Lion — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Demon Witch
Lion (Demon Witch) in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Lion by rank bracket
Lion performs consistently across skill brackets, winning 47.37%–48.20% everywhere from Herald & Guardian to Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #76 of 127 | 48.20% | 23.18% | 33,482 |
| Crusader & Archon | #91 of 127 | 47.58% | 25.13% | 112,855 |
| Legend & Ancient | #96 of 127 | 47.37% | 25.29% | 116,543 |
| Divine & Immortal | #93 of 127 | 47.83% | 21.73% | 31,403 |
Recent ranked matches split by average match rank — the same data behind the per-rank tier lists each bracket links to.
Lion win rate by patch
Lion is winning 48.90% of 803,120 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.1pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 48.90% | ▼ -0.1pp | 23.76% | 803,120 |
| 7.41e | 48.96% | ▲ +0.1pp | 24.69% | 7,350,939 |
| 7.41d | 48.86% | ▼ -1.0pp | 25.79% | 7,646,556 |
| 7.41c | 49.87% | ▲ +0.3pp | 27.55% | 3,777,446 |
| 7.41b | 49.53% | ▲ +0.3pp | 26.09% | 3,674,087 |
| 7.41a | 49.26% | — | 25.01% | 1,430,500 |
Win rate and pick rate per patch window over all quality-filtered ranked matches; the newest patch accumulates matches for days after release — its row shows the current sample size.
Lion counters & matchups
Lion is a premier disabler/nuker support: a long Hex, a chain Earth Spike stun, mana drain, and Finger of Death to execute. He's strong into immobile, squishy heroes his combo locks and kills: Timbersaw, Nature's Prophet and Tinker all get chain-disabled and Fingered. Lion is countered by heroes that ignore single-target control or out-scale: Spectre and Wraith King survive his burst, while Tidehunter brings too much AoE for one Hex to matter. Draft tip: Lion is elite value into single-target-vulnerable drafts; pair with another disable into illusion/summon comps where one lockdown isn't enough.
Strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 56.92% | 67,224 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.61% | 39,283 |
 Chen | 55.49% | 2,314 |
 Batrider | 55.40% | 4,386 |
 Huskar | 55.28% | 16,933 |
 Storm Spirit | 54.61% | 21,765 |
 Timbersaw | 54.55% | 16,495 |
 Puck | 54.51% | 11,487 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 41.56% | 50,321 |
 Spectre | 44.22% | 45,082 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 44.23% | 38,032 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 44.63% | 46,684 |
 Dragon Knight | 45.30% | 30,748 |
 Lich | 45.79% | 44,266 |
 Dawnbreaker | 45.87% | 35,756 |
 Visage | 46.08% | 6,957 |
Lion synergies
Lion's Hex + Spike chain removes a hero from the fight entirely — he wants a carry or nuker who cashes in the lock. He pairs best with snowball cores and AoE follow-up: Spectre and Wraith King delete whoever he disables, while Meepo and Phoenix provide the AoE that compounds his single-target lock. Dawnbreaker holds the front line. Give Lion a kill-hungry core and his combo converts every fight into a pickoff.
Best teammates
| Wraith King | 53.93% | 50,575 |
 Meepo | 52.55% | 6,664 |
 Troll Warlord | 52.22% | 12,234 |
 Juggernaut | 52.12% | 75,603 |
 Phantom Lancer | 52.08% | 49,237 |
| Dawnbreaker | 52.07% | 35,912 |
| Lich | 51.69% | 22,251 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 51.68% | 33,514 |
Data updated Sep 23, 2026.