Lion

Stats

These are the base values written in the game files. Totals derived from attributes (HP, mana, armor) depend on engine-side formulas, so no estimated values are shown.

Recommended items

Items the in-game shop recommends for this hero (curated by Valve). These are not win-rate statistics.

Tranquil Boots 900 Blink Dagger 2250 Magic Wand 460 Force Staff 2200 Glimmer Cape 2150 Aether Lens 2275 Wind Lace 225 Ghost Scepter 1500 Aghanim's Scepter 4200 Eul's Scepter of Divinity 2600 Kaya 2100 Magic Stick 200

Abilities

Earth Spike

Cooldown 14 / 13 / 12 / 11s Mana 90 / 110 / 130 / 150 Range 650 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown14 / 13 / 12 / 11sMana90 / 110 / 130 / 150Range650

Rock spikes burst from the earth along a straight path. Enemy units are hurled into the air, then are stunned and take damage when they fall.

Raw values (from the game files)（5）

DAMAGE	105 / 170 / 235 / 300
width	140
STUN DURATION	1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2
length_buffer	275
speed	2800

• The spikes move at 2800 units per second.
• Does not trigger spell block or spell reflect.

Hex

Cooldown 24 / 20 / 16 / 12s Mana 110 / 140 / 170 / 200 Range 575 / 600 / 625 / 650

ActiveCooldown24 / 20 / 16 / 12sMana110 / 140 / 170 / 200Range575 / 600 / 625 / 650

Transforms an enemy unit into a harmless beast, with all special abilities disabled.

Raw values (from the game files)（2）

DURATION	2 / 2.4 / 2.8 / 3.2
movespeed	120

• Instantly destroys illusions.
• The target will have a base movement speed of 120, but buffs granting maximum movement speed won't be disabled.

Patch history

7.40 2025-12-15

• Mana Cost decreased from 125/150/175/200 to 110/140/170/200

Mana Drain

Cooldown 15 / 12 / 9 / 6s Range 850

ActiveCooldown15 / 12 / 9 / 6sRange850

CHANNELED - Channels magical energy, taking mana and slowing enemies over time. If the enemy has no mana remaining, the slow is increased by 15%. Can target allies to give them mana and movement speed at a 50% rate.

Raw values (from the game files)（7）

CHANNEL TIME	5.0
MANA PER SECOND	20 / 40 / 60 / 120
BREAK DISTANCE	1100
tick_interval	0.1
%MOVEMENT SLOW/BONUS	15 / 20 / 25 / 30
movespeed_bonus_when_empty_pct	15
ally_pct	50

• Prevents heroes from going invisible.

To Hell and Back Innate Passive

Passive

Lion gains 20% debuff duration after killing or assisting in a Hero kill while that Hero is dead. Lion gains 20% spell amplification for 90s after respawning or resurrecting or until he gets a kill or assist.

Raw values (from the game files)（4）

duration	90
damage_window	3.0
spell_amp	20
debuff_amp	20

Patch history

7.41 2026-03-24

• Ability reworked
• Killing or assisting in a Hero kill provides Lion with 20% debuff duration while that hero is dead. Whenever Lion respawns or resurrects, he gains 20% spell amplification for 90s or until he gets a kill or an assist

Finger of Death

Cooldown 110 / 70 / 30s Mana 200 / 400 / 600 Range 900 MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown110 / 70 / 30sMana200 / 400 / 600Range900

Rips at an enemy unit, trying to turn it inside-out, dealing massive damage to the target. After using Finger of Death, Lion's hand becomes empowered, allowing him to use a cleaving melee attack with 250 range with bonus movement speed. Finger of Death gains permanent bonus damage for it and the fist for each enemy Hero it or the fist kills. The melee attack may be disabled by setting the ability to Alt Cast.

Raw values (from the game files)（12）

DAMAGE	600 / 725 / 850
DAMAGE PER KILL	25
grace_period	3
damage_delay	0.25
MELEE DURATION	20
MELEE BONUS MOVE SPEED	30
punch_attack_range	250
MELEE BONUS DAMAGE	20 / 30 / 40
%CLEAVE DAMAGE	25
CLEAVE STARTING WIDTH	150
CLEAVE ENDING WIDTH	350
CLEAVE DISTANCE	650

• Finger of Death has a 0.25 delay before the damage is applied after the spell is cast, allowing certain abilities to avoid the damage.
• Finger of Death only gains damage if the enemy hero dies within 3 seconds of being affected by Finger of Death.

Patch history

7.41d 2026-06-04

• Damage per kill decreased from 30 to 25

7.41 2026-03-24

• Cooldown decreased from 120/80/40s to 110/70/30s
• Damage per kill decreased from 40 to 30
• Now has empowered melee attacks after the cast by default
• After using Finger of Death, Lion's hand becomes empowered, turning him into a melee hero with 250 attack range and 30 bonus movement speed. These melee attacks have 25% cleave and deal 20/30/40 bonus damage which increases with each Finger of Death kill. Enemy heroes that die within 3s after getting hit with these melee attacks (or from them) also provide bonus per kill damage. Melee form duration: 20s
• Ability can be toggled with right-click to disable the melee form
• Cleave area is a cone with 150 width that increases up to 350 at 650 distance
• Aghanim's Scepter now also increases melee cleave from 25% to 50% and duration from 20s to 30s Aghanim's Scepter
• Aghanim's Scepter no longer decreases cooldown Aghanim's Scepter

7.40 2025-12-15

• Cooldown decreased from 130/85/40s to 120/80/40s

Talents

One of the two per level is chosen. They appear in the order registered in the game files.

Patch history (hero and talents)

Background

Once a Grandmaster of the Demon Witch tradition of sorcery, Lion earned fame among his brethren for fighting on the side of light and righteousness. But adulation corrupts. With powers surpassed only by his ambition, the mage was seduced by a demon and turned to evil, trading his soul for prestige. After committing horrible crimes that marred his soul, he was abandoned. The demon betrayed him, striking better deals with his enemies. Such was Lion's rage that he followed the demon back to hell and slew it, ripping it limb from limb, taking its demonic hand for his own. However, such demonoplasty comes at a cost. Lion was transfigured by the process, his body transformed into something unrecognizable. He rose from hell, rage incarnate, slaying even those who had once called him master, and laying waste to the lands where he had once been so adored. He survives now as the sole practitioner of the Demon Witch tradition, and those who present themselves as acolytes or students are soon relieved of their mana and carried off by the faintest gust of wind.

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