Tiny/Counters

Bad against...

 * Bristleback outlanes Tiny completely, even with a support on his side.


 * Due to his slow attack speed, it's nearly impossible for Tiny to hit Enchantress through her.
 * will make quick work of TIny due to its Pure damage ignoring along with her ability to kite with  and 's Slow.


 * With, Lifestealer ignores all of Tiny's combat abilities and overwhelms him with lifesteal.


 * Lion will continuously Tiny, depleting him of mana if he ever comes close enough to last hit.


 * makes Tiny's high health and tankiness completely worthless.


 * Viper's many slows and poisons make him the perfect ganking hero against Tiny.

Others

 * Due to Tiny's low armor, deals surprisingly high damage to him with.
 * 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, given the enemy is quick enough to use it.
 * is very dangerous to Tiny due to his reliance on Mana for burst, combined with illusions such as or.
 * removes Tiny's already small amount of armor, making him very vulnerable to physical damage.
 * reduces Tiny's low armor and makes the wearer more resistant to his high physical damage.
 * slows Tiny to a crawl, jeopardizing his already weak chasing and escape skills.
 * reduces Tiny's Attack Speed considerably with its active and grants the wearer a lot of armor, thereby reducing your physical damage by a lot.

Good against...

 * will continuously interrupt Anti-Mage's attacks.
 * However, Anti-Mage with illusions from can rapidly burn down Tiny's mana if he does not yet have an.


 * will continuously interrupt Faceless Void attacks, especially inside, wasting his ultimate if he chooses to attack Tiny.


 * will continuously interrupt Legion Commander's attacks during her, and trigger even more frequently against her.


 * makes Troll Warlord's extreme attack speed nearly useless without a.


 * Even if Tiny doesn't have an, he can still lay waste to Spiderlings with ease with his active abilities. With Scepter, cleaving multiple Spiderlings at once becomes a breeze, making it much harder for Broodmother to push.

Others

 * Tiny can deal with 's quickly, as  deals damage in enough instances to completely remove all 4 layers of the passive. With Visage's lower than average Magic Resistance and Armor, a well positioned stun can allow Tiny to kill Visage easily.
 * Squishy Heroes, usually supports, like, , and other tend to die instantly from  massacre combo.

Works well with...

 * Earthshaker is a great hero to 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 damage even greater, especially when he has a.
 * puts enemies in one convenient spot for Tiny to clobber with his tree.


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

Others

 * Attack speed buffs like 's, '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.
 * Tiny may also throw in order to use them as a devastating hand grenade.
 * 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 - combo, like or, will allow Tiny to easily burst down enemies.

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