Tinker Mid

Key Strategy

Key strategic elements to consider when playing Tinker

• Secure ranged creep last hits with Laser and potentially harass the opponent at the same time.
• If the opponents don`t have great health regeneration, you can whittle them down with rocket spam.
• Ask your teammates to stack and make some yourself. You can clear ancients with maxed Laser under smoke.
• 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 be able to do more damage with rockets and position easier, even place 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

Defense Matrix => Keen Conveyance => Laser => Shiva's Guard => Blink Dagger => Heat-Seeking Missile => Rearm

Further Information

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This guide was written by Hammad: View Gamer Profile