Flowchart: Hero Selection

This needs to be put in a flowchart, but it's a work-in-progress for now.

Dota 2 Flow Chart for Hero Selection:

Choose your strat:

1. Pushing (see pushing heroes to pick & anti-push heroes to ban)
   1. Choose pushing-supports as your first picks. Try to select heroes with good teamfight to obscure your choice of strategy, and to be able to win fights when you group up to push.
   2. Choose a semi-carry or early-effect carry who can push (Luna, CK, Gyro, Tiny, DK, Juggernaut, etc).
   3. Choose a mid with push (Tinker, QoP, Puck, Zeus, etc.)
   4. Know that you need to end the game early (before 30 mins if possible).
2. Teamfight (choose most flexible heroes first, then mid, then carry last)
3. Gank & Snowball
   1. No more than 1 invis hero (too easy to counter whole team if > 1)
   2. Mid should be ganker hero who can farm enemies at L6, and dominate mid.
   3. Consider aggressive tri-lane to shut down enemy carry
   4. Supports should have nukes/disables and some push to take towers after successful ganks.
   5. Good idea to ban the type of heroes that could counter-gank (Wisp, KotL, NP) or counter-push (KotL, Dazzle, Lina, Tinker)
4. Split Push / Global Strat (see mobile heroes and split-push heroes – ban gankers & supports with teleports such as Wisp, KotL, etc). First-pick NP if possible.

If at least 1 true support on our team  take Lion (Tranq boots, Wand, Soul Ring, Eul’s)

If no supports, or only semi-supports  Lich (try for Force Staff) or Shadow Shaman (Regen, Eul’s)

If no carry -> melee carry -> Lifestealer, Chaos Knight, Sven, Dragon Knight, Alchemist

If need jungler -> Lifestealer or Ursa, Enigma, Legion Commander

If need ranged carry -> Drow Ranger, Luna, Shadowfiend, Viper, Gyro, Medusa

If need ganker -> Nyx Assassin, QoP, Slardar, Storm Spirit, etc.

If need support pusher -> Shadow Shaman, KotL, Leshrac, Lina, Veno

If need split pusher -> Nature’s Prophet, Tinker, Lycan

Paired with gank-style carry:  Shadow Shaman, Keeper, Lion, Leshrac, Shadow Demon, Veno

Paired with weak melee carry:  Lich, Crystal Maiden, Lion

Support - If lots of melee on team -> Vengeful spirit, Beastmaster, Dazzle

Lots of mana-dependent enemies, with big ultimates -> Silencer, Nyx

Need to counter a melee carry -> Lifestealer, Viper, Ursa, Razor

Need AOE damage -> Earthshaker, Sand King, Venomancer, Gyrocopter, Ancient Apparition, Obsidian Destroyer (Int based), Tidehunter, Warlock

Need AOE disable/positioning -> Naga, Enigma, Magnus, Dark Seer, Clockwerk (cogs),Wyvern, Earthshaker.

Match an enemy hard carry -> Faceless Void, Phantom Assassin, Alchemist, Anti-mage, Sven

If your Hard Carry = Chaos Knight, Skeleton King or Tiny, then good pick = Wisp, Shadow Shaman, Lich, Dazzle