Lion — Dota 2 7.41 Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Demon Witch
Lion (Demon Witch) in Dota 2 7.41: win rate, pick rate, the heroes Lion counters and struggles against, and its best teammates — from recent ranked matches by Batru's AI win-prediction pipeline.
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 (57.3%), Nature's Prophet (55.8%) and Tinker (55.7%) all get chain-disabled and Fingered. Lion is countered by heroes that ignore single-target control or out-scale: Spectre (41.9%) and Wraith King (43.0%) survive his burst, while Tidehunter (44.7%) 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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Timbersaw | 57.31% | 43,483 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.81% | 120,808 |
 Tinker | 55.73% | 66,807 |
 Morphling | 54.62% | 62,678 |
 Mars | 53.96% | 121,464 |
 Storm Spirit | 53.89% | 100,781 |
 Gyrocopter | 53.77% | 57,580 |
 Puck | 53.74% | 66,384 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Spectre | 41.87% | 144,322 |
 Wraith King | 43.00% | 209,957 |
 Tidehunter | 44.73% | 197,131 |
 Dawnbreaker | 45.83% | 97,407 |
 Axe | 45.86% | 248,390 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 46.07% | 114,317 |
 Lifestealer | 46.09% | 230,955 |
 Lone Druid | 46.38% | 36,979 |
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 (54.3%) and Wraith King (53.8%) delete whoever he disables, while Meepo (53.2%) and Phoenix (53.1%) provide the AoE that compounds his single-target lock. Dawnbreaker (53.0%) holds the front line. Give Lion a kill-hungry core and his combo converts every fight into a pickoff.
Best teammates
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Spectre | 54.28% | 138,150 |
| Wraith King | 53.79% | 210,400 |
 Meepo | 53.16% | 44,302 |
 Phoenix | 53.07% | 77,600 |
| Dawnbreaker | 53.04% | 94,859 |
| Lone Druid | 53.01% | 32,503 |
 Techies | 52.85% | 109,235 |
 Phantom Lancer | 52.45% | 116,249 |