Tinker Counter Dota 2 2025: Heroes, Items and Matchups

Tinker Dota 2 counter stats: All the Tinker info you could want with counter picks, heroes counter, item counter, matchups and more!

Attack Type: Ranged

Strength: 19 + 2.3

Agility: 17 + 1.4

Intelligence: 30 + 3.3

Find Heroes To Counter Tinker

Below is a list of heroes weaker and stronger than Tinker.

Tinker is Weak Against

Tinker is Strong Against

Conclusion: Heroes that can counter Tinker include: Anti-Mage, Clockwerk, Dazzle, Doom, Legion Commander, Lifestealer.

List of items to counter Tinker

Blade Mail

Linkens Sphere

Black King Bar

Lotus Orb

Prioritize choosing items to counter Tinker such as: Blade Mail, Linkens Sphere, Black King Bar, Lotus Orb.

Take control of the map early – Tinker struggles against early pressure.

Focus on ganking him during his Rearm cooldown.

Use AoE damage (e.g., Earthshaker, Sand King) to deal with his illusions and split push.

Build a Pipe or Linken’s Sphere to block his burst damage.

Use silences (e.g., Orchid, Silencer) to stop him from using Rearm.

Close the gap with heroes that have mobility (e.g., Storm Spirit, Spirit Breaker).

Prevent him from getting a Boots of Travel by pressuring early.

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