Lion — Dota 2 7.41e Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Demon Witch
Lion (Demon Witch) in Dota 2 7.41e: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
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Lion by rank bracket
Lion is strongest in Herald & Guardian games, winning 48.18% (#79 of 127 heroes), but drops to 46.91% (#95) in Legend & Ancient.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #79 of 127 | 48.18% | 23.70% | 26,061 |
| Crusader & Archon | #95 of 127 | 47.31% | 26.25% | 70,452 |
| Legend & Ancient | #95 of 127 | 46.91% | 26.38% | 56,969 |
| Divine & Immortal | #96 of 127 | 47.61% | 23.83% | 18,605 |
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 46.95% of 44,336 ranked matches in patch 7.41e, down 1.9pp from 7.41d.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 46.95% | ▼ -1.9pp | 25.45% | 44,336 |
| 7.41d | 48.88% | ▼ -1.0pp | 25.96% | 6,404,304 |
| 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% | ▲ +0.2pp | 25.01% | 1,430,500 |
| 7.41 | 49.07% | — | 24.28% | 220,322 |
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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Batrider | 62.13% | 272 |
 Timbersaw | 57.94% | 970 |
 Storm Spirit | 57.52% | 1,417 |
 Primal Beast | 55.87% | 639 |
 Puck | 55.39% | 760 |
 Morphling | 55.30% | 886 |
 Alchemist | 55.05% | 921 |
 Tinker | 54.63% | 1,091 |
Struggles against
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
 Visage | 39.29% | 364 |
 Wraith King | 40.33% | 2,760 |
 Lycan | 41.16% | 379 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 42.23% | 3,031 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 42.75% | 1,310 |
 Sniper | 42.88% | 4,660 |
 Spectre | 43.41% | 2,831 |
 Lich | 43.43% | 2,482 |
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
| Hero | Win Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Visage | 56.57% | 274 |
 Undying | 53.07% | 2,312 |
| Lycan | 53.03% | 330 |
 Dawnbreaker | 52.48% | 2,096 |
 Chaos Knight | 52.11% | 1,044 |
| Wraith King | 51.54% | 2,955 |
 Witch Doctor | 51.46% | 1,947 |
 Marci | 51.44% | 764 |
Data updated Aug 9, 2026.