Dota 2 hero tier list: Best meta picks in every position

With over 123 heroes to choose from in an ever-changing meta, drafting the best possible hero for your team can be a little confusing. However, the list of heroes given above will definitely help you in making smart choices during the drafting stage.

Having said that, let’s dive in and check out what makes these heroes stand out from the rest of the pool.

Wraith King

One of the best carry heroes in the current meta, Wraith King is a fearsome strength hero in DOTA 2. On top of featuring an enormous health pool, the hero can also dish out heavy amounts of physical damage with his Critical Strike ability. Additionally, the hero is also equipped with a point-target stun, Wraithfire Blast, allowing him to hunt down unsuspecting enemy heroes.

Apart from all this, Wraith King’s ultimate ability, Reincarnation allows the hero to respawn after a short delay, wherever he dies on the map. With bonus lifesteal and farming speed being supplied by his Vampiric Aura ability, Wraith King is one of the most difficult heroes to kill in the late game.

Ursa

A powerful carry hero regardless of the meta, Ursa is one of the most intimidating heroes in the game. Thanks to Overpower and Fury Swipes, which work together to provide stronger and faster attacks with each successive strike, he can mow down foes in no time.

That’s not all, though. Ursa is also mobile thanks to Earthshock, which includes a leap in addition to the damage and slow. If you add a Blink Dagger in the mix, his mobility is off the charts. Plus, the damage reduction from Enrage is your saving grace when in doubt.

Juggernaut

One of the trademark carry heroes in Dota 2, Juggernaut is capable of snowballing games in your team’s favor from various unfavorable situations. Apart from dealing massive physical damage with his Blade Dance passive ability, Juggernaut’s Healing Ward can be an absolute game-changer in team fights.

However, what makes Juggernaut so strong in the current meta is his Blade Fury and Omnislash. While Blade Fury grants magic immunity to the hero, Omnislash makes him disappear from the field of battle altogether. Nevertheless, both of these abilities deal a huge chunk of damage to enemies caught under its effect while ensuring protection for Juggernaut.

Huskar

Definitely one of the strongest mid-lane heroes in the current meta, Huskar can be extremely scary when he begins to snowball a game. Equipped with highly aggressive abilities like Burning Spear and Life Break, he can deplete entire health pools of enemy heroes within a moment’s notice.

Apart from his aggressive tools, Huskar is also an extremely sustainable hero who can be quite difficult to kill for the enemy team. On top of receiving bonus health regen, magic resistance, and attack speed from Berserker’s Blood, the hero can also push back enemy heroes while disarming them with his Inner Fire ability.

Templar Assassin

Templar Assassin has always been a solid choice as a mid hero thanks to how easy bullying enemies can be with Refraction, how well she can farm with Psi Blades, and how easy rune control is with some well-placed Psionic Traps. On top of all that, the hero can also burst down enemy heroes with the armor reduction and massive physical damage dealt by Meld.

She’s not all about farming, though. When equipped with a Dragon Lance, Blink Dagger, Desolator, Black King Bar, and more, players can jump into the backlines, pop Meld, and mow down enemies with ease.

Invoker

Invoker is one of the most challenging but rewarding heroes to master in Dota 2 because unlike other heroes, he isn’t limited to four abilities. Instead, he wields ten — all of which can be activated by meshing various spell components together.

Not only can he turn the tide of a team fight single-handedly by using Tornado, E.M.P, Chaos Meteor, and Defeaning Blast, but he can also solo kill enemies Cold Snap and Sun Strike while escaping with Ghost Walk. The options are endless.

Axe

Despite having lost his position as a notable off-laner except the iconic “CEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEB” moment, the recent changes to his ultimate ability have brought Axe back to the limelight in the Dota 2 tier list. After the changes, Culling Blade now grants permanent bonus armor to the off-laner for each successful execution.

Additionally, his Battle Hunger ability was also reworked to allow Axe to be played in a more aggressive manner. However, both Counter Helix and Berserker’s Call remain unchanged and can be used to set up plays and ganks on unsuspecting enemy heroes.

Death Prophet

Death Prophet’s rankings have fluctuated wildly as of late. Traditionally used as a midlaner, she has found a new home as a soft support hero, and now she’s primarily used as an off-laner.

Crypt Swarm lets her farm and pushes the lane with ease, especially when paired with Exorcism on towers. Spirit Siphon and Silence also make her a powerhouse in team fights. Just don’t forget to buy Eul’s Scepter of Divinity to play into her strengths.

Necrophos

Necrophos is yet another hero who managed to burst into this tier list following a rework to their ultimate ability. Instead of altering the affected hero’s death timer, Reaper’s Scythe now grants permanent health and mana regen to Necrophos every time an enemy dies to his ultimate.

Apart from that, the hero is a high-sustain hero, capable of healing his allies with Death Pulse. On top of these, Heartstopper Aura and Ghost Shroud are extremely effective team fight abilities that can swing the entire course of a match in your team’s favor.

Omniknight

Equipped with nukes, heal, saves, and even a dispel, Omniknight is a very strong soft support who is also critical in team fights. Be it healing allies with Purification or dispelling them with Heavenly Grace, Omniknight is prepared for most adverse situations in DOTA 2.

Apart from that, Omniknight’s ultimate, Guardian Angel, prevents all his allies from taking any physical damage while the buff is active. As for Hammer of Purity, it is definitely one of the strongest abilities in the laning stage and can effectively zone out your enemies from the lane.

Mirana

Mirana has always been one of the most popular heroes in Dota 2. She’s a solid choice in the soft support role right now due to how well she can roam around the map and snipe enemies with Sacred Arrow. You can also use Starstorm on stunned enemies to deal massive bursts of magic damage.

Ideally, you want to coordinate with teammates and use the arrow to follow up with another stun. That way, you can reliably hit it at maximum distance, making it more effective. Feel free to Leap in and out of battle too when harassing enemies, and use her ultimate, Moonlight Shadow, to initiate ganks and help allies escape from messy situations.

Weaver

Weaver has wound up being an extremely potent soft support hero in the current meta. It’s all thanks to the level of utility offered by Shukuchi and the armor reduction along with the harassment potential of The Swarm and Geminate Attack.

The Swarm can also reveal invisible units after purchasing the Aghanim’s Shard. This can save you the trouble of buying sentry wards and dust in various instances. Also, when in doubt, don’t hesitate to use his ultimate, Time Lapse, to rewind time and escape from the enemy’s traps.

Ogre Magi

Ogre Magi is the hottest hard support hero in the current meta right now. In addition to having a damage-over-time spell in the form of Ignite, a single-targeted stun with Fireblast, and an attack-speed buff for his cores with Bloodlust, he also has high base-regen, making him a solid harasser in the lane.

His best asset though is his ultimate, Multicast, which allows him to proc any one of those spells multiple times depending on how lucky the player gets. Hand of Midas, Scythe of Vyse, Dagon, Rod of Atos and other point-target equipment are good combinations with the hero’s ultimate.

Jakiro

The two-headed Dragon, Jakiro is a fairly versatile hard support, capable of ensuring a strong lane for their carry. The hero is equipped with various over-time nukes as well as slowing abilities that are extremely useful for setting up ganks.

Apart from stunning enemies with Ice Path, Jakiro can also slow enemy heroes with the help of Dual Breath. Additionally, while Liquid Fire makes for a great tool that reduces the enemy’s attack speed, Macropyre is one of the strongest team fight abilities in the game.

Treant Protector

Treant Protector is a strong pick as a hard support right now due to the sheer brutality he offers in the laning phase. Leech Seed and Nature’s Grasp combined with his high right-click damage are the perfect harassing tools in the lane.

What’s more, Living Armor provides a heal and armor to any targeted ally on the map, regardless of their position. It can also heal towers. Last but not least, his ultimate, Overgrowth, is a wonderful asset in team fights that pierces through spell immunity.

The Dota 2 hero tier list is determined by what pro players are doing in their games.

That just about sums up our tier list of the best Dota 2 heroes in the current meta. There are many other candidates too. However, you can’t go wrong with the ones we’ve mentioned on this list — at least in most games.

Nevertheless, it’s also important to remember that you’ll need to itemize these heroes on a case-by-case basis, too.  Subsequently, you can access the best community item guides in-game by clicking on the shop and picking one on the drop-down list.