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Lina

Support · Carry · Nuker · Disabler

Pro games

What pros buy

Most-bought items in each phase of recent professional games, from OpenDota. Consumables are left out after the start.

Starting items

  • Iron BranchIron Branch366×
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire96×
  • TangoTango91×
  • Observer WardObserver Ward83×
  • CircletCirclet7×
  • Magic StickMagic Stick4×

Early game

  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed100×
  • BottleBottle93×
  • Null TalismanNull Talisman89×
  • Boots of TravelBoots of Travel25×
  • Staff of WizardryStaff of Wizardry13×
  • Falcon BladeFalcon Blade8×

Mid game

  • Staff of WizardryStaff of Wizardry149×
  • Blade of AlacrityBlade of Alacrity127×
  • Ogre AxeOgre Axe88×
  • KayaKaya75×
  • Boots of TravelBoots of Travel62×
  • Point BoosterPoint Booster58×

Late game

  • Black King BarBlack King Bar50×
  • Demon EdgeDemon Edge31×
  • YashaYasha24×
  • Mystic StaffMystic Staff23×
  • Yasha and KayaYasha and Kaya23×
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger22×

Pro games

Matchups

Lina's win rate against each hero in pro games. Only heroes with 25+ games count, and small samples are pulled toward 50% when ranking.

Lina is strong against

Lina struggles against

Benchmarks

What strong games look like

From recent public games on this hero: the typical game, and what the best 10% and best 1% of games reached.

StatTypicalTop 10%Top 1%
Gold per minute551728873
XP per minute7831,1201,373
Last hits per minute6.69.311.8
Hero damage per minute6821,0641,522
Tower damage2,82311,14818,078

Watch and learn

Recent pro games on Lina

4–8 in the last 12. Open one for the scoreboard, items and graphs.