Lina stats, abilities and strategy [7.41a]
Increases attack and speed with every spell
As deadly as she is fragile, Lina effortlessly strikes down any foe foolish enough to be caught alone. Gaining attack speed with each spell she casts, she scours enemies with flame and heat lightning, ensuring few can survive her assaults.
Win Rate 48.3%
Pick Rate 11.9%
Attributes
560 +52.8/lvl
435 +48.0/lvl
20 +2.4/lvl
23 +2.4/lvl
30 +4.0/lvl
Stats
Damage:
51 - 59 + 4.0/level (181 - 189 at level 30)
Range:
670
Armor:
3.8 + 0.4/level (17.8 at level 30)
Movement:
290
Roles
Carry
Durable
Nuker
Pusher
Support
Escape
Disabler
Initiator
Patch 7.41
- Removed Combustion innate ability
Facets
Abilities
ABILITY: Passive
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
Lina's abilities deal an additional 64% damage as burn damage over 4s.
LEVEL 25 TALENT: 150% Attack Crit On Targets Affected By Slow Burn
LEVEL 25 TALENT: +1s Slow Burn Duration
Patch 7.41
- New innate ability
- Lina's abilities deal an additional 64% damage as undispellable burn damage over 4s
Dragon Slave
AFFECTS: Unit
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
Lina channels the breath of a dragon, sending out a wave of fire that scorches every enemy in its path.
Dragon Slave can hit units up to 1225 units away.
Does not trigger spell block or spell reflect.
DAMAGE: 65 / 125 / 185 / 245
11 / 10 / 9 / 8
100 / 110 / 120 / 130
1075
LEVEL 10 TALENT: -3s Dragon Slave Cooldown
Patch 7.41
- Damage decreased from 85/165/245/325 to 65/125/185/245
In the scorched barren of Misrule, Lina learned to manipulate the fiery breath of the Desert Wyrm as a form of entertainment.
Light Strike Array
AFFECTS: Area
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
DISPELLABLE: Strong Dispels Only
Summons a column of flames that damages and stuns enemies.
Light Strike Array will destroy trees in its area of effect.
RADIUS: 250
CAST DELAY: 0.5
STUN DURATION: 1.2 / 1.6 / 2 / 2.4
DAMAGE: 80 / 120 / 160 / 200
13 / 11 / 9 / 7
100 / 110 / 120 / 130
700
LEVEL 15 TALENT: +110 Light Strike Array Damage
Patch 7.41
- Damage decreased from 110/160/210/260 to 80/120/160/200
Lina's essence allows her to focus the sun's energies, causing air to combust at will.
Fiery Soul
ABILITY: Passive
PASSIVE: Breakable
Grants bonus attack and movement speed each time Lina hits an enemy with a spell. Stacks with itself. Lasts 18 seconds.
Duration refreshes each time an opponent is hit with a spell.
Using items does not trigger Fiery Soul.
ATTACK SPEED BONUS: 8 / 16 / 24 / 32
MOVE SPEED BONUS: 1% / 1.5% / 2% / 2.5%
MAX STACKS: 7
DURATION: 18
LEVEL 20 TALENT: +10/1% Fiery Soul Per Stack
LEVEL 15 TALENT: 5% Fiery Soul Magic Resist Per Stack
Dancing flames embody Lina's playful nature, bringing out her true blazing self.
Laguna Blade
AFFECTS: Unit
DAMAGE TYPE: Magical
PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY: No
PASSIVE: No
Fires off a bolt of lightning at a single enemy unit, dealing massive damage.
Laguna Blade has a 0.25 delay before the damage is applied after the spell is cast, allowing certain abilities to avoid the damage.
DAMAGE: 380 / 565 / 750
70 / 60 / 50
150 / 300 / 450
750
Aghanim's Shard
Casting Laguna Blade temporarily supercharges Lina, granting her stacks of Fiery Soul.
LEVEL 20 TALENT: -20s Laguna Blade Cooldown
Patch 7.41
- Damage decreased from 500/750/1000 to 380/565/750
- Aghanim's Shard upgrade reworked
- Casting Laguna Blade temporarily supercharges Lina, granting her 12 stacks of Fiery Soul. Supercharge duration: 5s
The air around Lina becomes so intensely torrid that it scorches a foe that comes too close with white-hot lightning.
Flame Cloak
Scepter grants new ability
PASSIVE: No
Grants Lina unobstructed movement and increases her spell damage and magic resistance. Grants max fiery soul stacks on activation.
DURATION: 7
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 35%
SPELL AMP: 35%
25
50
A natural defense equally suited to keeping anything from unwanted sisters to snarling hellbeasts at bay.
Talents
150% Attack Crit On Targets Affected By Slow Burn
+1s Slow Burn Duration
+ 1.7%
+10/1% Fiery Soul Per Stack
+ 0.5%
-20s Laguna Blade Cooldown
+110 Light Strike Array Damage
5% Fiery Soul Magic Resist Per Stack
+ 0.1%
-3s Dragon Slave Cooldown
+ 1.1%
+25 Damage
Win Rate
Pick Rate
Patch 7.41
- Level 15 Talent Light Strike Array Damage decreased from +150 to +110
- Level 25 Talent +150% Crit On Targets Affected By Spells replaced with 150% Attack Crit on Targets Affected by Slow Burn
- Level 25 Talent +60% Combustion Overheat Damage replaced with +1s Slow Burn Duration
Strategy
Light Strike Array destroys trees which can be useful against certain heroes.
Make use of Lina's long attack range to harass opponents in the lane frequently.
Use Light Strike Array when opponents are somewhat stationary, e.g. when they are going for a last hit or deny.
Dragon Slave is great for securing ranged creep last hits and harassing opponents at the same time.
Use Dragon Slave on creep waves to maintain Fiery Soul Stacks and keep your maximum damage potential in fights and for farming.
Lina is great at split pushing with her quick wave clear abilities, as well as pick offs due to her high movement speed and massive burst damage.
Keep fiery soul stacks up in fights to ensure you dish out your maximum DPS with right clicks.
With your {aghanims-scepter} pick up, you can fly over treelines and cliffs to find better initiation angles or escape.
Pick up {aghanims-shard} after your first few core items to gain a massive damage barrier on Laguna Blade usage and survive in fights. Look to start fights with Laguna Blade where the Light Strike Array stun isn't necessary.
Counter Strategy
Lina's Light Strike Array has a long cast point. Look to dodge it.
Lina is a glass cannon type hero. Look to focus her in the fights.
Magic resistance and spell immunity items are great against Lina.
Gap closing items are good at getting you on top of Lina.
Lina is great at split-pushing and ratting. Consider getting {boots-of-travel} on a core.