Lina Guide

Items

Early-game:

• Magic Stick   Item   Changelogs     Magic StickBL A simple wand used to channel magic energies, it is favored by apprentice wizards and great warlocks alike. Cost200 Bought FromArcane Active Energy Charge Charges 0 Disassemble? is useful since Lina is squishy and has multiple high-cost low-cooldown spells picking up a Magic Stick   Item   Changelogs     Magic StickBL A simple wand used to channel magic energies, it is favored by apprentice wizards and great warlocks alike. Cost200 Bought FromArcane Active Energy Charge Charges 0 Disassemble? can increase her early staying power greatly.
• Boots of Speed   Item   Changelogs     Boots of SpeedBL Fleet footwear, increasing movement. Cost400 Bought FromArcane Bonus +45 Movement speed Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Boots of Speed are an item purchasable at helps Lina get into position to land her abilities while avoiding danger zones.
• Bracer   Item   Changelogs     BracerB The bracer is a common choice to toughen up defenses and increase longevity. Cost490 (175) Bought FromCommon Bonus +6 Strength+3 Agility+3 Intelligence+3 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? is a cheap and quick way of patching up Lina`s naturally low @@@#@@@HP(hp.com)###@### pool.
• Bottle   Item   Changelogs     BottleBL An old bottle that survived the ages, the contents placed inside become enchanted. Cost650 Bought FromConsumables Active Regenerate Charges 3 / 1 Passive Store Rune Disassemble? No Alert is a common pickup for Lina when playing in the mid lane.

Core:

• Phase Boots   Item   Changelogs     Phase BootsBL Boots that allow the wearer to travel between the ether. Cost1240 Bought FromCommon Active Phase Bonus +24 Attack damage+45 Movement speed Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe will further improve Lina`s positioning as she has below average move speed by default. It will also compliment the natural attack speed she gains from Fiery Soul to improve its effectiveness early on.
• Arcane Boots   Item   Changelogs     Arcane BootsL Magi equipped with these boots are valued in battle. Cost1300 Bought FromSupport Active Replenish Mana Bonus +250 Mana+50 Movement speed Disassemble? Yes Alert allies? Yes Recipe The is a viable alternative, especially for a more support oriented Lina.
• 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 gives Lina the ability to stay back in safety, then blink in at an opportune moment to cast her Light Strike Array before the enemy can see it coming and evade it.
• Eul`s Scepter of Divinity For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Eul s Scepter of Divinity (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Eul s Scepter of DivinityB A mysterious scepter passed down through the ages, enhances Lina`s positioning even further and greatly boosts her mana-regeneration because of her high base Intelligence and Intelligence gain. It can also be used to set up Light Strike Array fairly reliably.

Situational:

• Aghanim`s Scepter   Item   Upgraded Abilities   Old Abilities   Lore   Changelogs     Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 roughly boosts Lina`s Laguna Blade damage by another ability point, increases her survivability because of the increase to her attributes, and lets her damage stay relevant even against Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe users in the mid or late game.
• Drum of Endurance   Item   Changelogs     Drum of EnduranceB A relic that enchants the bodies of those around it for swifter movement in times of crisis. Cost1640 (575) Bought FromSupport Active Endurance Charges 6 Passive is a natural upgrade from the Bracer   Item   Changelogs     BracerB The bracer is a common choice to toughen up defenses and increase longevity. Cost490 (175) Bought FromCommon Bonus +6 Strength+3 Agility+3 Intelligence+3 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? she could pick up in the early game. It slightly improves her own positioning and all attributes for relatively low cost and also benefits her team.
• Shadow Blade can be useful for a carry Lina, as it helps her to cast Light Strike Array while invisible, and also provides her with an escape mechanism.
• Scythe of Vyse gives her team an important disable that also helps to ensure she lands Light Strike Array. Furthermore, its attribute bonuses will make her a bit more survivable and drastically improve her mana regeneration.
• Bloodstone can solve Lina`s mana issues while also improving her low HPTechnology company pool. With enough charges, she can keep up her full stacks of Fiery Soul without having to worry about being out of mana during the next team fight.
• Crystalys provides a good damage boost when playing as a semi-carry Lina, and can be upgraded in either Daedalus or Bloodthorn depending on your preference.
• Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe is sometimes picked up when Lina is carrying, especially against teams with many disables.
• Shiva`s Guard both helps with Lina`s mana regeneration problems as well as her low armor value while also benefiting her team with Shiva`s Guard`s aura and active ability.
• Rod of Atos provides Lina with a larger mana pool that becomes more important as teamfights expand and Laguna Blade becomes more mana-intensive, as well as a significant boost to her low HPTechnology company pool. Its active effect can also greatly assist in landing her stun, and has a low enough cooldown to do so almost as soon as Light Strike Array comes off cooldown again.
• Flying Courier is a staple item choice for any support hero that wants to ensure their team members can get their items as quickly as possible.
• Octarine Core`s lifesteal gives more survival potential in teamfights. Also, it gives a huge intelligence boost, as well as a greater ability to spam spells.
• Aether Lens provides a decent boost to Lina`s damage, and makes it significantly easier to land her abilities.
• Ethereal Blade is a decent luxury item if the farm is available. It allows Lina to amplify her magical nukes, and slows enemies to help her land them. Using the active on herself is also a good escape mechanism against late game carries.

Gameplay

Playstyle
Lina   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Lina 18 + 1.8 16 + 1.5 27 + 3.2 Level Base is a powerful ranged intelligence hero that can be played as a support or a semi-carry. Her abilities allow her to nuke and stun multiple heroes at once and her strong ultimate can annihilate low health heroes. Her passive allows her right-clicks to far exceed that of other typical intelligence heroes, giving her a very respectable amount of physical damage output. Played well, Lina is an extremely strong ganking hero who can kill out of position heroes all by herself.
Pros	Cons
Strong AoE nukes. Very powerful single target nuke. Long attack range. Deals fairly high physical damage with passive.	Slow cast animations. Slow attack animation. No mobility.

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Hero

Strategy

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Semi-carry

• Semi carry Linas typically take the mid lane and aim to bully the enemy mid with superior range right clicks and Dragon Slave spam whilst farming a fast Eul`s Scepter. You should aim to push the wave in order to secure runes and when you have enough levels, begin roaming around the map, setting up kills with your allies.
• With a blink dagger, you should aim to solo kill enemies with a Eul`s into Light Strike Array combo along with your nukes and right clicks. You should use this time to shut down the enemy carries and acquire farm so that you and your team have a farm and gold advantage.
• Depending on the enemy composition, you will want to build into late game items that enable you to kill enemies more effectively. Fiery Soul allows you the option of building right click enhancing items such as Desolator, Daedalus or Monkey King Bar, allowing you impressive damage output that can deal with heroes that can survive your magic burst or are natural Black King Bar carriers. Aghanim`s Scepter allows your ult to deal Pure damage and go right through spell immunity, so consider this as a choice should you be up against enemies with Black King Bars or an Omniknight.
• Be that as it may, builds that utilise powerful right click items generally won`t provide you with much mana. Given Lina`s low cooldown nukes and extremely high mana-cost Ultimate, you will find yourself running out of mana very quickly in prolonged engagements, something which a Eul`s Scepter alone will not remedy. Consider items like Bloodstone, Octarine Core or Scythe of Vyse to keep you topped up on mana.
• In the same vein, you should not neglect to build for defense/positioning, as you are very squishy at all stages of the game and can easily be ganged up on by multiple heroes, feeding away experience and hindering your ability to snowball. Items like Drums of Endurance, Force Staff and Black King Bar allow you to last longer in fights, ensuring you are able to dish out your damage or escape a losing battle.
• Unless you have a harder carry on your team, ideally you will end the game somewhere around the 25-35 minute mark, as Lina is not suited for late game engagements, owing to her natural squishiness and reliance on spells for a lot of her damage. Carries who scale better will usually be able to pounce on you and take you out quickly if you are caught unawares or outlast you in prolonged teamfight, so ending the game before such enemies can reach their full potential is essential.

Support

• Information needed.

Ability Builds

Talents

Hero Talents   Main   Table of Gained Bonuses     The Talent Selection interface. Talents are traits unique to each hero. They are chosen every 5th level starting at level 10, offering a permanent choice between
+40/4% Fiery Soul Per Stack	25	-4s Dragon Slave Cooldown
+150 Attack Range	20	+6% Spell Amplification
+40 Movement Speed	15	+50 Damage
+125 Cast Range	10	+80 Light Strike Array Damage

Notes:

• The attack damage is added as bonus attack damage, and therefore does not benefit illusions.

• The cast range increase also affects the effect range of Dragon Slave.

General

• Lina has one of the longest attack ranges in the game, but also the slowest attack animation. Time your attacks well to get last hits.
• Always cancel the backswing animation after casting your spells, as Lina suffers from long animation times.
• In teamfights it can be very beneficial to quickly focus on low-HP or support heroes, as Lina has very good nuking abilities.
• If Lina has the basic items she needs, it is wise to augment her physical attack for the sake of Fiery Soul. Almost uniquely among Intelligence supports, Lina`s autoattacks becomes a serious threat if she attains a level advantage (owing to her enormous intelligence growth and her passive ability).

Dragon Slave

• Use Dragon Slave to harass and get last hits in lane.
• Dragon Slave`s range is deceptively long, and can be used to finish off fleeing opponents, or as a parting shot when retreating.
• Max Dragon Slave first if your intent is to deal the most damage possible.
• More tips needed.

Light Strike Array

• Light Strike Array is often leveled first because the stun can either save Lina or help her finish a gank.
• Combining Light Strike Array with a guaranteed stun such as Magic Missile or Storm Hammer makes Lina a serious ganking force early on.
• Light Strike Array has a very long cast animation. Make sure to target near Lina, so she doesn`t need to move into range before casting it.
• Positioning items such as Eul`s Scepter of Divinity For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Eul s Scepter of Divinity (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Eul s Scepter of DivinityB A mysterious scepter passed down through the ages, , 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 or Force Staff For the cosmetic item equipped by Crystal Maiden, see Force Staff (Equipment)   Item   Changelogs     Force StaffB Allows you to manipulate others, for good or evil. Cost2250 (400) Bought FromCaster Active Force can help land Light Strike Array and thus Lina`s whole spell combo without relying on other heroes.
• More tips needed.

Fiery Soul

• One early point in Fiery Soul can boost Lina`s harass potential, especially after landing Light Strike Array on an enemy, as her attack speed will be temporarily increased.
• Use all of Lina`s other abilities first to take the speed-enhancing effect of Fiery Soul to its maximum potential.
• It is sometimes acceptable to use Lina`s other abilities simply to gain Fiery Soul`s speed bonuses, such as when attacking a tower, or when you`re certain no enemies are nearby.
• In a prolonged teamfight, remember to continuously use Lina`s abilities the moment they come off cooldown, so her attack speed remains high throughout the fight.
• More tips needed.

Laguna Blade

• Upon reaching level six, immediately begin looking for opportunities to use Laguna Blade, as few enemies can withstand its massive damage in the early game. A few kills with Laguna Blade in the early game can put Lina`s team comfortably ahead.
• In most cases, it is better to deal the burst damage right away in teamfights instead of saving Laguna Blade until the very last moment to finish an enemy.
  • Only save Laguna Blade for situations where ending an enemy decisively would prevent them from recovering, such as against targets with high health regeneration.
• Do not waste Laguna Blade on a target that is certain to die.
• Laguna Blade can hit for 1700 pure damage if she combines Aghanim`s Scepter   Item   Upgraded Abilities   Old Abilities   Lore   Changelogs     Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 and Refresher Orb   Item   Changelogs     Refresher OrbB A powerful artifact created for wizards. Cost5200 (1800) Bought FromCaster Active Reset Cooldowns Bonus +12 Health regeneration+250% Mana regeneration+20 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe , granting her enormous nuking power.
• More tips needed.