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Highlighted Hero Discussion of this Week: Tinker (8 October 2014)

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Boush, the Tinker

I hope someday I'll run into another survivor of the Violet Plateau Incident, but it's not looking promising.

In the early stages of a game, the Tinker appears to be a straightforward offensive spellcasting hero, with two exceptionally dangerous single target abilities and a large area of effect one. Laser deals extremely high damage to one enemy and temporarily blinds them, making it very deadly against fragile spellcasters and agility heroes who rely on their physical attacks. Heat Seeking Missile also does a lot of damage, and since it tracks and has very long range it's especially good at finishing off injured heroes. March of the Machines is a little difficult to use, but can cause a lot of hurt if placed correctly. This spell is also great for getting gold from creep kills. However, the Tinker's true power lies in the Rearm skill. With enough mana, the Tinker can launch a constant barrage of spells on his enemies. In addition, Rearm also refreshes the cooldown of most inventory items, making high priced equipment with active abilities far more effective for the Tinker than other heroes.

Lore

Boush the Tinker's diminutive race is known for its intelligence, its cunning, and its prickly relationship with magic. As a matter of pride, they survive by their wits, and use only those powers of nature that may be unlocked through rational methodologies. Even this forbearance has led to a great deal of trouble, as Boush can attest. Once a key investigator of natural law, Boush the Tinker led a vast intellectual investigation into the workings of nature, founding a subterranean laboratory in the rumored, mist-wreathed wastes of the Violet Plateau. While scorning mages for the dangers they visit upon the world, Boush and his Tinker associates haughtily wrenched open a portal to some realm beyond comprehension and ushered in some nightmares of their own. A black mist rose from the cavernous interior of the Violet Plateau, shrouding it in permanent darkness from which sounds of horror perpetually emanate. Boush escaped with only his wits and the contraptions he carried, the sole Tinker to survive the Violet Plateau Incident.

Roles: Nuker, Pusher

Strength: 17 + 2

Agility: 13 + 1.2

Intelligence: 27 + 2.2

Damage: 49-55

Armour: 3.82

Movement Speed: 305

Attack Range: 500

Missile Speed: 900

Base Attack Time: 1.7

Sight Range: 1800 (Day) / 800 (Night)

Turn Rate: 0.6

Spells

Laser

Fires an intense energy beam, dealing damage and blinding the target for 3 seconds, causing it to miss all physical attacks.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	95	14	550 (1100)	N/A	3 (heroes), 6 (creeps)	Fires a laser at the enemy target for 80 damage, blinding them which causes them to miss 100% of their attacks for the duration
2	120	14	550 (1100)	N/A	3 (heroes), 6 (creeps)	Fires a laser at the enemy target for 160 damage, blinding them which causes them to miss 100% of their attacks for the duration
3	145	14	550 (1100)	N/A	3 (heroes), 6 (creeps)	Fires a laser at the enemy target for 240 damage, blinding them which causes them to miss 100% of their attacks for the duration
4	170	14	550 (1100)	N/A	3 (heroes), 6 (creeps)	Fires a laser at the enemy target for 320 damage, blinding them which causes them to miss 100% of their attacks for the duration

Pure damage (that doesn't pierce magic immunity)
This spell can be upgraded by Aghanim's Sceptre, (*) shows the upgraded effects

Boush perfected this rock cutting laser in his subterranean laboratory, never considering its combat utility.

Heat-Seeking Missile

Launches a pair of rockets at the nearest visible enemy heroes within 2500 range.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	120	25	N/A	2500	N/A	Launches 2 (4) rockets which hit the 2 (4) closest heroes within the radius for 100 damage each
2	140	25	N/A	2500	N/A	Launches 2 (4) rockets which hit the 2 (4) closest heroes within the radius for 175 damage each
3	160	25	N/A	2500	N/A	Launches 2 (4) rockets which hit the 2 (4) closest heroes within the radius for 250 damage each
4	180	25	N/A	2500	N/A	Launches 2 (4) rockets which hit the 2 (4) closest heroes within the radius for 325 damage each

Magical damage
This spell can be upgraded by Aghanim's Sceptre, (*) shows the upgraded effects
Has an instant cast time
Can deal up to a maximum of 200/350/500/650 (400/700/1000/1300*) damage split across multiple heroes

The last contraption Boush was able to save was a retrofitted rocket launcher with a homing mechanism.

March of the Machines

Enlists an army of robotic minions to destroy enemy units in an area around Tinker.

Level	Manacost	Cooldown	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	145	35	300	900	6	Constantly spawns robots for the duration which explode on collision damaging enemy units they hit for 16 damage
2	150	35	300	900	6	Constantly spawns robots for the duration which explode on collision damaging enemy units they hit for 24 damage
3	165	35	300	900	6	Constantly spawns robots for the duration which explode on collision damaging enemy units they hit for 32 damage
4	190	35	300	900	6	Constantly spawns robots for the duration which explode on collision damaging enemy units they hit for 40 damage

Magical damage
Robots spawn in a 900 radius, they collide with enemies within a 50 radius, they explode dealing damage in a 150 radius
Robotic minions spawn at a rate of 24 per second, for a total of 144 robots
If an enemy remains in the radius for the entire duration, they would take an average of 282/422/563/704 damage
If all the robots hit one target, it can damage up to 2304/3456/4608/5760
Does not affect spell immune units like ancient creeps

Even though the laboratory has since been sealed off, the ability to radio in robotic drones is still in working order.

Rearm

Ultimate

Channeled

Resets the cooldown on most of Tinker's items and abilities.

Level	Mana Cost	Casting Range	Area	Duration	Effects
1	150	N/A	N/A	N/A	After 3 seconds of channeling, refreshes all of Tinker's skills and item abilities
2	250	N/A	N/A	N/A	After 2 seconds of channeling, refreshes all of Tinker's skills and item abilities
3	350	N/A	N/A	N/A	After 1 second of channeling, refreshes all of Tinker's skills and item abilities

Rearm works on all items except Black King Bar, Arcane Boots, Helm of the Dominator, Hand of Midas, Refresher Orb, Linken's Sphere, Bottle and Necronomicon
Manta Style will refresh, however the old illusions will disappear when it is reused
This spell uses mana when cast, but will not refresh abilities until finished casting. This means interrupting Rearm while it is casting will waste mana but have no effect on ability cooldowns.
This is Tinker's signature move

A new battery here, another set of rockets there, Boush continually improves on existing technology.

Recent Changes from 6.82/6.82b

March of the Machines no longer affects Spell Immune units (Ancient Creeps are Spell Immune and are no longer affected by March of the Machines)
March of the Machines damage type changed from Universal to Magical

Recent Changes from 6.81

Heat Seeking Missile is no longer blocked by Ethereal

Tips:

Don't level up rearm as soon as you can, only level it up when you have the mana to support it. For example, once you get Mystic Staff you should have enough mana to support level 2 rearm.

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Aiushtha, the Enchantress

Good Enchantress tip from last thread by Microsoft1:

"My best advice I could give about this hero; use creeps as sort of making lanes 2v1 with your solo hero taking full EXP but winning his lane. Presumably this is best done at mid. Best creeps to this are harpy and satyr hellcaller, send them mid and spam shit all day.

But while doing this you have to stack hard camp so you don't end up underleveled and underfarmed"

Posted Oct 8, 2014, 2:46 PM UTC

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