Tiny Guide

Items

Starting:

• Clarity potions will help offset Tiny`s tiny mana pool.

Early-game:

• Magic Stick restores some health and mana so Tiny can sustain more damage in lane, or use his spells in a pinch.
• Bracer is an excellent cost efficient item which can be turned into a Drum of Endurance later on. It provides good bonuses to his attributes as well as an increase to his health pool.
• Bottle helps Tiny refill his mana and health pool, especially useful when he is played in the middle lane. With rune control, a Bottle gives Tiny much more survivability than any of the other initial health/mana items.

Core:

• Magic Wand is an inexpensive upgrade from Magic Stick that gives useful bonuses to Tiny`s overall attributes and increases its charge storing capacity.
• Power Treads gives attack speed and stats. Switching treads between strength and intelligence on Tiny is important, because his two spells use a lot of mana.
• Arcane Boots alleviates Tiny`s mana problems early on.
• Aghanim`s Scepter   Item   Upgraded Abilities   Old Abilities   Lore   Changelogs     Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 is a must-have in the late game. It gives Tiny a cleave, extra auto-attack damage against buildings, extra auto-attack range, and increased Toss damage.

Situational:

• Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane can be used in conjunction with the Avalanche/Toss combo, causing massive burst damage to one or more enemy heroes.
• Shadow Blade can be an alternative to Blink Dagger. It grants attack speed The frequency with which units attack is measured in attack speed. A unit s attack speed can be modified by items, agility, abilities, and auras. Contents 1 Base attack time 2 Attack speed representation 3 Attack , a good bonus damage of 175 (works only if you hit before using your abilities) and a huge movement speed boost while invisible. The invisibility allows Tiny to position more effectively, while the attack speed The frequency with which units attack is measured in attack speed. A unit s attack speed can be modified by items, agility, abilities, and auras. Contents 1 Base attack time 2 Attack speed representation 3 Attack synergizes with Grow and allows it to be purchased earlier.
• Drum of Endurance gives attack speed, movement speed, mana, stats, and damage for a cheap price.
• Assault Cuirass gives attack speed, which is well needed after putting some points into Grow, as well as armor, which makes Tiny even tankier. The aura is also useful to the rest of your team.
• Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe allows Tiny to attack enemies freely for several seconds, which is important because with a few damage items, Tiny hits like a truck. Also, it gives strength and damage.
• Heart of Tarrasque turns Tiny into a true tank, giving him lots of strength, health, and health regeneration.
• Daedalus can produce massive critical strike damage, thanks to Tiny`s naturally high attack damage.
• Manta Style gives a good amount of agility, stats, and movement speed. Also, Tiny`s illusions benefit from Grow greatly.
• Mask of Madness gives a huge attack speed and movement speed buff in addition to lifesteal for very cheap, but can backfire if not careful.
• Moon Shard nearly single-handedly solves Tiny`s attack speed issues by granting him a massive 120 attack speed bonus, the highest in the entire game. The shard can later be consumed to be replaced by a more effective item - Even though the attack speed bonus will be halved, it`s extremely handy to have 60 extra points of attack speed without needing an inventory slot for it, especially if the shard is to be replaced by other items which grant attack speed and more utility, such as an Assault Cuirass.
• Echo Sabre`s double attack compensates for Tiny`s low attack speed and synergizes very well with his high attack damage, adding even more burst damage to his arsenal. It also grants much-needed mana regeneration and is a reasonably cheap pickup.

Gameplay

Playstyle
Tiny   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Tiny 26 + 3.3 9 + 0.9 17 + is a heavy carry with a large amount of health. He is the only hero in the game that grows as he levels up. In the early game, he uses his Avalanche > Toss combo to gank and deal burst damage. As he acquires more items, Tiny transitions into a full-fledged carry, capable of wiping entire teams with his tree, and demolishing buildings in very little time. With a Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane , Tiny also makes an effective initiator. Be that as it may, Tiny is susceptible to disables Disables (also called crowd control, or CC) refer to any abilities or status effects that prevent, impede, or otherwise inhibit a Hero from acting. Disables come in many different varieties, and most Heroes have access , and can be shut down by intense harassment in the early game.
Pros	Cons
High early game burst damage. High late game AoE damage. Passive counters melee carries. High damage against buildings Buildings are special units that are immune to most spells, use structure armor, and are immobile. Destroying a building rewards you with a bounty, similar to most creeps or heroes. Destroying towers rewards the entire .	Low mana. Needs a good early game. Very bad starting armor and agility growth Low attack speed without items

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Ability Builds

Talents

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+200 Avalanche Damage	25	20% Cooldown Reduction
+14 Mana Regen	20	+25 Attack Speed
+40 Movement Speed	15	+60 Damage
+14 Intelligence Intelligence is the attribute that grants mana, mana regeneration and spell damage amplification. For each point of intelligence a hero gets: 11 Mana 0.04 Mana regeneration 0.07% Spell damage Additionally, intelligence heroes also get 1	10	+8 Strength Strength is the attribute that grants health and health regeneration. For each point of strength a hero gets: 20 Health 0.06 Health regeneration Additionally, strength heroes also get 1 attack damage per strength point. To

Notes:

• The attack damage is added as bonus attack damage, and therefore does not benefit illusions.

• The mana regen is added as a bonus and does not benefit illusions.

• Cooldown reduction affects abilities and items. Stacks multiplicatively with Octarine Core   Item   Changelogs     Octarine CoreS At the core of spellcraft are spectrums only the very gifted can sense. Cost5900 Bought FromCaster Passive Cooldown Reduction, Spell Lifesteal Bonus +25 Intelligence+425 Health+425 Mana Disassemble? and additively with Arcane Rune   Double Damage   Haste   Illusion   Invisibility   Regeneration   Bounty   Arcane     See more: Runes#List Buff icon Arcane Play AbilityNo Target AffectsSelf Reduces cooldowns by 30% and mana costs by .

General

• Tiny has high base attack damage, which makes last hitting a breeze.
• Tiny suffers from low mana. In the early game, one ability or ability combo will often use up all his mana.
• Tiny has poor lane presence and should be supported by another hero if necessary.
• Tiny has great strength gain, but poor intelligence and agility gain.
• Despite his appearance, Tiny has fairly low armor and can be quite vulnerable to physical attacks.
• While Tiny has the potential to be a relentless force in the late game, his scaling process is delicate. Good players must know how to farm well in the early game to keep pace with other carries.
  • A poorly farmed Tiny will become a burden to his team in the mid and late game.

Avalanche

• Tossed units take double damage from Avalanche, making the two abilities extremely deadly when used together.
  • An Avalanche + Toss combo is enough to kill many heroes during the early game.
  • This effect also occurs if you reverse the order by using Toss and then Avalanche. Be that as it may, Avalanche has a 0.25 second delay for before the stun and damage begins, which means you have 0.25 seconds to cast Toss after Avalanche for the full damage output, whereas Toss begins instantly and lasts 1.3 seconds. You would have to cast Avalanche 0.05 seconds after casting Toss to get the 0.25 second avalanche delay and the 1 second damage and stun to go through. Doing that in the short time window is very hard, so it is generally recommended to cast Avalanche first in order to do the combo.
• Avalanche has a 600 cast range, and its radius is slightly larger than its visual effect.
• Use Blink Dagger For the cosmetic item equipped by Axe, see Little Blink Dagger.   Item   Changelogs     Blink DaggerBL The fabled dagger used by the fastest assassin ever to walk the lands. Cost2250 Bought FromArcane then Avalanche to initiate onto groups of enemies.
• Take note that the damage increase per skill point spent is the least efficient for the last point. Whereas each point increases damage by 80 at levels 2 and 3, the last point increases damage by only 40 at level 4. Depending on the circumstance, it may be more prudent to invest that last point into other skills and avoid maxing it during the early stage of the game.

Toss

• Toss must target an enemy/allied unit, meaning that Tiny cannot simply Toss units anywhere on the map.
  • If Toss targets the enemy that is going to be Tossed, that enemy will be thrown straight up in the air, and come back down on the same spot.
• Toss cannot target buildings Buildings are special units that are immune to most spells, use structure armor, and are immobile. Destroying a building rewards you with a bounty, similar to most creeps or heroes. Destroying towers rewards the entire , but will damage them if the Tossed unit hits the building within its AoE radius. To do so, target Toss on an enemy unit next to the building.
• Toss can be used as an initiation tool by throwing a hero like Earthshaker   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs   Known Bugs     Earthshaker 22 + 3.2 12 + 1.4 16 + or Tidehunter   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Tidehunter 22 + 3.3 15 + 1.5 16 + 1.7 Level Base into a group of enemies.
• When chasing a fleeing enemy, throw an ally that can stun. This will buy Tiny enough time to catch up.
• Toss can be used defensively, throwing enemies away from Tiny.
• Toss can be used offensively, throwing enemies into Tiny`s teammates.
• Tiny will Toss the unit closest to him. He cannot directly choose which target to Toss.
  • Be careful not to Toss an ally to his death.
• Toss works on spell immune   Spell Immunity   Ally Interactions   Enemy Interactions     Default buff iconPlay Error sound “ Play Magic shall not prevail! Click to listen— Anti-Mage ” Spell immunity (formerly known as magic immunity) is a modifier enemies.
• Toss will interrupt channeled abilities.
  • Coupled with the above, this means Toss is one of few abilities that interrupt channels even if the enemy is using Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe .
• Toss will remove the Cold Feet debuff when used on enemies, even when the target is tossed straight up.

Craggy Exterior

• Craggy Exterior is not the most effective ability early game, as few heroes attack fast enough to proc the disable, Tiny can purchase inexpensive items like Ring of Protection   Item   Changelogs     Ring of ProtectionB A glimmering ring that defends its bearer. Cost175 Bought FromArmaments Bonus +2 Armor Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe The Ring of Protection is an item to help his low armor, and it`s better to have stronger nukes earlier on. Because of this, it usually is maxed last.
• Craggy Exterior is an excellent passive for interrupting carries that rely on fast attack speed, such as Troll Warlord   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Troll Warlord 20 + 2.5 21 + 2.5 13 + 1 Level or Faceless Void   Hero   Strategy   Counters   Equipment   Gear   Responses   Sounds   Lore   Old Abilities   Changelogs     Faceless Void 23 + 2.1 23 + 2.8 15 + 1.5 Level . Be that as it may, the stun is blocked by spell immunity   Spell Immunity   Ally Interactions   Enemy Interactions     Default buff iconPlay Error sound “ Play Magic shall not prevail! Click to listen— Anti-Mage ” Spell immunity (formerly known as magic immunity) is a modifier , so be wary around these heroes when their Black King Bar   Item   Changelogs     Black King BarB A powerful staff imbued with the strength of giants. Cost3975 (1375) Bought FromArmor Active Avatar Bonus +10 Strength+24 Attack damage Disassemble? No Alert allies? No Recipe is active.

Grow

• Although it may not look like it due to his increased size, Grow makes Tiny move significantly faster.
• Grow gives Tiny the highest natural attack damage in the game, at the cost of degraded attack speed The frequency with which units attack is measured in attack speed. A unit s attack speed can be modified by items, agility, abilities, and auras. Contents 1 Base attack time 2 Attack speed representation 3 Attack . This slow attack speed can be further exploited by enemies with abilities that slow attack speed.
• With Aghanim`s Scepter   Item   Upgraded Abilities   Old Abilities   Lore   Changelogs     Aghanim s Scepter The scepter of a wizard with demigod-like powers. Cost4200 Bought FromCaster Passive Ultimate Upgrade Bonus +10 Strength+10 Agility+10 Intelligence+175 , Tiny is arguably the fastest building destroyer in the game.
• Keep in mind that levels in Grow will increase the damage of Toss, so in most cases it is preferred to max Toss first to maximize early game damage by level 7 or 8.