Heroes by Role & Position

Some thoughts on various roles and uses of various Dota2 heroes.  Instead of defining heroes as "support, mid, or carry", I'm getting a bit more specific.  This is not by any means a complete list.

Pick for:

Reliable Stun:  Venge, Crystal Maiden (CM), Shadow Demon, Lion, Nyx, Sand King, Rubick, Sven, Alchemist

Lockdown: Bane, SS, Lion

Slow:  Venomancer, Dazzle, Lich, Skywrath, Jakiro

Followup-Stun:  Jakiro, Windranger, Lina, Disruptor, Leshrac, Lina

Zoning Heroes:  Clockwerk, Disruptor

AOE Damage:  Lich, Warlock, WindRanger, Skywrath, Jakiro, Veno, Sand King, CM

AOE Stun: Warlock, Tide, Enigma

Utility / Setup: Shadow Demon, Bane, Disruptor, Crystal Maiden

Lane Support / Harass:  Lion, Dazzle, Bane, Veno, Skywrath, Lich

Nuker:  Lina, Lion, Bane, WR, Rubick

Push:  Veno, Lina, Rubick, KotL, Lycan,

Tower Push:  Veno, SS, Warlock, Leshrac, Pugna, Lycan, Lone Druid, Troll Warlord

Counterpush:  KotL, Veno, Lina, Shadow Demon, Jakiro, WindRanger, SS

Hard Supports:

Jakiro

KotL

Venge

Lion

Bane

Crystal Maiden

Rubick

Shadow Demon

Disruptor

Skywrath

WindRanger

Lich

Harder to Learn:

Visage

Wisp
Disruptor

Non-Traditional Supports (Roamers):

Alchemist/Sven as support? (No Greevil’s, Acid+Concoction)

Viper as support?

Support – Utility mids:

Leshrac

Magnus
Pugna

Jungle:

Enigma
Axe

Position 4:

Tidehunter (or 3)

Earthshaker

Enigma (or 3)

Sand King

Shadow Shaman (SS)
Ogre Magi
Dazzle
Venomancer (or 3)
Skywrath Mage

Dota Heroes by Role

Team:  (Axe+DS, Lesh mid, Enigma + Naga):  Song, Vaccum, Black Hole, Lesh AOE, ion shell on Axe; creep-skip w Axe+DS.  Pull lane / Eidolon deny with Enigma to help Naga farm.

DS offlane, Enigma jungle, Lesh+Naga, QoP mid?

If DS banned:  Enigma offlane, Lesh+Naga, QoP/Magnus mid, or Magnus jungle?

Big teamfight heroes: 

Damage:  ES, Leshrac, Sand King, OD, AM, Veno, Sfiend, QoP, Lich, Skywrath?, Keeper, CM, Gyro, SS, Jakiro, Zeus, Tinker, Warlock, Witch Doctor, DP, Disruptor, Invoker, Rubick?

Disable:  Magnus, Enigma, Sven, Centaur, Slardar, Faceless, Silencer, AA?, Puck, Jakiro, Brewmaster, Kunkka, Beastmaster, Tide, Treant, Invoker

Positioning:  Dark Seer, Clockwerk, Venge, Disruptor

Buff/Debuff:  Dazzle, Venge, Necro, Shadow Demon, Invoker, Pugna, Undying, Chen, Drow, Beastmaster, Luna, Troll

Skirmish Heroes:

Lion, Venge, Visage, Slardar, Ogre Magi, Skywrath Mage, Nyx, Queen of Pain, Bloodseeker

Push Heroes:

Supports: Leshrac, Veno, Enigma, KotL, Venge, Lina, Undying, Sand King, Dazzle

Mids: Tinker, Shadowfiend, QoP, Magnus, Beastmaster, Razor, Sand King, Necrolyte, Death Prophet

Jungle: Nature’s Prophet, Chen / Enchantress, Enigma, Dark Seer

Carries: Gyro, Alchemist, Luna, Shadowfiend, DK, Juggernaut, Kunkka,

Anti-Melee Carry Heroes:

Venge (swap), Lifestealer, Clockwerk, Ursa?, Viper? Brewmaster, Disruptor

Team: Slowing for melee carries:

#1:  Sven/Skellie/Jugg, Dazzle/Veno/CM/Tide, Jungle: Ursa/Lifestealer, Mid:  , Offlane: BH