Head-to-head Dota 2 7.41e win rate from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lion wins the Lion vs Tinker matchup: Lion beats Tinker in 54.52% of 1,847 ranked matches.
Thinking you can outplay a Lion by blinking around is a common trap for a Tinker player. The truth is that Lion has two instant disables that are perfect for catching a mobile hero. Both Earth Spike and Hex come out fast enough to lock Tinker down before he can Rearm and blink away. This is the one thing Tinker can't afford to have happen, as his entire survival depends on constant movement. Even a defensive item isn't a guarantee against a hero with multiple ways to disable you.
This pressure warps the entire game for Tinker. Lion can rotate mid for early ganks, and once he has a Blink Dagger, Tinker can't safely farm pushed-out lanes. The constant threat of being initiated on from the fog and deleted with Finger of Death forces Tinker to play passively. He has to spend gold on items like a Linken's Sphere or Lotus Orb, which slows down his damage progression considerably, all because Lion is on the other team.
How the matchup shifts across skill brackets — Lion's win rate against Tinker 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 | Lion win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 55.63% | 746 |
| Crusader & Archon | 55.53% | 2,078 |
| Legend & Ancient | 53.21% | 1,669 |
| Divine & Immortal | 52.95% | 576 |
Lion's win rate against Tinker in each recent balance patch — whether this matchup is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Lion win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 54.52% | ▲ +1.2pp | 1,847 |
| 7.41d | 53.33% | ▼ -1.1pp | 172,281 |
| 7.41c | 54.40% | ▲ +0.6pp | 93,222 |
| 7.41b | 53.83% | — | 78,408 |
Move this data into a draft
Lion starts on Radiant and Tinker on Dire. Add the other eight picks to see whether this head-to-head edge survives the full draft.
Data updated Aug 11, 2026.