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- Black King Bar makes all of Lion`s abilities ineffective against a particular target.
- Orchid Malevolence and Bloodthorn silence Lion and thus prevent him from using his critical abilities.
- Linken`s Sphere can block any of Lion`s abilities, most notably Finger of Death.
- Lotus Orb reflects all of Lion`s abilities, potentially stunning or hexing him or even making him burst himself down.
- Eul`s Scepter of Divinity can not only catch out Lion, but it can also be used to dodge Earth Spike or even Finger of Death.
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Abaddon Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Known Bugs Abaddon 23 + 2.6 17 + 1.5 21 +
- Although Finger of Death can potentially bypass Borrowed Time, Finger`s delayed damage allows an Abaddon with fast enough reaction time to activate Borrowed Time and heal from Finger.
- Aphotic Shield is extremely effective against both Earth Spike and Hex, nullifying the stun Stun is a status effect that prevents active actions like moving, turning, using spells or items, but does not prevent passive abilities, such as evasion and Damage Block. Stuns also interrupt spell casts, channeling spells
or hex Hex (also referred to as Sheep or Polymorph) is a status effect which turns the affected unit into a harmless critter, disabling many of its fighting capabilities. Contents 1 Mechanics 2 Sources of Hex 3 while preventing further damage. - Lion`s lack of escape mechanisms allows Abaddon and his allies to pursue him with Curse of Avernus.
- Rage provides spell immunity Spell Immunity Ally Interactions Enemy Interactions Default buff iconPlay Error sound “ Play Magic shall not prevail! Click to listen— Anti-Mage ” Spell immunity (formerly known as magic immunity) is a modifier to Lifestealer and thus nullifies all of Lion`s abilities.
- Open Wounds allows Lifestealer to easily catch Lion out and prevent him from escaping.
- Repel blocks all of Lion`s spells.
- Degen Aura slows Lion down, preventing him from escaping.
- Purification can mitigate some of Lion`s burst damage and potentially burst Lion down himself.
- Although a well-timed Finger of Death can potentially take him down, Meepo`s high base magic resistance Magic resistance is an attribute of heroes, similar to armor. Instead of reducing physical damage, it reduces magical damage. All heroes, except for Meepo and Visage, possess 25% magic resistance from their armor type. This makes Lion`s burst magic damage ineffective.
- Lion has many single-target abilities, which become increasingly weaker throughout the game as Meepo levels Divided We Stand.
- Waning Rift prevents Lion from casting spells during team fights, effectively making him useless.
- Puck`s burst damage potential through Illusory Orb, Waning Rift, and Dream Coil allows it to easily kill Lion.
- Combined with the lockdown from Dream Coil, Puck`s high mobility through Ethereal Jaunt and Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger. Item Changelogs Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane allows it to effortlessly chase Lion.
- Phase Shift allows Puck to dodge nearly all of Lion`s spells, including Finger of Death.
- All of Lion`s abilities are worth stealing with Spell Steal.
- Null Field provides Rubick`s entire team protection against most of Lion`s damage.
- By using Telekinesis, Rubick can easily catch Lion out. Without any escape mechanism, Lion is helpless, especially when ganked.
- Pounce allows Slark to close in on Lion and prevent him from escaping.
- Lion`s fragile health pool makes him easy prey for Slark`s high burst damage through Pounce, Dark Pact and right-clicks.
- Shadow Dance prevents Lion from casting Hex, Mana Drain, or Finger of Death on Slark.
- Dark Pact allows Slark to purge off any of Lion`s disables.
- Vendetta allows Nyx to sneak up on Lion and deal massive damage to him, especially when followed up with an Impale, Mana Burn, or even Dagon For the cosmetic item equipped by Nyx Assassin, see Nyx Assassin s Dagon. Item Changelogs DagonB A lesser wand that grows in power the longer it is used, it brings magic to .
- Spiked Carapace has the potential to not only nullify Lion`s damage, but also cripple and potentially deal massive damage to Lion, especially if he reflects Finger of Death.
- Tidehunter naturally has a high health pool and thus makes it hard for Lion to burst him down. Kraken Shell further mitigates this by purging any disables Lion casts when Tidehunter takes enough damage.
- Gush and Ravage can both not only burst Lion down, but also catch him out and prevent him from escaping.
Others
- Lion has an incredibly fragile health pool, making him weak against nukers like Tinker Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Tinker 17 + 2.3 13 + 1.2 30 + 2.2 Level Base or Oracle.
- Lion is extremely dependent on his abilities. Silences Play Silence! Silence is a status effect that prevents those affected from using active hero abilities for the duration of the silence. It can be useful when ganking a hero with a blink or invisibility like Silencer Hero Strategy Counters Equipment Gear Responses Sounds Lore Old Abilities Changelogs Silencer 17 + 2.5 22 + 3 27 + 2.5 Level Base `s Last Word, magic resistance Magic resistance is an attribute of heroes, similar to armor. Instead of reducing physical damage, it reduces magical damage. All heroes, except for Meepo and Visage, possess 25% magic resistance from their armor type. This like Oracle`s Fate`s Edict, and dispels like Legion Commander`s Press the Attack all make his abilities less effective.
- Lion lacks mobility or escape mechanisms, making him an easy target for abilities like Mirana`s Sacred Arrow or Leshrac`s Split Earth, or combos like Kunkka`s X Marks the Spot into Torrent.
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Drow Ranger- Drow has a very low health pool, allowing Lion to burst her down.
- Drow has no innate escape mechanism, making her an easy target for Lion`s disables.
- Ember lacks any protection against Lion`s disables early in the game and often does not acquire any later, allowing Lion to Hex or Earth Spike him before he escapes through his Fire Remnant.
- Although Flame Guard can prevent magic damage, it does not stop Lion`s disables, and Lion can usually break through it with Finger of Death.
- Enchantress is very fragile without any form of magic resistance, allowing Lion to easily burst her down.
- Nature`s Attendants is a slow heal, making it ineffective against Lion`s burst.
- Enchantress lacks any escape mechanism apart from her raw movement speed, allowing Lion to disable her.
