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Bad against...
- Tiny's nonexistent armor in the early game makes him very vulnerable to Quill Spray's large amounts of physical damage.
- Bristleback decreases Tiny's high burst damage against Bristleback.
- Viscous Nasal Goo can slow Tiny to a crawl and allows Bristleback to easily kite him with his high movement speed and Quill Spray's long range, as Tiny has no ability to escape.
- Chaos Bolt and Reality Rift makes Tiny's low mobility non existent.
- Chaos Strike means Chaos Knight will most likely survive longer in a duel between the two because Tiny has much lower attack speed.
- Chaos Knight has a 3.2 strength growth, making him one of the most tanky heroes and a very difficult target for Tiny to burst.
- Blade Fury protects Juggernaut from all of Tiny's magic burst damage.
- Invoker is a big problem for Tiny the whole game because of its multiple disables. For example, such as Tornado + E.M.P. create unrealistic conditions for Tiny with mana, which is very necessary for Tiny at least for some attacks in a fight. The Cold Snap ability can catch an attack from Tiny's hand by surprise, because it becomes slower with the pumping of Grow. has a giant deceleration, creating a condition for the kite, which Tiny is very afraid of. In addition, Invoker has a Deafening Blast that disables Tiny's main weapon - strong blows from the hand
- Feast will deal a enormous amount of damage because of Tiny's huge health pool.
- Rage protects Lifestealer from Tiny's magical burst damage.
- Lion can continuously Mana Drain Tiny in the early game, depleting his small mana pool for his abilities.
- Reaper's Scythe will turn Tiny's high health against him.
- Heartstopper Aura does substantial damage to Tiny as a result of his high max health.
- Ghost Shroud protects Necrophos from Tiny's physical damage with Tree Grab and Tree Volley.
- Tiny has low movement speed and attack speed, making him vulnerable to Viper's slows.
- Corrosive Skin provides magic resistance to lower Tiny's magic burst damage.
Others
- Heroes with Evasion or abilities that cause Tiny to miss like Phantom Assassin and Tinker are very effective because of Tiny's low attack speed. Additionally, Monkey King Bar is not a good item for Tiny because of its reliance on high attack speed to proc for magical damage.
- Due to Tiny's non-existent agility gain, high physical damage heroes are more effective against him ( Clinkz, Templar Assassin, Ursa, Wraith King etc).
- Long ranged heroes like Sniper or Drow Ranger 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 Tusk and Phoenix, will greatly limit his Physical damage output.
Items
- Black King Bar completely cancels Tiny's burst potential if the enemy is quick enough to activate it.
- Desolator and Assault Cuirass reduce Tiny's already very low armor, making him very vulnerable to physical damage.
- Shiva's Guard 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.
- Tiny can be a serious problem for the distance between Lone Druid and his Summon Spirit Bear with his Toss ability, since he will throw one away from the other, giving his team the opportunity to deal with either the Summon Spirit Bear or Lone Druid himself
- Lone Druid will not always be in his True Form, since she has her own recharge, which is why Tiny can find him with a Shadow Blade or Blink Dagger and kill him in a second with a combination of Avalanche and Toss, due to the fact that Lone Druid has a very small health reserve without True Form
- Avalanche and Toss prevents Meepo's from using Poof to escape.
- Tiny doesn't need to target the weakest clone while he is affected by Tree Grab.
- Avalanche and Toss combo makes short work of Mirror Image's illusions.
- Tiny's cleave with Tree Grab and area of effect damage with Tree Volley will easily wipe out illusions.
Others
- Squishy heroes, usually supports, like Lion, Ancient Apparition, Keeper of the Light etc can die quickly to Tiny's magic burst.
- Tiny can deal with Visage's Gravekeeper's Cloak 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...
- Toss makes enemies affected by Rupture take tons of damage.
- Bloodrage gives Tiny some much needed attack speed.
- Earthshaker is a great hero to Toss into fights, because he can use Echo Slam to follow-up.
- Earthshaker's many stuns helps to keep enemies in place for Tiny to beat them down with Tree Grab and Tree Volley.
- Tiny teams up particularly well with Io, due to Relocate and the attack speed boost from Overcharge, which are both very useful for ganking.
- Empower makes Tiny's high base damage even greater.
- Reverse Polarity puts enemies in one convenient spot for Tiny to burst them with his magic damage and cleave.
- Black Hole keeps enemies in an area for Tiny to burst them with his area of effect nukes, especially Tree Volley after building Aghanim's Scepter
- Slardar is a great hero to Toss into fights, as he can stun the enemy he lands next to, slowing them.
- Corrosive Haze will allow Tiny to kill enemies efficiently.
- A Tidehunter without a Blink Dagger is a great hero to Toss into fights, because he can use Ravage almost as fast as having a Blink Dagger.
- Tiny and Pudge can make quite a deadly duo, with Tiny being able to engage by tossing Pudge onto an enemy, or tossing an enemy onto Pudge so he can get a Dismember off.
- If you really want to get tactical with Toss and Meat Hook, Tiny can Toss Pudge into a spot where he can get a good hook for a kill or a save.
Others
- Attack speed buffs like Invoker's Alacrity, Beastmaster's Inner Beast and Ogre Magi's Bloodlust will benefit Tiny greatly.
- In general, any hero with an area of effect initiation ability can be Tossed into a group of enemies.
- A hero that can set up for an easy Avalanche-Toss combo, like Shadow Shaman or Lion, will help Tiny with bursting down enemies.
- In general, any hero with a ranged stun can set up early kills in lane for Tiny.
Items
- Assault Cuirass's attack speed and armor greatly benefits Tiny's lack of armor and agility.
- Buying a Medallion of Courage can give tiny very valuable armor in the early game before he has leveled Grow.
