Question 1

Who counters Lion?

Accepted Answer

Rubick (+1.9%), Spectre (+1.8%), and Dragon Knight (+1.6%) are the strongest against Lion — they have the biggest advantage over it at this rank.

Question 2

Who is Lion strong against?

Accepted Answer

Lion does best against Morphling (+2.3%), Storm Spirit (+2.2%), and Broodmother (+1.8%).

Question 3

Who is Lion stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Lion are Troll Warlord (+1.8%), Monkey King (+1.5%), and Lone Druid (+1.4%): together they win more often than expected from each one’s win rate.

Question 4

What to build on Lion?

Accepted Answer

“Position 5: Hard Support”: players usually start with Tango, Blood Grenade, Iron Branch ×2, Magic Stick, Observer and Sentry Wards, and Wind Lace, pick Tranquil Boots for boots, then build Blink Dagger (17 min), Glimmer Cape (26 min), Aether Lens (29 min), and Force Staff (30 min).

Question 5

Which talents to take on Lion?

Accepted Answer

Most often players take: at level 10 — “+20 Movement Speed” (68%), at level 15 — “-2.0s Hex Cooldown” (75%), at level 20 — “Earth Spike affects a 30 degree cone” (65%), and at level 25 — “+600 Earth Spike cast range/travel distance” (59%).

Question 6

What position to play Lion in?

Accepted Answer

Lion is played most often as “Position 5: Hard Support” — 54% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (33%) and Position 2: Mid Lane (12%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Rubick	+1.9%	52.6%	62,903
Spectre	+1.8%	55.3%	28,589
Dragon Knight	+1.6%	55.8%	36,359
Wraith King	+1.5%	57.9%	34,971
Visage	+1.4%	57.5%	3,868
Beastmaster	+1.3%	48.1%	4,818
Dazzle	+1.1%	53.0%	13,469
Razor	+1.1%	52.7%	17,516
Tidehunter	+1.1%	51.9%	20,956
Winter Wyvern	+1.0%	51.9%	16,930
Tiny	+1.0%	46.4%	12,807
Ember Spirit	+1.0%	51.4%	18,652

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Morphling	+2.3%	52.5%	7,887
Storm Spirit	+2.2%	54.2%	13,494
Broodmother	+1.8%	49.3%	4,248
Huskar	+1.7%	54.6%	9,129
Faceless Void	+1.6%	52.2%	21,246
Puck	+1.6%	53.4%	6,496
Anti-Mage	+1.5%	50.2%	34,949
Nyx Assassin	+1.4%	47.5%	20,809
Weaver	+1.3%	52.7%	13,033
Slark	+1.3%	51.1%	33,181
Bounty Hunter	+1.3%	47.1%	19,868
Tinker	+1.2%	52.2%	12,622

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Troll Warlord	+1.8%	52.8%	6,540
Monkey King	+1.5%	46.1%	12,657
Lone Druid	+1.4%	49.6%	7,668
Elder Titan	+1.3%	52.2%	1,675
Warlock	+1.2%	50.2%	8,623
Silencer	+1.2%	50.2%	18,365
Dawnbreaker	+1.1%	52.2%	26,051
Keeper of the Light	+1.0%	49.2%	8,584
Grimstroke	+1.0%	51.6%	12,410
Sand King	+1.0%	48.3%	8,571
Undying	+0.9%	49.3%	25,418
Underlord	+0.9%	47.4%	17,519

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