Lina/Counters

Bad against...

 * allows Anti-Mage to get on top of Lina and deal damage with his.
 * makes Anti-Mage tanky against Lina's heavy magic damage. It can also be used block and reflect Laguna Blade.
 * is very hazardous for Lina, who has a high mana pool and quickly depletes it during fights.


 * will easily backtrack Lina's burst damage (especially Laguna Blade) if not timed correctly.
 * During, squishy heroes like Lina will be main target of Faceless Void in his ultimate.


 * Ember Spirit absorbs quite a large amount of magical damage with its, and in addition dodges the abilities of and  with its.


 * protects Lifestealer from all of Lina's abilities. However, Lina can paritally counter this if played as Carry, a common role for Lina.
 * from can severely slow down Lina and allow Lifestealer and his allies to recover themselves by attacking her.
 * upgraded can be used to disarm Lina even if she is spell immune, rendering her unable to maximize the effect of her  and force her to use her abilities more often than intended. And Lina's only way to counter this is with


 * does tons of damage against Lina because of her high intelligence.
 * can deal heavy damage to Lina while also burning her mana, preventing Lina from casting her abilities.
 * can easily be used to counter Lina's abilities because of their long cast animation, and could probably kill Lina outright if Laguna Blade is reflected. However, Lina can counter this with, a common item on Lina.


 * can be used to easily dodge Light Strike Array if timed correctly.
 * While Lina can clear Phantom Lancer's illusions with her abilities, Phantom Lancer can quickly deplete Lina's mana pool with his illusions and deal massive damage from it simultaneously since Phantom Lancer is a natural carrier.


 * Puck can dodge Lina's and  with his  skill, which helps him avoid combining these abilities with  and avoid burst damage from Lina.
 * Puck forbids Lina to use her abilities with the ability, which will help her teammates survive and even give them the opportunity to kill her.


 * makes it too difficult Lina from using her abilities, preventing her from building up Fiery Soul stacks without causing harm to herself.
 * and are great against Lina for the same reason, as well as interrupting her combos and preventing her from casting spells.


 * can be cast during the cast animation of Light Strike Array and dispel its stun.
 * allows Slark to close the gap to Lina.
 * prevents Lina from killing Slark with her Laguna Blade when his HP gets low.


 * and allow Spectre to get close to Lina.
 * is very strong against Lina, who's usually a bit isolated in fights because of her high attack and cast range.
 * can mitigate a good portion of Lina's burst damage, allowing Spectre to turn on her afterwards.


 * Storm Spirit can quickly close the distance with Lina using . In addition, can be used as a way to dodge the abilities of  and


 * Sven has a high health pool and is a natural holder and is very hard to kill for Lina.
 * Sven also has high physical damage, making it easy for him to burst her down.


 * Templar Assassin can outmatch Lina on the center line thanks to her own, which is why the advantage of Lina's long-range attacks become turned against her.
 * is good defense against Lina's burst damage. But remember that Lina can partially counter this with 's damage over time.


 * prevents buildup of Fiery Soul stacks.
 * provides magic resistance against Lina's spells. However, Lina can counter this with, a common item on Lina.
 * and can burn away Lina's small health pool.

Others

 * Heroes with abilities that can pull Lina out of position can easily bring her to their team mates, like with,  with  and  with.
 * Heroes that can close the gap can easily chase Lina down, such as with  and  with.
 * Heroes with spell immunity unless Lina chooses to play Carry role like with  and  with.

Items

 * can keep it's owner alive against Lina's magic burst damage in the early game.
 * prevents Lina from using her abilities to kill enemy heroes. And Lina's only way to counter it is by playing Carry role.
 * can be used to dodge Lina's abilities. However, an ill-timed use of it can make it's owner an easy target for Light Strike Array.
 * can be used to reflect Lina's burst damage back to her.
 * ,, and  will greatly weaken Lina's mostly magical damage output.
 * will block Laguna Blade. And Lina's only way to pop it is by using an disable from an item to put it on a cooldown.
 * will reflect Laguna Blade back at Lina if she impulsively tries to use it on a hero affected by it.

Good against...

 * Lina builds (and upgrades it into a ), which makes it hard for Ancient Apparition to land his abilities.
 * Laguna Blade can kill Ancient Apparition easily due to his low health pool and lack of mobility.


 * Lina's high damage burst from, and  can easily kill Chen's allies or Chen himself before he can use.


 * Lina's damage burst can quickly kill Clinkz before he saves them with.
 * Fiery Soul attack speed bonus removes easily in all stages of the game.


 * Being a hero with low health and abysmal mobility, Lina can nuke her down easily.
 * Since Crystal Maiden's is a channeled ability, Lina can use her Light Strike Array to cancel it easily.


 * Laguna Blade can kill Dazzle quickly before he casts.


 * Enchantress has pitiful health, and cannot tank Lina's heavy magic damage.
 * is decently countered by Fiery Soul, exposing Enchantress's weakness to physical damage due to her low armor.
 * Lina is decent at clearing creeps and can kill Enchantress' creeps quickly.


 * Lina can interrupt Huskar on the center line because of her attack range, she can constantly be at a long distance, punching Huskar with her hand, while Huskar needs a very close distance to use.


 * Light Strike Array can catch Meepo and his clones off-guard if he tries to gank Lina with &.
 * Laguna Blade can quickly kill Meepo and his clones before they escape with.


 * does little good against Dragon Slave and Light Strike Array.
 * Lina's damage burst can quickly kill Mirana's teammates before she saves them with.


 * Light Strike Array catches Morphling while he jumps in from and also prevents Morphling from using his abilities.
 * Laguna Blade can kill Morphling quickly before he shifts into.


 * is not a good defensive ability against Lina as all of her abilities deal magical damage.
 * Lina has a very long range of attack, which completely overlaps the range of and.
 * However, once Necrophos gets, he will gain access to which will allow him to turn into a larger  that can be used to close the gap on Lina and kill her if she is not careful.


 * Lina has a very long range of attack, which completely overlaps the range of Queen of Pain's abilities and attacks, which is why even a single roll can become deplorable, since Lina will shoot Queen of Pain from a long distance before and after the  roll. And with the help of the abilities of  and, Lina can even kill Queen of Pain because of her small health reserve if she is exposed to a blow


 * is one of the best tools to kill Phantom Assassin before she can do anything in early-to-mid game due to its high magical (pure with damage is Pure and pierces Spell Immunity talent) burst damage.
 * offers no protection against Lina's abilities. Likewise, Lina can counter 's evasion by buying either or.
 * Lina just has to be careful about from  and, as  can deal pure damage to Lina and disable  awhile  can deal serious damage to her even if she is spell immune, which may force Lina to buy  to deal with Phantom Assassin.


 * Pudge has low armor and mobility, making him suspectible to her physical attacks (if Lina is the carry).
 * Because is a channeled ability, it can be canceled through Light Strike Array within a distance.


 * Lina can outlanes Shadow Fiend on the central line, due to the fact that Lina's attack range exceeds the attack range of Shadow Fiend, which makes it difficult for him to fend off her attacks and approach creeps, thus Lina has more level and gold.
 * Lina can defeat Shadow Fiend with the combination of her abilities on lane and during teamfights:, , , Shadow Fiend does not have a large pool of health before buying items for extra strength and health like , which is why Lina's strong magic damage is enough to kill him quickly.


 * Lina defeats Sniper on the mid, because she has the same attack range as him, and her ability deals much more damage to creeps, as well as to Sniper himself, than, which creates uncomfortable conditions for Sniper to farm on the line, which is why Lina either punches Sniper harder than he either pushes a pack of creeps up to the tower and finishes off his creeps under it, preventing Sniper from earning gold and a level.


 * is one of the best tools to kill Terrorblade before he can use due to its high magical damage.
 * and allows Lina to clear Terrorblade's illusions from both, Conjure Image and.
 * Lina commonly buys items that allow her attacks to deal magical damage to Terrorblade that can ignore his high armor, like, or.


 * Light Strike Array and Dragon Slave allows Lina to destroy trees, countering and.
 * Lina has many tools to bypass 's protection.


 * Venomancer has low health, which makes him vulnerable to Lina's heavy magic damage.
 * Fiery Soul attack speed bonus removes s easily in all stages of the game.

Others

 * Heroes who have low health, armor and mobility are vulnerable to Lina's high magical damage.
 * Heroes who have channeled abilities can be stunned by Light Strike Array, like with  and 's.
 * Heroes who rely on armor or evasion to survive can easily be bursted down, like, , ,.
 * Heroes with summons and illusions can find themselves easily bested by Lina, like, , , , , , , , ,.

Items

 * Even though can be used to dodge Lina's abilities, an ill-tiemd use of it will set an enemy up for Light Strike Array.
 * and are useless against Lina's high magical damage, especially from Laguna Blade.
 * While can make Lina unable to damage enemy heroes with her abilities, Lina is often played as Carry thanks to the high attack speed provided by Fiery Soul, which allows her to partially counter it's debuff immunity, particularly when Lina buys items for attack speed and attack damage.

Works well with...

 * can set up . And the illusions from can benefit from Fiery Soul.


 * can ensure a perfect Light Strike Array.
 * Lina's long range makes her a great support to lane with Sven and harass the enemy.


 * Though has small area-of-effect, it can be somewhat of a solid setup for.
 * Lina will greatly benefit from as that means she can deal bonus attack damage when she has lots of stacks from.
 * can also be used to put on cooldown and allow Lina to freely use  on a hero who tries to protect himself/herself with.


 * Naga Siren's helps Lina land a good  on an enemy hero much more easily.
 * Though has small area-of-effect, it can be somewhat of a solid follow up with.
 * Lina's and  can clear waves of creeps, summons, and illusions, allowing Naga Siren and her illusions from  to destroy towers more easily.


 * can hugely increase Lina's magic damage output. The slow can act as a setup for.


 * Lina's and Huskar's s can deal serious damage over time to enemy heroes, which allows Lina and Huskar to pressure enemy heroes on lane.
 * Huskar's can severely slow down an enemy hero, making it a good setup for, especially when  is upgraded with , which will allow it to force targeted enemy hero to attack Huskar.


 * (and later ) is a perfect set up for Light Strike Array.


 * is a perfect set up for double Laguna Blade.


 * allows Slark to leash enemy heroes, making it easier for Lina to land Light Strike Array.
 * from allows Slark to hide himself and Lina from enemies, and to attack them freely without revealing themselves.

Others

 * Heroes with stuns, roots or hides that can set up a Light Strike Array are a great addition to Lina:, , , , , ,.
 * Heroes who can apply pressure on lane are good team with Lina:, , , , , , ,.
 * Heroes that can use their abilities to save or protect their teammates can be life-savers for Lina:, , , , , ,.
 * Heroes who lack strong disable or have no strong disable on their own (unless if they choose to build disabling items) or have difficulties landing them will benefit from Lina stunning fleeing enemy heroes with :, , , , , , , , , ,.
 * Heroes who want to push lanes will benefit from Lina's area-of-effect abilities: {H|Luna}},, , , , , , , , , with , , , , , , , ,  etc.

Items

 * makes it much easier for Lina to land on multiple enemy heroes at once.
 * can be a good setup for when timed correctly.

List of heroes that counter Lina, and list of heroes that work well with Lina.

Lina/Противостоящие