Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lich wins the Lich vs Lion matchup: Lich beats Lion in 56.16% of 4,754 ranked matches.
Trying to take a five-on-five fight against Lich can be tricky for a team with Lion. Lion's game plan relies on his allies following up on his stuns, which often means they need to be grouped together. This clumping is exactly what Lich wants for a big Chain Frost, turning a good initiation into a potential disaster. Even if Lion successfully Hexes a key target, Lich can often spoil the burst with a well-timed Frost Shield. Lion provides great single-target lockdown, but Lich excels at punishing the very formations that Lion's team needs to adopt to be effective, giving him an edge in larger engagements.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lich's win rate against Lion in recent ranked matches, split by average match rank. Ranks with too few recent matches are omitted. These rows use the last 30 days of quality-filtered ranked matches, all patches in that span combined — a wider window than the patch-scoped count above, so the per-rank match totals can exceed it.
| Rank | Lich win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 53.67% | 1,541 |
| Crusader & Archon | 56.11% | 4,584 |
| Legend & Ancient | 55.05% | 4,194 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.89% | 1,350 |
Lich's win rate against Lion in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Lich win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 56.16% | ▲ +2.6pp | 4,754 |
| 7.41d | 53.51% | ▲ +1.1pp | 399,528 |
| 7.41c | 52.45% | ▲ +0.1pp | 231,947 |
| 7.41b | 52.36% | — | 217,213 |
Move this data into a draft
Lich starts on Radiant and Lion on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 12, 2026.