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Lycan changes

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Change record

54 patches with recorded changes · 118 of 118 listed patches readable.

Coverage: Feb 1, 2018 to Sep 15, 2026. This feed does not include every patch in Dota’s lifetime.

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May 6, 2026

Lycan in 7.41c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Wolves Damage increased from +10 to +14
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Summon Wolves Health increased from +350 to +375
  • Feral ImpulseHealth Regen increased from 1/3/5/7 to 2/4/6/8

Apr 7, 2026

Lycan in 7.41b

  • ShapeshiftCooldown decreased from 110/100/90s to 105/95/85s

Mar 24, 2026

Lycan in 7.41

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +2 Wolves Summoned replaced with -25% Summon Wolves BAT
  • Talents · ContextImproves wolves' BAT from 1.2/1.1/1/0.9s to 0.9/0.825/0.75/0.675s
  • Apex PredatorDamage to neutrals changed from 2% per level to 18% + 2% per level
  • Summon WolvesAghanim's Shard upgrade reworked
  • Summon WolvesIncreases the number of wolves by 1 and grants them Hightail ability. Activate it to give them 100% evasion, 20 bonus attack speed, and hasted movement for 6s
  • ShapeshiftNow grants controlled units movement speed and critical strike bonuses

Dec 15, 2025

Lycan in 7.40

  • Summon WolvesWolf Damage decreased from 23/29/35/41/47/53 to 22/28/34/40/46/52
  • ShapeshiftHealth Bonus decreased from 250/350/450 to 225/325/425

May 22, 2025

Lycan in 7.39

  • Spirit Wolves · Summon WolvesBonus Health per wolf increased from 60/115/170/225 to 60/120/180/240
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent Shapeshift Duration increased from +6s to +7s
  • Wolf BiteNow can also be used on allied creep-heroes

Mar 27, 2025

Lycan in 7.38c

  • Base Strength increased from 26 to 28
  • Damage at level 1 increased from 50–55 to 52–57

Mar 4, 2025

Lycan in 7.38b

  • Spirit Wolves · Summon WolvesBonus health per wolf increased from 50/100/150/200 to 60/115/170/225

Feb 18, 2025

Lycan in 7.38

  • Alpha Wolves · Summon WolvesHightail duration decreased from 8s to 6s
  • Is now a Strength Hero
  • Base Damage increased by 20
  • Damage at level 1 unchanged (50-55)
  • Strength gain increased from 3.0 to 3.4
  • Agility gain decreased from 1.8 to 1.7
  • Intelligence gain increased from 1.2 to 1.7
  • Damage gain per level decreased from +4.2 to +3.4
  • Damage at level 30 decreased by 40 (from 202-207 to 162-167)
  • Summon WolvesMagic Resistance rescaled from 40/50/60/70% to 45/50/55/60%
  • Summon Wolves · ContextLevel 5 and 6 wolves with Alpha Wolves facet have 60% magic resistance

Nov 19, 2024

Lycan in 7.37e

  • Spirit Wolves · Summon WolvesFixed spirit wolves being visible when Lycan himself is invisible
  • Apex PredatorNow also applies to units under Lycan's control. Bonus is still based on Lycan's level

Jul 31, 2024

Lycan in 7.37

  • Alpha WolvesIncreases the max level of Summon Wolves by 2 but decreases the max level of Howl and Feral Impulse by 1
  • Alpha Wolves · Summon WolvesDamage and Health scale linearly for their fifth and sixth levels
  • Alpha Wolves · Summon WolvesStarting at level 5, wolves gain Hamstring, an attack modifier that applies a 0.5s root and the next 4 attacks from units under Lycan's control deal an additional 50 physical damage. Cooldown: 8s
  • Alpha Wolves · Summon WolvesStarting at level 6, wolves gain Hightail. When activated, wolves get a burst of energy, gaining hasted and phased movement, 100% evasion, and 20 attack speed for 8s. Cooldown: 50s
  • Alpha Wolves · Summon WolvesWolves summoned with Aghanim's Shard are improved when leveling Summon Wolves past level 4

Jun 6, 2024

Lycan in 7.36b

  • Spirit Wolves · Summon WolvesBonus Damage per wolf is now a base damage increase
  • Spirit Wolves · Summon WolvesBonus Damage per wolf decreased from 8/14/20/26 to 6/12/18/24
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Summon Wolves Damage Per Wolf decreased from +8 to +6

May 22, 2024

Lycan in 7.36

  • Innate Ability · Apex PredatorNew Innate ability. Passive, improves with Lycan's level
  • Innate Ability · Apex PredatorLycan deals 2% extra damage to neutral creeps per hero level
  • Pack Leader · ShapeshiftMovement and critical strike bonuses are also applied to all units under Lycan's control. Enemy heroes killed by Lycan or his units extends Shapeshift duration by 5s
  • Spirit Wolves · TalentsLevel 10 Talent +10 Wolves Damage replaced with +8 Summon Wolves Damage Per Wolf
  • Spirit Wolves · TalentsLevel 15 Talent +350 Wolves Health replaced with +250 Summon Wolves Health Per Wolf
  • Spirit Wolves · Summon WolvesReplaces wolves with spirit wolves. They are invulnerable, uncontrollable, and cannot attack. Each wolf buffs Lycan, providing +50/100/150/200 Health and +8/14/20/26 Attack Damage
  • Spirit Wolves · Summon WolvesDecreases duration from 50s to 25s and mana cost from 110/115/120/125/130 to 60/65/70/75/80. Does not affect wolves from Aghanim's Shard
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent Howl Armor Reduction increased from +2 to +3
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Summon Wolves Health increased from +300 to +350
  • HowlNo longer fears non-hero controlled units
  • ShapeshiftNo longer applies its movement speed and critical strike bonuses to units under Lycan's control by default
  • Wolf BiteLifesteal increased from 30% to 40%
  • Wolf BiteLifesteal now has a 40% penalty against creeps
  • Wolf BiteCooldown decreased from 125/110/95s to 110/100/90s

Dec 21, 2023

Lycan in 7.35b

  • Summon WolvesDamage increased from 20-23/26-29/32-34/38-40 to 22-24/28-30/34-36/40-42
  • ShapeshiftHealth bonus increased from 200/300/400 to 250/350/450
  • ShapeshiftCritical Damage increased from 160/190/220% to 160/200/240%

Nov 20, 2023

Lycan in 7.34e

  • Base Agility increased from 16 to 18
  • Agility gain increased from 1.4 to 1.8

Aug 8, 2023

Lycan in 7.34

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +20% Howl Attack Damage Reduction replaced with +2 Howl Armor Reduction
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Summon Wolves Health increased from +250 to +300
  • HowlFear no longer affects creep-heroes

Jun 15, 2023

Lycan in 7.33d

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent Summon Wolves Health increased from +200 to +250
  • ShapeshiftCooldown decreased from 125/110/95s to 110/100/90s

May 13, 2023

Lycan in 7.33c

  • Base Damage decreased by 4 (Level 1 damage increased by 2)

Apr 20, 2023

Lycan in 7.33

  • Now is a Universal Hero
  • Base Damage decreased from 24-29 to 8-13
  • Strength gain decreased from 3.4 to 3.0
  • Agility gain decreased from 1.7 to 1.4
  • Intelligence gain decreased from 1.7 to 1.2
  • Damage on level 1 decreased by 3 (from 50-55 to 47-52)
  • Damage gain per level decreased from +3.4 to +3.36
  • Summon WolvesMana Cost decreased from 125/130/135/140 to 115/120/125/130
  • HowlMana Cost rescaled from 35/40/45/50 to 40
  • HowlNow also fears enemy controlled units (non-heroes) for 1/1.5/2/2.5s
  • Howl · ContextHowl Now fear is not global at night, only Armor/Attack Damage reduction are

Aug 23, 2022

Lycan in 7.32

  • Base Movement Speed decreased from 315 to 305
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +30% Shapeshift Crit replaced with Howl Reduces Total Attack Damage
  • Summon WolvesMagic Resistance decreased from 70% to 40/50/60/70%
  • Summon WolvesCripple now stacks with each proc
  • Summon WolvesPermanent Invisibility fade delay increased from 1.7s to 2s
  • HowlIs now Global when cast during Night time

Jun 8, 2022

Lycan in 7.31d

  • ShapeshiftCritical Damage increased from 150/175/200% to 160/190/220%

May 2, 2022

Lycan in 7.31c

  • Base Attack Speed increased from 100 to 110
  • Summon WolvesIncreased attack damage from 17-20/23-26/29-32/35-38 to 20-23/26-29/32-34/38-40
  • Summon WolvesShard Lane Wolf increased Attack Damage from 35-38 to 38-40

Feb 28, 2022

Lycan in 7.31b

  • Summon WolvesDamage reduced from 24-28/32-36/40-44/48-52 to 17-20/23-26/29-32/35-38
  • Summon WolvesShard wolf damage reduced from 48-52 to 35-38

Feb 23, 2022

Lycan in 7.31

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +13 Summon Wolves Damage decreased to +10
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +10 Feral HP regen replaced with +20% Howl attack damage reduction
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent +32% Shapeshift critical chance reduced to +30
  • Feral ImpulseDamage decreased from 11/22/33/44% to 10/20/30/40%
  • ShapeshiftDuration reduced from 28s to 25s

Oct 28, 2021

Lycan in 7.30e

  • Wolf BiteScepter cooldown now matches Shapeshift (80 to 125/110/95)
  • Wolf BiteScepter now causes the target to have a fully fixed 150 attack range

Sep 10, 2021

Lycan in 7.30c

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +15 Summon Wolves Damage reduced to +13
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +8 Feral Impulse HP regen increased to +10
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent -20s Shapeshift Cooldown reduced to -15
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent +30% Feral Impulse Damage reduced to +25%
  • Feral ImpulseBonus Damage reduced from 12/24/36/48% to 11/22/33/44%
  • Feral ImpulseBonus Health Regeneration reduced from 2/4/6/8 to 1/3/5/7

Aug 22, 2021

Lycan in 7.30b

  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +20 Summon Wolves Damage reduced to 15
  • HowlArmor Reduction reduced from 5/6/7/8 to 4/5/6/7

Aug 17, 2021

Lycan in 7.30

  • Shard Wolves now have Low Attack Priority (Will only acquire enemy aggro if they are the only unit in aggro range)
  • Shard Wolves now can Cripple towers (Does not affect regular wolves)
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent +20 Damage replaced with +20 Summon Wolves Damage
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent +12% Cooldown Reduction replaced with -20s Shapeshift Cooldown
  • HowlDuration increased from 5/6/7/8 to 8
  • HowlCooldown rescaled from 18 to 22/20/18/16

Apr 29, 2021

Lycan in 7.29c

  • Movement speed increased from 305 to 315
  • TalentsLevel 10 Talent increased from +15 Damage to +20

Apr 16, 2021

Lycan in 7.29b

  • Base armor increased by 1
  • Agility gain increased from 1.4 to 1.7
  • Intelligence gain increased from 1.4 to 1.7
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +175 Summon Wolves Health to +200
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from 8% Cooldown Reduction to 12%
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +25% Feral Impulse Damage to +30%
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +5s Shapeshift Duration to +6s
  • Summon WolvesCripple now also slows movement speed by 15%
  • Summon WolvesHealth increased from 300/350/400/450 to 325/375/425/475
  • ShapeshiftHealth bonus increased from 150/250/350 to 200/300/400

Apr 9, 2021

Lycan in 7.29

  • Agility gain increased from 1 to 1.4
  • Attack backswing reduced from 0.55 to 0.25
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent changed from +75 Shapeshift Movement Speed to +175 Summon Wolves Health
  • Summon WolvesMana cost reduced from 145 to 125/130/135/140
  • Feral ImpulseBonus damage increased from 12/22/32/42% to 12/24/36/48%
  • ShapeshiftTransformation time reduced from 1.25 to 1.1
  • ShapeshiftMovement speed reduced from 650 to 550
  • ShapeshiftDuration increased from 22 to 28
  • ShapeshiftNow increases Lycan's health by 150/250/350
  • Wolf BiteNow grants Shapeshift to the target only, rather than the target and units it controls
  • Wolf BiteCan now target creep-hero units like Spirit Bear and Golem

Feb 19, 2021

Lycan in 7.28c

  • Summon WolvesDuration reduced from 55 to 50 seconds

Jan 10, 2021

Lycan in 7.28b

  • Summon WolvesCripple moved from level 3 to 4
  • Summon WolvesInvisibility moved from level 4 to 3
  • Feral ImpulseDamage reduced from 14/26/38/50% to 12/22/32/42%

Dec 21, 2020

Lycan in 7.28a

  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent reduced from 10% Cooldown Reduction to 8%

Apr 6, 2020

Lycan in 7.25c

  • ShapeshiftCooldown increased from 110/95/80 to 125/110/95

Mar 24, 2020

Lycan in 7.25b

  • Base damage reduced by 6
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent reduced from +8s Shapeshift Duration to +6s
  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent reduced from +3 Wolves Summoned to +2

Mar 17, 2020

Lycan in 7.25

  • Feral ImpulseHealth regen increased from 1/3/5/7 to 2/4/6/8
  • ShapeshiftDuration increased from 18 to 22

Jan 26, 2020

Lycan in 7.24

  • Base intelligence increased by 4
  • ShapeshiftTransformation time from 1.5 to 1.25

Sep 6, 2019

Lycan in 7.22g

  • Summon WolvesScepter spawn amount increased from 2 to 3
  • Summon WolvesScepter gold bounty reduced from 20 to 15
  • ShapeshiftCooldown reduced from 130/105/80 to 110/95/80

Jul 28, 2019

Lycan in 7.22f

  • Feral ImpulseDamage increased from 12/24/36/48% to 14/26/38/50%
  • HowlBonus regen increased from 4/8/12/16 to 6/10/14/18

Jul 14, 2019

Lycan in 7.22e

  • Base intelligence increased by 2
  • Base strength increased by 1
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +10 Feral HP Regen to +13
  • TalentsLevel 20 Talent increased from +16% Feral Impulse Damage to +18%
  • ShapeshiftCritical strike chance is now Pseudo Random

May 27, 2019

Lycan in 7.22b

  • Scepter wolves gold and xp bounty reduced by half
  • Fixed Scepter wolves not gaining crit during Shapeshift

May 24, 2019

Lycan in 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.
  • TalentsLevel 15 Talent increased from +8 Feral HP Regen to +10

Jan 29, 2019

Lycan in 7.21

  • Base movement speed increased by 15
  • Summon WolvesArmor reduced from 1 to 0
  • Summon WolvesMagic resistance reduced from 80% to 70%
  • Summon WolvesHealth increased from 230/260/290/320 to 300/350/400/450
  • HowlHealth regen increased from 4/6/8/10 to 4/8/12/16

Nov 24, 2018

Lycan in 7.20c

  • HowlAttack speed reduced from 21/34/47/60 to 20/30/40/50

Nov 19, 2018

Lycan in 7.20

  • TalentsLevel 25 Talent changed from +600 Howl Health to +40% Chance Shapeshift Critical Strike
  • HowlHas been reworked

Jun 25, 2018

Lycan in 7.18

  • Base armor reduced by 2
  • Base damage reduced by 3

Jun 10, 2018

Lycan in 7.17

  • Feral ImpulseDamage reduced from 15/26/37/48% to 12/24/36/48%

May 27, 2018

Lycan in 7.16

  • Intelligence gain reduced from 1.55 to 1.4
  • ShapeshiftCritical strike reduced from 160/180/200% to 150/175/200%

Apr 24, 2018

Lycan in 7.14

  • Summon WolvesHealth increased from 200/240/280/320 to 230/260/290/320
  • Summon WolvesDamage increased from 17/28/37/46 to 26/34/42/50

Feb 1, 2018

Lycan in 7.08

  • Base armor reduced by 1
  • ShapeshiftShapeshift cooldown increased from 120/90/60 to 130/105/80

Source: Valve’s public Dota 2 data feeds. Notes belong to Valve. Dates use Bellevue time (Pacific).