https://dotaideas.com/post/hero/471

Lion is just a fundamentally bad hero no matter what buffs they give him. I think the core of this lays at mana drain. Mana drain is an ability from the old days of dota that doesn’t work in modern version of the game. Mana manipulation just isn’t that powerful anymore with how easy mana regen is to come by. And having to channel to give it makes it even worse. The pitiful slow is barely worth it, as being unable to move during the channel means the enemy is still gaining distance from Lion.

So I’m sharing my ideas for mana drain reworks. Two of these won’t have a shard tied to them, opening Lion’s shard slot up for something else.