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7.41e (Core) Mid Lane

By dotacoach.gg

Key strategic elements to consider when playing Tinker:

You can use Laser to blind the enemy hero and secure or deny creeps while your opponent cannot do any right click damage.
If the enemy laner does not have great HP regeneration, you can whittle them down with Laser spam along with right clicks and March of the Machines.
Ask your teammates to stack and make some yourself. You can clear multiple jungle camps and ancients with March of the Machines.
Look around the map to join fights or gank. Be careful not to expose yourself, especially before Blink Dagger.
Take your time and farm Blink Dagger as it greatly improves your survivability and kill potential.
Use Deploy Turrets as a mobility tool to get closer to your Laser targets or push yourself out of fights before you Teleport away.
Alert your teammates to not fight at places where you cannot join them quickly.
Look for arcane and regeneration rune as you`ll be able to pump in so much more damage in the fights.
Fight under your vision to position yourself in a safe spot for the Laser and March of the Machines spam. You can even place the Observer Ward yourself.
Avoid trapping yourself in tree lines where the enemy team might have an Observer Ward on a cliff.
You can Smoke of Deceit yourself here and there as another layer of protection in the fights.
Keep buyback available as you can rejoin the fights almost instantly.
Tinker is an insane highground defender. Don`t give up and lift up your team`s morale.

Main skill and item combo order: March of the Machines => Laser => Deploy Turrets => Blink Dagger => Rearm => March of the Machines

Power level during the game:

Laning phase: Medium (2 out of 3)
Mid Game: High (2.2 out of 3)
Late Game: High (2.7 out of 3)
Very late game: High (2.8 out of 3)

This guide was written by Hammad: https://skelly.gg/g/YoonA

Find out more about Tinker in our Heropedia: https://dotacoach.gg/en/heroes/tinker