Lina is picked in 15.3% of Very High matches, 16.2% of High and 16.8% of Normal, but she is one of the weaker heroes of the patch: 47.6% / 47.3% / 46.5%. Dragon Slave and Light Strike Array damage and stun, Fiery Soul gives attack and movement speed each time she hits a spell, Slow Burn adds burn damage, and Laguna Blade deals massive damage to one target. Her team gains more XP in 53.1% of games before minute 15 but only 47.2% afterwards, and she wins about 47% at every game length (47.9% / 46.7% / 47.9%).
Countered by AxeAxe's team gains more XP in 53.8% of games before minute 15. Counter Helix deals pure damage around him, and Lina, who has little health, can't trade hits with him.
Berserker's Call taunts every enemy around Axe and forces them to attack him, so a Lina inside it can't cast Light Strike Array or Laguna Blade until it ends. While she is taunted, Counter Helix hits her too, and Culling Blade kills her outright once her health is low enough. Battle Hunger damages her from range if she stays away. Axe's team gains more XP in 56.1% of games between minutes 15 and 35.
Axe's team keeps the lead: 55.7% of games after minute 35. He wins 56.2% of games under 25 minutes (473 games), 56.1% at 25–50 (22,966 games) and 53.6% past 50 (6,557 games). The edge is +5.42 in Very High, +4.36 in High and +3.2 in Normal. Axe wins 54.3% / 54.9% / 56.5% (Very High / High / Normal) against Lina, against his usual 49.2% / 50% / 51.4%.
Best teammate: BroodmotherThe pair loses the lane slightly: their team gains more XP in 45.6% of games before minute 15. But they win 67.4% of the 95 games that end before 25 minutes, mostly by taking towers.
Spawn Spiderlings damages and slows a target, and Incapacitating Bite slows enemies Broodmother attacks, so Light Strike Array has a slow target to stun. Spin Web lets Broodmother move freely and push lanes while Lina's Dragon Slave clears waves. The XP-gain share is 48.7% between minutes 15 and 35.
The pair wins only 47.8% of 25–50 minute games (1,223 games) and 48.9% past 50 (186 games), and their XP-gain share is 43.5% after minute 35. The pairing works mostly in Very High (+10.59), with +4.21 in High and +2.7 in Normal; the pair wins 51.6% / 48.2% / 48.7% (Very High / High / Normal), with Broodmother normally at 48.7% / 48.8% / 50.9%. Broodmother is rarely picked with Lina, so this comes from only 1,504 games.
Based on 2,111,000 public ranked matches of patch 7.41, played 30 September – 14 October 2026. Advantage is the win-rate difference from what the two heroes' own win rates predict, times two (+6 is about 3 win-rate points), weighted over the skill brackets. The live numbers on the Lina page update every few hours. More guides: Dota 2 counter guides.
