Lina
Historical Balance Tracker & Intelligence
Balance History
Patch 7.41dNet Gain
6/5/2026Dragon Slave: Mana Cost decreased from 100/110/120/130 to 90/100/110/120
FARMING +1SURVIVABILITY -0.32TEAMFIGHT -0.01LANING +0.69UTILITY +0.99
Patch 7.41cNet Gain
5/6/2026Light Strike Array: Damage increased from 80/120/160/200 to 80/125/170/215
Laguna Blade: Damage increased from 380/565/750 to 400/580/760
FARMING +3SURVIVABILITY +0.32TEAMFIGHT +3LANING +3.31
3/24/2026
Removed Combustion innate ability
Slow Burn: New innate ability
Slow Burn: Lina's abilities deal an additional 64% damage as undispellable burn damage over 4s
Dragon Slave: Damage decreased from 85/165/245/325 to 65/125/185/245
Light Strike Array: Damage decreased from 110/160/210/260 to 80/120/160/200
Laguna Blade: Damage decreased from 500/750/1000 to 380/565/750
Laguna Blade: Aghanim's Shard upgrade reworked
Laguna Blade: Casting Laguna Blade temporarily supercharges Lina, granting her 12 stacks of Fiery Soul. Supercharge duration: 5s
Talents: Level 15 Talent Light Strike Array Damage decreased from +150 to +110
Talents: Level 25 Talent +150% Crit On Targets Affected By Spells replaced with 150% Attack Crit on Targets Affected by Slow Burn
Talents: Level 25 Talent +60% Combustion Overheat Damage replaced with +1s Slow Burn Duration
FARMING -4.5SURVIVABILITY -0.39TEAMFIGHT -4.43LANING -4.89UTILITY +0.07
12/16/2025
Intelligence gain increased from 3.8 to 4.0
Laguna Blade: Cast Range increased from 600 to 750
SURVIVABILITY -0.13LANING -0.13UTILITY +3
Patch 7.39eNet Gain
10/2/2025Light Strike Array: Stun Duration increased from 1/1.4/1.8/2.2s to 1.2/1.6/2.0/2.4s
TEAMFIGHT -0.02UTILITY -0.02
6/12/2026
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY -0.18TEAMFIGHT +0.02LANING -0.18UTILITY +0.02
Patch 7.39Net Gain
6/12/2026Combustion: Overheat Damage increased from 10/30/50/70 to 15/35/55/75
Laguna Blade: Damage increased from 500/700/900 to 500/750/1000
FARMING +1.5SURVIVABILITY +0.53TEAMFIGHT +1.5LANING +2.02
Patch 7.38cNet Gain
3/27/2025Light Strike Array: Mana Cost decreased from 100/115/130/145 to 100/110/120/130
FARMING +1SURVIVABILITY -0.03TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING +0.97UTILITY +0.98
Patch 7.38bNet Gain
3/4/2025Laguna Blade: Aghanim's Shard damage converted increased from 75% to 100%
Patch 7.38Net Gain
2/19/2025Fiery Soul: Move Speed Bonus per stack decreased from 1.5/2/2.5/3% to 1/1.5/2/2.5%
Fiery Soul: No longer upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
Laguna Blade: Now upgraded with Aghanim's Shard
Laguna Blade: 75% of the damage dealt is converted to an all damage barrier for Lina. Barrier lasts for 10s
Flame Cloak: Duration decreased from 8s to 7s
Talents: Level 10 Talent Dragon Slave Cooldown Reduction decreased from 3.5s to 3s
Talents: Level 20 Talent Laguna Blade Cooldown Reduction decreased from 25s to 20s
Talents: Level 25 Talent 125% Laguna Blade Damage into Barrier replaced with +60% Combustion Overheat Damage
SURVIVABILITY -0.55TEAMFIGHT -3.47LANING -0.55UTILITY -6.97
Patch 7.37eNet Gain
11/20/2024Fiery Soul: Aghanim's Shard Spell Damage per charge increased from 20 to 25
10/3/2024
No hero-specific updates in this patch.
Patch 7.37cNet Gain
8/28/2024Combustion: Damage threshold increased from 150 to 175
Light Strike Array: Stun Duration decreased from 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2s to 1/1.4/1.8/2.2s
SURVIVABILITY -0.18TEAMFIGHT +0.04LANING -0.18UTILITY +0.04
Patch 7.37bNet Gain
8/14/2024No hero-specific updates in this patch.
7/31/2024
Combustion: New Innate ability. Passive, scales with Laguna Blade
Every 150 damage Lina does to an enemy hero causes them to overheat, dealing 10/20/30/40 damage to their allies in a 400 radius. Deals 10 damage if the target is an illusion. Dealing over 150 damage can cause this effect to trigger multiple times
Fiery Soul: No longer a levelable innate ability
Fiery Soul: Move Speed Bonus per stack rescaled from 1/1.5/2/2.5/3% to 1.5/2/2.5/3%
Fiery Soul: Attack Speed Bonus per stack rescaled from 4/8/16/24/32 to 8/16/24/32
Patch 7.36bNet Gain
6/6/2024Fiery Soul: Move Speed Bonus increased from 0.5/1/1.5/2/2.5% to 1/1.5/2/2.5/3%
SURVIVABILITY +0.39TEAMFIGHT +0.04LANING +0.39UTILITY +0.04
5/27/2024
Talents: Level 25 Talent +150% Crit On Targets Affected By Dragon Slave replaced with +150% Crit On Targets Affected By Spells
SURVIVABILITY -0.24TEAMFIGHT -0.02LANING -0.24UTILITY -0.02
Patch 7.36Net Gain
5/23/2024Dragon Slave: No longer applies damage over time by default
Dragon Slave: Damage increased from 75/150/225/300 to 85/165/245/325
Dragon Slave: Mana Cost decreased from 100/115/130/145 to 100/110/120/130
Dragon Slave: Cast Point improved from 0.45s to 0.35s
Laguna Blade: No longer supercharges Lina by default
Laguna Blade: Cast Point improved from 0.45s to 0.3s
Laguna Blade: Cast backswing improved from 0.7s to 0.4s
Talents: Level 15 Talent +325 Health replaced with 5% Fiery Soul Magic Resist Per Stack
Talents: Level 20 Talent +5 Laguna Blade Supercharge Stacks replaced with -25s Laguna Blade Cooldown
Talents: Level 25 Talent -25s Laguna Blade Cooldown replaced with 125% Laguna Blade Damage into barrier
FARMING +2.5SURVIVABILITY +1.73TEAMFIGHT +1.53LANING +4.23UTILITY -20.97
6/12/2026
Talents: Level 20 Talent +11% Spell Amplification replaced with +5 Laguna Blade Supercharge Stacks
Talents: Level 25 Talent Laguna Blade damage is Pure replaced with +150% Crit On Targets Affected By Dragon Slave (only affects Lina's attacks)
SURVIVABILITY -0.55TEAMFIGHT -0.01LANING -0.55UTILITY -0.01
Patch 7.34dNet Gain
10/5/2023No hero-specific updates in this patch.
SURVIVABILITY +0.39TEAMFIGHT +0.05LANING +0.39UTILITY +0.05
Patch 7.34bNet Gain
8/15/2023Dragon Slave: Burn Duration increased from 2s to 3s
Talents: Level 10 Talent Damage increased from +20 to +25
Talents: Level 15 Talent Health increased from + 275 to +325
SURVIVABILITY -0.16LANING -0.16
8/8/2023
Dragon Slave: Damage decreased from 85/165/245/325 to 75/150/225/300
Dragon Slave: Now also burns enemies, dealing 10/20/30/40 damage per second. Damage Interval: 1s; Burn Duration: 2s
Light Strike Array: Mana Cost rescaled from 115 to 100/115/130/145
Laguna Blade: Now Supercharges Lina, granting her 10 stacks of Fiery Soul for 5 seconds
FARMING -1.5SURVIVABILITY -0.32TEAMFIGHT -1.49LANING -1.81UTILITY +0.01
Patch 7.33dNet Gain
6/16/2023Dragon Slave: Cooldown decreased from 12/11/10/9s to 11/10/9/8s
Fiery Soul: Aghanim's Shard Spell Damage per stack increased from 15 to 20
Flame Cloak: Spell Amplification increased from 30% to 35%
Flame Cloak: Duration increased from 6s to 8s
SURVIVABILITY +0.18TEAMFIGHT +7LANING +0.18UTILITY +7
Patch 7.33cNet Gain
5/14/2023Dragon Slave: Damage increased from 85/160/235/310 to 85/165/245/325
Light Strike Array: Damage increased from 100/150/200/250 to 110/160/210/260
Talents: Level 15 Talent Light Strike Array Damage increased from +130 to +150
Talents: Level 15 Talent Health increased from +250 to +275
FARMING +3SURVIVABILITY -0.53TEAMFIGHT +2.98LANING +2.48UTILITY -0.02
6/13/2026
Base Armor increased by 1
Light Strike Array: Stun Duration decreased from 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5s to 1.3/1.6/1.9/2.2s
Light Strike Array: Cast Range increased from 625 to 700
Flame Cloak: Now grants max Fiery Soul stacks on activation
SURVIVABILITY +1.34TEAMFIGHT -0.07LANING +1.34UTILITY +2.93