Lion · Hard support
Usual role
Item priorities · 20:00
No documented item answer for this opponent.
Role priorities are buyer guidance, not measured build results or exact purchase times.
Lane skill & item build
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Lion vs Underlord
Quick answer
Lion vs Underlord is close to even in the stored matchup model. Check the recorded patch results below; player skill and lane setup matter.
Lion vs Underlord: game-time comparison
These positions face each other in lane. Usual positions are assumed from recent games — change them to match your game.
Role impact
Lane opponents — early trades matter directly.
Side-lane partners still affect the lane; this is not an isolated duel. Whole-match win rates and economy stay unchanged: those samples are not position-filtered.
Underlord · Offlane
Usual role
Item priorities · 20:00
- Lotus Orb
Role priority · 18–28 min
Why against Lion
Reflects their single-target opener back on the caster.
- Linken's Sphere
Role priority · 18–28 min
Why against Lion
Eats the one spell that starts every fight against your core.
- Glimmer Cape / Force Staff
Situational / another teammate may buy · 10–20 min
Why against Lion
Keeps your supports and mid alive through the burst they are drafted to delete you with.
Role priorities are buyer guidance, not measured build results or exact purchase times.
Lane skill & item build
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Lion
Underlord
20:00Mid game
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Win rates below are eventual outcomes among games lasting at least 20 minutes, not live win predictions. Pro hero averages use up to 200 recent games per hero; opposing-pair results have their own sample.
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0 hero games · 0 vs Underlord · 0 gold records · 0 net-worth records
Counter-item windows
No documented counter-item window.
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0 hero games · 0 vs Lion · 0 gold records · 0 net-worth records
Counter-item windows
- Lotus Orb
18–28 min · In window
Against Lion
Reflects their single-target opener back on the caster.
- Linken's Sphere
18–28 min · In window
Against Lion
Eats the one spell that starts every fight against your core.
- Glimmer Cape / Force Staff
10–20 min · In window
Against Lion
Keeps your supports and mid alive through the burst they are drafted to delete you with.
Public head-to-head at 20:00+: No public sample available. Sampled from the latest 20,000 recorded public matches, filtered to this patch.
Sources & sample limits
- OpenDota parsed pro telemetry; missing observations stay blank.
- STRATZ net-worth histories use up to 12 recent games per hero, with their own sample count. Unavailable histories stay blank; earned gold is separate.
- Items use recorded purchase times plus final inventories; earlier sold items and exact six-slot histories are not reconstructed.
- Counter-item windows are mechanical guidance, not measured item-driven win-rate changes.
- Public results use dated OpenDota public matches; longer games are a different cohort.
Lane meeting & late-game evidence
Lion position 5; Underlord position 3 — can meet in lane.
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For late-game evidence, compare the 25–60 minute outcome cohorts and recorded economy above. These do not prove which hero outscales the other.
Compare full lane combinationsSpell answers & exceptions
A spell answer covers the named effect, not the entire enemy kit or a guaranteed win.
Lion
+0.0% vs Underlord
No specific answer is documented here for Lion against Underlord; that does not prove the hero has no answer.
Underlord
+2.2% vs Lion · Soft edge
No specific answer is documented here for Underlord against Lion; that does not prove the hero has no answer.
Mechanical counters describe specific spell interactions, not an answer to every ability. Proven effectiveness requires strong matchup evidence; neither guarantees a win.
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