Lion — Dota 2 7.41f Counters, Synergies & Win Rate
Also known as: Demon Witch
Lion in Dota 2 7.41f: win rate, pick rate, top counters and best teammates, from Batru's ranked-match pipeline.
Early vs late game: in ranked games that end before 34 minutes, Lion's team wins 43.5%; in games of 47+ minutes, 52.0% (+8.6 pp, #17 of 127 by late-game edge; 26% of Lion games last 47+ minutes; model estimate). Late & early game heroes →
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Lion by rank bracket
Lion is strongest in Herald & Guardian games, winning 48.95% (#66 of 126 heroes), but drops to 46.64% (#111) in Divine & Immortal.
| Bracket | Tier Rank | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | #66 of 126 | 48.95% | 24.16% | 7,740 |
| Crusader & Archon | #80 of 127 | 48.46% | 26.60% | 36,029 |
| Legend & Ancient | #90 of 127 | 47.93% | 27.24% | 47,709 |
| Divine & Immortal | #111 of 127 | 46.64% | 23.49% | 12,235 |
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 48.71% of 6,365,964 ranked matches in patch 7.41f, down 0.3pp from 7.41e.
| Patch | Win Rate | Change | Pick Rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41f | 48.71% | ▼ -0.3pp | 23.96% | 6,365,964 |
| 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 | 56.63% | 354,188 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.33% | 309,471 |
 Batrider | 55.21% | 33,012 |
 Huskar | 54.60% | 142,686 |
 Timbersaw | 54.48% | 146,738 |
 Storm Spirit | 54.47% | 165,142 |
 Chen | 54.39% | 15,975 |
 Shadow Demon | 54.32% | 64,969 |
Struggles against
 Wraith King | 41.80% | 407,536 |
 Spectre | 44.10% | 323,095 |
 Dragon Knight | 44.25% | 397,521 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 44.39% | 363,943 |
 Visage | 45.16% | 53,021 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 45.21% | 328,104 |
 Dawnbreaker | 45.64% | 281,309 |
 Lich | 45.74% | 357,053 |
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 | 53.88% | 408,645 |
 Meepo | 52.24% | 54,428 |
 Troll Warlord | 52.02% | 95,279 |
| Dawnbreaker | 51.76% | 278,910 |
 Juggernaut | 51.75% | 596,186 |
 Phantom Lancer | 51.64% | 387,192 |
| Outworld Destroyer | 51.48% | 317,598 |
 Phoenix | 51.45% | 119,509 |
Data updated Nov 10, 2026.