Strategy

=Lineups=

Strength
Ensures hard carry can farm safely Two solo lanes

Weakness
Two heroes will be underleveled AND underfarmed Reliant on solo lanes doing well

Core Heroes

 * Faceless Void
 * Spectre


 * Vengeful Spirit
 * Witch Doctor
 * Crystal Maiden
 * Earthshaker


 * Priestess of the Moon
 * Queen of Pain
 * Puck

Strategy
1-1-3 or 3-1-1 Two non-gold/level reliant babysitters with powerful CC abilities babysit the carry in a side lane.

Strength
Two solo lanes with additional jungler XP/Gold River control Side lanes are safer

Weakness
Countered by warding ?

Core Heroes

 * Chen
 * Enchantress
 * Lycan

Strategy
1-1-2(-1)

Strength
Rune control ?

Weaknesses
?
 * While attempting to grab rune or move towards the gank destination, enemies that are aware may sandwich and counter-gank you.
 * Leaving mid lane to gank can have negative consequences. One of these includes a failed gank attempt, which leads to wasted time, which leads to less farm, which leads to a disadvantage when returning to mid lane. Also, if not efficiently (shortest distance possible) moving towards gank destination, this tactic can be countered by a team heavily geared towards pushing.

Core Heroes

 * Shadow Fiend
 * Tinker
 * Beastmaster
 * Mirana
 * Crystal Maiden
 * Lina
 * Bloodseeker

Strategy
2-1-2 Ward river. Dominate mid and push out lane every two minutes to get control of runes.

Strength
Mid game strong carry due to quick elite item(s).

Weaknesses
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 * Most risky tactic for the reasons below
 * This tactic heavily relies on your faith in your teammates, since they will not be getting ganks from you.
 * Must tower hug (aka learn to creep block all waves), and will most likely lose the first tower, early to mid game.
 * Must learn to last hit well while your tower attacks the creeps that you intend to last hit.
 * A death for this strat is monumental and can break the strat.

Core Heroes

 * Any character that can rightfully be defined a carry (90% of Agility heroes, fewer Strength heroes, and even fewer intelligence heroes).

Strategy
2-1-2, creep block, harrass, farm, stay in lane.

Strength
Powerful early game push potential

Weakness
Late game Anti-pushers (Earthshaker)

Core Heroes

 * Leshrac
 * Pugna
 * Crystal Maiden

Strategy
Get fast towers and dominate with early gold advantage