In those games, Lina is the only hero that had a contest rate of over 90%.
The next in line is Rubick, who is way back at a contest rate of 78.99%.
So what makes her a good carry, and what is the right way of playing her?
(taken from dota2.fandom.com)
The new Lina is effectively a better Sniper.
Literally, she is a better right click damage dealer than Sniper is.
This is without any spells, but having the 7 stacks of Fiery Soul up.
Just right clicks and whatever damage the procs of Gleipnir do.
This is without Shrapnel, but with Take Aim active for its 4 second duration.
Thats around a third of the damage lower than what Lina can do.
The items for the two heroes are based on what you would more realistically find for each.
So Lina is a better right clicker, and she has a stun and she has the stronger nuke.
Of course, there are some departments where she cannot compete with Sniper.
Linas range, with a Dragon Lance is 670 + 150 = 830.
Snipers range with Take Aim and a Dragon Lance is 550 + 400 + 150 = 1100.
And Sniper also has a great escape trick in his pocket with Concussive Grenade.
That was all Lina needed to pave her way ahead as the better ranged glass cannon.
Skill Build
The skill build is pretty standard for the safe lane Lina.
Dragon Slave is kept at level 1 until there is nothing else to skill.
Light Strike Array is worth maxing out due to its increased stun duration and reduced cooldown at higher levels.
Her bread and butter damage item is Maelstrom.
Depending on the game, she can either go for Silver Edge or Blink later.
Black King Bar (BKB) is a necessity.
Some carries, likeOGs Artem Yuragi Golubiev likes a Hurricane Pike.
Talents
The talents for the right click Lina are quite straight forward.
Perhaps it is time to fix that and move her to the safe lane, where she is thriving.
Of course, its not all peachy.
The hero is after all a glass cannon, and if jumped on, can go down quite easily.
She needs a good front liner and a few safety measures around her for the build to flourish.
But maybe the Dire is more suited to being warned up by Linas fiery skills.
