Lion

Lion is an intelligence caster Hero with many different disables and nukes available. He deals decent damage and pairs well with almost all other Heroes. Having many different disables, a powerful nuke Ultimate, and the ability to refill his Mana while in the lane, Lion is a great choice caster for beginners.

Tips

 * Earth Spike works as both a nuke and a stun, and can hit multiple enemies.
 * Hex doesn't deal direct damage but lasts longer than Earth Spike.
 * Use Mana Drain often to keep your Mana up. It can be used on ranged creeps as well.
 * Be careful with Finger of Death. It has a long cooldown for just a nuke, but still deals insane amounts of damage.
 * Choose if you want to skill Mana Drain or not. If you skill Hex and Earth Spike, build Arcane Boots, and then take Attribute Bonus, you will be much harder to kill, and still have mana for all your spells.
 * Use your disables one after the other (Earth Spike, and when the stun wears off, Hex) so you make the most out of the disable time to kill the target.

Trivia

 * In the transition from DotA to Dota 2, the names of two of Lion's skills were changed. Impale was named Earth Spike and Voodoo was named Hex.