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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 Branch168×
Tango100×
Observer and Sentry Wards84×
Blood Grenade82×
Faerie Fire75×
Sentry Ward49×
Early game
Boots of Speed95×
Tranquil Boots48×
Power Treads6×
Bracer5×
Null Talisman4×
Chainmail1×
Mid game
Blink Dagger79×
Staff of Wizardry22×
Force Staff9×
Ghost Scepter7×
Ogre Axe6×
Blitz Knuckles6×
Late game
- Force Staff30×
Glimmer Cape21×
Aether Lens12×
Aeon Disk12×- Blink Dagger11×
Shadow 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.
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.
| Stat | Typical | Top 10% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold per minute | 335 | 473 | 722 |
| XP per minute | 562 | 837 | 1,200 |
| Last hits per minute | 1.2 | 3.4 | 6.1 |
| Hero damage per minute | 336 | 629 | 1,239 |
| Tower damage | 269 | 2,709 | 10,880 |
Watch and learn
Recent pro games on Lion
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