Lion Counters

Best heroes to pick against Lion — and who Lion beats

Across 126 matchups in Divine and Immortal ranked games, the hardest counters to Lion are Arc Warden, Razor and Abaddon. Lion does best against Primal Beast, Largo and Broodmother. Best teammates: Sand King, Bristleback and Enigma.

All Lion matchups

Advantage is the STRATZ matchup score: how many win-rate points the matchup adds (+) or takes away (−) from this hero compared with what both heroes’ overall strength would predict. Negative = that opponent counters this hero.

#	Opponent	Advantage	Lion win rate	Games	Counters
Heroes that counter Lion · 56
1	Naga Siren	−8.9	39.5%	129*	Naga Siren counters
2	Arc Warden	−6.5	37.9%	861	Arc Warden counters
3	Razor	−3.9	44.4%	1,274	Razor counters
4	Abaddon	−3.9	44.3%	490	Abaddon counters
5	Bane	−3.2	45.7%	658	Bane counters
6	Visage	−3.1	40.3%	412	Visage counters
7	Techies	−3.0	33.8%	207*	Techies counters
8	Medusa	−3.0	47.3%	283*	Medusa counters
9	Bloodseeker	−2.8	45.0%	393	Bloodseeker counters
10	Venomancer	−2.6	48.5%	858	Venomancer counters
11	Wraith King	−2.6	42.6%	1,788	Wraith King counters
12	Alchemist	−2.5	49.6%	450	Alchemist counters
13	Tidehunter	−2.4	49.2%	3,473	Tidehunter counters
14	Rubick	−2.3	46.7%	6,523	Rubick counters
15	Dragon Knight	−2.1	43.0%	3,728	Dragon Knight counters
16	Warlock	−2.1	48.9%	934	Warlock counters
17	Axe	−2.0	47.6%	3,228	Axe counters
18	Pangolier	−1.9	49.1%	1,356	Pangolier counters
19	Enchantress	−1.9	48.0%	552	Enchantress counters
20	Spectre	−1.9	45.6%	1,758	Spectre counters
21	Troll Warlord	−1.8	46.0%	365	Troll Warlord counters
22	Phantom Assassin	−1.8	46.1%	1,597	Phantom Assassin counters
23	Clockwerk	−1.8	48.1%	727	Clockwerk counters
24	Sand King	−1.8	50.2%	592	Sand King counters
25	Disruptor	−1.7	45.5%	2,725	Disruptor counters
26	Sniper	−1.7	49.4%	2,345	Sniper counters
27	Mars	−1.7	49.5%	1,292	Mars counters
28	Vengeful Spirit	−1.6	44.7%	1,877	Vengeful Spirit counters
29	Oracle	−1.5	46.7%	1,466	Oracle counters
30	Nature's Prophet	−1.4	52.6%	2,156	Nature's Prophet counters
31	Omniknight	−1.3	43.7%	487	Omniknight counters
32	Dark Seer	−1.3	46.0%	1,606	Dark Seer counters
33	Luna	−1.3	46.4%	3,303	Luna counters
34	Dazzle	−1.3	44.6%	1,079	Dazzle counters
35	Mirana	−1.1	47.0%	3,299	Mirana counters
36	Kunkka	−1.0	47.8%	1,000	Kunkka counters
37	Huskar	−1.0	51.1%	728	Huskar counters
38	Beastmaster	−1.0	49.3%	424	Beastmaster counters
39	Doom	−1.0	47.4%	1,596	Doom counters
40	Ring Master	−0.9	48.4%	1,550	Ring Master counters
41	Tusk	−0.9	48.4%	1,904	Tusk counters
42	Keeper of the Light	−0.8	46.4%	939	Keeper of the Light counters
43	Centaur Warrunner	−0.8	49.5%	1,036	Centaur Warrunner counters
44	Winter Wyvern	−0.8	45.6%	1,986	Winter Wyvern counters
45	Dawnbreaker	−0.7	44.6%	2,730	Dawnbreaker counters
46	Lich	−0.7	45.7%	2,909	Lich counters
47	Zeus	−0.7	49.8%	2,503	Zeus counters
48	Queen of Pain	−0.5	50.7%	1,881	Queen of Pain counters
49	Timbersaw	−0.4	51.1%	999	Timbersaw counters
50	Shadow Shaman	−0.3	46.6%	3,312	Shadow Shaman counters
51	Viper	−0.3	48.3%	1,177	Viper counters
52	Tiny	−0.3	53.9%	1,867	Tiny counters
53	Marci	−0.3	48.3%	1,444	Marci counters
54	Clinkz	−0.2	46.5%	740	Clinkz counters
55	Earthshaker	−0.1	47.8%	3,648	Earthshaker counters
56	Monkey King	−0.1	51.3%	1,146	Monkey King counters
Lion is favoured against · 70
1	Primal Beast	+4.2	52.5%	938	Primal Beast counters
2	Largo	+3.9	52.5%	467	Largo counters
3	Broodmother	+3.7	52.7%	300	Broodmother counters
4	Death Prophet	+3.4	53.4%	1,222	Death Prophet counters
5	Anti-Mage	+3.2	51.5%	2,859	Anti-Mage counters
6	Juggernaut	+2.9	47.9%	3,677	Juggernaut counters
7	Muerta	+2.9	52.6%	468	Muerta counters
8	Bristleback	+2.7	55.2%	484	Bristleback counters
9	Storm Spirit	+2.3	54.0%	1,027	Storm Spirit counters
10	Weaver	+2.3	51.7%	833	Weaver counters
11	Necrophos	+2.2	51.0%	2,822	Necrophos counters
12	Riki	+2.2	49.0%	861	Riki counters
13	Legion Commander	+2.2	48.2%	3,027	Legion Commander counters
14	Nyx Assassin	+2.1	48.0%	3,083	Nyx Assassin counters
15	Grimstroke	+2.0	47.9%	1,874	Grimstroke counters
16	Elder Titan	+1.9	45.5%	176*	Elder Titan counters
17	Puck	+1.9	51.2%	639	Puck counters
18	Enigma	+1.9	44.7%	942	Enigma counters
19	Chen	+1.9	50.0%	100*	Chen counters
20	Morphling	+1.8	51.3%	719	Morphling counters
21	Brewmaster	+1.8	47.8%	887	Brewmaster counters
22	Shadow Demon	+1.8	54.4%	502	Shadow Demon counters
23	Snapfire	+1.7	51.0%	2,912	Snapfire counters
24	Underlord	+1.7	54.2%	1,111	Underlord counters
25	Skywrath Mage	+1.7	51.2%	2,277	Skywrath Mage counters
26	Ancient Apparition	+1.6	51.0%	1,695	Ancient Apparition counters
27	Phoenix	+1.6	47.8%	1,472	Phoenix counters
28	Batrider	+1.6	51.1%	180*	Batrider counters
29	Hoodwink	+1.5	53.1%	2,857	Hoodwink counters
30	Pugna	+1.3	47.4%	936	Pugna counters
31	Void Spirit	+1.3	51.2%	1,384	Void Spirit counters
32	Magnus	+1.2	50.5%	2,689	Magnus counters
33	Faceless Void	+1.2	50.8%	1,196	Faceless Void counters
34	Witch Doctor	+1.2	49.3%	2,900	Witch Doctor counters
35	Earth Spirit	+1.1	48.2%	1,418	Earth Spirit counters
36	Chaos Knight	+1.1	48.6%	533	Chaos Knight counters
37	Lifestealer	+1.0	48.1%	3,380	Lifestealer counters
38	Ogre Magi	+1.0	50.7%	2,368	Ogre Magi counters
39	Kez	+1.0	55.7%	903	Kez counters
40	Treant Protector	+0.9	54.6%	507	Treant Protector counters
41	Slark	+0.9	49.6%	3,458	Slark counters
42	Ursa	+0.9	48.3%	1,647	Ursa counters
43	Outworld Devourer	+0.9	45.4%	3,088	Outworld Devourer counters
44	Night Stalker	+0.9	46.5%	2,156	Night Stalker counters
45	Tinker	+0.8	50.3%	985	Tinker counters
46	Terrorblade	+0.8	53.1%	1,722	Terrorblade counters
47	Gyrocopter	+0.8	52.5%	833	Gyrocopter counters
48	Lone Druid	+0.8	49.1%	585	Lone Druid counters
49	Dark Willow	+0.8	48.5%	2,162	Dark Willow counters
50	Silencer	+0.7	49.6%	1,805	Silencer counters
51	Meepo	+0.7	41.9%	313	Meepo counters
52	Spirit Breaker	+0.7	47.1%	3,789	Spirit Breaker counters
53	Templar Assassin	+0.7	53.0%	1,038	Templar Assassin counters
54	Leshrac	+0.7	45.1%	617	Leshrac counters
55	Shadow Fiend	+0.7	58.3%	1,457	Shadow Fiend counters
56	Lina	+0.6	51.9%	3,117	Lina counters
57	Drow Ranger	+0.6	55.4%	1,093	Drow Ranger counters
58	Crystal Maiden	+0.5	49.2%	2,906	Crystal Maiden counters
59	Io	+0.5	47.6%	971	Io counters
60	Undying	+0.4	50.5%	2,961	Undying counters
61	Phantom Lancer	+0.4	46.5%	2,440	Phantom Lancer counters
62	Windranger	+0.4	49.8%	4,371	Windranger counters
63	Slardar	+0.4	51.1%	1,107	Slardar counters
64	Invoker	+0.3	46.3%	4,765	Invoker counters
65	Jakiro	+0.2	51.8%	1,271	Jakiro counters
66	Sven	+0.2	46.3%	3,055	Sven counters
67	Pudge	+0.1	48.7%	5,864	Pudge counters
68	Bounty Hunter	+0.1	43.4%	2,130	Bounty Hunter counters
69	Lycan	+0.1	45.7%	348	Lycan counters
70	Ember Spirit	+0.1	48.8%	2,196	Ember Spirit counters