus damage to Lycan, all allied heroes, and all units under their control.
  • Hero Bonus Damage: 14/26/38/50
  • Unit Bonus Damage: 5/10/15/20
  • Area of Effect: Global
  • Duration: 10
  • Cooldown: 50/45/40/35
  • Mana Cost: 15/20/25/30
Lore: Blood-curdling wolf cries signal to opponents that Lycan is among them.
  • Cannot be purged.
  • Does not affect Illusions.

Third Ability

Feral Impulse [Keybind: E]
AbilityAffects
Aura Allies
Increases the damage and attack speed of Lycan and all units under his control.
  • Bonus Damage: 15%/20%/25%/30%
  • Bonus Attack Speed: 15/20/25/30
  • Radius: 900
Lore: His animalistic symbiosis with canine kind gives Lycan enhanced reflexes and hunting capabilities.
  • Affects all units under the Lycan's control, not just himself and his wolves.
  • Cannot be purged.
  • Is used by Illusions.

Ultimate Ability

Shapeshift  [Keybind: R]
AbilityAffects
No Target Self
Lycan assumes his true form, increasing his combat capabilities. During Shapeshift, Lycan and all units under his control move at 650 speed and cannot be slowed.
  • Critical Strike Chance: 30%
  • Critical Strike Damage: 1.7×
  • Day/Night Sight Range: 1800/1800
  • Duration: 18
  • Cooldown: 120/90/60
  • Mana Cost: 100
Lore: Forever a slave to his Lycan, Banehallow has come to accept his curse, and embrace his own savagery.
  • Illusions created after this skill is used will be in wolf form and gain all benefits. They will stay in Shapeshift for 18 seconds starting when they are created, but if Shapeshift ends on the original Lycan the maximum movement speed will be lost, since move speed bonus is granted by original hero.
  • Illusions created before this skill is used will be in human form and only get the maximum movement speed while the original Lycan is in Shapeshift.
  • Cannot be slowed by any spell(such as Purge, Hex), and retain maximum movement speed.
  • All his summons and illusions get the same movement speed, including those from Necronomicon and Helm of the Dominator.
  • Lycan's collision size is lowered in this state.
  • Shapeshift has a 1.5 seconds transformation time.

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Last updated by Machina, 26th September

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