Dragon Slave
на цель, на точкуLina channels the breath of a dragon, sending out a wave of fire that scorches every enemy in its path.
Pros max it by level 7
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Lina: Ranged, position 2 (mid), Nuker, Disabler. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 47.1% win rate in pubs and a 13.9% pick rate.
As deadly as she is fragile, Lina effortlessly strikes down any foe foolish enough to be caught alone. Gaining attack speed with each spell she casts, she scours enemies with flame and heat lightning, ensuring few can survive her assaults.
Rangedposition 2 (mid)NukerDisabler
47.1%Win rate · all pubs
13.9%picked in 1 of 7 games
46.1%Turbo · 274,160 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Lina
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
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2′4′4′5′Core
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15′21′22′Core items in order: Kaya (around minute 15), Yasha and Kaya (around minute 21), Aghanim's Scepter (around minute 22).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 9
lv 15
lv 17
11-3s Dragon Slave Cooldown165% Fiery Soul Magic Resist Per Stack18+10/10% Fiery Soul Per Stack
Max Dragon Slave, then Fiery Soul, then Light Strike Array.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Visage, Lycan and Bounty Hunter; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Treant Protector and Nature's Prophet.
All 126 opponents →4How much to farm?
589average707good812great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 589 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 812.
5Where do players slip?
Saw the threat and stayedKey spell not used in the fightMissed fightsFrom 27 Highground reviews on this hero: “Death · ignored info” in 89% of matches, “Fight · key spell not used in the fight” in 89% of matches and “Fight · didn't show up” in 89% of matches.
Compare your Lina match with this cheat sheet
The coach shows on the map where you fell behind the pros on items and where you died.
Review my matchCommon mistakes on Lina
from 27 Highground reviews- 89%Mid gameDeath · ignored info
- 89%Mid gameFight · key spell not used in the fight
- 89%Mid gameFight · didn't show up
- 81%Late gameGold · died with gold
- 74%Late gameFarm · gold in pocket
Moments the AI coach finds in players' replays on this hero. It reviews your match the same way.
AI coach
A review of your Lina game
Sign in with Steam and pick a match: the coach reads the replay second by second and in a couple of minutes shows where the game slipped.
- Every death and fight becomes a moment on the map: the fog of war as you saw it, and what the enemy saw that second.
- Your pace against the Lina benchmark: 589 GPM for an average player, 707 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Kaya by minute 15, and the coach shows where you lose time.
- Five-game homework the coach checks in your next review, plus a chat with the coach about the match.
Review my matchA month of subscription as a gift, no card and no auto-renewal.How a match review works
Pro build by minute
Minute is the median first purchase, percent is the share of matches with the item.
0′5′10′15′20′25′30′35′40′Starting
2′93%
4′88%
4′77%
5′44%
9′22%
11′92%15′24%21′74%22′61%
24′28%
27′35%
28′66%
36′21%
2′93%4′88%4′77%5′44%9′22%11′92%15′24%21′74%22′61%24′28%27′35%28′66%36′21%Skill build
17% of 95 pro matches
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- 11T
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- Lvl 11-3s Dragon Slave Cooldown
- Lvl 165% Fiery Soul Magic Resist Per Stack
- Lvl 18+10/10% Fiery Soul Per Stack
Light Strike Array
на точку, по областиSummons a column of flames that damages and stuns enemies.
Pros max it by level 15
Fiery Soul
пассивнаяGrants bonus attack and movement speed each time Lina hits an enemy with a spell. Stacks with itself. Lasts 16 seconds.
Pros max it by level 9
Slow Burn
пассивная · innateLina's abilities deal an additional 64% damage as burn damage over 4s.
Laguna Blade
на цельFires off a bolt of lightning at a single enemy unit, dealing massive damage.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterGrants a new ability, Flame Cloak.
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Laguna Blade.
+1s Slow Burn Duration25150% Attack Crit On Targets Affected By Slow Burn
-20s Laguna Blade Cooldown20+10/10% Fiery Soul Per Stack
5% Fiery Soul Magic Resist Per Stack15+110 Light Strike Array Damage
+25 Damage10-3s Dragon Slave Cooldown
Matchups
Hero winrate against each opponent, circle size is the number of games
Hero win rate against the opponent, Divine+Immortal over the past week, STRATZ.
Who to pick against Lina: counter picks →Benchmarks on the hero
Average beats half of the players on this hero, good beats 80%, great beats 95%.
Gold per minute
average 589good 707great 812
Experience per minute
average 833good 1,041great 1,217
Last hits per minute
average 7.6good 9.3great 10.9
Hero damage per minute
average 713good 947great 1,206
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: easyIt does best in Ancient (47.6% wins) and wins 46.1% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 2 (mid) in 94% of games. Pros usually build Kaya, Yasha and Kaya and Aghanim's Scepter by minute 22. It struggles most against Visage, Lycan and Bounty Hunter and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Treant Protector and Nature's Prophet. The most common mistake in Highground reviews on this hero is "Death · ignored info", in 89% of matches.