How to counter Lycanthrope in 9 Key Points

Lycan is by far the most popular and effective carry of 6.72c. He farms in the wood incredibly fast and with his wolves damage output and his ultimate he becomes dangerous very quickly. So how do you counter this monster!?

Here I will summarize the key strategies against Lycan:

1 Batrider: The perfect counter with is ultimate. Just get a dagger and ultimate (lasso) him every single teamfight.

2 Rexxar: the concept is the same, a long disable that goes throught bkb.

3. Ghost Scepter: In particular on supports this is the key. Lycan has 0 magical damage so once you go ghost form you are safe from lycan (paired with a good disable is great)

4. Bane: again same as 1 and 2. Disable throght bkb. What is he gonna do?

5. Void: aoe disable throght bkb, bash throught bkb, 25% evasion and superior carring potential.

6. Warding: ward the woods so you can gank him and block the camps so he will farm slower w/o creeps spawning

7. Laning: take advantage of his absence in lane, if he spends the first 15 mins farming you can capitalize on the situation and play aggressive lanes versus outnumbered opponents.

8. Gang: aka dont feed him. Supports and squishy heroes should never ever go alone when there's a lycan in the other team because they are easy food. Try ganging and ganking, you won't regret it!

9 Mix: These are all good strategies alone but they become incredibly effective when apllied together. Just imagine a game where you are lycan. you go to woods and half of your creep spawns are blocked by wards. Your lanes fail becaus ethey are outnumbered and when you finally farm that bkb rexxar and bat are waiting for you to shut you down before you can do anything.

References:
Forum in-depth "how to counter lycan" thread
Lycan and Diffusal
Lycan official
Batrider Guide
Beastmaster Guide
Bane Elemental Guide
Warding Guide
Void Guide

31/07/2011 UPDATE!! I made this video guide on how to counter lycan! This is a pro replay that showcases how to counter lycan!!