Lion Counters (7.41f)
Who counters Lion in Dota 2 7.41f? The heroes Lion beats and loses to, ranked by win rate from ranked matches.
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.
In Dota 2 7.41f, the heroes that counter Lion hardest are Wraith King, Outworld Destroyer and Spectre — Lion wins only 41.6%, 44.2% and 44.4% of ranked matches against them.
Lion is strong against
 Shadow Fiend | 56.96% | 60,564 |
 Nature's Prophet | 55.61% | 34,671 |
 Chen | 55.31% | 2,070 |
 Huskar | 55.05% | 15,035 |
 Batrider | 55.02% | 3,924 |
 Puck | 54.81% | 10,201 |
 Timbersaw | 54.75% | 14,547 |
 Storm Spirit | 54.53% | 19,227 |
 Kez | 54.09% | 15,989 |
 Monkey King | 54.04% | 17,780 |
 Tinker | 54.03% | 17,805 |
 Morphling | 53.72% | 12,890 |
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Lion struggles against
 Wraith King | 41.57% | 44,386 |
 Outworld Destroyer | 44.17% | 33,243 |
 Spectre | 44.40% | 40,011 |
 Vengeful Spirit | 44.47% | 41,305 |
 Dragon Knight | 45.49% | 26,698 |
 Dawnbreaker | 45.80% | 31,635 |
 Visage | 45.81% | 6,127 |
 Lich | 45.83% | 39,011 |
 Shadow Shaman | 46.37% | 56,881 |
 Omniknight | 46.38% | 8,727 |
 Night Stalker | 46.54% | 28,065 |
 Dazzle | 46.56% | 17,539 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who counters Lion in Dota 2?
- Wraith King, Outworld Destroyer and Spectre are Lion's toughest matchups in patch 7.41f: Lion's win rate drops to 41.6% against Wraith King, 44.2% against Outworld Destroyer and 44.4% against Spectre.
- How do you counter Lion?
- Pick or ban the heroes Lion struggles against most in patch 7.41f: Wraith King (Lion wins only 41.6% against them), Outworld Destroyer (44.2%) or Spectre (44.4%). The full matchup table above covers every hero.
- Who is Lion strong against?
- Lion performs best against Shadow Fiend (57.0% win rate), Nature's Prophet (55.6%) and Chen (55.3%) in patch 7.41f.
- Is Lion good in the current patch?
- Lion wins 48.9% of quality-filtered ranked matches in patch 7.41f, with a 23.8% pick rate — ranking #82 of 127 heroes by win rate.
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Data updated Sep 22, 2026.