Lion — Dota 2 hero

Lion

IntelligenceRangedSupportDisablerNukerInitiator

Lion Pro Match Statistics

42.9%Win Rate
14.4%Pick Rate
2.4%Ban Rate
+0.1% Trend

Lion Win Rate by Game Phase — Power Spikes & Scaling

Lion is strongest during the mid game (16–38 minutes), achieving a 47.7% win rate across 88 professional matches. Lion maintains a relatively consistent win rate across game phases, making this hero a stable pick regardless of expected game length in the current professional meta. Professional win rates by game phase: Early game (0–16 min): 47.4% win rate over 95 games. Mid game (16–38 min): 47.7% win rate over 88 games. Late game (38–52.5 min): 44.4% win rate over 9 games. Hard late game (52.5+ min): 50% win rate over 4 games. Lion is most vulnerable during the late game with a 44.4% win rate — opponents should aim to force decisive engagements during this window. Heroes with similar mid game performance include Morphling (47.6%), Dragon Knight (47.6%), Kez (47.9%).

PhaseDurationWin RateGames
Early Game 0–16 min47.4%9595 games47.4%
Mid Game Strongest16–38 min47.7%8888 games47.7%
Late Game Weakest38–52.5 min44.4%99 games44.4%
Hard Late Game 52.5+ min50%44 games50%

Heroes with Similar Early Game Performance

Dota 2 heroes with similar laning phase win rates (0–16 min) in professional matches
Dark Seer — 47.6% early game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesDark Seer21 games47.6%Kez — 47.1% early game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesKez102 games47.1%Viper — 46.9% early game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesViper98 games46.9%Grimstroke — 46.7% early game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesGrimstroke15 games46.7%Juggernaut — 48.1% early game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesJuggernaut27 games48.1%

Heroes with Similar Mid Game Performance

Heroes matching Lion's mid game performance (16–38 min) in competitive Dota 2
Morphling — 47.6% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesMorphling42 games47.6%Dragon Knight — 47.6% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesDragon Knight105 games47.6%Kez — 47.9% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesKez96 games47.9%Windranger — 47.1% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesWindranger121 games47.1%Pugna — 47.1% mid game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesPugna17 games47.1%

Heroes with Similar Late Game Performance

Late game scaling comparison — heroes performing similarly to Lion in 38–52.5 min pro games
Ring Master — 45% late game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesRing Master20 games45%Invoker — 45.5% late game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesInvoker11 games45.5%Razor — 45.7% late game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesRazor35 games45.7%Storm Spirit — 45.8% late game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesStorm Spirit24 games45.8%Queen of Pain — 41.2% late game win rate, similar scaling to Lion in Dota 2 pro matchesQueen of Pain17 games41.2%

Heroes with Similar Hard Late Game Performance

Ultra-late game specialists with comparable 52.5+ min win rates in professional Dota 2

Not enough data for this phase.