Tinker Mid

Key Strategy

Key strategic elements to consider when playing Tinker

• You can use Laser to blind the enemy hero and secure or deny creeps while your opponent cannot do any right click damage.
• If the enemy laner does not have great HP regeneration, you can whittle them down with Laser spam along with right clicks and March of the Machines.
• Ask your teammates to stack and make some yourself. You can clear multiple jungle camps and ancients with March of the Machines.
• Look around the map to join fights or gank. Be careful not to expose yourself, especially before Blink Dagger.
• Take your time and farm Blink Dagger as it greatly improves your survivability and kill potential.
• Make sure to apply Defense Matrix on yourself before teleporting out of the base.
• Alert your teammates to not fight at places where you cannot join them quickly.
• Look for arcane and regeneration runes as you`ll be able to pump in so much more damage in the fights.
• Fight under your vision to position yourself in a safe spot for the Laser and March of the Machines spam. You can even place the wards yourself.
• Avoid trapping yourself in tree lines where the enemy team might have an observer ward on a cliff.
• You can smoke yourself here and there as another layer of protection in the fights.
• Keep buyback available as you can rejoin the fights almost instantly.
• Tinker is an insane highground defender. Don`t give up and lift up your team`s morale.

Main Combo

Main item and ability combo

March of the Machines => Defense Matrix => Laser => Blink Dagger => Rearm => March of the Machines

Further Information

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This guide was written by immortal player Basi who is based in SEA, has +10 years of experience and coached Division 1 and Division 2 teams in Dota's Pro Circuit: View Gamer Profile