Earth Spike
на точку, на цельRock spikes burst from the earth along a straight path. Enemy units are hurled into the air, then are stunned and take damage when they fall.
Pros max it by level 7
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Lion
Lion: Ranged, position 4 (soft support), position 5 (hard support), Disabler, Nuker, Initiator. In patch 7.41f the hero has a 48.8% win rate in pubs and a 24.5% pick rate.
Lion gives enemies little chance to retaliate. Stunning targets with a damaging row of spikes, or temporarily transforming them into a harmless critter, even if his powerful spells aren't enough, he and his allies should still have all the time they need to slay their foes.
Rangedposition 4 (soft support)position 5 (hard support)DisablerNukerInitiator
48.8%Win rate · all pubs
24.5%picked in 1 of 4 games
47.3%Turbo · 452,700 games
Complexity: easy
Cheat sheet · patch 7.41f
How to play Lion
Build and skills from 100 pro matches, STRATZ matchups and OpenDota norms
1What to build?
Start
Laning
9′
9′
9′
9′9′9′Core
19′
28′
30′
19′28′30′Core items in order: Blink Dagger (around minute 19), Glimmer Cape (around minute 28), Ghost Scepter (around minute 30).
Full build by minute →2How to skill?
Lv 1–4
Maxed by level
lv 7
lv 10
lv 15
lv 17
11+20 Movement Speed16-2s Hex Cooldown18Earth Spike affects a 30 degree cone
Max Earth Spike, then Mana Drain, then Hex.
Abilities and talents →3Who counters the hero?
Toughest opponents: Visage, Meepo and Enigma; easiest: Shadow Fiend, Muerta and Storm Spirit.
All 126 opponents →4How much to farm?
338average413good538great
Half of the players on this hero farm under 338 gold per minute; the top 5% get over 538.
5Common mistakes by role
Caught aloneLate to fightsSaw the threat and stayedFewer than 20 reviews on this hero so far, so these are guides for the support role.
Compare your Lion 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 matchMistake guides for the support role
- Caught aloneThe fight started on you while no ally was nearby.
- Late to fightsJoined a fight more than 10 seconds after it started, and it cost the team.
- Saw the threat and stayedThe enemies were visible in advance, but you stayed and died.
- Wards dewarded fastThe enemy removed half or more of your observer wards.
Picked by the hero's role. Once the hero has 20 reviews, its real common mistakes show up here.
AI coach
A review of your Lion 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 Lion benchmark: 338 GPM for an average player, 413 for a good one.
- Timings against pros: they have Blink Dagger by minute 19, 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′Starting
9′71%
9′25%
9′86%
19′92%28′25%30′24%
31′37%
9′71%9′25%9′86%19′92%28′25%30′24%31′37%Skill build
10% of 92 pro matches
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- 11T
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- 16T
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- 18T
- Lvl 11+20 Movement Speed
- Lvl 16-2s Hex Cooldown
- Lvl 18Earth Spike affects a 30 degree cone
Hex
на цельTransforms an enemy unit into a harmless beast, with all special abilities disabled.
Pros max it by level 15
Mana Drain
на цель, поддерживаемаяCHANNELED - Channels magical energy, taking mana and slowing enemies over time. If the enemy has no mana remaining, the slow is increased by 15%. Can target allies to give them mana and movement speed at a 50% rate.
Pros max it by level 10
To Hell and Back
пассивная · innateLion gains 20% debuff duration after killing or assisting in a Hero kill while that Hero is dead.Lion gains 20% spell amplification for 90s after respawning or resurrecting or until he gets a kill or assist.
Finger of Death
на цель, по областиRips at an enemy unit, trying to turn it inside-out, dealing massive damage to the target.After using Finger of Death, Lion's hand becomes empowered, allowing him to use a cleaving melee attack with 250 range with bonus movement speed.Finger of Death gains permanent bonus damage for it and the fist for each enemy Hero it or the fist kills. The melee attack may be disabled by setting the ability to Alt Cast.
Pros max it by level 17
Aghanim's ScepterUpgrades Finger of Death.
Aghanim's ShardUpgrades Mana Drain.
+250 AoE Hex25+600 Earth Spike cast range/travel distance
+20 Finger of Death Damage Per Kill20Earth Spike affects a 30 degree cone
-2s Hex Cooldown15+15% To Hell And Back Debuff/Spell Amp
+10% Mana Drain Slow10+20 Movement Speed
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 Lion: 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 338good 413great 538
Experience per minute
average 545good 698great 881
Last hits per minute
average 1.1good 2.1great 4.9
Hero damage per minute
average 332good 442great 693
Win rate by rank
The curve is pub winrate, pick rate under each rank
Hero at a glance
Complexity: easyIt does best in Herald (49.1% wins) and wins 47.3% of Turbo games. Hero positions in pro matches: position 4 (soft support) in 64% of games and position 5 (hard support) in 33% of games. Pros usually build Blink Dagger, Glimmer Cape and Ghost Scepter by minute 30. It struggles most against Visage, Meepo and Enigma and has the easiest time against Shadow Fiend, Muerta and Storm Spirit.