How Lion and Wraith King perform as teammates in Dota 2 7.41e, from ranked matches.
In Dota 2 7.41e, Lion and Wraith King win 52.10% of ranked matches when playing on the same team, over 4,827 matches.
Trying to burst down a single hero becomes simple when Lion and Wraith King are on the same team. Lion provides a long chain of reliable lockdown with Earth Spike and Hex, holding a target in place. This gives the otherwise slow-moving Wraith King more than enough time to walk in and start hitting, adding his own stun to the chain. Even if the target survives Wraith King’s initial assault, Lion’s Finger of Death can often secure the kill, guaranteeing that the setup wasn't wasted and helping the carry build a gold lead.
This dynamic makes for powerful ganks throughout the mid-game. In later teamfights, the focus shifts to Wraith King's Reincarnation. After the King falls the first time, enemies want to pile on his respawn location to kill him again instantly. Lion makes this incredibly difficult by using his disables to peel for the respawn, ensuring Wraith King gets to stand up and continue fighting. This forces the opponent into a tough choice: either focus the slippery support first or try to fight through his control to kill a hero with two lives.
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 | 54.14% | 1,993 |
| Crusader & Archon | 53.64% | 5,694 |
| Legend & Ancient | 50.80% | 4,226 |
| Divine & Immortal | 51.78% | 983 |
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 | 52.10% | ▼ -1.7pp | 4,827 |
| 7.41d | 53.83% | ▼ -0.1pp | 420,223 |
| 7.41c | 53.94% | ▲ +0.7pp | 215,500 |
| 7.41b | 53.27% | — | 222,058 |
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Data updated Aug 11, 2026.