"Converting" a friend from League

[RaptorMother]

I might have managed to convince a friend of mine to switch to DotA from that other game, but his first match (which he did without me, the fool!) he got roflstomped and I might risk losing him immediately

What hero should I let him use that facilitates the switch?

[Dank_Trainer]

In which position did he play in LoL (adc, ap, top, support...)?

[RaptorMother]

I don't know the LoL meta a lot, but he is a stellar top player (Singed especially), plays Leona and many other aggressive supports

[Hand Banana]

Well i always found sniper a super easy pick. Just tell him to try that and if anyone even looks at him funny to back off and just do "pester" damage.

Hopefully once he understands the basic flow of how builds work and the new map, he can then try the other heroes. Maybe even doom or terrorblade are good choices to try as well.

[Dank_Trainer]

If he likes aggressive supports, tell him to play support Mirana, clock, windrunner IMO. They can be a bit tricky but coming from lol he will adapt fast to DotA skillshots.

[MeliA.Ryden]

sniper or drow..just hit from far..

[Dank_Trainer]

C'mon, don't tell him braindead heroes, he might want to have fun playing ¬¬

[Cap Cube]

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C'mon, don't tell him braindead heroes, he might want to have fun playing ¬¬

implying Sniper isn't fun to play >_>
he is actually, if you go stats only.

[Deepbluediver]

Did you not prepare him properly for the transition? League and DotA are different animals, and if you go from one to the other expecting to be able to do all the same stuff, of course there is going to be a shock.

Since DotA punishes mistakes much more than League (from what I've heard), I would advise him to pick a durable hero and concentrate on not-dying. People will probably criticize someone more harshly for dying than for not being aggressive enough, and the more time you spend alive the easier it is to practice and learn the game.

What hero did he try to use in his first match?
Personally, I recommend Omniknight (heals and defensive abilities), Tidehunter (passive defense, large health pool, easy to use Ult), Warlock (heals, good pushing, and good ult), or Dragon Knight (stun, passive heal, fun ult).