How Lion and Oracle perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lion and Oracle win 47.17% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 7,810 matches.
Drafting these two heroes together creates a lane with a lot of lockdown, but it also introduces a fundamental conflict. Oracle's key defensive spell, Fate's Edict, makes a target immune to magic damage. This directly cancels out Lion's primary burst from Finger of Death. If Oracle tries to disarm an enemy that Lion is trying to execute, the ultimate is completely wasted. Even Oracle’s nuke, Purifying Flames, applies a heal that can unintentionally save a target from Lion's full combo if the timing isn't perfect. This duo demands precise coordination to avoid actively working against each other.
Early on, their combined control from Fortune's End and Earth Spike can be effective for securing kills. As teamfights get more chaotic, however, the potential for error grows. Lion might commit his ultimate on a key target, only for Oracle to use Fate's Edict on that same hero a split-second later, negating the damage entirely. The lane feels reliant on which hero gets to act first. If Oracle is playing defensively and Lion offensively, their most powerful spells are bound to collide and undermine each other's impact, making big plays feel like a gamble.
How this pairing performs across skill brackets — the duo's team win rate 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 | Team win rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Herald & Guardian | 40.91% | 330 |
| Crusader & Archon | 45.80% | 1,168 |
| Legend & Ancient | 46.75% | 1,232 |
| Divine & Immortal | 45.34% | 386 |
This duo's team win rate in each recent balance patch — whether the pairing is trending up or down. Patches without enough matches are omitted.
| Patch | Team win rate | Change | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.41e | 47.17% | ▲ +0.0pp | 7,810 |
| 7.41d | 47.15% | ▼ -2.3pp | 95,140 |
| 7.41c | 49.49% | ▲ +0.7pp | 38,416 |
| 7.41b | 48.83% | — | 35,747 |
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Data updated Aug 17, 2026.