Question 1

Who counters Lion?

Accepted Answer

Visage (+1.8%), Beastmaster (+1.8%), and Rubick (+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 Huskar (+2.3%), Storm Spirit (+2.1%), and Morphling (+2.0%).

Question 3

Who is Lion stronger with?

Accepted Answer

The best partners for Lion are Elder Titan (+3.9%), Monkey King (+2.9%), and Troll Warlord (+2.2%): 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” — 55% of its matches. Less often: Position 4: Support (33%) and Position 2: Mid Lane (11%).

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Visage	+1.8%	56.8%	1,220
Beastmaster	+1.8%	48.2%	1,732
Rubick	+1.6%	52.3%	19,814
Centaur Warrunner	+1.6%	53.1%	6,732
Dragon Knight	+1.4%	55.8%	12,024
Shadow Demon	+1.3%	48.0%	1,493
Dawnbreaker	+1.1%	54.8%	8,006
Dazzle	+1.1%	52.2%	5,250
Tiny	+1.1%	46.4%	3,973
Treant Protector	+1.1%	48.3%	2,694
Gyrocopter	+1.0%	49.7%	3,300
Wraith King	+1.0%	58.0%	13,835

Hero	Advantage	Win rate	Matches
Huskar	+2.3%	55.9%	3,387
Storm Spirit	+2.1%	54.2%	4,944
Morphling	+2.0%	52.3%	2,906
Abaddon	+1.7%	49.0%	2,862
Kez	+1.6%	54.7%	3,250
Troll Warlord	+1.5%	47.5%	2,324
Tinker	+1.4%	53.5%	4,613
Puck	+1.4%	53.7%	2,210
Weaver	+1.4%	52.6%	5,115
Chen	+1.3%	55.5%	366
Broodmother	+1.3%	48.9%	1,792
Anti-Mage	+1.3%	50.1%	14,349

Hero	Synergy	Win rate	Matches
Elder Titan	+3.9%	54.2%	618
Monkey King	+2.9%	47.0%	4,554
Troll Warlord	+2.2%	53.5%	2,603
Lone Druid	+2.2%	50.0%	2,885
Dazzle	+1.7%	50.1%	2,693
Grimstroke	+1.6%	51.7%	4,124
Dark Seer	+1.6%	48.9%	3,707
Broodmother	+1.6%	51.5%	1,600
Huskar	+1.6%	45.5%	3,073
Keeper of the Light	+1.6%	48.7%	3,254
Death Prophet	+1.6%	47.7%	3,373
Marci	+1.5%	49.2%	3,124

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