Skip to content
Dota DenSign in
All heroes

Hero guide

Lion

Support · Disabler · Nuker · Initiator

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 Branch168×
  • TangoTango100×
  • Observer and Sentry WardsObserver and Sentry Wards84×
  • Blood GrenadeBlood Grenade82×
  • Faerie FireFaerie Fire75×
  • Sentry WardSentry Ward49×

Early game

  • Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed95×
  • Tranquil BootsTranquil Boots48×
  • Power TreadsPower Treads6×
  • BracerBracer5×
  • Null TalismanNull Talisman4×
  • ChainmailChainmail1×

Mid game

  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger79×
  • Staff of WizardryStaff of Wizardry22×
  • Force StaffForce Staff9×
  • Ghost ScepterGhost Scepter7×
  • Ogre AxeOgre Axe6×
  • Blitz KnucklesBlitz Knuckles6×

Late game

  • Force StaffForce Staff30×
  • Glimmer CapeGlimmer Cape21×
  • Aether LensAether Lens12×
  • Aeon DiskAeon Disk12×
  • Blink DaggerBlink Dagger11×
  • Shadow BladeShadow Blade11×

Pro games

Matchups

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

Lion is strong against

Lion 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 minute331456663
XP per minute5528081,151
Last hits per minute1.23.35.8
Hero damage per minute3265711,126
Tower damage2312,3769,663

Watch and learn

Recent pro games on Lion

6–6 in the last 12. Open one for the scoreboard, items and graphs.