Dota 2 Heroes Tier List in Patch 7.39c (July 2025)

Dota 2 is home to 126 heroes, each of whom comes with distinct spells and an ultimate ability or abilities, in some cases. However, only a select few are honored as meta units every now and again due to their overall impact and ability to turn the tables on their foes. This is the right time to choose your signature heroes to pile up MMR. After mastering them, you can confidently start queuing ranked games.

You can refer to the tier list featured in this article if you want to narrow down your options. The section below mentions the finest heroes as well as some units you're better off avoiding. We'll keep updating the article whenever new gameplay updates are announced, so stay tuned.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions.

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Dota 2 Patch 7.39c Heroes Tier List

Legend

• S-tier: Just pick these heroes and start winning ranked pubs.
• A-tier: Use these heroes if S-Tier heroes are banned or to counter enemy heroes.
• B-tier: Decent heroes with respectable power spikes.
• C-tier: Consider picking heroes from this class if you have no other option.

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Safelaners in Dota 2

S-tier	Ursa, Templar Assassin, Lifestealer, and Nature's Prophet
A-tier	Abaddon, Juggernaut, Wraith King, Anti-Mage, Faceless Void, Spectre, Slark, Lone Druid, Sven, Medusa, Weaver, Razor, Terrorblade, and Shadow Fiend
B-tier	Gyrocopter, Bloodseeker, Clinkz, Tiny, Mirana, Luna, Phantom Lancer, Bristleback, Chaos Knight, Naga Siren, Lycan, and Morphling
C-tier	Troll Warlord, Alchemist, Riki, and Tiny

Key points for S-tier safelaners

Ursa can scale throughout all stages of the game (Image via Valve)

Ursa in Dota 2 7.39c is best used to counter tanky and late game enemy heroes within moments. This hero has a lot of features, including early Rosh, clearing the jungle, and tanking heavy damage, among others. Furthermore, the bear with Skull Basher can maul offlaners/supports before they get to cast their spells or any defensive items. Both his Facets are powerful and catapult him as the best carry in the latest patch.

• Build Suggestions: Battlefury, Diffusal Blade (early fights and if needed), Blink Dagger, Black King Bar, Skull Basher, later Abyssal Blade, Aghanim's Scepter, Aghanim's Shard, Swift Blink, Satanic, and Eye of Skadi (to tank more damage)

Templar Assassin is one of the safelaners who can turn into an unstoppable force after a certain point. Despite her nerfs in 7.39 and 7.39b, Lanaya can still one-shot squishy enemy supports and take down towers without much issue. Furthermore, she can clear neutral camps and farm much faster with PSI Blades. Her three Facets offer different gameplay options depending upon the enemy draft.

• Build Suggestions: Dragon Lance, Desolator, Blink Dagger, Black King Bar, Hurricane Pike, Swift Blink, Daedalus, Monkey King Bar, Aghanim's Shard, Eye of Skadi, and Satanic

As expected, Lifestealer remains at the top of the Dota 2 7.39 meta due to his Innate Ability, Rage, and Fleshfeast, Facet. He is a direct counter to all Strength heroes and boasts the ability to bring down supports without the fear of getting stunned and disabled. He was nerfed to reduce the overall impact, but this didn't work as this hero, after enough farm and items, will become tanky and deal heavy damage.

• Build Suggestions: Radiance, Armlet of Mordiggian (if needed), Sange and Yasha, Eye of Skadi, Linken's Sphere, Monkey King Bar, Silver Edge, Assault Cuirass, and Aghanim's Scepter

Nature's Prophet is undoubtedly one of the best unorthodox safelaners in Dota 2 7.39c. Furion's right-click damage and strong pushing tendencies are his key carry elements. That said, his global teleportation will help with the squishy supports pick-offs and participate in teamfights while farming. Ironwood Treant, one of his signature x-factors was removed in 7.39 and replaced with Nature's Profit, which spawns Gold bags whenever an enemy hero dies within 750 range.

• Build Suggestions: Maelstrom, Mjollnir, Sange and Yasha, BKB, Orchid Malevolence, Aghanim's Shard, Aghanim's Scepter, Eye of Skadi, Satanic, Hurricane Pike, Refresher Orb, and Revenant's Brooch

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Midlaners in Dota 2

S-tier	Storm Spirit, Ember Spirit, Invoker, Puck, and Void Spirit
A-tier	Meepo, Arc Warden, Necrophos, Leshrac, Lone Druid, Puck, Visage, Kunkka, Queen of Pain, Lina, Shadow Fiend, Primal Beast, Monkey King, Zeus, Huskar, Windranger, and Outworld Destroyer
B-tier	Night Stalker, Viper, Pangolier, Dragon Knight, and Snapfire, and Tinker
C-tier	Timbersaw, Dazzle, Magnus, Mirana, Earth Spirit, Sniper, and Pudge

Key points for S-Tier midlaners

Official image of Storm Spirit (Image via Valve)

Storm Spirit reigns as a top midlaner in the Dota 2 7.39c meta. This is because his innate ability, Galvanized, massively helps with passive mana regeneration and amplifies his gameplay. Both Facets suit his spell showcase and make him powerful over time. Shock Collar now adds a layer of defense when Electric Vortex is used.

• Build Suggestions: Witchblade, later Parasma, Kaya (Meteor Hammer or Kaye and Sange), BKB (if necessary), Aghanim's Scepter, Bloodthorn, Shiva's Guard, Scythe of Vyse, and Revenant's Brooch

Ember Spirit had his Flame Guard buffed in Dota 2 7.38. Allowing him to tank more magical damage and getting in and out of dangerous situations with 0s cast point Fire Remnant. Immolation is like a mini radiance that deals up to 34 damage in a 175 AoE. Even with other nerfs, he is one of the most impactful midlane heroes who can stage comebacks and escape from certain death situations in 7.39c.

• Build Suggestions: Mage Slayer, Maelstorm, later Gleipnir, BKB, Kaya and Sange, Shiva's Guard, Linken's Sphere, Aghanim's Scepter, Refresher Orb, and Divine Rapier

Invoker is back to the meta and returns as an intelligence Dota 2 7.38c hero. Despite his nerfs in 7.39, he still does justice to the Arsenal Magus title. He can cause chaos on the map with stronger spells and, notably, new Facets, Scholar of Koryx, Mind of Tornarus, and Agent of Gallaron. The first empowering Quas spells, the second Wex, and the third Exort.

• Build Suggestions: Hand of Midas, Witch Blade, Force Staff Bloodthorn, Eul's Scepter of Divinity, Urn of Shadows, BKB, Shiva's Guard, Linken's Sphere, Parasma, Revenant's Brooch, Aghanim's Scepter, and Refresher Orb

Puck's prominence in Dota 2 7.39c is highly attributed to her sneaky and evasive gameplay. Players can use her ultimate to keep multiple heroes locked for a while. Even after losing the lane, Puck can quickly rack up kills, escape bad situations, and burst enemy supports with high magical damage. Another x-factor is that both her Aghanim's Scepter and Shard upgrades boost her damage capabilities.

• Build Suggestions: Boots of Travel (only after you win the lane), Blink Dagger, Witchblade, Parasma, Aghanim's Shard, Aghanim's Scepter, BKB (only if needed), Eul's Scepter, Octarine Core, Mjollnir, and Linken's Sphere

Void Spirit had his Facet, Symmetry removed from Dota 2 7.37. Instead a new one, Call of the Void now empowers Dissimilate by increasing it's AOE, turning it into an escape-based Facet. Additionally, Resonant Pulse now grants physical damage barrier further making him strong a last pick against a right-clicker draft.

• Build Suggestions: Echo Sabre, Euls Scepter of Divinity, Aghanim's Scepter, Sange and Kaya, BKB, Aghanim's Shard, Shiva's Guard, and Linken's Sphere

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Offlaners in Dota 2

S-Tier	Axe, Sand King, Mars, and Dawnbreaker
A-Tier	Abaddon, Tidehunter, Batrider, Magnus, Timbersaw, Primal Beast, Doom, Night Stalker, Centaur Warrunner, Vengeful Spirit, Beastmaster, Brewmaster, Legion Commander, Visage, and Bristleback
B-Tier	Lone Druid, Kunkka, Enigma, Darkseer, Underlord, Broodmother, and Wraith King
C-Tier	Ogremagi, Death Prophet, Tusk, Pudge, Pugna, and Viper

Key points for S-Tier offlaners

Mars can use his ult to obstruct enemy vision (Image via Valve)

If you want to disable spell debuff immune targets in the middle of a teamfight for a staggering 3 seconds, then Axe might be the ideal offlaner. His Facets and the Innate Ability help players with tanking more damage, especially after the Blink and Call combo. That said, his buffs in 7.39 and minor nerfs in the subsequent patches don't remove the facts that Mogul Khan is a fast farmer and a bane to almost all physical damage-based heroes.

• Build Suggestions: Urn, Blink, Blademail, BKB, Aghanim's Scepter, Bloodstone, Aghanim's Shard, Refresher Orb, Shiva's Guard, Octarine Core, Harpoon, and Assault Curaiss

Sand King is one of the few heroes with two new effective Facets in Dota 2 7.39c. His potential to turn teamfights with his ultimate, inflict Sandstorm's DPS, and stun multiple targets with Burrowstrike has thrown him into the spotlight. His initiating capabilities and teamfighting prowess are the main reasons for his rise in 7.39c regardless of his Facet changes.

• Build Suggestions: Eul's Scepter of Divinity, Blink Dagger, BKB, Shiva's Guard, Aghanim's Scepter, Heart of Tarrasque, Scythe of Vyse, and Refresher Orb

Mars' ultimate, when the Blood Sport Facet is chosen, spawns fog of war around all trapped enemies. This is particularly effective against cores or squishy supports lacking debuff immunity and escape items. His Innate Ability is great for creating space for the safelaner, thanks to its small HP regen team buff.

• Build Suggestions: Vladmir's Offering, Blink, BKB, Desolator, Assault Curaiss, Abyssal Blade, Shiva's Guard, Satanic, Linken's Sphere, Heaven's Halberd, and Divine Rapier

Thanks to the patch 7.38 debutant Facet, Starsurge Dawnbreaker is considered one of the best offlaners in Dota 2. Her ultimate is mobile as it enables the hero to join fights from any place on the map and heal dying allies. The best part is, it pierces spell debuff immunity. This hero can also interrupt major enemy ultimates and stop sudden ganks.

• Build Suggestions: Echo Sabre, later Harpoon, Sange and Yasha, Desolator, BKB, Pipe of Insight (depends), Shiva's Guard, Aghanim's Scepter (late game), Linken's Sphere, Heaven's Halberd (depends), and Refresher Orb

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Supports in Dota 2

S-Tier	Rubick, Lich, Dark Willow, Jakiro, Shadow Shaman, Pudge, and Bounty Hunter
A-Tier	Riki, Nyx Assassin, Clockwerk, Venomancer, Gyrocopter, Vengeful Spirit, Witch Doctor, Lion, Treant Protector, Marci, Spirit Breaker, Phoenix, Earthshaker, Warlock, IO, Techies, Bane, Ogremagi, Shadow Demon, Skywrath Mage, Keeper of the Light, Chen, and Disruptor
B-Tier	Enchantress, Ringmaster, Enigma Dazzle, Pugna, Zeus, Invoker, and Undying
C-Tier	Kunkka, Clinkz, Omniknight, Nature's Prophet, and Enigma

Key points for S-tier supports

Official image of Shadow Shaman (Image via Valve)

The Grand Magus has claimed the top spot in the Dota 2 7.39c meta. Rubick's ultimate buff allows him to spam stolen spells with Aghanim's Scepter for a long time. His Innate Ability increases spell amplification, attack damage, and magic resistance whenever an ability is cast. Both his Facets are strong and can prove to be a pain to enemy heroes with strong ultimates.

• Build Suggestions: Aether Lens, later Ethereal Blade, Glimmer Cape, Force Staff, Boots of Bearing or Guardian Greaves, Pipe of Insight, Aghanim's Scepter, Eul's Scepter, and later Windwaker
• Best Role: Soft Support

Dark Willow's Thorny Thicket Facet, providing extra Brambles, is highly useful for catching fleeing enemy heroes. Furthermore, with Aghanim's Scepter, she transitions into a damage-dealing hero, turning high ground defense into a nightmare for the enemy team.

• Build Suggestions: Glimmer Cape, Force Staff, Boots of Bearing or Guardian Greaves, Aghanim's Scepter, Eul's Scepter, later Windwaker, Maelstorm, and Aghanim's Shard
• Best Role: Hard and Soft Support

Lich is without a doubt one of the best aggressive-based crowd control support in the latest Dota 2 7.39c. Provided his minor nerfs in the new gameplay update, Lich is still an useful draft in almost every matchup. Consider purchasing Aghanim's Scepter to cast other spells when channeling Sinister Gaze.

• Build Suggestions: Glimmer Cape, Force Staff, Aether Lens, Lotus Orb, Aghanim's Scepter, Gleipnir, Boots of Bearing or Guardian Greaves, Windwaker, and Linken's Sphere
• Best Role: Hard and Soft Support

Marci is not your usual Dota 2 support but her spells and new 7.38 Facets nominate the hero as one. Special Delivery, a new spell, when cast, instantly teleports the courier next to her. Best used during laning stages to collect wards to deward and block camps, Healing Salve for the core, smoke plays to gank, and more. Pick-me-up, her new Facet brings an ally hero during Rebound.

• Build Suggestions: Glimmer Cape, Force Staff, Boots of Bearing or Guardian Greaves, Aghanim's Scepter, Heaven's Halberd, Aether Lens (if needed) Eul's Scepter, later Windwaker, Basher, later Abyssal Blade, and Aghanim's Shard
• Best Role: Hard and Soft Support

Shadow Shaman remains one of the best and most elusive supports in Dota 2 7.39c. After multiple nerfs in previous updates, Rhasta's Cluster Cluck Facet was replaced with Chicken Fingers. Whenever an enemy hero is attacked by Shaman, the unit transforms into a chicken with a mere 100 movement speed. Aghanim's Scepter upgrades Shackles which can now be used on allies and Serpent Wards.

• Build Suggestions: Glimmer Cape, Force Staff, Aether Lens, Boots of Bearing or Guardian Greaves, Eul's Scepter, later Windwaker, Aghanim's Shard, BKB, and Refresher Orb
• Best Role: Hard and Soft Support

Pudge is one of the very few support heroes who can displace an enemy hero and change the tide of any losing match. One perfect Hook is more than enough to mount a comeback or force a buyback. Players can go for Aghanim's Shard to obtain former Flayer's Hook Facet and Aether Lens to inflict more damage based on the Hook's Distance.

• Build Suggestions: Aether Lens, Force Staff, Glimmer Cape, Blink Dagger, Lotus Orb, Pipe of Insight, Blade Mail, Heaven's Halberd, and BKB
• Best Role: Hard and Soft Support

If you want a turbo experience in ranked pubs, then Bounty Hunter is your go-to choice. His Innate Ability, Big Game Hunter grants a whopping 20% extra gold for every kill involvement on enemies with kill streaks. Cutpurse, one of Gondar's Facet lets him steal extra gold when enemy heroes are hit by his spells or items.

• Build Suggestions: Urn of Shadows, Solar Crest, Force Staff, Aether Lens, Rod of Atos, Pipe of Insight, Blink Dagger, Eul's Scepter of Divinity, Aghanim's Shard, Boots of Bearing or Guardian Greaves, Aghanim's Scepter, and BKB
• Best Role: Soft Support

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