Tiny/Counters

Bad against...

 * decreases Tiny's high burst damage against Bristleback.
 * Tiny's high damage will also proc Bristleback multiple times.
 * will lower Tiny's low base armor to even negative values.


 * and can deal surprisingly high damage to 0 armor Tiny.
 * protects Juggernaut from all of Tiny's magic burst.


 * will deal a large amount of damage to the high health pool of Tiny.
 * protects Lifestealer from Tiny's magical burst damage.


 * Lion will continuously Tiny, depleting his essential mana pool for his abilities.
 * will keep Tiny from using his high damage spells and attack damage.


 * will turn Tiny's high health against him.
 * will take off more health from the high strength Tiny.


 * further extends Tiny's vulnerability to physical damage.


 * Viper's many slows and poisons make him the perfect disabler against low attack speed Tiny.
 * helps against Tiny's magic burst.

Others

 * Due to Tiny's 0 armor several high physical damage heroes are more effective against him (,, , , etc).
 * Long ranged heroes like or  can kite Tiny effectively if he doesn't get the jump on them first.
 * Heroes that are able to slow Tiny's Attack Speed, like and, will greatly limit his Physical damage output.

Items

 * completely cancels Tiny's burst potential if the enemy quick enough to activate it.
 * and reduce Tiny's already very low armor, making him very vulnerable to physical damage.
 * reduces Tiny's already low attack Speed and its active helps to kite him in a fight.

Good against...

 * Tiny can quickly clear Spiderlings with his active abilities and cleave.


 * Avalanche and Toss prevents Meepo's Poof escape or using town portal scroll.
 * He doesn't need to aim the weakest clone while he is grabbing tree.


 * Avalanche, Toss, and Grab Tree combo makes a short work of Naga Siren's illusions.

Others

 * Squishy heroes, usually supports, like, , etc can die instantly from Tiny's magic burst.
 * Tiny can deal with 's quickly, as Avalanche deals damage in enough instances to completely remove all 4 layers of the passive. With Visage's lower than average Armor, a well positioned stun can allow Tiny to kill Visage easily.

Works well with...

 * Earthshaker is a great hero to Toss into fights, where he can use right away.
 * Earthshaker's many stuns also help keep enemies in place for Tiny to beat down.


 * Tiny teams up particularly well with Io, due to Io's ultimate and the attack speed boost from, both very useful for ganking.


 * makes Tiny's high base damage even greater.
 * puts enemies in one convenient spot for Tiny to burst them with his magic damage and cleave.


 * Slardar is a great hero to Toss into fights, where he can stun the enemy he lands next to.
 * will also allow Tiny to kill enemies in no time.


 * Tidehunter is a great hero to Toss into fights, where he can use right away.


 * Tiny and Pudge can make quite a deadly duo with Tiny able to use Toss to engage by tossing Pudge onto an enemy or toss a enemy onto Pudge so Pudge can get a off to keep them stunned long enough for the rest of the team or just Tiny to help secure the kill.
 * Another good reason is if you really want is to get a bit tactical with Toss and by tossing pudge into a spot where he can get a good hook and maybe pull someone who is low to either their death or save them from certain doom.

Others

 * Attack speed buffs like 's, 's and 's  will benefit Tiny greatly.
 * In general, any hero with an AoE initiation ability can be Tossed into a group of enemies.
 * In general, any hero with a ranged stun can set up early kills in lane for Tiny.
 * A hero that can set up for an easy Avalanche-Toss combo, like or, will help Tiny to burst down enemies.

Items

 * 's attack speed and armor greatly benefits Tiny's lack of armor and agility.

List of heroes that counter Tiny, and list of heroes that work well with Tiny.

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