Lion

Lion is a ranged intelligence Hero famous for his outstanding ability combos. He deals decent damage and pairs well with almost all other Heroes. His ability to constantly regain mana while in lane also makes him a great harasser, while his high burst damage output and multiple disables create an even greater ganker. While Lion can be an effective semi-carry, he is not very item-reliant and is most commonly played as an offensive support.

Although fragile, Lion's abilities allow him to contribute significantly to team clashes without much effort. He is recommended for new players.

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.