Lina Counter Dota 2 2025: Heroes, Items and Matchups

Lina Dota 2 counter stats: All the Lina info you could want with counter picks, heroes counter, item counter, matchups and more!

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To counter Lina in Dota 2, pressure her early since she’s fragile, silence or disable her to stop spell combos, and build magic resistance to withstand burst. Pick tanky or mobile heroes to survive and dodge her abilities, while using dispels like Manta or Linken’s to avoid her stuns.

Find Heroes To Counter Lina

Below is a list of heroes weaker and stronger than Lina.

Conclusion: Heroes that can counter Lina include: Anti-Mage, Faceless Void, Lifestealer, Nyx Assassin, Phantom Lancer, Silencer.

Find Items To Counter Lina

Prioritize choosing items to counter Lina such as: Black King Bar, Aghanims Scepter, Eul’s Scepter of Divinity, Blade Mail, Linkens Sphere, Lotus Orb.

Find Tips To Counter Lina ?

Pick tanky heroes: Lina relies on burst damage – heroes with a lot of HP and magic resistance, like Underlord or Centaur, can survive her combo.

Pressure her early: Lina is squishy early in the game – gank her to limit her farm and impact.

Silence her: Silencing Lina (e.g., Necrophos, Silencer) prevents her from using her spells like Dragon Slave and Light Strike Array.

Dispel her disables: Manta Style or Linken’s Sphere can prevent her stuns from controlling you in fights.

Use crowd control: Disabling Lina (e.g., Lion’s Hex, Bane’s Nightmare) can prevent her from casting her spells during teamfights.

Build magic resistance: Lina’s damage is largely magical – items like Hood of Defiance or Pipe reduce her burst.

Pick high-mobility heroes: Heroes like Storm Spirit or Anti-Mage can dodge her spells and avoid getting burst down.

Lina Matchups

Lina Vs…

Anti Mage	Win rate: 45.88% Game: 163,113
Faceless Void	Win rate: 44.66% Game: 197,748
Lifestealer	Win rate: 46.79% Game: 83,006
Nyx Assassin	Win rate: 44.32% Game: 81,533
Phantom Lancer	Win rate: 46.01% Game: 80,500
Silencer	Win rate: 44.78% Game: 123,418
Ancient Apparition	Win rate: 45.29% Game: 84,084
Clinkz	Win rate: 44.01% Game: 85,385
Crystal Maiden	Win rate: 46.57% Game: 141,473
Dazzle	Win rate: 46.26% Game: 92,714
Enchantress	Win rate: 49.89% Game: 39,113
Meepo	Win rate: 45.77% Game: 50,872